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If you go down any aisle in a pharmacy, grocery store, or even one of the those huge department stores-you are going to see an endless sea of products for skin care. The fact is that skin care supplies seem to multiply once they hit the shelves and it can truly be somewhat overwhelming. How do you decide between a skin care lotion or a cream? Is organic skin care superior to the high tech lab creations or is it the other way around? And, just what on earth is all this talk about spa skin care?

Well, before getting too confused, it is first important to understand that most products are marketed towards the basic type of skin a person has. While all skin is unique and no two people will exactly the same factors to consider when buying products, there are some basic classifications, such as:

• Oily skin
• Dry skin
• Sensitive skin
• Thick skin
• Combination skin

Oil-based skin care products are designed to help remove excess sebum without taking away so much that causes flaking. Sebum is produced by the sebaceous glands and is essentially the natural oil the body uses to retain moisture and protect the skin. Oily skin care products are often necessary during:

• Puberty
• Menopause
• Pregnancy
• When using birth control

Dry skin care products may be required for a number of reasons but the underlying fact is that moisture is regulated by internal chemical reactions. Thus, despite the fact that many skin care products will add oils and other emollients to the external layer-the underlying cause will almost always be due to some internal imbalance.