African American Skin Care

What kind of skin care products should African-American use?

There are a lot of African-American women visiting dermatologist office, looking for cause of their skin discoloration. In most cases it is caused by the products they pick up in their favorite beautician store. Most of the dark skinned women have highly pigmented complexion, so it crucial to avoid products that can cause skin inflammation by checking their ingredients. Dark skin women should avoid skin care that contain Alpha Hydroxy Acid, vitamin C, Alpha Lipoic Acid. Please also make sure that your hair removal product is not the cause of unwanted pigmentation.

First thing all women should check is their skin type and then choose appropriate products. It is good idea for dark skinned women to use products that contain any of the following ingredients: oatmeal, licochalone, chamomile or feverfew that have anti-inflammatory properties.

We also recommend to take a look at very interesting article - “Black Skin Care Guide“.