Ethnic Skin Care

Just as various types of skin – normal, dry, oily, sensitive – require special care and their own unique regimen of products, so too does ethnic skin. Certain ethnicities are more prone to certain skin conditions than others, for example, and it's important to understand how to recognize and treat them.

Ethnic Skin Care Regimens

A regular routine is the first step to great skin – no matter what your skin type. Recognizing that you have dry, sensitive or oily skin is only part of it. Individuals with ethnic skin have unique needs that must be met in order to achieve healthy skin. The perfect regimen may include a number of products from a line designed especially for ethnic skin, or it may be a dermatologist-recommended collection formulated to treat a specific condition.

There are several misconceptions associated with ethnic skin, and in the long run these beliefs can cause irreversible damage. For example, it's a myth that individuals with dark skin don't have to worry about skin cancer, or that dark skin is oilier than lighter skin. On the contrary, skin cancer can impact anyone, and anyone can have oily skin, even though it may be more visible on darker skin.

Seeking Care

Helping your skin meet its unique needs is made so much easier with the help of a dermatologist who is trained to treat skin based on its color. Ethnic skin tones require proper care, especially because melanin, or the pigment that results in the skin's brown tone, can cause problems over time. Among the conditions that ethnic skin types are prone to include:

• Hyperpigmentation: Did you know a simple pimple or scratch could result in a dark patch? The excess melanin that is produced is a result of this minor skin damage, and the patches could potentially last for years.
• Hypopigmentation: On the opposite spectrum, a burn (or other severe trauma) could leave a light patch in its wake and take years to fade.
• Keloids: They're often common in families, but these raised, red-tinged scars may develop after a skin injury. They are common among African Americans.

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The LoveToKnow Ethnic Skin Care category is chalk full of informative articles, all written with your skin's unique needs in mind. Do you have any questions or comments? Leave us a note in the comment box at the bottom of the article, and keep checking back for more!

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