Hello everybody! We’re proud to present the newest addition to our Men’s Skin and Hair Network: Black Men Skin Care.  This is a site exclusively for this type of skin.  In it we have already added a lot of content about the issues black men have to face when it comes to skin care.

As you may know, black skin has problems mostly when shaving.  This is because of the nature of the hair.  Black men have curly thick hair, as it grows back it penetrates the skin (this is known as ingrown hair), and when this area gets infected, bumps appear (razor bumps).  Well, on the site there are some tips on dealing with this problem, do don’t forget to bookmark it to your favorites, as we will be updating it thanks to your comments, questions or suggestions.

Continuing with our monthly skin care resolutions, this month of May we will dedicate to Black Men Skin Care.

Be on the lookout for new information on our blog and site on skin care for black men and men of color.

There are many shaving products on the market for men. But what about shaving products for black men, African-American men, Hispanic men and men of color in general?

The truth is there really are few products that are targeted specifically for men of color. The best shaving product for black men we found was from Barc.

“At Barc, our goal is to deliver superior products for men with medium to dark skin tones who are suffering from a number of painful and chronic skin conditions including razor bumps and ingrown hairs,” said Christopher Hayes, Barc, CEO. “In developing our new shaving cream, we conducted extensive research and held numerous focus groups where we learned that African-American and Hispanic men are seeking a new shaving cream that is better suited for their particular skin types.”

It’s true, men of color want a shaving cream design for their skin which is very different from men who have lighter skin tones. Also black men tend to suffer more from razor bumps and the common irritation and razor burn. That is why Barc created a lines to better suite the needs of African American and Hispanic men of color. But enough on the details, below you can find the best shaving products for black men from Barc.

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Skin care among men is a subject that is recently growing up, just in the past two years we’ve seen the great growth of this market, and guys, expect it to grow even more, however there is still an overlooked area of men skin, I’m referring to skin care for black men.

Black men skin care needs to be different, if you have black skin, you know what I mean. It presents its own difficulties and strengths. The main problem black men face referred to skin is ingrown hair, and consequently - razor bumps. It is true that there are great products out there that help battling this issue, this is great because ingrown hair is more common than you think, but there is too little info on the subject. Read the rest of this entry »

As you may or may not know, we have two offices in this blog, one in USA and the other in Peru, so when Vic is freezing like a penguin I, Paolo am here enjoying the rays of the sun. This gives me the chance to talk a little about sun care. I have seen many times men with dark skin not taking care of it because they assume they don’t have to do it.

This is a misconception.

Black skin needs protection too. So the first step is grabbing a sunscreen that will protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun, the second step is use a moisturizer. But given the current choices in the market you can have both in a single product!

The main benefit of taking care of your skin is of course, avoiding skin cancer, but if you’ve been reading this blog for a while you should know that it delays the aging process too. So, I’d recommend you use sunscreen all the year, it never hurts to sty protected. If you spend most of your time outdoors, it would also be a good idea to wear a hat to shade your face from the sun.