5 Skin Care Trends Black Folks Should Avoid

The American Academy of Dermatology has reported that there is a constant flow of harmful skincare trends being spread on social media today. Dermatologists, who have passed the board exam, are drawing attention to five harmful habits that you may encounter when browsing social media. Performing Cosmetic Treatments At Home Watch as people film themselves at home undergoing hair removal procedures, including microneedling, filler injections, and lasers. Dermatologist Dr. Sara Moghaddam of Selbyville, Delaware, who is board-certified, expressed her deep worry about the matter. “Inappropriate procedures and the risk of infections make at-home microneedling, often called derma-rolling, a risky practice.” According to Dr. Oyetewa Oyerinde of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, an assistant professor of dermatology and director of the Skin of Color Clinic, Cosmetic procedures may seem completely innocuous on social media. “People who video their whole experience doing a cosmetic operation on TikTok or on Instagram will be visible to my patients,” Oyerinde adds. “You have no clue whether they ended up in the emergency department afterward because of a poor reaction,” I remind them, “even if their initial response seems excellent to you—and they may be employing filters and other things to make it look nice.”...