OZNā„¢ Journal

How Does Skin Type Affect My Skincare Products?

When it comes to skincare, the options can seem overwhelming. Thereā€™s a lot that goes into choosing skin care products, and in the end, itā€™s a very personal decision. Some people prefer big brand name products that promise serious results, without too much concern over what ingredients those products contain, or how the results...

Your Skin Type: Understanding Aging Skin

If thereā€™s one thing in life thatā€™s inevitable, itā€™s aging. Some of us examine our reflections daily, looking closely for those first delicate signs of aging to appear. However, for most of us, the way our skin ages is very subtle, and no matter how closely you look every day, the signs of aging...

What is Combination Skin? Understanding This Skin Type

You want your skin to look it's most radiant, and this means caring for it in a way that takes into consideration your unique skin type. If youā€™re one of the millions of people with skin that seems to have more than one personality, this might leave you a little perplexed. Is your skin...

What is Oily Skin? Understanding This Skin Type

Each of us has a certain amount of skin oils that work to keep our skin healthy and protected from the elements. While these skin oils are essential, and without them, we would all be in a sad state, there are times when oil production becomes unbalanced. In some cases, not enough oil is...

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...