Skin Types

Knowing your skin type is the first step to choosing products that work. Oily, dry, combination and sensitive skin all react differently to cleansers, creams and active ingredients, and the UAE climate can change how your skin behaves through the year.

Find your skin type. Wash your face with a gentle cleanser, wait an hour and look in the mirror. Shine all over usually means oily skin. Tightness or flaking means dry skin. Shine only on the forehead, nose and chin means combination skin. Redness, stinging or itching after products often means sensitive skin.

Oily skin needs light textures and a thorough but not harsh cleanse. Dry skin needs richer creams and gentle washing. Sensitive skin does best with fewer products and a patch test before anything new.

Our face wash guide and cream guide show which products suit each skin type.