Article by Anandah Brandy, Staff assisted by Chyna Varner, Staff
For college students acne is often frustrating. According to The International Dermal Institute, clinical studies indicate that between 40 and 55 percent of the college-aged population are diagnosed with low-grade, persistent acne and oily skin.
Tallahassee Community College student Ruben Uribe can relate as a college-aged student with oily skin. He doesn’t face any skin insecurities, and luckily doesn’t get affected by acne as much because he follows a simple daily procedure.
“I wash my face with soap every morning real thoroughly and wash it with lots of water in the shower,” Uribe said. “I get a lot of sunlight; I like to go outside and sit there.”
TCC student Hillary Eaton said she has dry skin, especially with winter approaching. When there isn’t enough water in the outermost layer of your skin it becomes dry, according to Healthline Media, a privately owned provider of health information headquarters. This effect can intensify during the winter when the humidity is low.
“Sometimes when the seasons change. I will get like these dry patches on my eyelids and just like around my eyes,” Eaton said. “So, I have to usually carry around moisturizer everywhere I go.”
Not cleansing might cause the skin to dry. Your skin needs its natural oils so be gentle with it and use a wash that will put moisture back in, like Dove’s Sensitive Skin White Beauty Bar.
“I use Dove sensitive for my face, but before I use that, I’ll use the Dove exfoliating bar,” Eaton said.
Dry skin may lead to hyperpigmentation. This happens when patches of skin become darker in color than the normal surrounding skin.
TCC student Maline Tanis has both oily and dry skin with slight hyperpigmentation. She uses Carrot Soap and Black African Soap or a mask from Sephora to combat
her hyperpigmentation, or patches of darker skin.
“I got a face mask from Sephora that I use every other week if my skin feels extremely dry,” Tanis said.
When the skin is dry in some areas, (as it doesn’t produce any natural oils) the sun or cool breeze might turn the shade darker.
For dry skin, apply moisturizer immediately after washing your face to risk your skin drying up. For oily skin, wash with warm water and a gentle soap that can reduce the amount of oil on the skin. For mixed skin, depending on the season of the year, follow either procedure.
