Parvati Magazine October 2014- Equilibrium | Page 26

BEAUTY

BALANCED
Skin

W

hen diagnosing the skin, I say forget traditional categories of dry, oily and combination – that only looks at oil. As an esthetician with a decade of looking at complexions, I have found that what really matters is not just oil but our skin’s oil-to-water
relationship. This balance is what will really lead to beautiful skin. However, most do not
understand this and I have seen lots of clients cause major imbalance because of their
misconceptions. Many people with oil on their skin’s surfaces are actually dry-skinned with
a self-induced oil over-productio