Skin CArE: The BrowN Solution....

   Darker skin tones, especially those of African descent are considered to be more oily and prone to scarring and hyper-pigmentation from blemishes.  There are so many products to choose from but to know what's best for darker skin is key.  I'll give you a few basic products that you can purchase at drug stores and at high end stores like Sephora.  The key to our skin's health as with anything else is diet.  A variety of fruits and vegetables are abundant in nature for the purpose of maintaining healthy internal organs as well as the largest organ of them all, OUR SKIN.  So, let's start with diet first.

Skin diet do's

• apricots, carrots,
• fish (instead of red meat)
• bluberries, nuts, leafy vegetables  
• DRINK AT LEAST 64 OUNCES OF WATER A DAY

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-skin/AN01863    


SKIN PRODUCTS FOR BROWN SKIN  

• Black Opal- purchase at drug stores
• Rx for Brown Skin- purchase at www.rxforbrownskin.com/
• Ambi-purchase at drug stores/ beauty supply stores/WalMart
• L'Occitane en Provence-purchase at Sephora or usa.loccitane.com/FO/shea-butter.htm
• Carol's Daughter-purchase at Sephora or www.carolsdaughter.com

Remember with all skincare products it may take 2 or more weeks to show full results, after all it did not take 1 day for a skin problem to arise. Do not pick at your acne you will push the bacteria further into your skin and make it worst.  Scarring will also occur.  Here is a video by "Rx for Brown skin" which will explain what you need to know about brown skin and who is considered to be brown-skinned.