A few do’s and don’ts to maintaining good, healthy skin. Granted not everyone has “good skin”, however there are a few key things to help it along! -Do not consume drinks full of carbonated water/caffeine, these dry out your skin.
-Do not expose the skin to too much sun. It is not widely known that even black skin needs sun protection, so during the summer, use creams that have a hint of sun protection in them.
-Do not go to bed with makeup, not matter how tired you are.
-Do not wear foundation makeup daily, these clogs up the pores, and cause breakouts.
-Do not over scrub the skin when washing, glide around the eyes.
-Do have a good balance diet. Eat foods rich in vitamin c, and oils, such as oranges, avocado, almonds and pecans. These are full of natural nutrients that go along way in helping to maintain a glowing skin.
-Do drink at least 8 glasses of water per day.
-Do wash your face with a daily scrub that is not harsh – I have found Neutrogena daily scrub to help fend off the spots and cleans my face, not drying it too much.
-Do cleanse your skin with a good cleanser to suit your skin type, dry /oily/combination skin. I use Neutrogena face cleanser.
-Do moisturise your face daily. Most people have either a combination to oily skin. I use Oil of Olay as my day moisturiser, and for night, combine, olive, almond, and cocoa butter oils. The most expensive product does not necessarily mean that it works, even shop brands are relatively ok.
-Do steam your face at least once a fortnight.
For blemishes, use products such as Bio oil, to get rid of, instead of harsh bleaching products which will cause more damage than good.
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Thanks for the invaluable tips. What of sensitive skin? Some of these products are also not tailored for black/darker skin tones...what other advice can you give?
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Thank you for your comment and question. Let's set the record straight, skin is skin, the main differences are how it is taken care of, and ages. The products that I mentioned also have lines particularly for sensitive skin. They are also used by many darker skin people that I personally know including my daughter and sister. Having explored a wide variety of products such as MACs, Palmers, Clearsils, Ponds, Black soap, Avon (love their anew moisturisers and eye cream range by the way!), I am partial to; as they work for my skin type, which is combination. So the answer to your question is that you need to know your skin type, explore the variety of products out there, paying close attention to the contents. Many products contain alcohol, and salicidic acids, which tends to irritate sensitive skins. The trick is to test the products on a non visible part of your body first, before full on use. For face care, simply washing your face daily with a "soap free" cleanser (MAC has a really good one), and steaming forthnightly, is possibly the best thing you can do for any skin type or tone............. Hope this helps, let me know how you get on?
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