Black-skin-vs-white-skin

This is a tough question to answer. As was mentioned earlier, Shea butter is for everyone whether your skin type falls is Northern European, African-American, Mediterranean, Asian or Latino. To focus on the issue between Black skin vs. White skin, there are vast differences between black and white skin in terms of how each tone of skin responds to damage from the environment, other irritants, and how it heals. Each skin type has their unique advantages and disadvantages. I’ll tell you what; I’ll let you decide for yourself after reading this. Let’s examine both skin types.

Black Skin

What is special about black skin is that it comes in an incredibly beautiful spectrum of colors-from pale, golden almond to bronze suntanned shades to rich honeyed taupes, coffee browns, sultry black and everything in between. Some say that there are more than 35 variations of color for African-American skin as opposed to about ten for Caucasian skin. The wide range of differences in the skin color is caused by melanin (chemical agent that determines color of skin).

Here is a list of advantages of black skin:

Black skin contains more melanin than white skin: This allows for black skin to stay younger looking longer by shielding it from premature lines, wrinkles, and the ravages of chronic sun damage that white people endure.
Black skin tends to be oilier: The extra oil caused by the sebaceous glands helps keep lines and wrinkles from spreading.
Black skin is more elastic and tends to stay firmer longer
Bruises and wounds heal much faster with African-American, which helps prevent infection

Here is a list of disadvantages:

Black skin is more susceptible to inflammation: In black skin, a mild case of acne can trigger an extreme inflammatory reaction due to the higher melanin content.
Scars on black skin take longer to fade and have a tendency to over-heal: This results in thickened raised scars called keloids.

White Skin

Here is a list of advantages to consider:

White skin scars and discolors less easily than other skin tones.
White skin responds better to dermabrasion and cosmetic surgery.
Oil glands are less active than black skin: This has the effect of limiting acne breakouts and blemishes.

Disadvantages:

The palest complexions, especially in people of Irish and Nordic, are far more susceptible to skin damage and photo-aging from repeated exposures to sunlight. This is very noticeable along the cheeks and the sides of the nose.
White skin is more prone to rosacea (a form of severe skin inflammation that can mimic acne’s pimples and is often characterized by broken blood vessels.

We want to be as honest with you as possible. We are not trained dermatologists, so it is difficult to answer the question regarding who has more to benefit from using Shea butter. Shea butter is not a cure-all cream. We don’t and never will endorse our Shea butter this way, nor should anybody else. We can tell you that our products are safe to use, and it will definitely enhance your skin no matter what complexion you are. Here is the takeaway from this page. Whether you have white skin, black skin, brown skin, yellow skin, or purple skin (again you may want to get that checked. Ha Ha Ha!!!) this product is for YOU.

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BLACK SKIN VS WHITE SKIN - WHO HAS MORE TO BENEFIT FROM USING SHEA BUTTER?