The Benefit of Water in Black Men’s Skincare

The Benefit of Water for Black Men’s Skincare Water carries many benefits for one’s health including diet, organ functions, muscle energy and even THE SKIN! We may neglect water for various reasons but it truly is an essential part of keeping a balanced diet, which will lead to better skin health. For black skin care this is also especially important for transepidermal water loss, which can give skin a dull and “ashy” appearance. While moisturizing can help reduce the look of dry skin, hydrating the skin from the inside out is the most effective way to combat transepidermal water loss.

Transepidermal water loss (TWL) is the dermatology condition of evaporation of water from the inside of the body through the skin or epidermis. [1] This issue is also commonly found within Asian skin care [2] giving rise to the fact that melanin is not a factor in this condition of water loss. Everyone will experience dry skin at some point in his or her life. It can be extremely prevalent during winter months when some people experience cracking or peeling of the skin due to skin becoming scaly due to dehydration.

Now don’t get us wrong, drinking water won’t perk up your skin immediately. Unlike plants, human’s skin does not hydrate simply from drinking water. While it will help and is also great for your overall health, which translates to good skin, eating skin healthy foods will also add to one’s natural epidermis moisture. Foods rich in fatty acids such as walnuts, salmon, flaxseed and olive oil will strengthen the skin’s ability to moisturize the skin. Also avoid dehydrating elements such as low humidity, harsh winds, dry heat, sun, alcohol, high altitude and long baths.

While all these things will help skin hydration in the long run, there is one quick step to getting healthy looking skin: a good moisturizer or lotion. For black men’s skin care there are two deep conditioning skin products produced by Clear Essence that will give skin a smooth and touchable feel in the first application. Our first recommendation is the Clear Essence Sensitive Complexion Texturizing Lotion. This light textured yet highly effective moisturizer created for daily use is a very easy to use lotion that restores the skins natural mechanical barrier, locks in moisture and reduces transepidermal water loss. For a thick body crème try Clear Essence Swiss Complex Collagen Crème with Vitamin E. Within African American men’s skin care this product is used to give the skin a natural supple feel and reinvigorate the top layer (epidermis) protecting the skin from harsh weather and reducing the dryness that causes ashy skin.

While water hydrates your skin from the outside in, use Clear Essence products to perfect the upper layer of skin instantly!

[1] [2] Fluhr, Joachim; Berardesca, Enzo; Elsner, Peter; Maibach, Howard I. (2004). Bioengineering of the skin: water and stratum corneum (2 ed.).

CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-1443-7.