Oily vs. Dry Skin Type Test

After washing your face do not apply any product on your complexion. Three hours later check your face in the mirror – bright day-light. Your forehead appears to be:
a) Rough
b) Tight
c) Hydrated with no light reflection
d) Shiny with reflection of light

When you look at yourself on the pictures, your skin appears shiny:
a) Never
b) Sometimes
c) Very often
d) Always

2,3 hours after applying make-up foundation, your make-up appears:
a) flaky
b) smooth
c) shiny
d) do not use foundation

4. Check your complexion in magnifying mirror. How many large size pores do you have ?

a) None

b) A few in the T-zone
c) Many

d) Lots

5. In low-humidity environment, if you do not use moisturizing cream your skin feels:

a) very dry

b) Tight

c) Normal
d) Shiny
e) Don’t Know

6. You would describe your facial skin as:

a) Dry
b) Normal
c) Combination
d) Oily

7. If you do not apply moisturizer on your face, your face skin feels tight:
a) Always
b) Sometimes
c) Rarely
d) Never

8. When you clean your face with soap or cleanser that produces lots of bubbles, foam, your complexion feels:
a) dry
b) slightly dry
c) normal
d) oily
e) I do not any of those

9.You have whiteheads or blackheads:
a) Never
b) Rarely
c) Sometimes
d) Always

10. 2,3 hours after applying moisturizer your cheeks feel:
a) Very Rough
b) Smooth
c) A bit shiny
d) Shiny

11. Your face in oily in the forehead and nose:
a) Never
b) Sometimes
c) Frequently
d) Always

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1 point for “a” answer
2 point for “b” answer
3 point for “c” answer
4 point for “d” answer
2.5 points for “e” answer

34-44 – you have very oily skin
27-33 – you have slightly oily skin
17-26 – you have slightly dry skin
11-16 – you have dry skin
27-44 you are an O skin type
11-26 you are an D skin type