Skin care products for Black Women. Skin care takes in your entire body, not just your face. From your scalp to your toes, it’s all about the skin you’re in. When looking for the best skin care products for Black Women, ingredients take front and center.
In general, good body oils and body butters can top the list of best skin care products for Black Women. However, there is no best skin care product without some of the best ingredients on the list.
Best Ingredients in Black Skin Care Products for Women
Oils
You love a good oil, especially when it comes to your body and your scalp. When checking out ingredients, look for olive oil, grape seed oil or jojoba oils.
Grape seed oil is high in vitamin E. Grape seed oil known for it ability to help strengthen collagen and maintain elastin in your skin. These are the proteins that make up your connective tissue in your skin and joints. This oil in particular is often used for massage oils or in body oil blends, for its toning properties. It’s also known to have astringent properties for toning and tightening your skin.
Because of its lightness in weight, grape seed oil can make a good scalp oil, especially when blended with essential oils.
Olive oil is a major source of plant-based squalene. Squalene is a lipid that’s produced naturally in your skin cells. The amount of squalene decreases as you mature, thereby resulting in dry skin.
You’ll find olive oil also used by soap makers. For years, castile soaps were made with 100% olive oil. Olive oil is an unsaturated oil, but when used in combination with saturated oils can create great soaps for some Black Skin.
Jojoba oil is technically a liquid wax ester. Because it contains triglycerides, it’s defined as an oil. It looks and acts like an oil, yet in cold weather, it will often solidify like coconut oil.
Jojoba oil is excellent for your skin. It’s known to regenerate, restructure and tone your skin. It provides a light film that helps maintain moisture and allows your skin to breathe at the same time.
Butters
There are three butters that are known to be in most Black households and some of the best skin care products for Black women. You know them! They are Cocoa, Shea and Mango butters. Butter is the term that’s often used to describe a saturated oil that’s solid at room temperature.
Cocoa butter at some point in time has been in either your house or your grandmother’s house. From scar removal to soft skin, cocoa butter has been somewhat of a staple in Black households.
It helps prevent moisture loss in your skin. When melted together with coconut oil, shea butter and other saturated and unsaturated oils, cocoa butter can make great salves.
Shea butter has the highest ratio of unsaponifiable compounds of all the vegetable fats or oils. Making them rich in plant sterols, vitamins, minerals and other compounds that nourish your skin and body.
Shea butter softens, protects your skin against drying and nourishes your skin. While rich in vitamin E, it’s able to protect your skin from the sun’s rays and help prevent oxidation.
Mango butter has a high amount of nutritive unsaponifiable plant compounds. This gives it the ability to help heal wounds as well as protect from UV rays. With a good amount of vitamin C, mango butter is able to moisturize, repair and revitalize the layers of your skin.
Mango butter can be used as an active ingredient to support and nourish your skin.
To Soften and Smooth Your Skin …
There are so many butters and oils available to help you with your skin and hair. Whether they are scented or not, you can enjoy a product that helps with keeping your skin soft and smooth. Study the companies that are available and geared specifically for the care of Your skin from head to toe.
That’s it for this week. As always …
Dedicated to Your Beauty,
Juliette Samuel,
Esthetician, Author/Publisher,
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