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Skin Care Quiz

What's your skin care IQ? Take the quiz.
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woman eating pizza
True or False: Oily skin is caused by eating greasy foods.

True

False

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Your genes and hormones play the key role in whether or not you have oily skin. Diet probably has little, if anything, to do with whether or not you have oily skin.
woman
Dry skin is most common during:

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

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Dry skin happens more often in the winter when cold air outside and heated air inside cause low humidity. Forced-air furnaces make skin even drier.
woman drinking water
True or False: Drinking water can help dry skin.

True

False

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Drinking plenty of water throughout the day can increase skin and body moisture.
woman moisturizing
The best time to apply bath oils and moisturizers is:

after you've bathed and thoroughly dried your skin

just after a bath or shower, when your skin is still damp

8-10 hours after bathing

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The best time to apply bath oils and moisturizers is just after a bath or shower, when your skin is still damp.
moisturizer
True or False: If you have oily skin, you don't need to use moisturizers.

True

False

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While advertisements are forever urging women to apply facial moisturizers, oily-skinned folks shouldn't use them — their skin is already doing a more than adequate job of keeping itself supple and warding off dryness. Applying a sunscreen to the face before going outdoors in daylight is still a very good idea.
beauty products
Products labeled "noncomedogenic" are:

made of all-natural ingredients

extra-moisturizing

less likely to clog pores

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Products labeled "noncomedogenic" are less likely to clog pores, which is especially important for oily skin that is already more susceptible to acne blemishes.
shower
True or False: Taking hot, steamy baths or showers will soothe and hydrate dry, itchy skin.

True

False

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Take lukewarm or cool showers. This may not sound very appealing if you like lounging in the hot steam, but your skin will thank you. Hot water draws out skin's valuable oils, which will dry out your skin.
salt
Which of the following household items are beneficial to dry skin?

Vinegar

Oatmeal

Salt

All of the above

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Vinegar: Wash and dry hands thoroughly, then apply vinegar. Put on a pair of soft gloves and leave them on overnight.

Oatmeal: Adding instant oatmeal to your bath will soothe your skin. The oats are packed with vitamin E, a nutrient vital to healthy skin. Oatmeal is also used as a folk remedy for treating dry, chapped hands. Rub your hands with wet oatmeal instead of soap. Dry your hands with a towel, then rub them with dry oatmeal.

Salt: Massage a handful of salt onto wet skin after a shower or bath. It will remove dry skin and make your skin smooth.
washing face
True or False: Washing your face more than once a day will make it produce more oil.

True

False

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Keep oily skin clean by washing it at least twice a day. Some doctors recommend detergent-type soap. However, other dermatologists say detergent soaps are just too harsh even for oily facial skin, recommending instead twice-daily cleansing with a glycerin soap. If you try a detergent soap and find it too irritating for your skin, try the glycerin variety, generally available over the counter in the skin-care aisle of most drugstores.
egg
Which of the following household items are beneficial to oily skin?

Cornstarch

Salt

Egg yolks

All of the above

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Cornstarch: Mix 1 to 3 tablespoons cornstarch with enough warm water to make a paste. Rub on your face, let dry, and then shower or rinse off with lukewarm water in the sink. Try this once a day for best results.

Salt: This gift from the sea is nature's best desiccant. Place tepid water into a small spray bottle and add 1 teaspoon salt. Close your eyes, and pretend you're at the seashore. Then squirt some of this salt spray on your face once during the day. Blot dry.

Egg yolk: An egg yolk mask dries out the skin. Apply the egg yolk with a cotton ball to oily spots. Leave on for 15 minutes, then rinse with cool water.
 
 

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