OZNā„¢ Journal

What is Normal Skin? Understanding This Skin Type

There is a ton of skincare advice floating around out there, but almost all of it is focused on taking care of problem skin ā€“ mainly for oily, dry, or sensitive skin types. Granted, you may be facing unique challenges if you have one of those types of skin (or a combination of them)...

What is Dry Skin? Understanding This Skin Type

In a perfect world, we would all have perfect skin. Unfortunately, for most of us this isnā€™t the case. Each of us is different, and each of us has a unique skin type ā€“ one that usually comes with a few challenges of its own. Itā€™s not uncommon to hear people express frustration over...

Skin Type and Tanning: What You Need to Know

Itā€™s a pretty well-known fact that your skin is your bodyā€™s largest organ, but did you know that your skin makes up a whopping 16% of your body mass? Your skin is there to do so much more than make you look good, and its importance canā€™t be overstated. All that said, we tend...

Does Your Skin Type Change?

For as long as you can remember, youā€™ve had what you would describe as oily skin. Or maybe youā€™ve been blessed with perfectly balanced normal skin, that also happens to be resilient against anything you do to it. Youā€™ve gone years of your life accepting this as the norm ā€“ and then suddenly, things...

How to Identify Skin Type

Taking good care of your skin is crucial to keeping it looking its absolute best. A skincare routine built around your individual skin type is key to helping your skin adjust to physiological and environmental changes that can cause problems for your skin, not to mention the role good skincare plays in the prevention...

How Many Skin Types Are There?

If youā€™ve ever shopped for skincare products, then youā€™re already familiar with the seemingly endless options, each one carefully formulated for a very specific skin type. As overwhelming as this can be, itā€™s important to choose skincare thatā€™s designed to take care of your skin properly, and that includes understanding exactly what the different...

Which Skin Type Ages the Slowest?

Remember back to early adolescence, when that first pesky blemish showed up on your chin and ruined your entire life? At that very moment, you were convinced that acne was going to be the pinnacle of your lifetime skin woes. Soon enough, you discovered that as you age, skin changes ā€“ and not all...