Black skin is affected as much by sunlight, pollution and stress as women with lighter skin tones. In many respects, women with black skin are faced with even greater challenges.

Black women, for instance, need to be very conscious of hyperpigmentation since their skin scars so easily. To prevent scarring, they need to always guard against acne and to continually protect their skin from the sun.

In fact, any situation where the skin can be irritated, be it squeezing blemishes, shaving or plucking hair, can result in black skin producing more melanin and creating dark spots. During pregnancy too, many dark-skinned women experience the “mask of pregnancy,” or a darkening of skin around the neck due to hormonal changes.

Generally black women also tend to have oily facial skin, which can be compounded by more than just the skin’s natural oils.

The oily ingredients used in black hair care products, often contribute to the general oiliness of the skin. This condition is acerbated by high fat diets. Ironically, although black women are prone to excessive facial oils, they also have dry, ashy body skin.

Sacha’s skin care system has been formulated with these considerations in mind. It is a very basic regime of cleansing and toning with basic oil-free moisturizer and products that control oil. Our Daily Moisturizers have SPF15 sun protection. Our Overnight Moisture Lotion is moisturizing without being oily.

We strongly advise against use of fading creams. Instead, we advise that during the day, African women protect their skin from the sun. At nights, we recommend that they use our Overnight Renewal Lotion with alpha-hydroxy acid which gently exfoliates the dead cells.

When all factors are considered, we believe that Sacha manufactures the finest black Skin Care system on the market.