Women of color now have more options to
look beautiful, as companies realize the potential to offer
quality products and good service to ethnic market with
products especially tailored to her needs, because women of
color want to feel welcome at the cosmetics counter, instead
of ignored by companies, as happened until today..
African American women usually have
sensitive, oily skin that scars easily, so products powdery
based can look chalky and ashy on darker complexions, while
pink pigmented products are unflattering to ethnic skin
tones. Skincare basics include a good understanding of the
role of Melanin in your skin.
Today, more companies are producing
cosmetics for ethnic skin and hair, including natural and
mineral lines that cause less harm to your very special
beauty, including bleaching creams, oil reduction products
and sunscreens, disregard of color, African American women
should all wear sun protection.
Your skin needs special attention to unify
skin tone when it comes to applying makeup, downplaying
overly prominent features and focusing on the upper third of
the face. Learn to get the best from your face by knowing
its structure of your facial features and the evenness of
your natural skin color to create a great look.
Never apply oil based products trying to
make your makeup last longer, because dark skin has a
tendency to reject all makeup. Melanin pigment protectors
start getting tired with age, shown on the skin as irregular
pigmentation, dark patches, age spots and lines.
Hide uneven skin tone by using concealer
and powder that is transparent or slightly colored to avoid
the shinny look. A foundation tone that is between the
lightest and darkest coloring of your skin, is the most
convenient for you.
African hair is the curliest hair, and
many women of color suffer hair damage from chemical
treatments and heat styling, and also having problems
finding foundation and makeup colors that are at the same
time flattering.
Black hair is also the driest and the most
fragile, so ethnic woman must skip grease and wash their
hair every three weeks using a gentle shampoo, especially
formulated to impart moisture while removing hair-dulling
product buildup. Women of color are tired of have been told
for decades that grease is essential for their hair.
Or in other words, you can have healthy
hair, beautiful and easy to style whether you wear it
straight, curly, wavy or in a natural Afro, however the
curlier the hair, the drier it tends to be. Moisturizing
your dry hair, will make it easy to repair damaged hair
helping your hair to grow long.
Avoid over blow drying your hair because
the hot air causes fried ends and severe damage through
prolonged use. Do not use blow dryers, curling irons or hot-combs
that dry your hair. Try brushing your hair out instead for a
natural style.
Moisturize your hair using a product that
penetrates the cuticle to create shine, for example a pure
essence oil, such as lavender oil, almond oil, or even
dropping on it vitamin E messaging gentle. Keep your hair
healthy by trimming the ends every four months.
For Women of color may be harder to detect
split ends, particularly on textured hair than on straight
strands, but easily to get them away if you keep your hair
longer, or make the regular trimming a routine.
Never scratch your scalp because you can
cut the skin, making favorable for an assortment of
bacteria. In such a case, relieve the itch by swiping the
scalp with an astringent-soaked pad or cotton ball,
cleansing the scalp of oily buildup while re-energizing your
skin.
Having curly hair does not mean that you
should wear in just a very few different styles. If you want
to look different and yet original try the Senegalese twists,
an easy to do hair style, cute and fresh, suitable the
entire year round, just part your hair horizontally from
earlobe to earlobe to get center part.
Now, working back from your forehead,
start twisting narrow sections of your hair flat against
your scalp, and picking up more strands each time as you
move back like when cornrowing, and end pinning each twist
at the horizontal part, leaving the back totally wild and
loose.
We hope you like the above article of
african american beauty tips. We would love to see your
feedback. Send it using the form at the bottom of this page.
