3 Tips To Keep Your Melanin Delicate
I recall as a child my mother having 2 bottles of detergent for laundry day. Laundry day always made the house smell extra fresh so I did not mind lending a helping hand. One day while attempting to be a laundry assistant, my mom walked in on me as I was about to pour a cap full of Tide into a load she previously started. She quickly corrected me but I was inquisitive about why? Clothes are just clothes. She advised me to pay close attention in life because everything that may seem similar may not be similar. She grabbed the Woolite & told me, “You have to treat the delicate things in life with a little more…delicacy!”
We are all human & are all created equally, right? Incorrect! Some of the most precious & delicate folks on this planet have an ingredient called Melanin added to their batter. Melanin is a pigment that is responsible for protecting skin from harmful UV rays. It’s always a layer of protection that prevents skin from over drying. Lastly, Melanin is the key ingredient that gives skin its darker shade of pigment. The thicker the grade; the darker the skin. Melanated skin is very low maintenance but there are steps we must take to enhance its beauty & strengthen its protective line of defense. Here are 3 important measures to take.
Water
Water aids in keeping Melanated skin clean internally & externally. Drinking a few glasses a day keeps the entire body hydrated. It also helps in flushing way toxins. While washing your face, try using a bit of warm water with a few drops of lemon juice to safely cleanse the skin while refreshing it. Harsh chemicals & cheap beauty aids wears on the skin & could lead to other issues.
Moisturize
While bathing & showering has its host benefits, be very leery of high temperatures. Hot water melts the natural oils in melanated skins & can cause extreme dryness, cracking or inflammation. It’s essential to properly moisturize. Soon as I step out of my warm shower, I apply a layer of Vaseline, baby oil or coconut creme/oil. When replacing oils, stray away from item that contain ingredients that you can not pronounce. Items with too much fragrance could be non beneficial for too many additives could hurt more than help. I learned a long time ago that naturally oily skin is a great thing. While using an agent that strips the natural oils from the skin will only cause the skin to create more. The skin is self lubing & will constantly create its own oils when it feels externally dehydrated.
Sweet Sweat
Swearing out toxins & impurities is a great way to keep your Melanin healthy. This can do done by being active. Dancing, working out, intimate sessions or relaxing in a wet or dry sauna are a few ways to work up an awesome sweat. The most toxins you release, the less likely you’ll suffer from eczema, rashes or ringworms. Its also important to give your Melanated sweat glands a work out because sweat is also your body’s natural cooling system. Get your body used to sweat & you’ll notice you’ll feel significantly cooler in the Summer by 5º.
Closing
Melanin is magical & requires a constant care regiment to keep its celestial levels of quality to fully benefit you. Properly hydrating your skin gives it attraction powers like no other. Maintaining its strength keeps you save from UV rays & other external toxins. Its a blessing from above to be gifted such a gaudy element that other attempt to replicate but can’t begin to even duplicate but put forward so much energy to imitate. Take time each morning & carefully care for your Melinan & watch the natural properties activate a higher level of majestic magic. I challenge my iLL community to go on a 7 day Skin care journey & I promise you the universe will send you a glow that is God sent.
🤎🖤Black Love ✊🏿 Black Power ☮️ Black Peace to my 🌡 Community.
