Skin archetypes describe recurring patterns in how skin tends to respond to context over time.
They are not categories people are placed into.
They are reference points used to describe experience.
How to read this index
Each archetype reflects a different pattern of response.
Some people recognise one clearly.
Others recognise elements of several.
There is no hierarchy.
No sequence.
No ideal state.
Archetypes as patterns, not identities
An archetype is not something you are.
It is a pattern you may recognise under certain conditions.
Patterns can overlap.
They can change.
They can appear differently across time.
Using this index
This index exists to support recognition.
It does not ask you to choose.
It does not require conclusion.
You may explore individual archetypes.
You may also leave with partial recognition.
Scope and restraint
This index does not define the full complexity of skin behaviour.
It offers language for commonly observed patterns, nothing more.