What’s My Skin Type…? (Part 2)...

In consideration of us all developing our “skin whispering” skills, I do think some general classifications would be very helpful. Some of you may be familiar with the Fitzpatrick Skin Type scale; for others this will be new information. Fitzpatrick Skin Types categorize skin by color and determine how a skin type responds to the sun (through the amount of melanin present in the skin). This scale is used by dermatologists and some aestheticians to determine what an appropriate treatment would be for an individual, from lasers to facial peeling. We will use it to help...

What’s My Skin Type…? (Part 1)...

In the time since we launched Glimpse Skin Care there is one question that I hear (or read) from you more than any other—“What type of skin do you think I have?” I thought I would take a moment now to share my thoughts on “skin typing.” You may have heard me mention on occasion that the skin is a dynamic organ, and it is lucky for us that it is. Our skin has to accommodate stress that is placed upon it both from external and internal factors every minute of every day. With that, there are as many skin “types” as there are people on the earth, with each...