Skincare for black skin requires plenty of hydration which can be done in the form of the essential CTM ritual (cleansing, toning and moisturizing) at least twice a day. Take your makeup off every evening with a gentle cleanser like makeup remover milk or micellar water, or a makeup remover oil. It should not be harsh on fragile dark skin. You should avoid soaps or soapy face foam that can make your skin dry. Once a week, exfoliate and scrub off your dead skin with a gentle, non-abrasive scrub. Accumulation of dead cells and impurities often give you a dull complexion. Finish off with a good dose of moisturization. If you do not like to apply creams on your skin, you can use liquid care that has a watery texture to give you a lightweight moisturization. Instead of going for oils or butter, you can try the new L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Crystal Micro-Essence that repairs and renews your skin cells to give you a youthful, bright and glowing skin. It contains active ingredients like Salicylic Acid, which accelerates skin renewal & mildly exfoliates to refine pores & skin texture. It penetrates 10 layers deep into the skin and acts both as a light moisturizer and anti-ageing treatment.
Often one with black skin worry about the presence of active seborrhea in the skin cells that makes it shiny during the day. For that, you can use a mattified hydrating gel to limit the excess sebum production. If it is still beyond control, you can use makeup to control the shininess. Try the oil-free mattifying foundation, which will absorb the sebum like a blotting paper. Or you can also use a mattifying powder that can be reapplied any number of times during the day.
