| There are several different skin types and they | | | | black skin care product or an African American |
| require different black skin care products. It is | | | | skin care product, you may be less apt to look |
| important to know what kinds of products are | | | | for anti-aging products as early as a person with |
| out there today and how they may be used. | | | | lighter skin. |
| There are African American skin care products | | | | When the aging process begins, the skin care |
| out there as well as the generic versions. It is | | | | products you will need are those designed for the |
| helpful to know how they rate. | | | | more common concerns related to black skin. |
| First let's take a look at the skin care brand | | | | Simply said, darker skin does not mature as fast |
| names. Some of the skin care companies that top | | | | as lighter skin and when it does, wrinkles are not |
| the choices are (in alphabetical order) Arbonne, | | | | at the top of the list of concerns. The aging |
| Avene, Cellex, Dermalogica, DHC, Elemis, | | | | process for black skin is usually marked by a |
| Eminence, MD, Murad, Neutrogena, Obagi, Origin, | | | | roughening of the skin, or small benign growths, |
| PCA, Philosophy, Proactiv, RoC, Sage, Serious, | | | | changes in pigmentation, and sagging skin. Part of |
| Shiseido, and Yonka. | | | | the issue with black skin as it matures that the |
| With options like these, it is hard to know what to | | | | skin cells tend to be more accumulative and more |
| watch for. A walk down the skin care aisle can be | | | | likely to bond to one another. Part of the special |
| overwhelming. The choice of brand name you use | | | | black skin care requirements is a product that |
| will depend on your personal preference, value, | | | | keeps the skin cells sloughing off. |
| and product line. However, you should be careful | | | | It's also a good idea to explore the black and |
| to locate the products that are designed for black | | | | African American skin care products for general |
| skin or African American skin. | | | | skin care early on. While the aging process is |
| Black skin has an automatic sun protection factor | | | | delayed, good early skin care is always a bonus. |
| (SPF) which is about four times stronger than the | | | | Well nourished skin is more resistant to the |
| typical SPF for white skin. This reduces the aging | | | | ravages of age. |
| effect of sun. This means when it comes to a | | | | |