Five Lessons Natural Skin Care Can Learn From the Natural Hair Movement. We share tips and ideas on everything natural hair - from how to hydrate natural hair to using rice water for natural hair. This article describes lessons from natural hair that can be used for natural skin care for Black women.

Heathy skin begins with clean skin. Washing your face may seem like a simple task, but there’s more to it than basic wet-lather-rinse. Daily life exposes your face to pollution, dirt, sweat, sunscreen and makeup so your cleansing routine needs to gently remove that dirt, while nourishing your skin. This is where Double Cleansing comes in.

Do people of color have different skincare needs? First, skin is skin. Yes, we have more melanin, but other than that, the skin of people of color is the same as the skin of other people. However, certain characteristics more common among people with melanin rich skin make our skincare needs unique.

Skincare experts advise us to use sunscreen everyday as the single most important step you can take to care for your skin. However, the belief that people with darker skin tones do not need sunscreen is a common -- yet false -- myth. While brown skin is more resistant to sunburns, it still needs protection from long term sun damage that ages skin and leads to problems with hyperpigmentation.

Healthy skin is beautiful skin, and we can always find new ways to take better care of our skin. There lots of products available to help you get your glow, but before you turn to products, you can adopt a few simple habits that help you get healthy skin.

Adding face oils to your skincare routine combines “ancient” and “modern” -- ancient wisdom combined with a modern understanding of the health benefits of antioxidants, healthful fatty acids and pH balance for your skin....