This article is about the basic skin care routine for African-American.
Generally speaking, African Americans have darker skin tones that others. Darker skin provides you with a lot of medical advantages. For having a darker skin, your skin is more resistant to sunburns, skin cancer and wrinkles. As you grow older, your skin's natural characteristics help to fight skin aging.
However, as an African-American you do have a few disadvantages which are:
- Dark spots and acne scars are more likely to appear on your face. So I have taken this into account and specifically created a system that is gentle yet effective at the same time. I have done so to prevent scarring and dark spots on your skin.
You will also find that acne and the redness which accompanies it are not very visible on your skin due to a darker skin tone.
So what the African-American with acne needs are a gentle skin care routine and a holistic treatment that works effectively and quickly.
Here are some tips regarding creating your own unique skin care routine:
- First of all, you must avoid overly drying cleansers and soaps - if your face feels dry after cleansing then the product that you are currently using should be discarded right away. You don't want your face to get irritated by the cleanser as irritated skin tends to be more prone to acne.
- Unwashed hands may have bacteria on them so you will want to clean your hands before washing your face.
- Using your fingertips and massage the cleansing lotion/foam on your face before rinsing.
- Rinse your face at least 5 times to ensure thorough removal of the cleanser.
- Use a clean towel to gently dry your face.
