Hyaluronic acid is a must for healthy looking skin.  When your skin lacks sufficient amounts of it, it begins to look dull, ashy, gray and sallow.

The Role of Hyaluronic Acid in African American Skin Care

Hyaluronic acid is a naturally found sugar substance that binds to water and is necessary for properly moisturizing your skin.  In your 20’s and 30’s your body will begin to produce less hyaluronic acid and as it decreases it shows up in your skin.

How Hyaluronic Acid Works When Caring For African American Skin

Regardless of the brand of product you choose, if it contains restylane and perlane, these are hyaluronic acid fillers.  Hyaluronic acid filers work by attracting water to your challenged skin and filling it with moisture.

Some of you will opt for an injection and some will not. When you do, water will be drawn to the area and bind the molecules of the filler to fill in the lines and wrinkles by literally plumping them up with moisture.

Can You Tell If Your Skin Is Not Properly Hydrated?

Here are signs that your skin might be dehydrated:

• Does your skin feel uncomfortably tight?
• Minutes after washing your face, it feels dry again
• You see more fine lines and wrinkles
• Your skin looks sallow in color and is dull, flat and lifeless
• It’s flaky, cracked and has dry patches.  Yes, black does crack, when it’s not properly moisturized.

What Type of Moisturizers Will Your Skin Type Need?

Normal Skin should opt for light hydrating products that make use of oils.

Sensitive Skin types should select products without fragrance or any additives.  Fragrances and additives can lead to red and irritated skin.

Oily/Acne Prone skin responds best to oil-free noncomedogenic moisturizers and gel formulas. Be careful of alcohol levels, if too high you will experience dryness and cause your skin to produce more oil trying to find balance.

Combination Skin types face the challenge of finding a moisturizer that provides the right amount of balance.

Mature Skin types are dryer and usually see lines, wrinkles, sagging and rough texture.  Products with Shea butters, grape seed oils, evening primrose, and green tea … are just some of the anti-aging ingredients that you should look for in a product.

Extremely Dry/Dehydrated Skin – If your skin is extremely dry and dehydrated you’ll want to look for something that intensely hydrates, nourishes and repairs your skin.  Rose hip, avocado oil and Shea butters are a great place to start.

Moisturizing and keeping your skin hydrated is a daily concern when it comes to keeping your skin smooth, soft and youthful looking.

Dedicated To Your Beauty,

Juliette Samuel

Esthetician/Author/Publisher

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