Black Skin Care

Black skin care is unique, it presents its own issues, and its own good thing too! Black men for example suffer two of the most well known issues with black skin. I’m talking about “Razor bumps” and “Ingrown hair”, both of them related.

Pseudofolliculitis barbae, also called by its common name “razor bumps” present on faces who have coarse, wiry or curly hair, like… You guess black men! Did you know that around 85% of men have to deal with razor bumps everyday? Yes and this number increases everyday.

Razor bumps appear after shaving. The recent shaved hair curls back and burrows into the skin adjacent to the hair follicle. Right after shaving, the hair ends are very sharp and this facilitates the appearing of the bumps, and penetration of the skin. Then comes the nasty part: the razor bumps start itching, burning, possibly causing scarring and making shaving a next-to-impossible task. To end razor bumps many men shave tried depilatory creams, but these creams will often leave the skin with lots of irritation. Some “razor bumps cream” seem to help but on the long term the side effects catch up.

How Ingrown hairs begin

Although it is true that both men and women suffer from ingrown hairs, men tend to have it more acute because of their facial hair follicle’s coarseness and thickness
Ingrown hairs build after the hair has been recently cut. As your hair grows, it curls over inside the follicle and doesn’t make it to the surface. The result is an unsightly, “bump” on the black skin. A few razor bumps moreover form when a growing hair exits the follicle and bends back towards the skin surface. When these sharp, shaved edges of coarse hair reach the skin surface, they grow back into the skin, producing these bumpy spots.

The Way to Solve Ingrown Hair on Black Skin

The best solution for most men is the simplest one: the use of tweezers. However it is good notice that nowadays there are good products out there destined to prevent ingrown hair and thus razor bumps.

A proper shaving technique is also needed to prevent ingrown hairs and razor bumps. Here we leave you with 5 tips to star today with your black skin care for men.

1. Be sure to use a clean blade at all times. If you have a bad case of razor bumps we recommend that you use a new blade every week. Be sure to throw away safely the used ones. If you use an electric shaver, replace the rotary blades accordingly.

2. Shave following the direction the hair grows. This is very important around the neck areas since shaving against the grain is one of the main causes of pointy, sharp hairs that can grow back into the skin.

3. Avoid stretching your skin to “shave better”. This may cause darkness and discoloration of underlying skin.

4. Avoid skin irritation by eating well. Foods that contain lots of fat, oil, cholesterol or sodium make your skin prone to damage.

5. Depilatories work fast, but can produce even more irritation and redness. Remember to use an alcohol based cream to put on your face after you depilate.

Black skin is not only beautiful, but it also needs special skin care in order to keep it healthy and looking great. There are some black skin care tips to keep in mind in your everyday life. In this article we will take a look at black skin and how you can start with skin care.

Black skin has that color because of an increased amount of melanin, the pigment that protects the skin from the harmful rays of the sun. This means black skin gives more protection and at the same time it helps looking younger! That’s because sun exposure is one of the factors that promote aging in the skin.

However one of the main problems black people have to face is the appearance of dark spots. These are dark patches on the skin that leaves the area with irregular pigment. Irregular pigmentation can also be caused by other factors such as inflammation, a scar or acne.

Other of the main problems that affect primarily black men, is ingrown hair. Ingrown hair is hair that grows and curls back to the skin, penetrating it. Ingrown hair causes in turn razor bumps. This problem brings pain and itchiness and be infected if not treated.

With these problems, you start to see why black skin is different. It is then important to also use special black skin care products. These are products that take into account these differences, starting with the amount of oil needed. Black skin needs a heavier amount of oil to penetrate the skin and keep it healthy – adding elasticity and keeping off from lack of moisture.

These are just the basics on black skin. Black men and women need to learn all about it in order to keep it healthy, strong and beautiful.