Skincare is a delicate process. Use products that are too harsh for your skin, and you risk causing more damage to it. Use ones that aren’t meant for your skin type, and you risk wasting money on products that don’t work for you. Or they might make your skin condition worse. In an ocean of products, you need to research to filter out the good ones, the ones that cater to your specific needs and the ones for your specific skin type. Skin types are oily, dry, combination skin, or the normal skin type. Then, to find good products dedicated specifically to Black skin? That’s an even harder task.
But we heard a buzz. A buzz about a skincare brand by a Black woman, for Black women. A brand that brings the receipts. This brand is Pretty Melanin. It provides customer reviews. It’s one we can trust because they provide ways to contact others who have used their products. Of course, with their permission. This brand is about to become a staple in your skincare routine.
A good daily skin care routine requires 5 steps:
First, you need a cleanser. What a cleanser does is to remove the dirt, sweat and oil from your face. A cleanser is a less harsh way to clean your face than a body soap, which is usually much harsher because the body has tougher skin than the face. A lot of cleansers cater for the different types of skin. The cleanser we recommend is the tea tree daily face wash by Pretty Melanin. You can use Tea tree to treat acne, inflammation, and to enhance healing. We recommend that you wash your face for at least 30 seconds, twice. Just to make sure that you get as much dirt as you can of.
Toner
Next, you apply a toner. A toner helps to remove the extra grime that the cleanser might not have been able to. Toners can also help to tighten pores, sooth the face, remove whatever oil and makeup that the cleanser couldn’t get off, and to hydrate the face. Depending on the ingredients that the toner contains, it can perform different functions. The toner that we recommend from Pretty Melanin is the Collagen Boosting Facial Toner/Mist. Collagen may improve skin hydration, skin elasticity and reduces the look of wrinkles on the face.
Serum/Oil
A serum or your facial oil comes after. These are the products that deal with your skin issue. It could be a vitamin c oil to help brighten your face and reduce the dark spots, or it could be a serum that helps to clear off acne. The recommended Princess Melanin product is the Dark Spot Corrector. This is the product that receives majority of the praises for its rapid effectiveness.
Moisturizer
Afterwards, you apply your moisturizer. Your moisturizer finishes off the work. It helps to seal in the products that you have used. Moreover, like the other products, moisturizers can also aid in solving whatever skin issue that you are trying to treat. But most of all, it helps to keep your face hydrated without piling on thick products like your body cream which companies create for the thicker skin of your body. Princess Melanin has a face serum that you can buy if you are willing to try out their product.
Sunscreen
Lastly, after you finish applying all these products, do not forget your sunscreen. Sunscreens protect against sunburn, and they can also be anti-aging. Black Girl Sunscreen is a sunscreen that was created specifically for Black skin. Although, not created by Princess Melanin, this product is wonderful and does not leave a white cast (the white color usually left on your face when you use a sunscreen created for lighter skin tones).