Skin Type Quiz
Answer 7 questions about how your face feels and looks on an ordinary day. You get a likely skin type (oily, dry, combination or normal) and a separate note if your answers point to sensitive skin.
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Answer all 7 questions to see your likely skin type.
This is general information, not medical advice. It cannot take your own health history into account. For anything that worries you, speak to a doctor, midwife or pharmacist.
How it works
The quiz uses the skin type descriptions from the American Academy of Dermatology: oily skin is shiny and greasy, dry skin is flaky, itchy or rough, combination skin is dry in some areas and oily in others, normal skin is clear and not sensitive, and sensitive skin may sting or burn after product use.
Five questions score the four types. Each answer adds 1 or 2 points to the type it describes: how skin feels an hour after washing (2 points), shine by midday (1 or 2), visible pores (1), flaking or tightness (1 or 2) and breakouts (1). The type with the most points is your likely type.
If two types tie, the quiz does not guess. A tie between oily and dry gives combination, because your answers show signs of both. Any other tie that includes combination gives combination, and a tie between normal and one other type gives normal.
Sensitive skin is scored on its own, because any skin type can also be sensitive. The two questions about stinging, burning or itching after products give 0, 1 or 2 points each, and 3 or more points adds the sensitive note.
What it cannot tell you
- This is a likely type, not a diagnosis. Skin types are a practical way to choose products, not a medical test, and the scoring in this quiz is our own way of applying the descriptions.
- Skin changes. It gets drier with age and in cold, dry air, and hormone changes such as menopause can make it drier and more easily irritated. Retake the quiz when the season or your skin changes.
- A quiz cannot tell a skin type from a skin condition. Acne that leaves scars, a rash, very dry skin that does not improve, a strong reaction to a product or a mole that is changing needs a doctor or dermatologist, not a quiz.
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Common questions
You can tell your skin type by how your bare face looks and feels. Skin that is shiny and greasy is oily, skin that is flaky, itchy or rough is dry, and skin that is dry in some areas and oily in others is combination. Skin that is clear and not sensitive is called normal. A dermatologist can confirm your skin type if you are unsure.
The 5 skin types most dermatology bodies describe are oily, dry, combination, normal and sensitive. The American Academy of Dermatology uses these five. Sensitive skin can overlap with the other four, which is why this quiz reports it as a separate note.
Yes, your skin type can change. Skin produces less oil with age, cold weather dries it out, and falling hormone levels around menopause can make skin drier and more sensitive. A result from this quiz describes your skin now, not for life.
Yes, oily skin can also be sensitive. Sensitive skin means skin that may sting or burn after product use, and that can happen with oily, dry, combination or normal skin. Testing a new product on a small patch of skin for 7 to 10 days first can show whether it will cause a reaction.
See a doctor or dermatologist if you have acne that is deep, painful or leaving scars, a rash, a mole that is changing, or very dry skin that home care does not help. Also get advice if a product causes a strong reaction that does not settle after you wash it off. A pharmacist can help with milder acne and dry skin.
Sources
- American Academy of Dermatology: How to safely exfoliate at home (skin type descriptions)
- American Academy of Dermatology: How to control oily skin
- American Academy of Dermatology: Dry skin, who gets it and causes
- American Academy of Dermatology: Caring for your skin in menopause
- American Academy of Dermatology: How to test skin care products