September 2018 - Black Girl Sunscreen

Posted September 21, 2018

Melanin is Amazing but I Need Sunscreen?

In the black community it’s a common misconception that our melanin infused skin completely eliminates the need for sunscreen as protection. Yes, our melanin does protect from some UV rays, but [...]

Never get tired of protecting your skin. ⠀⠀⠀

𝗠𝗬𝗧𝗛 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗼

𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗣 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 Hyperpigmentation. Many of us with a lil more melanin than others might sometimes suffer from that. Let's first define what hyperpigmentation is. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
𝙝𝙮𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙞𝙜𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: dark spots/patches on the skin in areas like forehead, cheek, jawline, chest and sometimes shoulders caused by trauma from inflammation, acne and UV damage. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩? Sunscreen plays a large role in helping treat/prevent hyperpigmentation. It prevents the skin from developing PIH (Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation) which is dark spots that come after acne and damages in the skin from being in the sun for a long time, that's called photodamage. Sunscreen is the solution in preventing hyperpigmentation. A broad spectrum sunscreen that has a minimum of SPF 30 is all you need, like Black Girl Sunscreen.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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BGS SPF 30 is currently available on back-order! We thank 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 love and support as we will begin shipping the week of 7/21

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