Sensitive skin can be a challenge for anyone, but for dark-skinned women, it can present unique challenges due to specific skin characteristics. Whether you're dealing with redness, itching, or discomfort, taking care of sensitive skin requires a tailored approach. We provide valuable insights and actionable tips to help you achieve a radiant and comfortable complexion in this blog post. Understanding Sensitive Skin in Dark-skinned Women Sensitive skin can manifest in various ways including excessive dryness, burning sensations, and increased susceptibility to irritation. Understanding the underlying factors can help in to better address these concerns. Skin Barrier Function Black skin has a natural barrier that's thicker and more compact, which can contribute to a reduced ability to retain moisture. This can lead...
Having sensitive skin is a blessing in disguise. You get to carefully select the type of products to use on your skin. It gets better, what you eat plays a huge role on your skin care as well. In case you're lost in what you should and should not do, here are a few tips to get you going. Be selective about what you eat One of the best things you can do for your skin, is to be very selective of what you eat especially if you have sensitive skin. Brightly coloured fruits and leafy-green vegetables are a great place to start from. You might also want to monitor how your skin reacts to other foods such as fish,...
Skin care can be very simple yet complicated. Although we just want our skin to be healthy, certain practices might prevent that from happening. It might not even be intentional. Today, we try to digest some skincare practices which might be damaging our skin. Over cleansing Do you feel itchy after cleansing? Or do you feel some kind of irritation right after cleansing? Does your face dry up immediately after you cleanse? You're probably over-cleansing. You might end up drying up your skin if such practice is continued. Rather, choose one type of cleanser and stick to it for sometime before gradually introducing the others if need be. Using hot water to bath This is a very popular one. Using...
Oftentimes when we mention exfoliation, our thoughts go to the face right away. However, exfoliation goes beyond the face. In simple terms, exfoliation is getting rid of dead skin cells, dirt and impurities on the body. This means exfoliation can be done from head to toe with no qualms. How do you go about it? Let's take it in sections Facial Exfoliation When exfoliating the face, one of the most important things to take into consideration is your skin type and skin conditions you might be facing. Physical exfoliants are best for sensitive skin whilst chemical peels and exfoliants are best for normal skin. To start, wet your face a bit with water to make it damp. Applying the exfoliant...
Purging! It sounds scary but is it? Purging, more often than not, occurs when your skin reacts to or has a sudden acne flare up from using a new skin care product. Is this something you need to worry about? Although it's nothing to worry about, a sudden acne flare up might be a bit irritating especially if you're looking at clearing existing acne. You might be tempted to do away with the new skin product but don't. This is just the beginning of something amazing. Why does it happen? Your skin might be getting rid of harmful toxins including dead skin cells, oil, dirt, bacteria, etc found under the surface of the skin. This occurs mostly after using chemical-based...
