Skin Type Test: Which Pattern Fits Your Skin?

Not sure if your skin counts as oily, dry, combination or sensitive? Answer five questions about how your skin actually behaves in daily life and this test tells you which pattern your answers fit best, then points you at the sunscreen guide written for that pattern. One thing before you start: this is a behavior pattern matcher, not a diagnosis. If your skin is painful, inflamed or changing fast, that’s a dermatologist conversation, not a quiz.

How does your skin behave?

1. By midday, without any product on, your face looks:
2. Twenty minutes after washing with just a cleanser, your skin feels:
3. Rough or flaky patches show up:
4. New skincare products sting, itch or redden your skin:
5. Breakouts happen:

Skin shifts with seasons, stress and routine, so retake this when things change. Pattern matching only: persistent redness, pain or sudden changes belong with a dermatologist.

What your pattern means for sunscreen

Skin type changes which sunscreen trade-offs matter, and that’s really all this test decides. Shine-prone skin tends to fight finish and midday breakthrough, which is why our oily skin guide and the oily skin hub obsess over texture. Tight, flaky skin fights the opposite battle, covered in the dry skin guide. Reactive skin needs the calm-first picks in the sensitive and acne-prone guide, and if your answers land in the middle, the beginner guide covers all four patterns. Once you know your pattern, our match quiz turns it into a specific product pick.