Confident actress Sophia Vergara flaunts her curves

Hispanic actress Sophia Vergara has been gaining a lot of attention lately for her curves, and that's fine with her. The Modern Family star spoke to People magazine about being a sexy symbol and why she's proud of being known for her body.

The 39-year-old says that her looks have helped her career, and she's happy to be recognized for all of the hard work she has done to keep herself healthy and in shape. She told People that she lives by the age-old old motto if you've got it, flaunt it.

Vergara also described her beauty routine to the magazine, and explained that she believes in the importance of skin care.

"Everything in moderation – not too much food, not too much exercise," she explains. "And, of course, wearing sun block, doing the things your dermatologist tells you to do – that helps with the aging process."

The National Institutes of Health reports that sunlight is a major cause of skin again and recommends using sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher. Ethnic Women who want to protect their skin should consider using African American ethnic skin care products with SPF so they can keep their skin healthy and maybe gain some Vergara's confidence along the way. 

Diamond and ruby facial for the extremely wealthy

Ladies, ever wish to live like the celebrities do and go out and buy diamonds and rubies? What about using these precious gems for skin care? One new celebrity trend is using diamonds as part of a skin care treatment, reports the Daily Mail. 

According to the news provider, rubbing diamonds on the skin can produce an antioxidant effect. Some celebrities, including Mila Kunis, have been spotted getting facials that involve this fancy treatment, which carries a $7,000 price tag.

The procedure is called the HD Diamond and Ruby Peel, and Forbes reports that this is at least the second time that Kunis has been spotted receiving the treatment. The magazine also offered a list of some other luxury skin care options for the rich and famous including an Evian bath that costs 5,000 dollars.

Ethnic women looking to achieve glowing skin without spending thousands of dollars should consider skin care products for black skin that contain natural antioxidant extracts.  

Snail slime may be the new mud

The first time people heard that taking a bath in mud could help exfoliate the skin, many thought that it was insane. After a few years though, people began paying hundreds of dollars for mud treatments and even buying soaps made out of it. Now, according to MSNBC, there may be an even stranger skin care product on the market - snail slime.

Although still not very popular in the U.S., products containing the guts and slime of snails have been regularly sold in South America and South Korea. Apparently this has been going on since the mid 90's, when people began to notice that handling snails was helping their skin feel softer. MSNBC reports that snails' secretions may protect against UV rays and eliminate dead skin cells.

The PBS program NOVA reported on this subject and claimed that the slime works by being a yield-stress fluid. Meaning that depending on how much pressure is put on it it can act as a liquid or a solid such as glue.

Notready to have a beauty routine that includes slime? That's fine, ethnic women looking to exfoliate and protect their skin against UV rays can use African American skin care products that are already on the market with added SPF and no snail extract.  

Grape compound may protect skin against the sun

For ladies who are interested in protecting their ethnic skin naturally, there may be a new tool in the battle against damage from the sun - grapes. Researchers at the University of Barcelona have found a compound in grapes that may protect against the sun's ultraviolet rays.

These findings add grapes to the list of fruits that contain sun-protecting properties, which also includes pomegranate, found in some skin care products for black skin. The compound, called flavonoid, has already been shown to have other health benefits, particularly for brain health.

These results could lead to the development of new skin care products that contain grape extract.

"This study supports the idea of using these products to protect the skin from cell damage and death caused by solar radiation, as well as increasing our understanding of the mechanism by which they act," said researcher Marta Cascante.

Until those products are developed, there are plenty of other natural African American skin care products on the market that contain healthy extracts of fruit and green tea for sun protection.