The Skin Type Solution: A Revolutionary Guide to Your Best Skin Ever

Very very useful. I thought I knew everything about skincare after years of reading magazine articles and browsing beauty products. This really helped me to properly understand my skin. I had never realised that my skin was sensitive. I'd basically spent a lot of time and money focusing on anti-ageing when I should have been focusing on texture and redness.

A really useful book, on completing the questionnaire I've understood how to look after my skin properly and I'm already seeing a difference in a few weeks

This book is an easy to read and informative book without being too technical. But when I looked for the products it recommended I found it nearly impossible to find them (probably because the cosmetics market changes so rapidly). I went on the authors' website and found the products for my skin type would have to be ordered from America and are quite expensive. I don't have time to spend in the chemist checking the product ingredients against what the book says I should avoid so it hasn't actually helped me I'm afraid.

This book has changed my terrible skin around and so has changed my life forever. I am so pleased with it. Well worth the wait

Good

A brilliant book. I first heard about it when Caitlin Moran raved about it on a programme. The author has clearly done her research and knows what she is talking about. I found it very informative and highly recommended it.

The book I received is dirty with some sort of sticky residue on the cover. The pages are very yellow, like it is a very old book, and there are some creases here and there, it almost looks like it was used. I'm pretty sure I payed for a new book so I expected it to look better. I was also hoping this book would help me take better care of my skin but I found the quiz to be quite silly, with some of the questions impossible for me to answer because I have combination skin - a concept that is apparently foreign to the author. The skin type group I was put in had the most ridiculous advice for a skincare routine that would absolutely decimate my skin if I were to use it. She also doesn't seem to acknowledge that it's possible to have oily skin that is dehydrated at the same time so she suggests you don't need to use moisturizers if you're oily which is also pretty bad advice. These are just a few of the things I noticed. I can't bring myself to keep reading but I don't doubt there's more. If you want help with your skin, you can get way better advice on the SkincareAddict and AsianBeauty subreddits. Overall, this purchase was a pretty big disappointment.

Good

Really worth it...

In my opinion, Dr. Baumann is a pioneer in her field. I have struggled with my skin for 25 years and this is the first time I not only understand why my skin reacts the way it does, but now I know what products to choose or stay away from. Who would have thought there are 8 oily skin types, each handled differently and with their own unique problems? Now I know the products I previously purchased to correct my oily skin were actually causing my super sensitive skin to react by producing more oil. No wonder I was confused. Her skin typing questionnaire determines your skin type (16 types in all) and why it reacts the way it does. Next, she recommends for each type how to care for you skin through products (over the counter to prescription), procedures (at home and dermatological), product ingredients to avoid, as well as diet tips and much more. She explains why certain products and their ingredients work while others don't. Many may think the products recommended are her products or products she is paid to endorse; neither is the case. Simply put, if the product does what it says, she recommends it regardless of the price. Many of the products can be acquired at Walgreens for a very low cost. Dr. Baumann, being the true scientist she is, created her own website where users can ask questions, recommend products, and participate in a forum to discuss with other users the pros and cons of their skin care routine. I cannot thank her enough for writing this book or creating her website. My skin has never looked this good. One word of caution: start your new skin care routine slowly! By throwing all new products at it at once, your skin most likely will become over stressed. Your skin is an organ that will acclimate itself to a new environment, but it must be done slowly. My suggestion is to start with the new cleanser first. If no reactions after two weeks, add in the next step in the skin care routine. Good luck!

Muy buen libro. Llegó antes de lo previsto

I changed my facial care line and for a couple of months my skin was very dry, red, itchy and with premature lines of wrinkles. To try to fix the problem I was looking for a very expensive night cream someone recommended me, when I came across this book. It was very easy and straight forward to read. I always perceived my skin as oily. It haven't occurred to me that you could have oily-sensitive-wrinkled all together. By following her instructions, I figured the new facial care was actually all my skin didn't need and couldn't handle. The fact that I bought all the line, from cleanser-toner-serum-day cream-night cream..... I was overloading my skin. Following the advices in the book, I changed the night cream and my facial care routine. In days I could see a huge difference. I am still using the other products, but one of the line at a time. My skin is really amazing in just some weeks!!! it is hydrated but not oily, no longer sensitive and even the hormonal acne breaks are much less problematic and are gone without getting infected. All as she promise - without spending a fortune. It takes some time to read all ingredients on the labels to find if all products are good for my face. But it is worth the time. Another advantage is that will put my cream shopping addiction to check, as I need to research before buying anything so no more impulsive shopping is allowed. Really worth to read and to follow.

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