How do we take care of combination skin?

Knowing our skin type allows us to take care of and improve our appearance and solve all our skin problems. However, many times we don't know if we have oily or dry skin or both, i.e. combination skin type.

How do you know if you have combination skin?

Combination skin seems to be one of the most common skin types and this is due to the fact that the skin changes a lot during the seasons. The characteristics of combination skin are:

- Oily T-zone

- Dry U-belt

- Quite dry spots in some areas

- Clogged pores in oily areas

- Skin tends to change quite suddenly depending on weather conditions

- Makeup doesn't set easily

- The skin has an uneven texture

Care for combination skin

Combination skin is a combination of the characteristics of two basic skin types, oily and dry. This means that you often need to care for different areas of your face differently, applying the right cleanser to combination skin.

Alternatively, you may need to find different products that can address different needs. And while this may seem difficult, it will become a breeze once you know where to find the right products.

1. Facial cleanser

Cleansing is important for combination skin as well as other skin types. Just add exfoliation to address uneven skin tone in different areas of your skin. Your skin may be combination-oily or combination-dry.

To keep the skin moisturized and deeply cleansed, it would be a good idea to use a cleansing oil that suits both skin types.

Klairs - Gentle Black Deep Cleansing Oil is ideal for these skin types, as it not only keeps dry areas hydrated, but also deeply cleanses pores so that they do not clog and spots do not form on your face.

Recommended for cleansing combination skin: Klairs - Gentle Black Deep Cleansing Oil, Deep Cleansing Oil 150ml

Extra tip : Include exfoliation in your skincare routine. Once or twice a week, mix your cleansing oil with Klairs - Gentle Black Sugar Facial Polish Scrub Peeling. The combination will improve the appearance of enlarged pores by combating excess oil, but will also help smooth and eliminate any blemishes you may develop on the drier areas of your face.

Recommended for cleansing combination skin: Klairs - Gentle Black Sugar Facial Polish Scrub Peeling, Gentle scrub peeling with black sugar

2. Toning Lotion

Toning lotion can become your important ally when you have combination skin because it is not only an essential product for balancing the skin's pH, but also for replenishing the skin's moisturizing elements.

It can be a great way to balance hydration levels and sebum production. However, as the condition of combination skin continues to change, the needs of a toner can also change. We recommend two products that address cases where your skin feels drier or oilier, respectively.

So if you feel your skin is dry in some areas, apply Klairs - Supple Preparation Facial Toner, Facial Toner . While when you feel your skin is more oily and sensitive, you can use Klairs - Supple Preparation Facial Unscented Toner, Fragrance-free Toner to balance your skin or even do the 7-layer toner method to strengthen your skin without adding any heavy product.

It is important to know that it does not matter if your skin has been drier or oilier in the last two days, you should skip the toner, as it is one of the products that will help balance your skin and make it more resilient from the start of the treatment.

Recommended for combination skin: Klairs - Supple Preparation Facial Toner, Facial Toning Lotion

3. Serum

Serum is another essential step, since it is the main step that focuses on addressing specific skin needs, specifically, combination skin.

Serums contain antioxidants, rich and active ingredients to solve specific skin problems, which in the case of combination skin is largely the lack of balance of basic functions such as good hydration.

When your skin feels quite oily, a phenomenon that is especially pronounced during the summer season in combination skin types, follow the procedure described in the step of applying the toning lotion in the previous step.

On the contrary, when your skin feels quite dry, you should add an extra step. You can apply toner or skip it, but make sure to add a layer of light serum that will give extra moisture to the skin. We recommend the protective serum that is suitable for combination skin: Klairs - Rich Moist Soothing Serum, which is at the same time extremely moisturizing, without clogging pores, and is therefore excellent for both oily and drier areas of your face.

Recommended for combination skin: Klairs - Rich Moist Soothing Serum

4. Hydration / Moisturizing Cream

Even when your skin feels oily, it is always important to include moisturizer in your facial care routine.

However, the function of cream is quite misunderstood in the beauty world. Many people believe that with cream we add hydration, while in reality, cream is the step with which we see the hydration that is a result of the previous steps of facial care.

In the previous steps of care, we described the application of layers that provide light but deep hydration that needs to be protected in order to be effective. Creams specifically aimed at combination skin do exactly that! They protect the moisture created by the previous steps (with the special serum and the special lotion), aiming to make combination skin feel better.

So choose a cream that is light enough to penetrate even the oily parts of the skin without clogging pores and that will at the same time add an extra touch of hydration as it will retain moisture without creating any kind of pore blockage.

The main characteristics that the cream should have are to be moisturizing, to be light, not to clog pores. That is why our best suggestion for this step is a light layer of Klairs - Rich Moist Soothing Cream .