Dermatologist suggests homemade masks to improve your skin

While your African American skin care product can help you achieve a flawless look, having healthy skin underneath your makeup is just as important. In a recent guest appearance on the television show, Dr. Oz., dermatologist Ellen Marmur explained how you can use some simple ingredients found in your kitchen to boost the health of your skin.

First, the expert suggested wearing a mask of honey and avocado for 10 minutes a week to improve dry skin.

“You are going to cut your avocado in half and scoop out the fruit of the avocado and you’re going to start stirring in about one tablespoon of honey and make it into a kind of a nice consistency,” said Marmur, quoted by EMax.

Next, Marmur said that people who experience rosacea, a condition characterized by redness in the skin, can be improved using a mask of pineapple and cottage cheese.

WebMD reminds readers that what you eat is reflected in your complexion, so while you're using these ingredients on your outer skin, remember the take what your put into your body for account as well. Milk, strawberries and plums have all been found to improve skin's appearance.

 

Skin care experts discuss the benefits of honey

While there are many great African American skin care products on the market that can help protect your skin from the coming winter months, there are also natural substances that you can use to give yourself an added level of protection. 

For example, skin care expert Jackie Gomez is teaming up with the National Honey Board this month to talk about the benefits of the sweet condiment for the skin.

"We all strive for moisturized skin, especially during winter months," said Catherine Barry, director of marketing for the National Honey Board. "Honey is your skin's best friend because it is a humectant, which means it attracts and retains moisture."

Barry and Gomez explained how to create a simple moisturizing mask by simply combining honey, avocado and milk. On the website Mielpura.org, they offer many different recipes and tips for how to use honey and other natural substances to help skin stay soft and smooth during the harsh winter weather.

Using these ingredients along with your usual African American skin care product may be the key to staying gorgeous this season.

 

Blogger offers cosmetics tips for Asian women

Ethnic women know that they deserve their own unique skin care products to highlight their natural beauty. CNN Go recently spoke to Shanghi-born beauty blogger Kristi Wang about beauty shopping abroad and the best tips for a healthy complexion. 

Wang says that the best way to treat yourself is to be sure to use skin care products regularly, not just makeup.

“I don't do makeup in daily life, not at all," said Wang, quoted by the news source. "Makeup harms your skin while skincare products nurture it.”

The beauty expert said she loves going to Japan to find interesting products, because their cosmetics are always creative. Wang recommended that Asian women keep their makeup routine simple and focus on mascara, to highlight their eyes.

CBS News also offered tips for Asian women looking to switch up their makeup routine, and suggested using a light liquid foundation with under eye concealer before applying makeup so that people are focusing on you, not the bags under your eyes.

 

Sun exposure in the morning may be less harmful than in the afternoon

Even if you wear African American skin care products with added SPF for protection against UV rays, it's important to limit you exposure to sun. Lets be honest though, it's not possible to stay inside all the time, so it's important to know what time of day the sun is most likely cause harm and lead to skin cancer. 

Now, researchers from the University of North Carolina have found that exposure to UV rays in the morning may be less harmful than other times of day.

"Our research would suggest that restricting sunbathing or visits to the tanning booth to morning hours would reduce the risk of skin cancer in humans," said senior study author Aziz Sancar, M.D., Ph.D.

Scientists believe these results may also suggest that humans have a higher rate of DNA repair in the morning, and are therefore less susceptible to the carcinogenic effects of UV rays early in the day. Researchers plan to continue research to determine if this is true so they can make recommendations for avoiding skin cancer.