Skin type

Your skin does not feel dry or oily. It feels soft and smooth. Pores are visible, yet not large. You only get acne occasionally. Your nose and/or chin is not shiny, nor are your cheeks dry.

Your skin often gets oily in the T-zone, yet feels normal. After cleansing, some parts of your skin may feel dry, while others feel soft. You get pimples and blackheads on your T-zone quite often.

Your skin gets rather oily. Your skin texture is thick and rough. Your pores are large, clogged and visible. Your face is shiny and you regularly get acne and/or blackheads.

Your skin gets easily irritated. It gets itchy and reddened. You have flaky or scaly patches on your skin and may experience a burning sensation. After cleansing, your skin feels dry and itchy. You occasionally get acne.

Your skin has a rather thin structure. When you touch your skin, it feels dry. Your skin often looks dull and has very small pores. After washing, your skin feels tight. You rarely, if ever, get acne.

Acne is a skin condition caused by clogged pores, inflammation and bacteria. Sebaceous glands in our skin produce sebum, an oily substance that moisturizes the skin. In acne-prone skin, the pores get clogged faster, which leads to pimples, blackheads and red inflammation.

Dark circles and puffiness are both common and visible problems around the eyes, yet they have different causes. Dark circles refer to the discoloration of the skin under the eyes, while puffiness is caused by fluid or fat accumulation and swelling in the area under the eyes.