Hispanic skin care, like the skin care for any “race” of people is not a one size fits all proposition. There is no “latina skin type”. Latina skin varies widely and your needs will be unique. Like African Americans, Latinas skin color and type varies.
There's a reason so many brands are marketing products specifically to Latinas. Our skin is more prone to certain issues and need customized routines to keep it looking its best.
Here are some facts about the skin of Latinas:
In many Hispanics, two factors make hyperpigmentation worse. Especially in Mexico and the United States, many people of Hispanic heritage develop type 2 diabetes at a relatively young age, sometimes even as children. People who have type 2 diabetes tend to get darker and more widespread brown spots as acne heals.
Sunblocks are also a problem for Hispanics because of their effects on the body’s ability to make vitamin D. The darker the skin, the more sunlight it needs to make this essential vitamin that protects the body against, among other health problems, skin cancer. Many experts believe that one of the most important reasons skin cancer is on the rise throughout Central and South America is that more and more people are following doctor recommendations to use sunblock, which leads to vitamin D deficiency and increased vulnerability to skin cancer that is not triggered by exposure to sunlight, such as the deadly form of skin cancer known as melanoma.
Other dermatologists have noticed that more than any other ethnic group, Hispanics tend to get cystic acne. Many Hispanics who escape teenage acne develop cystic acne in their early 20’s, and the condition is very hard to treat without causing the inflammation that can permanently discolor the skin. In cystic acne, healthy but pink skin grows over pockets of bacterial infection that cause constant irritation to the skin but cannot be drained because the pore no longer exists.
Sunblocks are also a problem for Hispanics because of their effects on the body’s ability to make vitamin D. The darker the skin, the more sunlight it needs to make this essential vitamin that protects the body against, among other health problems, skin cancer. Many experts believe that one of the most important reasons skin cancer is on the rise throughout Central and South America is that more and more people are following doctor recommendations to use sunblock, which leads to vitamin D deficiency and increased vulnerability to skin cancer that is not triggered by exposure to sunlight, such as the deadly form of skin cancer known as melanoma.
Other dermatologists have noticed that more than any other ethnic group, Hispanics tend to get cystic acne. Many Hispanics who escape teenage acne develop cystic acne in their early 20’s, and the condition is very hard to treat without causing the inflammation that can permanently discolor the skin. In cystic acne, healthy but pink skin grows over pockets of bacterial infection that cause constant irritation to the skin but cannot be drained because the pore no longer exists.
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