Your skin feels dry, tight and is lacking moisture. Dry skin is known in the medical world as xerosis or xeroderma. It usually comes from a loss of fats that keep the skin moist. It can also occur due to a lack of natural moisturizing factors such as amino acids and humectants lactates, sugar and urea.

Your skin my look shiny and feel slick. Oily skin occurs when sebaceous glands in your skin produce too much of a waxy, oily substance known as sebum. Sebum keeps your skin lubricated and protects it against excess moisture, but can leave you with a shiny complexion and increase your risk of pimples and acne breakouts if there's too much of it. Stress, humidity, genetics, and fluctuations in hormones are just a few of the reasons why your face may be oily

This skin type features two or more different skin types on the face, and the condition of your skin may fluctuate between seasons. Typically, the combination skin type is characterised by dry skin on the cheeks, while excessive oil and shine appears on other areas of the face particularly the T zone

A normal skin type is well balanced, not excessively oily or dry. It is characterised by small pores, an even skin tone and soft texture. The scientific term for normal skin type is eudermic.