by Michelle Howard

Have you ever stopped to wonder why it is that after slathering on the moisturizer, your skin returns to it’s ashy state by (and sometimes before) end of the day?  Well, wonder no more.  It’s time to get educated.

As a woman of color, I’ve had to roll up my sleeves and engage in the “battle of the ash.”  That’s because when you have darker skin, dry skin is much more visible.  Hence, I’ve had to really figure out what it is that my skin needed to stay hydrated throughout the day. The answer may appear simple.  Water!

Yes, that’s right.  Water is the hydrator.  However, water alone does not a moisturizer make.  In order for your moisturizer to really do it’s job, it must contain certain skin moisturizer ingredients and omit others.   It all starts with checking out your ingredient labels. [Read more...]