Tips For Maintaining Black Beauty in Women
According to an old saying, "Good black don't crack"--but it can droop, wrinkle, or dry out a little bit. There's no need to panic, though. Preserving and enhancing your natural splendor as an African-American woman can be straightforward, with these seven most-crucial beauty tips...
The key to looking gorgeous all the time is regular exercise, changing your eating habits and drinking lots of water. While our favorite soul food dishes may be absolutely delicious, and possibly irresistible... they can lead to silent killers like heart disease, diabetes and hypertension which are killers well know to run rampant in the black community. Maintaining your weight is the ultimate goal you should strive for.
Use sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher to prevent skin cancer, as well as wrinkles. The extra melanin in black skin provides some extra defense from the sun's rays, but use sunscreen, too.
Hydrate your hair with moisturizing shampoos and conditioners--NOT the formula for "Normal" hair. These formulas are frequently based on "regular" Caucasian hair, which tends to be oilier than black tresses. Also pour moisture into your locks with cholesterol deep conditioning every one to two weeks. Today's black hairstyles include many options that don't involve overloading your mane with too many scalp greases, gels, or sprays, which can really cause breakage and dryness. You should try these. Also, if you wear hear extensions make sure you go for a very good quality Remy hair or Indian hair as they will last a long time and will blend in with your natural hair very well.
You should wear a satin sleeping cap or scarf at night to protect your black hairstyle or hair extensions. Try to avoid braids that are too tight, ponytails, or other hairstyles that pull your hair back... this can pull at the root and cause damage. You should always wear a wig cap underneath your wigs. Also, it's important to try to reduce the amount of heat on your hair. Think natural like wet sets, wraps, braids or even twists.
Keep skin soft by gliding on lotion immediately after the shower. This hair in moisture, and cocoa butter lotion can also prevent, but not erase, stretch marks. Also, keep lips kissable every time you brush your teeth by brushing your lips, too, removing dead skin, and then applying petroleum jelly or lip balm. Avoid products containing mineral oil, though, as this substance tends to seal out moisture more than it keeps it in.
Maintain a amazing smile by avoiding or minimizing your intake of coffee, tea, soda, and other tooth-staining foods and beverages. If you find yourself in desperation and can't go without it, try limiting your intake by taking a few small drinks from a straw.
Wear the minimum amount of makeup possible. Opt for spot-concealers instead of whole-face foundation, and highlight your best feature--eyes, lips, OR cheeks, not all three--with makeup colors that match and complement your skin tone. Mauves, purples, and deep pinks can be universally flattering, while bronzes, bright reds, and golds perhaps look best on lighter skin tones.
But remember, true beauty encompasses beautiful black hairstyles, as well as a luminous personality, smooth, self-confident approach, and steady, helpful hands. So don't forget to take time to help others and help yourself, through thought, physical exercise, or just a few hours of song, poetry, or dancing, since whatever makes your heart happy will make the rest of you beautiful, too.
According to an old saying, "Good black don't crack"--but it can droop, wrinkle, or dry out a little bit. There's no need to panic, though. Preserving and enhancing your natural splendor as an African-American woman can be straightforward, with these seven most-crucial beauty tips...
The key to looking gorgeous all the time is regular exercise, changing your eating habits and drinking lots of water. While our favorite soul food dishes may be absolutely delicious, and possibly irresistible... they can lead to silent killers like heart disease, diabetes and hypertension which are killers well know to run rampant in the black community. Maintaining your weight is the ultimate goal you should strive for.
Use sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher to prevent skin cancer, as well as wrinkles. The extra melanin in black skin provides some extra defense from the sun's rays, but use sunscreen, too.
Hydrate your hair with moisturizing shampoos and conditioners--NOT the formula for "Normal" hair. These formulas are frequently based on "regular" Caucasian hair, which tends to be oilier than black tresses. Also pour moisture into your locks with cholesterol deep conditioning every one to two weeks. Today's black hairstyles include many options that don't involve overloading your mane with too many scalp greases, gels, or sprays, which can really cause breakage and dryness. You should try these. Also, if you wear hear extensions make sure you go for a very good quality Remy hair or Indian hair as they will last a long time and will blend in with your natural hair very well.
You should wear a satin sleeping cap or scarf at night to protect your black hairstyle or hair extensions. Try to avoid braids that are too tight, ponytails, or other hairstyles that pull your hair back... this can pull at the root and cause damage. You should always wear a wig cap underneath your wigs. Also, it's important to try to reduce the amount of heat on your hair. Think natural like wet sets, wraps, braids or even twists.
Keep skin soft by gliding on lotion immediately after the shower. This hair in moisture, and cocoa butter lotion can also prevent, but not erase, stretch marks. Also, keep lips kissable every time you brush your teeth by brushing your lips, too, removing dead skin, and then applying petroleum jelly or lip balm. Avoid products containing mineral oil, though, as this substance tends to seal out moisture more than it keeps it in.
Maintain a amazing smile by avoiding or minimizing your intake of coffee, tea, soda, and other tooth-staining foods and beverages. If you find yourself in desperation and can't go without it, try limiting your intake by taking a few small drinks from a straw.
Wear the minimum amount of makeup possible. Opt for spot-concealers instead of whole-face foundation, and highlight your best feature--eyes, lips, OR cheeks, not all three--with makeup colors that match and complement your skin tone. Mauves, purples, and deep pinks can be universally flattering, while bronzes, bright reds, and golds perhaps look best on lighter skin tones.
But remember, true beauty encompasses beautiful black hairstyles, as well as a luminous personality, smooth, self-confident approach, and steady, helpful hands. So don't forget to take time to help others and help yourself, through thought, physical exercise, or just a few hours of song, poetry, or dancing, since whatever makes your heart happy will make the rest of you beautiful, too.
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