How to Know Which Skin Type You Have

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Wash your face.

   Quite simply use water and soap to cleanse and purify your skin.
   
   Dab your face with a towel to dry.
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   Step 2: Cut a small piece of clear sticky tape (sometimes known as Sellotape) around 3 centimeter (1.2 in) long.

   Smooth it gently onto the centre of your forehead. ,,, Don't press too hard though. , Be careful not to hurt yourself. , It should have either dry flakes, tiny drops of oil/moisture or a combination of both on it. , If you have dry flakes, you have dry skin.
   
   If droplets, then your skin is oily.
   
   A little of both means that you have combination skin. , You can go ahead and follow the beauty routines you would have liked to. ,
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   Step 3: Cut another strip of tape and smooth it onto the centre of your cheek.

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   Step 4: Now cut one last strip and place it evenly onto the bridge of your nose.

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   Step 5: Gently rub the pieces of tape on your face to get rid of air bubbles and make sure the tape is flat.

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   Step 6: Now remove the first strip from your skin slowly.

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   Step 7: Examine the sticky side of it.

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   Step 8: One by one

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   Step 9: check all the strips.

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    Step 10: Now you know your skin type!

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    Step 11: Finished.

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