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Skincare routine for combination skin

Combination skin is oily in the T-zone (forehead, nose, chin) and normal or dry elsewhere. Use a gentle cleanser, a lightweight moisturiser all over, and sunscreen; treat the oily and dry areas separately only if they behave very differently.

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Signs of combination skin

Combination skin is oily in the T-zone (forehead, nose and chin) and normal or slightly dry on the cheeks. You may notice shine within a few hours, visible pores only in the T-zone, and cheeks that feel comfortable or a little tight.

  • Shine on the forehead, nose and chin within a few hours
  • Cheeks that feel normal or a little dry
  • Visible pores in the T-zone only

Morning and night

For combination skin, use a gentle cleanser and a lightweight gel-cream moisturiser all over, with broad-spectrum SPF 30+ in the morning. At night add one active such as niacinamide a few nights a week, and layer a richer cream on dry cheeks only if needed.

  1. 1Morning: gentle cleanser, a lightweight gel-cream moisturiser, broad-spectrum SPF 30+
  2. 2Night: gentle cleanser, moisturiser, and one active such as niacinamide or a mild exfoliant a few nights a week
  3. 3If your cheeks are dry, add a richer layer there only

Common mistakes

Common combination-skin mistakes are using a harsh, oil-stripping cleanser to fight T-zone shine, which dries the cheeks, skipping moisturiser because part of the face is oily, and treating the whole face with a heavy cream. Treat each zone by what it needs.

  • Using a harsh, oil-stripping cleanser to fight T-zone shine, which dries the cheeks
  • Skipping moisturiser because part of the face is oily
  • Treating the whole face with a heavy cream

Get a routine for your own skin

Saundarya AI is an AI skin analysis and grooming app that reads a single selfie and returns a personalised report: face shape, skin type, detected skin concerns with the visual evidence behind them, a morning and night skincare routine, product picks at three budgets, and an 8-week improvement plan.

Generic advice is a starting point. A scan reads which zones are oily or dry on your own face, shows the visual evidence and a confidence score, and builds a morning and night routine around it. The first full analysis is free.

This is general cosmetic guidance, not medical advice. See a dermatologist for skin that is painful, spreading, scarring or not improving after 8-12 weeks.

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