Finding Right Ingredients for Every Skin Type
Discover the ingredients that cater to the unique needs of Southeast Asian skin types and know more about how it can enhance your skin’s health and vitality for that radiant complexion.
When it comes to skincare, the first rule of thumb is to know and understand your skin type to ensure you’re using the right products and ingredients designed to address your specific needs. Southeast Asian skin typically presents unique characteristics. For us, it is thought to age more gracefully because of its thicker dermis, which contains more collagen and elastin. However, it also tends to be prone to oiliness, acne, hyperpigmentation, and sensitivity due to both genetics and the climate, especially in the tropical regions.
Each skin type has specific ingredients that can protect, repair, enhance skin health, and improve natural radiance. Since most Southeast Asians fall under oily, dry, combination, and sensitive skin type, most of us need products that cater to our skin needs.
Oily Skin
Living in a humid climate having oily skin is very common. Look for ingredients with Niacinamide as it can help to regulate excess sebum production. Salicylic acid is also a wonder ingredient in skincare that exfoliates dead skin cells, unclogs pores, and helps control sebum production.
Dry Skin
The combination of humidity and harsh tropical heat from the sun can impact the skin’s moisture. Ingredients such as Hyaluronic acid can help in maintaining plump and hydrated skin because of its ability to hold 1,000 times its weight in water. Ceramides can also help to hydrate, lock-in moisture and support in repairing your skin barrier.
Combination Skin
This skin type is recognizable through having oily skin in the T-zone and dry areas around the cheeks, jaw and along the hairline. Squalane is a naturally occurring lipid found in plants and is a wonder for combination skin. This lightweight ingredient helps to boost hydration and rebalance your skin. Another great ingredient is Vitamin C this antioxidant helps to boosts collagen production and can brighten, firm and tone your skin.
Sensitive Skin
Heat, cold, and chemicals can easily irritate the skin among Southeast Asians this is because of the stratum corneum being thin. Sensitive skin usually reacts more intensely to environmental factors and products that do not typically cause a reaction in other skin types. Ingredients like Centella Asiatica does a good job to hydrate the skin and increase the strength and moisture capacity of the skin barrier it also reduces redness and inflammation. Bisabolol is another natural skincare ingredient that is safe for sensitive skin.
Your skincare routine begins with clear understanding of your skin type and using ingredients that are safe and effective to address its needs. When you align your skincare product with what your skin requires, it enhances not only the effectiveness of your routine but also your overall skin health.
