Skin

Question 1

What are the three skin types?

Answer 1

• Oily
• Lipid Dry
• Permanently Diffused Redness (PDR)

Question 2

Name the nine main skin conditions?

Answer 2

• Rosacea
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Dermatitis
• Sensitive
• Dehydrated
• Acne
• Ageing
• Pigmentation

Question 3

Oily skin secretions, colour, texture?

Answer 3

secretions- overactive sebaceous glands

Colour- sheen, sallow (yellow), underlying diffused redness.

Texture- Thicker skin, dilated pores, slick or oily to touch, congestion, excess keratinisation.

Question 4

Lipid Dry secretions, colour, texture?

Answer 4

Secretions- Lack of oil

Colour- Dull, matt, comedones, flakey

Texture- Dull, uneven, pigmentation, redness, capillary network.

Question 5

Permanently diffused redness (PDR) secretions, colour, texture?

Answer 5

Secretions- Minimal, can be easily agressed.

Colour- Permanent patches of redness

Texture- skin has thin density, fine texture, small pores, scar easily, age quicker.

Question 6

Dehydrated skin - what it is & what does it look like?

Answer 6

• Environmental factors lack of H2O. Using harsh skincare.
• Tight, flaky, incomplete corneocyte compaction, dull, rough, texture, lacks elasticity, fine lines.
  supplements- EFAs, vitamin C, A

Question 7

Ance - what it is & what does it look like?

Answer 7

• Diet, hormones, medications, stress, environmental factors.
• Redness/inflammation, uneven texture, scarring, pustules/papules/comodones, hyperpigmentation, sore, oily, sheen.
• zinc, vitamin A,C, EFAs

Question 8

Eczema - what it is & what does it look like?

Answer 8

• Impaired barrier function. Linked to immune system + filaggrin deficiency disfunction.
• Redness, tight, itchy, dry, rashes, burning.
  Supplements- EFAs, zinc, vitamin A, B, C

Question 9

Sensitive skin - what it is & what it look like?

Answer 9

• Genetics, weakened skin barrier, environment changes. Hormonal changes, harsh skincare. Medication, linked to gluten/lactose intolerance
• Supplements EFAs, zinc, vitamin C,B

Question 10

Rosacea - what it is & what it looks like?

Answer 10

• Redness, broken capillaries. Genetics, overactive immune system.
• Redness, broken capillaries, inflammation, flushing, acne, bulbous nose for specific form.
• Supplements EFAs, vitamin C,B, zinc

Question 11

Ageing - what it is & what it looks like?

Answer 11

• Breakdown of collagen + elastin fibres, loss of adhesion of hemidesmosones. Melanocyte damage. Vascular damage.
• Wrinkles, fine lines, sagging, pigmentation, vascularity.
• Supplements EFAs, vitamin A,B,C,E