Skin Types
Understand your skin type
A skin type describes how your skin generally behaves, oilier, drier, a mix of both, or more reactive than most. It’s a starting point for building a routine, not a fixed label. Skin behavior can shift with age, climate, hormones and the products you use.
Choose your starting point
Four common skin types
Each guide explains how that skin type commonly behaves, how it differs from temporary conditions like dehydration, and a simple routine framework to build from.
Dry Skin
A consistent tendency toward lower oil production, generally suited to richer textures and humectant layering.
Skin TypeOily Skin
Higher natural oil production, generally suited to lightweight, non-comedogenic formulas.
Skin TypeCombination Skin
An oilier T-zone alongside drier or balanced cheeks, often needing a routine that addresses both.
Skin TypeSensitive Skin
A tendency toward reactivity, generally suited to minimal, fragrance-free formulas introduced gradually.
Not sure which type describes your skin?
Most people can get a reasonable sense by watching how their skin behaves a few hours after cleansing, without any product applied: shiny all over usually points to oily skin, tight or flaky points to dry skin, shiny only in the T-zone points to combination skin, and frequent reactivity to new products points to sensitive skin.
If your skin doesn’t clearly match one pattern, or changes significantly with season or hormones, that’s common too. Routines can be adjusted rather than requiring a single fixed label.