How to Know Your Skin Type | Dermatologist Breaks Down Fitzpatrick Scale & More

Knowing your skin type is crucial in knowing what products and ingredients to reach for. Today, I’m breaking down each different skin type according to both, the American Academy of Dermatology Association and the Fitzpatrick Scale. For each skin type, I’m going through tips and recommendations on how to keep your skin happy!

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The content of this page is for educational and informational purposes and does not constitute formal medical advice from © Azadeh Shirazi, MD, FAAD. Please do not use or distribute images herein without written permission.

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
2:06 5 Skin Types
2:50 Dehydrated Skin
4:27 Dry Skin
5:40 Oily Skin
6:17 Combination Skin
7:12 Sensitive Skin
9:42 Fitzpatrick Scale

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[arthurmorgan]

My skin type is so oily, the US plans to invade it.

[savannahleigh]

Loved this! I think I was oily and dehydrated skin - using your tips!

[boringally]

Sensitive skin is not a skin type, it is a skin condition. For example, I have combination skin, but my skin is reactive/sensitive.

[doctorricky]

Awesome rundown Doc. Great seeing you on YT!

[joannecendana]

very informative but straight to the point. love it!

[cassieperry]

Doc, my skin is combination (oily on top and dry on checks and bottom) but it's very itchy and sensitive, can it be both? I have eczema.

[kattt]

So it is possible to have dry and sensitive skin? I did the test and my skin feels tight but my rosacea is also there. It's mostly on my forehead and cheeks. I've been trying to find moisturizers and cleansers that work for me and when I think I have found something and my skin is clearing up (breakouts) and my rosacea is not as active, it just takes a turn and everything flares up. Itchy dry skin, eczema patches and my rosacea is going crazy.

[ellimayluv]

So.. i guess im combination Skin because my cheek skin feels more dry then my t zone, wich feels oily but not that oily. even though I’m not that oily I still have pimples in my oily zones

[precioussudz]

Very detailed video, thanks for doing it

[dalakishvili]

Hello Dr. Azi, I did as you said, washed my face with water, waited for an hour and my skin just got little bit dry, not much. It wasn't oily and shiny. Does that mean that I have normal skin? Thank you very much

[giftyasante]

How about after an hour and you are sweating on the forehead and nose, do you clean it before you check the skin type

[Artulux]

I think i have normal skin but I have acne

[cammag]

I thought skid estetischans used skintypes, so dermatologist use this metod too? Is Fitzpatrick use by dermotologist too?

[EntertainmentStudio]

My skin is like sometime oily sometime its like pitch dry i dnt what to say its oily or dry

[Xubanqueen]

I live in vegas. The water is awful. Does that matter.?

[teodoradukovalangeveldt]

So i have combination skin on my body. My legs hands, arms and maybe stomach are ok with normal or combination skin products but when it comes to my face i feelike i have blocked pores as well as acne when my period. Chest, back (lowerback and sholders) are my biggest probleem. I suffer.

Sometimes i have a lot of pumpils, i have to deal with post inflamation marks as well. I definitely cant use tye same product as for the rest of my body parts.

I feel like my arms and legs so.etimes vlbreak out because my skin is dry but back, sholders and chest are irittated and i get pumples from oily skin. So i need to wash it 2 day but not with a harsh exfoliants. While my face need exfoliation because white heads and blocked pores my body doesnt always need that.

I am so lost. I am tired of veing embarased and lookimg like i dont know what i am doing.

The other problem is the body wash. Parts of my body wouod benefit from washesh for oily skin the rest wouod enjoy more hydrating once.

I have no idea what am i doing .

And on top of that i am 40 so i need to feed my skin with anti aging stuff too. And brands usually asume that means dry skin

What am i suppose to do?

[divestedkonservativekarame]

Okay that was backwards why the heck did you put Lucy Liu after Beyonce? Now I get why people are confused.

[robertbaumann]

You haven't heard of the 16 Skin Types?

[SincerelyMe]

There is no way Beyoncé is a type 3. She is 5