Face Sunscreen Buying Guide: Protection and Finish
How to choose a face sunscreen by protection level, filter type, finish, format and skin type, and what the label claims mean.
By Sunil Dutt · 4 min read
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Skin type describes how much oil your skin makes and how it reacts, and it guides almost every product choice. The articles under this tag show you how to identify your type with a simple bare-face test, and what dry, normal, oily, combination and sensitive skin each need. They also explain why skin type is not fixed, and how to notice when yours has changed.
How to choose a face sunscreen by protection level, filter type, finish, format and skin type, and what the label claims mean.
By Sunil Dutt · 4 min read
How gel, gel-cream and cream moisturizers differ in what they contain and how they feel, and how to match them to skin type and climate.
By Sunil Dutt · 4 min read
The three steps every beginner needs, how to choose each product for your skin type, and when to add anything else.
By Sunil Dutt · 3 min read
How to care for an oily T-zone and drier cheeks at the same time, with a morning and evening routine and product textures to look for.
By Sunil Dutt · 3 min read
What foam does and does not tell you about a face wash, how foaming and non-foaming cleansers compare and which suits your skin.
By Sunil Dutt · 4 min read
How to match a moisturizer to dry, oily, combination, sensitive and normal skin by texture and ingredients, and how to apply it well.
By Sunil Dutt · 3 min read
How gel and cream cleansers differ in texture, cleansing strength and feel, and which suits oily, dry, combination and sensitive skin.
By Sunil Dutt · 3 min read
Dry skin lacks oil and dehydrated skin lacks water. See the signs of each, why oily skin can be dehydrated, and how to care for both.
By Sunil Dutt · 3 min read
A simple at-home method to tell whether your skin is normal, dry, oily, combination or sensitive, and what to do with the answer.
By Sunil Dutt · 3 min read