Classify Skin Type from Quiz Answers

This calculator applies a fixed scoring rubric to three common quiz answers: overall oiliness, sensitivity, and visible pore pattern. It returns one classification—oily, dry, combination, normal, or sensitive—along with every category score, so the result is clear, repeatable, and easy to audit.

Answer from a typical day, not an unusual one

For the most useful classification, think about how your bare skin usually behaves a few hours after gentle cleansing. Choose low oiliness when skin commonly feels tight, rough, or short of surface oil; choose moderate when it generally feels comfortable without a persistent shine; and choose high when shine or a greasy feel returns across much of the face. For visible pores, small means they are generally difficult to notice, large means they are prominent across broad areas, and mixed means visibility changes clearly by zone, such as larger pores around the nose with smaller pores on the cheeks. Sensitivity describes repeated stinging, burning, redness, or product reactions, not a one-time response to a strong treatment. Use low for rare reactions, moderate for recurring but not pervasive reactions, and high when reactivity is a defining feature of your usual experience. Climate, hormones, medication, recent exfoliation, and a damaged skin barrier can temporarily alter every answer. If today is atypical, answer for your stable baseline or repeat the quiz later rather than forcing a lasting label from a temporary condition.

Understand how the scoring rubric reaches a result

The calculator awards points to all five candidate types for each response. High oiliness and large visible pores strongly support oily skin, while low oiliness and small pores strongly support dry skin. A mixed pore pattern gives its largest contribution to combination skin because it represents meaningful differences between facial zones. Moderate oiliness, small-to-mixed pores, and low sensitivity support normal skin. Sensitivity is scored separately: moderate sensitivity adds substantial evidence for sensitive skin, while high sensitivity receives enough weight to describe the result even when oil and pore answers resemble another type. This matters because reactive skin can also be oily, dry, or uneven in practice, but the quiz must return one primary classification. After adding the points, the category with the highest score wins. Ties use a published, stable priority order: sensitive, combination, oily, dry, then normal. The response includes the complete score object and normalized answers, allowing you to see close alternatives rather than treating the final label as a mysterious verdict. Identical answers always produce identical output because the calculation uses no model, random choice, network lookup, or changing reference data.

Use the classification as a practical starting point

Treat the result as a structured description for routine planning, product filtering, or consistent quiz experiences—not as a medical diagnosis. Oily results may suggest prioritizing lightweight textures and observing congestion, while dry results can support a focus on gentle cleansing and barrier-friendly moisturization. Combination results encourage zone-aware choices instead of assuming every part of the face needs the same texture. Normal indicates that oil and pore observations are relatively balanced under this rubric. Sensitive means recurring reactivity was the strongest signal, so introducing products gradually and avoiding unnecessary irritation may matter more than chasing an oil-based label. The score breakdown is especially useful when two categories are close: a narrow margin is a reminder that skin behavior exists on a continuum and may shift with season or environment. Applications can store the three source answers and recalculate later, making changes explainable. For automated use, each request costs $0.002; the same complete-answer rule applies every time. Seek advice from a qualified health professional for persistent redness, pain, rash, sudden changes, or other symptoms, because a three-question cosmetic classifier cannot identify or rule out a skin condition.