subject: Dark Skin [print this page] Dark skin is a unique type, often oilier than the usual type of skin. This makes it more difficult to maintain, and is likely to have larger oil glands. This contributes to an unwanted shiny appearance, and on worse cases, these glands become clogged, and thus, becomes acne. Dark skinned people having an oil skin type often find trouble keeping their skin healthy as their skin is likely to have more as well as larger oil glands as compared to Asian or Caucasian skin. The excessive oil glands may lead to an unwanted shiny appearance. If the oil glands become over-active then they become clogged and lead to acne. Dark skinned people have larger melanosomes (cells which give color to your skin) and these cells contain melanin in greater proportions as compared to the cells present in white skin. Due to this protective effect of melanin, African Americans are at a lower risk of developing premature wrinkling and skin cancer. But, African Americans are prone to dark spots from the inflammation caused due to acne scars, cut, scrapes or bruises. Dark spots generally take a prolonged period of time to fade. Bleaching agents may help in lowering dark spots but may carry adverse affects as well. It is usually advisable to avoid creams that contain hydroquinolone as this may predispose to cancer.
Darker skin is better protected against sunburn however, as it contains extra pigment. Also, darker skin has increased epidermal melanin which tends to provide natural sun protection. This does not mean that you should not wear sunscreen however, you should always wear sunscreen to protect your skin, and it just means that darker skin has more of a natural protection than fair skin. Generally dark skin has a natural sun protection factor of around 13, and it can also filter the suns UV rays better than fair skin can. Making an effort to remove dark skin spots will make you look younger and improve your skins health, if the product that you choose contains the right ingredients. There are several steps that you can and should take, in order to even out pigmentation and look more like yourself again.
Treatment:
A tbsp of gram flour mixed with 2 tsp of raw milk and 2-3 drops of lime juice works well for lightening dark skin. Apply this mixture and leave it for 15 minutes before washing off. Repeat for 4 weeks and follow up with once a week.
Rub lemon slices on your armpits. Use alum powder instead of deodorants. After a shower rub some baking soda on your armpits. Apply vitamin E oil on your armpits. Wash your armpits with coconut oil. Make a paste using 1 tsp of lime juice, 1 tsp of cucumber juice and a pinch of turmeric powder. Apply it on your armpits and rinse after 20 minutes.
Prepare a natural skin pack by mixing 1 tsp of milk powder, 1 tsp of honey, 1 tsp of lemon juice, and tsp of almond oil. Apply the pack on face and wash it off after 10-15 minutes. It is an effective remedy to lend glow to the skin.
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