The T-zone, which constitutes the forehead, nose, and chin, is oily, while the cheeks and areas around the eyes are dry. The T-zone is often the area of blemishes. When washing, some parts of the face may feel tight and taut. Because of this, proper skin care for combination skin is a little tricky as it has to address both oiliness and dryness. Many smokers do not realize it but the major reason for having dry skin is by smoking through the nicotine that their bodies absorb. To maintain good skin, you should be quitting smoking by now. Studies show that nicotine intake especially inhaled when smoking greatly contributes to the emergence of lines in the face, aging, and drastic changes in the skin's texture as well as in its elasticity. To avoid mistakes in choosing skin care products and treatments, it is very important to have the knowledge about general causes of skin problems its types, the age of the patient, current status or condition so you know what are the products appropriate for each kind. Developing Healthy Habits Helps A Lot! Causes of Aging But despite all that has been discovered to help curb the aging process, no procedure or product has ever been discovered that is capable of completely stopping the aging process. This is not possible. The only thing that most procedures can do is to slow down the process or lessen the visible signs of aging. One good word of advise though, is to avoid soaps that has the tendency to dry the skin and one good suggestion for cleaning facial skin is a cream -based cleanser for dry skin and a cleanser made without oil for those with oily skin types. Step two is exfoliation, which is the process by which the dead skin cells on the surface or the top layer of the skin are removed through a gentle skin abrasion process with the use of natural or synthetic based cleansers. But why go with the medical when you can do it in the natural way? Below are some of the ways that you can take care of your skin without spending so much. 1. Exfoliation in the shower Exfoliation is one of the things that help keep your skin, smooth and silky. The process removes the dead cells from the skin, thereby preventing the buildup of dead cells in the pores.