Facial skin care products are pre-designed for individual skin type. What works for one person may not work for others. Luckily there are many different type of skin care products available for different skin type. Finding the one that will work for you means researching and testing different products, and giving them time to see if they work.

Finding the best products for your facial skin does not have to be difficult nor expensive as long as you know what to look for you will realize how easy it is to find products that are effective and will work on any skin type. This will alleviate you of having to know your skin type before purchasing the right products.

If you have sensitive, oily or dry skin the best treatment is natural products. Natural products that are made using herbs and plant extracts are usually gentle enough for sensitive facial skin yet powerful enough to use on combination skin.

What to look for in natural products:

Natural skin care products should contain a high concentration of natural, active ingredients. These ingredients should be tested on human volunteers who can attest to their effectiveness and safety. When shopping for these types of products arm yourself with the knowledge of knowing which ingredients should be included and which ones should not.

Ingredients that should not be in your facial skin care are: Mineral oil, parabens, fragrances, dioxane, triclosan, synthetic collagen and elastin and alcohol. These substances are used in most of the so called "natural products" sold on the market everyday to unsuspecting consumers who do not know that these substances are harmful and can negatively affect their skin.

Ingredients you should look for:

Some of the most naturally active ingredients that should be present in every facial skin care products if you want to see good results are:

Grapeseed, avocado and jojoba oils: These oils are powerful antioxidants which are easily absorbed by the skin. They protect you from free radicals which destroy skin cells and breakdown collagen and elastin production. Collagen and elastin are very important proteins for healthy looking skin.

Natural Vitamin E (Alpha-tocopherol): This is also a powerful antioxidant which has the ability to reverse the effects of skin aging by reducing the appearance of wrinkles, lines and age spots.

Babassu: a natural light wax that helps to keep the skin smooth and soft. Made from babassu oil and is beneficial to both oily and dry skins. Its gentle moisturizing effects help make the skin oily without being greasy. Babassu is great for treating inflamed, dry and itchy skin.

Active Manuka Honey: Another powerful antioxidant that helps to rejuvenate your skin as you sleep giving it a softer younger appearance.

Your facial skin care line of products should contain these and other natural ingredients to give you optimum result. One thing to remember these natural products works to gradually repair the skin you will not see overnight result, but the result you get will be lasting.