Thanks. Black 54 yr old here… I was just hit on by a 30 yr old who told me he thought I was no older than him… I laughed… happens all of the time to me.
I’m a 46 and half black. Very little wrinkles so far but lately I feel like my white half is catching up to me. My eyelids have started droop past my chin it seems like.😭😭 Got this from my white mama (bless her heart).
@@j.clements2093SPF 30+ religiously when you are outside. You’re welcome!😊 Almost 50 year old here, who gets mistaken for being in my 20’s- I am mixed, black, white and American Indian. I have worn SPF 30+ religiously since I was in my 20’s. 😊 Sunlight causes about 90% of signs of aging (including sagging skin).
In addition to melanin, we moisturize our skin daily. Our skin got moisturized by our mothers right out of the womb. We also exfoliate our skin through the use of washcloths
@@samantha198607Go and “bald” your green eyed cheeky self! 😂That’s just another stereotypical fallacy that caucasians like to comfort themselves with!!!! Our hair very beautiful and is very capable of growing extremely long. However it’s tightly coiled and capable of defying gravity unlike other hair types on this planet. Climate ☀️,nutrition and general lifestyle etc, also plays a role, as well as understanding how to care for it appropriately 🖤#ecstatic, happy, very grateful and extremely proud to be a Black Woman 🪮🪮🪮
Me too,mind you am very lazy in taking care of skin😅that's not my thing. I go out makeup free and still look good. Meanwhile, women of no color can't go anywhere without makeup,they need to make up to give their skin color
Why a problem ? Are we supposed to colonize the moon, mars and flee from the sun, never touching our skin or should we colonize the sun ? Be logic, as much as our eyes hate the sun, and love to watch the moon. Try to use a telescope for the sun 😵, is there some moonglasses to protect our eyes ? Natural means living in the origin'al temple, protected by the canopy. Followers of satan are blinded by the blue veil, sky, and marked on their skin by the LIGHT, those, they are the white.
I'm 58 years old and absolutely appreciating being Black. My skin is radiant, healthy and I see all my aging relatives looking well also, despite our graying hair. Our skin may sag a bit as we age, but actual wrinkes are few. When my 85 year old grandmother died years back, we were amazed at the quality of her skin, and that was before the embalming! May she RIP. 😂 💖
My Black grandmother just turned 90. Same for her. Skin drooping a bit but she has very few wrinkles. Her hands also still look good! I feel good about my future 🙌🏾😆
I'm 100% white (eastern European) and due to my greasy skin I'm very youthful looking. I used to hate my greasy skin while i was a teen but now I find it a blessing. I never had any fillers, botox or lifting and don't need it.
I just returned back to the US from France. I got held up at passport control because they didn’t believe I was 50!!! This was a headache and a compliment!😊
On average if bp or melanated take care of themselves or at least fairly, they will look younger. On the other hand, I've sent bp younger than me that I thought was my age or older
Thank you for this doctor . I am a black woman who just turned 40 and most people think I look 27 or 28. Some don’t even believe my age. It used to bother me but not anymore . I have a few Caucasian friends that want to know if there is a secret to me looking even sometimes younger than them who are in their late 20s. I don’t want to hurt their feelings l. The truth is genetics and yes my brown skin. All I said were it’s my genetics. 🤷🏾♀️
@JO really one person I'm a black man who is 41 and my wife is also 41 and we both look in our 20th including most of my friends so yeah. I'm not trying to make this a racist thing. I'm just trying to say this guy is telling the truth. Almost all of Hollywood has done plastic surgery, and that's a fact
Huge jealousy factor towards black women. Especially in the workplace. Imagine being told you are the most beautiful, then here comes the woman, maybe older looking 15 years younger and fabulous! Jealousy and hate with the societal power to oppress black women. It’s sick and they need help toward radical acceptance.
Yes but many other things like bones,water retention and fat. Melamine intensive people must eat a lot of animal protein to keep that protection because their ancestors were hunter gatherers. White skin started 8 thousands years ago in Europe and they were pastoralists nomads from north Russia
Melanin is a gift and I'm grateful for it. I know I look younger for my years because of it. However, we age just like everyone else. All sorts of skin changes appear particularly after 50/60. Focusing on wrinkles blinds us to the type of changes melanin rich people experience. There is no way you'd confuse a 60 year old black man with his 30 year old counterpart. Not happening. Happy the skin care industry is doing more research into our skin and providing solutions.
Yes. We also have to be grateful for the good health that aids in our youthful appearance. I've seen how cancer has aged some of my relatives. It's definitely the worst disease.
My mother was in the hospital and the nurse who was attending had her colleagues come to her room to see her because she couldn't believe mom was 70 she thought she was in her late thirties or early forties. They couldn't believe it. My mother doesn't have a wrinkle or blemish on her skin. Her skin is so smooth like peanut butter.
My grandmother died at 94....the mortician called my mom and told her she had to come confirm she had the right body .... she had another lady who was 65 and looked 100+ meanwhile my grandma looked like a 60 year old
I am a Latina with indigenous and black ancestry my partner is WHITE (plain old white) and he is a year younger then me. That man has lines all over his face I on the other hand have ZERO! Praise the Lord for being a POC - black really don’t crack. Blessed 🙌🏽
Yes absolutely! More importantly its the types of Melanin that make the difference. Eumelanin (Dark shades / black people) Pheomelanin ( Pale shades/ white people)
Thank you for this video. I think there is a growing understanding that a 'one size fits all' approach to skincare is outdated. TH-camrs like Dr Vanita Rattan has really helped to shape my understanding of that. So as a black woman I welcome videos like these. Would be really interested in finding out how botox and fillers can be used safely in darker skin types.
@@ericacosta987 I have never heard Dr V talk about using RF devices or any other devices on skin of color though I've seen it asked more than a few times in her FB group. Kudos to Dr. Lim.
What ive noticed with dark skin vs fair skin in aging is fair skin tends to gets crepy wrinkling but dark tends to fold ... also ive seen peaple with face lifts who's skin is tight yet they still look old ,which makes me think its not just the skin that ages you 🤔
@@sladewilson377 it does play a huge role. A lot of families in my country have skin that wrinkles easily but with the use of modern moisturizers this has prevent the dramatic wrinkling prevalent in our skin. And this is dark skin
Hi there, theres no Czechoslovakia, anymore, we are 2 separated countries since 1993. There are Czech republic and Slovakia. Anyway thanks for mentioning us. 😀 Love your videos.
Usually, cocoa butter or Shea butter with exfoliation once a week or 2 should help. My scars disappear when I look up. I even noticed my toes skin is smooth and even tone.
I'm glade you are speaking about this subject! My medical doctor said; if she didn't have my records in front of her she would think I am in my 40s I am in my 60s and Black. I am also a vegetarian and drink water not sugar drink. You are also what you eat and drink! People want you too preform Miracles Doc.
Thank you so much for making this video, It’s hard to find content on ethnic skin in English. Please make the next video on injectable etc for ethnic skin.
Thank you for making a video about how different applications work on both lighter skin snd deeper skin tones. And what works better for who. Very informative and interest grabbing video. Rarely do any doctors do that.
This is nothing new. Black people have been saying this for years! I'm 61 yrs, my skin is still smooth, like a 30 yr old. Even with me being in the sun since a child! I thank God for my deep brown skin.
me watching the video with my friend and hyping her beautiful dark skin up for its resilience and being low key jealous only to find out later in the video that my pale russian ass is kinda go the same direction even if my skin will never be as amazing as my friend's. Once again I really appreciate your effort, Dr. Lim!! Thank you so much
I’m a light skin olive (Hispanic); and I look young for my age, so does my cousins who are lighter than me. The reason is staying out of the sun when strong and eating healthy. I will hopefully one day move to a colder climate, to protect my skin more!
My sister and I, both Black women, are 41 and 42, both get mistaken for being in our middle-20s all the time. Our mother, at 75, could easily pass for 50. Melanin, sunscreen, ceramides have been very very good to us.
@@Judah2019 yeh sweetie metaphore for we don't age fast my dad had a beard was 81.....ppl thought he was 70 or 60 my mum too still beautiful in her old age
@@codzy3532 same in my family my grandmother was 94,when she passed she lived along life. and her skin was so beautiful. I think it a testament to our unique and special beauty. Stay blessed
Stay out in it all the time without taking care of your skin and you'll find our skin isn't indestructible.....we burn too and constant burning damages your skin.
Yes it does. Don't forget that the sun is stronger that it used to be. Of course our skin will always be more protected than fair white skin. But protection is a must.
@@rootelation486 "The same way the sun damages our ancestors' skins that have been living in Africa for millennium and their skin still looks amazing?!. I don't know where you are located but myself, I was born in Africa and never heard about sun cream or seeing a black person with a skin cancer (no saying there is no case at all as there will always be collateral damage and exceptions) but it's not common. Curry on wearing the sun scream you will find out which one is worse and of course no one will stay under the sun 24/7 as know its excessive use can hurt anyone and even the planet itself.
@@IvyMercedes1687she did tan her skin as she revealed in another comment. Tanning slows down the process. A white person naturally cannot avoid wrinkles
@@ranojutro426not only are you tanned but I think your exaggerating as to how young you look. Pure White skin can’t avoid their early wrinkling. It’s impossible. Tanning is also bad.
I have looked high and low for a thorough discussion of devices on black skin. I have wanted to purchase an RF device like Newa but fear it would cause melasma on Fitzpatrick 4-5 skin tone. Thanks Dr Lim for touching the surface about devices. Please share more info about this.
The people who dry to trash talk black skin, and try to make dark skinned people feel ashamed of their complexion, know the truth, and are trying to make us think that this pot of gold that we have, is a pot of sawdust. Don’t let them fool you. “LOVE THE SKIN YOU’RE IN.” GOD GAVE IT TO YOU!!!
i'm a 54 year old, descendent of fairly recent african immigrants, i'm constantly mistaken for a man 10-15 years younger than i actually am, مـا شــاء اللـه
I'm 54 and no one believes it. I still get people thinking that I'm in my 30s. In addition to the wonderful melanin, I always moisturize, use a red light and exfoliate.
i love being a black american , im in my late 27 but ppl still think im 16 or 17, my mother is 46 but everyone thinks she my sister and my grandmother is 67 but everyone thinks she’s my mom
The reason that tanning is so popular is because darker skin hides flaws. You don't see the contrast of shadows as much and it also makes you appear thinner.
I am white woman in my 50 but everyone is thinking that I am 30 No lines, no sagging skin, long hair to my waist, no fat. But i stopped tanning 15 years ago I love my white skin.
Tanning slows down the wrinkle process . But it’s a temporary effect you have there. that will eventually run out. White skin inherently wrinkles earlier.
White people can be of darker skinned tones too. I’m assuming your from southern Europe. Southern Europeans age better. Northern and Eastern Europeans age the worst.
@sladewilson377 I'm english. Very pale skin but I tan easily. This island has a lot of ethnic diversity so it's probably that. I use a current photo I'm in my 50s most people guess 30s
@@ZsaraFNW it makes sense but it’s a temporary fix. Tanning can only go so far in reducing it. It’s kinda like how different metals rust at different rates but you can’t stop the inevitable. It’s kinda like how you can slow down iron from melting by putting oil on it. But that’s a temporary fix. At some point, the tanning you do won’t be able to help you anymore. But you do look good for your age but I can see wrinkle lines but other than that the rest of the face looks youthful
@@ZsaraFNW it’s an inevitability rooted in biology. Just as “bulletproof glass” is actually bullet-resistant, lighter or pure white skin can only be resistant to wrinkles with proper care but will inherently wrinkle faster compared to darker skin tones, no matter how healthy the lifestyle. The structural and functional characteristics of light skin create this predisposition.@ I’m also in the UK but black but knowing that you’ve had tanning. It makes sense as to why your wrinkles won’t be as noticeable yet. Tanned white skin ages better
It’s been a while since I’ve seen one of your videos & I always thought you a handsome person. However, you look a lot younger in this video. I don’t know what you did but it looks great. 👀👍 Thank you for educating us with these wonderful videos; they are much appreciated.
We don't age the same but to compensate we do scar. As a teen my (white) hubby had the skin on his bicep burned off by a hot motorcycle tailpipe. These days he has to check both arms to remember which one it was. I get a cat scratch on my hand and the scar is still there 2 yesrs later. It balances out. 😕
I am 57 and no one ever guesses it. Never drink never smoke. Never sun bathed and never had a sunburn. Since the age of 27 I have exercised 5 days a week. I wear next to no makeup and have done so for decades. I don't eat fried food. I've also never had kids which I know can age you. But that's not the reason I didn't have kids 😂.
I am so proud to be a Black American descendants of enslaved Africans. We don’t age like others with lighter skin. That is the beauty in being of darker skin. I say this because so many want to be light or white. Not knowing it ages much quicker. So I feel blessed. Ask white folks why they tan.
I have medium to dark skin and if you look at my skin the wrong way I get hyperpigmentation. I get hyperpigmetation just from plucking a random hair out from my chin, same with a small pimple. I'm 46 but I didn't start getting any wrinkles until around 42yo. I also have ehlers danlos syndrome with hypermobility and I have noticed that a lot of people with EDS look younger. However, we're prone to loose skin. Thanks for this video..
I am so thankful I found this information. It has helped me make a decision concerning RF device that I wasn't really sure about before watching this video. It nice to hear about options for darker skin and cosmetic procedures. I feel we are neglected in this discussion. THANKS DOC❤
My mother, my aunts, and her friend are all past 60. I'm yet to see any wrinkles. We're African. Our traditional diet, I believe, also has a lot to do with it.
Wow, so true , me having Spanish- sicilian background I belong to what they call csucasian Olive skin type, and I tan beautifully BUT I have hiperpigmentation in the face. Once a Ungarian doctor used laser on my skin to get rid of a flake it was so bad that it took me ten years to recover the skin color
@@twiztedsk Pico lasers. The only type suitable for skin which hyperpigments. He literally says it. I have the same type of skin as you describe, and have had Pico sure to get rid of age spots, it worked well.
The fact that we are in the 21st century and still using the words ‘fair’ for light (beauty) and ‘dark’ (negative) for skin complexions 😱 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏿♀️
Everyone is beautiful. I'm black and love my skin but i love asian and white skin especially the porcelain pale. and their beautiful green blue eyes etc Everyone is blessed
😂😂😂😂😂😂. It sounds like you are trying to convince yourself and others about something that is false about unmelanated people 😂. Pale skin with green blue eyes are recessive traits. The europeans have lifted up their recessive traits as the "beauty standard " in the world cuz they control the media and the narrative. The scriptures call pale skin (unmelanated skin), leprosy!
Hi Dr Lim! This is an older video but you’re the first doctor to talk about this and so id like to ask: my acne scars last years (I have some from 4 years ago), and I keep getting new pimples and they always scar. I’m African American. What would you recommend for my skin?
I have to prove my age all the time from when I was in my teens and now I am 61. Yesterday a man I met thought I was 45ish. it’s very disconcerting when in Afrika as I am not accorded the respect a 61 year old is usually given. They don’t believe I am a senior citizen and therefore can’t go to the top of the queue and have been chided for doing so in public. Embarrassing. 6:41
I'm Black but I actually used tanning oil and laid out last summer to deepen my skin tone. I felt renewed! My digestion improved, I felt happier, and had the best sleep I've had in years! I plan on getting JET BLACK next summer like Adam and Eve! 🍎 💕
Where I grew up, we don’t have sun screen never did, we played all day in the sun and even now in my older age I spend my days in the sun. I have never gotten a sun burn, seared, dry, nothing. I am actually fascinated to know what it feels like, having heard about it so much. I just sweat a ton then back in the sun the next day. 55 years later, nothing.
Why are people afraid to call it what it is. It’s not darker skin types. Its black peoples that age slower. I’m light skin black person (not mixed) and my complexion is close to some white ppl. I still age slower. Some people still think I’m 30 at 50. I’m always disappointed when someone thinks I’m 40. They never guess 50. But Ethiopian tend to age faster as well as mixed black people.
You can say Black. African American is an ethnicity, not a replacement for “Black.” That’s like saying Mexican when you mean Latinos or Chinese when you mean Asian. Just say Black if you aren’t talking about Black people who descend specifically from the US slave trade.
Hes right about the 2 decades younger..As he was saying it, i was thinking of my mom who was a black 73 yr old woman .. People used to think she was in her late 50's...Im in my mid 40's and people think im in my early 30's
Thanks. Black 54 yr old here… I was just hit on by a 30 yr old who told me he thought I was no older than him… I laughed… happens all of the time to me.
I’m a 46 and half black. Very little wrinkles so far but lately I feel like my white half is catching up to me. My eyelids have started droop past my chin it seems like.😭😭 Got this from my white mama (bless her heart).
I get that too, I'm a lady 55
Its more to do with lifestyle. Dont drink, smoke and limit coffee. Basics. Exercise + diet. Sunscreen
But did you give the number?
@@j.clements2093SPF 30+ religiously when you are outside. You’re welcome!😊
Almost 50 year old here, who gets mistaken for being in my 20’s- I am mixed, black, white and American Indian. I have worn SPF 30+ religiously since I was in my 20’s. 😊
Sunlight causes about 90% of signs of aging (including sagging skin).
In addition to melanin, we moisturize our skin daily. Our skin got moisturized by our mothers right out of the womb. We also exfoliate our skin through the use of washcloths
EXACTLY 😂 they will continue to study us and make excuses
So obvious for us, but they still not getting it…🥹
Why don’t you grow hair tho 😂😂😂😂 walking around like a bald eagle 🦅
@@samantha198607 what bald eagle are you talking about? 🤔🤔🤔
@@samantha198607Go and “bald” your green eyed cheeky self! 😂That’s just another stereotypical fallacy that caucasians like to comfort themselves with!!!! Our hair very beautiful and is very capable of growing extremely long. However it’s tightly coiled and capable of defying gravity unlike other hair types on this planet. Climate ☀️,nutrition and general lifestyle etc, also plays a role, as well as understanding how to care for it appropriately 🖤#ecstatic, happy, very grateful and extremely proud to be a Black Woman 🪮🪮🪮
I’m 45 and ppl still guess late 20s… black hasn’t cracked yet for me 😂
I'm 52 and same. I love it.
Me too,mind you am very lazy in taking care of skin😅that's not my thing. I go out makeup free and still look good. Meanwhile, women of no color can't go anywhere without makeup,they need to make up to give their skin color
Ayyyy 🙌🏽
I doubt it
@@eastsidepb8139 keep nurturing your bitterness 😆
Meanwhile in the Philippines, people are obsessed with skin bleaching. I hope folks here would appreciate their natural skin color.
People skin bleach in Africa too. It’s a problem in every culture with dark or brown skinned people
Why a problem ? Are we supposed to colonize the moon, mars and flee from the sun, never touching our skin or should we colonize the sun ?
Be logic, as much as our eyes hate the sun, and love to watch the moon.
Try to use a telescope for the sun 😵, is there some moonglasses to protect our eyes ?
Natural means living in the origin'al temple, protected by the canopy.
Followers of satan are blinded by the blue veil, sky, and marked on their skin by the LIGHT, those, they are the white.
Man as a black man im so in love with my skin 😊
Same here in India
Not just in the Philippines.
I'm 58 years old and absolutely appreciating being Black. My skin is radiant, healthy and I see all my aging relatives looking well also, despite our graying hair. Our skin may sag a bit as we age, but actual wrinkes are few.
When my 85 year old grandmother died years back, we were amazed at the quality of her skin, and that was before the embalming! May she RIP. 😂 💖
My Black grandmother just turned 90. Same for her. Skin drooping a bit but she has very few wrinkles. Her hands also still look good! I feel good about my future 🙌🏾😆
I'm glad being black...I will be 50 this year and I look in my 30s
I'm 100% white (eastern European) and due to my greasy skin I'm very youthful looking. I used to hate my greasy skin while i was a teen but now I find it a blessing. I never had any fillers, botox or lifting and don't need it.
@@valiasa-di6hr I’m 100% sure you look your age to black people. Yall age in hyperspeed 😩.
@@reneestevens7337 what a vile individual you are.
@@reneestevens7337 there are certain types of european who age slow like the non europeans.
@@MixedChick1 no there arent. they all age in dog years.
I just returned back to the US from France. I got held up at passport control because they didn’t believe I was 50!!! This was a headache and a compliment!😊
I can't blame them because I wouldn't believe you're 50 either. I'd say no more than 30.
its not an honest representation
Same with me. Passport guy looked at my passport, looked at me, said it ain't possible I'm 50. I was like whaaaat......😄
On average if bp or melanated take care of themselves or at least fairly, they will look younger. On the other hand, I've sent bp younger than me that I thought was my age or older
My wife and I went to Colombia and she went to the gycoglist down there....she was 30 at the time and they thought she was a teen....
Thank you for this doctor . I am a black woman who just turned 40 and most people think I look 27 or 28. Some don’t even believe my age. It used to bother me but not anymore . I have a few Caucasian friends that want to know if there is a secret to me looking even sometimes younger than them who are in their late 20s. I don’t want to hurt their feelings l. The truth is genetics and yes my brown skin. All I said were it’s my genetics. 🤷🏾♀️
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Just Curious, how old does Angela Benedict look?, and she is 43 years old too?
@JO really one person I'm a black man who is 41 and my wife is also 41 and we both look in our 20th including most of my friends so yeah. I'm not trying to make this a racist thing. I'm just trying to say this guy is telling the truth. Almost all of Hollywood has done plastic surgery, and that's a fact
@@livelifeentertainment just curious, what about Black People from Uganda 🇺🇬, how old do they look?, at the age of 40s?
@@jo100 go to Uganda and see
Huge jealousy factor towards black women. Especially in the workplace. Imagine being told you are the most beautiful, then here comes the woman, maybe older looking 15 years younger and fabulous! Jealousy and hate with the societal power to oppress black women. It’s sick and they need help toward radical acceptance.
Omg you sound immature
Facts😊
Yessss!!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@Tad-For-Global-Peacetrue they do but white skin wrinkling faster does make you look older.
@@Caramelhime28white beauty doesn’t last long unfortunately. Once they get to 25. It goes downhill
Nothing controversial about this. Pure facts.
0:20 MELANIN. That's it, that's all. Very simple. You're welcome 😊
Yes but many other things like bones,water retention and fat. Melamine intensive people must eat a lot of animal protein to keep that protection because their ancestors were hunter gatherers.
White skin started 8 thousands years ago in Europe and they were pastoralists nomads from north Russia
@@synaestesia-bg3ew you do realise white skin comes from the same people?
@@synaestesia-bg3ew Agriculture was present in East Africa at the same time as Europe and they remained melanated
@@jasonhaven7170yes queen
FACTS. 😂 cut to the chase
Melanin is a gift and I'm grateful for it. I know I look younger for my years because of it. However, we age just like everyone else. All sorts of skin changes appear particularly after 50/60. Focusing on wrinkles blinds us to the type of changes melanin rich people experience. There is no way you'd confuse a 60 year old black man with his 30 year old counterpart. Not happening. Happy the skin care industry is doing more research into our skin and providing solutions.
God blessed us!!
Yes. We also have to be grateful for the good health that aids in our youthful appearance. I've seen how cancer has aged some of my relatives. It's definitely the worst disease.
My mother was in the hospital and the nurse who was attending had her colleagues come to her room to see her because she couldn't believe mom was 70 she thought she was in her late thirties or early forties. They couldn't believe it. My mother doesn't have a wrinkle or blemish on her skin. Her skin is so smooth like peanut butter.
My grandmother died at 94....the mortician called my mom and told her she had to come confirm she had the right body .... she had another lady who was 65 and looked 100+ meanwhile my grandma looked like a 60 year old
I am a Latina with indigenous and black ancestry my partner is WHITE (plain old white) and he is a year younger then me. That man has lines all over his face I on the other hand have ZERO! Praise the Lord for being a POC - black really don’t crack. Blessed 🙌🏽
@2eroday Yes, there is!!
You’re not black tho. And I’m pretty sure you identify as white hispanic so idk what you’re on about.
So. You married a white man. Who cares.
Having some african ancestry doesn't mean u don't crack. Dark Bllooking skin don't crack. Light skinned Blacks age fast as well
@@jibril2473she’s an Afro Latina married to a white
It's great to be naturally bless with Enriched melanin.. Black people you are so bless you have so much melanin (give thanks)
Everyone has melanin just at different amounts 😊
Yes absolutely! More importantly its the types of Melanin that make the difference. Eumelanin (Dark shades / black people) Pheomelanin ( Pale shades/ white people)
@@greattribulation3759 Wrong! Different melanin types have different functions. Nice try!
Trust me, we do. Well atleast I do 😊
STOP BRAGGING...
Thank you for this video. I think there is a growing understanding that a 'one size fits all' approach to skincare is outdated. TH-camrs like Dr Vanita Rattan has really helped to shape my understanding of that. So as a black woman I welcome videos like these. Would be really interested in finding out how botox and fillers can be used safely in darker skin types.
Dr Vaniita is a Goddess on earth!!!
@@ericacosta987 I have never heard Dr V talk about using RF devices or any other devices on skin of color though I've seen it asked more than a few times in her FB group. Kudos to Dr. Lim.
Dr Alexis Stephens, Board certified black dermatologist with her own practice also has a TH-cam channel with amazing info that most don't cover💯
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How old does Angela Benedict look?, and she is 43 years old too?
What ive noticed with dark skin vs fair skin in aging is fair skin tends to gets crepy wrinkling but dark tends to fold ... also ive seen peaple with face lifts who's skin is tight yet they still look old ,which makes me think its not just the skin that ages you 🤔
I totally agree
It's the muscles under the skin that ages people too
It's genetics but also your moisture routine. Do you drink water and moisturize your skin enough.
@@SabzKhumalolifestyle only goes so far
@@sladewilson377 it does play a huge role. A lot of families in my country have skin that wrinkles easily but with the use of modern moisturizers this has prevent the dramatic wrinkling prevalent in our skin. And this is dark skin
Hi there, theres no Czechoslovakia, anymore, we are 2 separated countries since 1993. There are Czech republic and Slovakia. Anyway thanks for mentioning us. 😀 Love your videos.
You guys are irrelavent that's why 😂 no one knew
@@chayo4537what a strange and rude comment
@chayo4537 wow, that was rude and disrespectful. Human beings are not irrelevant.
True! As an African American, while I look 15 yrs my junior, I am prone to scaring! Now I understand why! Thanks for the information!
Also certain chemicals are harsh in the skin. Watch your creams.
Usually, cocoa butter or Shea butter with exfoliation once a week or 2 should help. My scars disappear when I look up. I even noticed my toes skin is smooth and even tone.
I'm black 38 years old when I tell people I'm 38 they look in disbelief. Most people think I'm 28 or 25 plus I don't smoke or drink.
The big question is why is the truth about skin controversial? Darker skin ages better. Get over it, people!
I'm glade you are speaking about this subject! My medical doctor said; if she didn't have my records in front of her she would think I am in my 40s I am in my 60s and Black.
I am also a vegetarian and drink water not sugar drink. You are also what you eat and drink! People want you too preform Miracles Doc.
ALL SAYS SO..UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE.WHERE ARE THE EVIDENCES?
SHOW IT LIKE IT IS,,LIKE ME!th-cam.com/video/ukSk-U-u9Uw/w-d-xo.html
I M 56 AND HAVE HAD A WRETCHED STRESSFUL KIND OF LIFE,,BUT DID NOT ALLOWED ALL THIS TO AGE ME LIKE YOUR ALL
Thank you so much for making this video, It’s hard to find content on ethnic skin in English. Please make the next video on injectable etc for ethnic skin.
I'm very light but my dad is half native..I got hyper pigmentation from Lazer..i will not get a facial peel!! I'm glad to have learned this .
Great explanations: Only one note to add : All people have "ethnic skin." Use of color or shade is the best way to explain differences in human skin.
This is by far the best video I’ve seen to explain how skin type and tone are affected by different treatments. Thank you so much!
Thank you for making a video about how different applications work on both lighter skin snd deeper skin tones. And what works better for who. Very informative and interest grabbing video. Rarely do any doctors do that.
This is nothing new. Black people have been saying this for years! I'm 61 yrs, my skin is still smooth, like a 30 yr old. Even with me being in the sun since a child! I thank God for my deep brown skin.
Types of skin treatments can vary on different colored skin. Also different skin conditions can look very different on different skin tones
It’s good to hear it from a professional but I’ve definitely noticed. I’m glad I’m dark and look forward to growing old.
me watching the video with my friend and hyping her beautiful dark skin up for its resilience and being low key jealous only to find out later in the video that my pale russian ass is kinda go the same direction even if my skin will never be as amazing as my friend's. Once again I really appreciate your effort, Dr. Lim!! Thank you so much
I’m a light skin olive (Hispanic); and I look young for my age, so does my cousins who are lighter than me. The reason is staying out of the sun when strong and eating healthy. I will hopefully one day move to a colder climate, to protect my skin more!
Blackman here.....black is👍POWER!
How so?
@@stephencarter744 ask God🤔
@TuneinR God told me that black is meaningless. Character is power.
@@TuneinR God said character is power. Everything else is cope.
@@stephencarter744 Then your question was irrelevant.What a great answer.Please go and get a cup of brown coffee ☕
My sister and I, both Black women, are 41 and 42, both get mistaken for being in our middle-20s all the time. Our mother, at 75, could easily pass for 50. Melanin, sunscreen, ceramides have been very very good to us.
Indeed black don't crack
Great information! Thanks for covering this topic. Are there also differences in risk or outcomes for microneedling of dark skin?
Rich dark skin is beautiful and has health benefits.
im dark woman 61 and ppl thought my 23 an 16 yr old grandsons were mine i said thank u im flattered black dont crack lol
Black don’t crack sounds so harsh cause actually our skin is the softest. I call it melanated magic. But I get your point ❤
@@Judah2019 yeh sweetie metaphore for we don't age fast my dad had a beard was 81.....ppl thought he was 70 or 60 my mum too still beautiful in her old age
@@codzy3532 same in my family my grandmother was 94,when she passed she lived along life. and her skin was so beautiful. I think it a testament to our unique and special beauty. Stay blessed
@@Judah2019 you too sweetie God richly bless you too amen 🙏 🙌 ❤
The sun doesn’t deteriorate black skin.
Nope it gives us life…. We are sun people ❤
Stay out in it all the time without taking care of your skin and you'll find our skin isn't indestructible.....we burn too and constant burning damages your skin.
Yes it does. Don't forget that the sun is stronger that it used to be. Of course our skin will always be more protected than fair white skin. But protection is a must.
@@rootelation486
"The same way the sun damages our ancestors' skins that have been living in Africa for millennium and their skin still looks amazing?!. I don't know where you are located but myself, I was born in Africa and never heard about sun cream or seeing a black person with a skin cancer (no saying there is no case at all as there will always be collateral damage and exceptions) but it's not common.
Curry on wearing the sun scream you will find out which one is worse and of course no one will stay under the sun 24/7 as know its excessive use can hurt anyone and even the planet itself.
@@Eliott799not really more protected just not as wrinkle prone.
One of the reasons why my ancestors were tortured. 😢
the albinos in africa ?
I'm black, and this explains why when i go to the suna room, my skin looks really good afterwards. i never knew about the heat thing, lol
I'm 60 years old and my Dermatologist still laugh at me when I ask for a lift. No wrinkles and no sagging yet.
I am 50 white woman i don't have any single line, sagging skin, long hair to my waist, no fat. Every one is thinking I am 30.
@@ranojutro426I smell jealousy from old Karen 🤣
@@IvyMercedes1687she did tan her skin as she revealed in another comment. Tanning slows down the process. A white person naturally cannot avoid wrinkles
@@ranojutro426not only are you tanned but I think your exaggerating as to how young you look. Pure White skin can’t avoid their early wrinkling. It’s impossible. Tanning is also bad.
I have looked high and low for a thorough discussion of devices on black skin. I have wanted to purchase an RF device like Newa but fear it would cause melasma on Fitzpatrick 4-5 skin tone. Thanks Dr Lim for touching the surface about devices. Please share more info about this.
Even within the Black community, generally speaking, darker skin ages less than lighter brown.
Who else is here for the racist comments...😬
I’m 27 and few people thought I’m 18 or 22😂🙌🏾
Nice
Yup. This is true. Dark skin ages slowly.
WHERE? NEVER SEE
Very true
@@Joseph-zd7kg if they got $$$$$ they will..otherwise..even whitney houston died like an old hag.very old already.
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116 YEARS OLD,HER SON OVER 60S AND LOOKS YOUNGER..DO THEY HAVE DARK SKIN? AFF
It’s the truth 👍🏽
The people who dry to trash talk black skin, and try to make dark skinned people feel ashamed of their complexion, know the truth, and are trying to make us think that this pot of gold that we have, is a pot of sawdust. Don’t let them fool you. “LOVE THE SKIN YOU’RE IN.”
GOD GAVE IT TO YOU!!!
i'm a 54 year old, descendent of fairly recent african immigrants, i'm constantly mistaken for a man 10-15 years younger than i actually am,
مـا شــاء اللـه
I'm 54 and no one believes it. I still get people thinking that I'm in my 30s. In addition to the wonderful melanin, I always moisturize, use a red light and exfoliate.
67 years old, dark chocolate, no wrinkles!
Great. Let’s stop calling some skin tones “ethnic”. Everyone has an ethnicity no matter how dark or light they are.
i love being a black american , im in my late 27 but ppl still think im 16 or 17, my mother is 46 but everyone thinks she my sister and my grandmother is 67 but everyone thinks she’s my mom
The reason that tanning is so popular is because darker skin hides flaws. You don't see the contrast of shadows as much and it also makes you appear thinner.
Hmmm…I doubt that. Body builders put on skin darkening products because it makes the cuts and muscles stand out more.
I can't help you if you are that ignorant about how vision works.
@@EmpressKadesh you're making excuses for why you, and women like you, age in dog years. So glad to be black!!!
@@reneestevens7337…exactly!
@@EmpressKadesh I know enough to know that yall age in dog years and science backs that up.
Hi Dr. David, could you please do a video about safe laser, devices treatments like micro niddle or LED and peels for darker skin tone, thank you 🙏
Waiting for the next video on this topic!
I met this white woman at a party, she thought I was younger than her, she almost dropped her drink when I told her my age, I'm a 56 black dude.
I am white woman in my 50 but everyone is thinking that I am 30
No lines, no sagging skin, long hair to my waist, no fat.
But i stopped tanning 15 years ago I love my white skin.
Tanning slows down the wrinkle process . But it’s a temporary effect you have there. that will eventually run out. White skin inherently wrinkles earlier.
Southern Europeans age better because their skin is tanned
One rule to know is the paler or lighter a skin, the faster it will wrinkle
Thanks for answering the real questions!!!
It’s down to genetics diet and that’s how The Most High made us🙏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤗
Im a white lady who looks younger than my age. I was told i have a thick dermis and i get raised scars because i have high collagen production.
White people can be of darker skinned tones too. I’m assuming your from southern Europe. Southern Europeans age better. Northern and Eastern Europeans age the worst.
@sladewilson377 I'm english. Very pale skin but I tan easily. This island has a lot of ethnic diversity so it's probably that. I use a current photo I'm in my 50s most people guess 30s
@@ZsaraFNW it makes sense but it’s a temporary fix. Tanning can only go so far in reducing it. It’s kinda like how different metals rust at different rates but you can’t stop the inevitable. It’s kinda like how you can slow down iron from melting by putting oil on it. But that’s a temporary fix. At some point, the tanning you do won’t be able to help you anymore. But you do look good for your age but I can see wrinkle lines but other than that the rest of the face looks youthful
@@ZsaraFNW it’s an inevitability rooted in biology. Just as “bulletproof glass” is actually bullet-resistant, lighter or pure white skin can only be resistant to wrinkles with proper care but will inherently wrinkle faster compared to darker skin tones, no matter how healthy the lifestyle. The structural and functional characteristics of light skin create this predisposition.@ I’m also in the UK but black but knowing that you’ve had tanning. It makes sense as to why your wrinkles won’t be as noticeable yet. Tanned white skin ages better
Thank you for this information. It will help me to take much better care of my skin😊
I’m 26 and a car salesman. One of my customers asked me if I’m old enough to be working in the business lol
It’s been a while since I’ve seen one of your videos & I always thought you a handsome person. However, you look a lot younger in this video. I don’t know what you did but it looks great. 👀👍
Thank you for educating us with these wonderful videos; they are much appreciated.
But how comes even many East Asians have very pale skin but most still age well. They do not age as fast as Europeans
East Asians have thick collagen.
40s but ppl think im in my late 20s... i just lol and praise the Most High. They told us we were ugly, now i see they were jealous. They age bad...
Proof. Beauty is in all skin colors ❤
I am 58 and still ppl think I am in my late 30s or early 50s (smooth chocolate here and loving the skin I am in❤❤❤)
We don't age the same but to compensate we do scar. As a teen my (white) hubby had the skin on his bicep burned off by a hot motorcycle tailpipe. These days he has to check both arms to remember which one it was. I get a cat scratch on my hand and the scar is still there 2 yesrs later. It balances out. 😕
Cocoa butter is your best friend! Use it immediately and you’ll have no scars
I am 57 and no one ever guesses it. Never drink never smoke. Never sun bathed and never had a sunburn. Since the age of 27 I have exercised 5 days a week.
I wear next to no makeup and have done so for decades. I don't eat fried food. I've also never had kids which I know can age you. But that's not the reason I didn't have kids 😂.
I am so proud to be a Black American descendants of enslaved Africans. We don’t age like others with lighter skin. That is the beauty in being of darker skin. I say this because so many want to be light or white. Not knowing it ages much quicker. So I feel blessed. Ask white folks why they tan.
Tanning = I’m trying get my skin melanin like you
I have medium to dark skin and if you look at my skin the wrong way I get hyperpigmentation. I get hyperpigmetation just from plucking a random hair out from my chin, same with a small pimple. I'm 46 but I didn't start getting any wrinkles until around 42yo. I also have ehlers danlos syndrome with hypermobility and I have noticed that a lot of people with EDS look younger. However, we're prone to loose skin. Thanks for this video..
Nope. You’re doomed.
We're all doomed. Do you think you're immortal?
Do you use sunscreen it may help with hyperpigmentation
Check your vitamin D & iron levels. I was like this, and I had those deficiencies... Since they're up now, I've no issues.
Im 24 and sometimes my patients think im still in high-school 😂
I am so thankful I found this information. It has helped me make a decision concerning RF device that I wasn't really sure about before watching this video. It nice to hear about options for darker skin and cosmetic procedures. I feel we are neglected in this discussion. THANKS DOC❤
From what I’ve seen, darker skin types seem to avoid sun exposure
My mother, my aunts, and her friend are all past 60. I'm yet to see any wrinkles. We're African. Our traditional diet, I believe, also has a lot to do with it.
Very informative and helpful. Thank you very much!!!
Wow, so true , me having Spanish- sicilian background I belong to what they call csucasian Olive skin type, and I tan beautifully BUT I have hiperpigmentation in the face. Once a Ungarian doctor used laser on my skin to get rid of a flake it was so bad that it took me ten years to recover the skin color
What kind of laser? Omg
@@twiztedsk Pico lasers. The only type suitable for skin which hyperpigments. He literally says it. I have the same type of skin as you describe, and have had Pico sure to get rid of age spots, it worked well.
The thing is lighter/ white skin ppl meed to stay away from regioms with a lot of sunlight. Its that simple
The fact that we are in the 21st century and still using the words ‘fair’ for light (beauty) and ‘dark’ (negative) for skin complexions 😱 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏿♀️
Dark doesn't have a negative connotation? Fair just means light?
Too sens itive
Your the one making that correlation
@ Everything is correlated. Subconsciously or not.
Everyone is beautiful. I'm black and love my skin but i love asian and white skin especially the porcelain pale. and their beautiful green blue eyes etc
Everyone is blessed
😂😂😂😂😂😂. It sounds like you are trying to convince yourself and others about something that is false about unmelanated people 😂.
Pale skin with green blue eyes are recessive traits. The europeans have lifted up their recessive traits as the "beauty standard " in the world cuz they control the media and the narrative.
The scriptures call pale skin (unmelanated skin), leprosy!
No one said everyone is not beautiful. He is just explaining why darker skin age better..no need to cater to fragile egos over facts....
@@DoyinVoice utube deleted my comment I see
@@dadao8564 very well said
@@ForemotherJudith I hate when that happens. I literally have to find clever ways to spell out words so that other people know what I'm saying
Unless one has ehlers danlos syndrome,a lack of tough collagen stops wrinkles forming on the face
I wish someone would mention how smoking , alcohol and other vices ages you quicker!
Refined sugar also destroy collagen.
I'm very dark and trust me I love it ❤🎉 yesterday a lady from Asia ask me if I was a college student I'm in my mid 40s...🎉
This information needs to be more widespread. People need to be educated about this.
Whether you are darkskin or not love your complexion.
Hi Dr Lim! This is an older video but you’re the first doctor to talk about this and so id like to ask: my acne scars last years (I have some from 4 years ago), and I keep getting new pimples and they always scar. I’m African American. What would you recommend for my skin?
0:12 what’s “ethnic” skin that sounds offensive 🙄
2:43 dark skin NEVER burns 💪🏾
My mom is dark, she is 71 and has zero wrinkles.
I have to prove my age all the time from when I was in my teens and now I am 61. Yesterday a man I met thought I was 45ish. it’s very disconcerting when in Afrika as I am not accorded the respect a 61 year old is usually given. They don’t believe I am a senior citizen and therefore can’t go to the top of the queue and have been chided for doing so in public. Embarrassing. 6:41
Excellent video, Dr!
I'm Black but I actually used tanning oil and laid out last summer to deepen my skin tone. I felt renewed! My digestion improved, I felt happier, and had the best sleep I've had in years! I plan on getting JET BLACK next summer like Adam and Eve! 🍎 💕
Hello dr davin... lots of love for giving us information .. pls make a skin care for color skins
Where I grew up, we don’t have sun screen never did, we played all day in the sun and even now in my older age I spend my days in the sun. I have never gotten a sun burn, seared, dry, nothing. I am actually fascinated to know what it feels like, having heard about it so much. I just sweat a ton then back in the sun the next day. 55 years later, nothing.
Why are people afraid to call it what it is. It’s not darker skin types. Its black peoples that age slower. I’m light skin black person (not mixed) and my complexion is close to some white ppl. I still age slower. Some people still think I’m 30 at 50. I’m always disappointed when someone thinks I’m 40. They never guess 50. But Ethiopian tend to age faster as well as mixed black people.
POCs In general whether that’s Asians, Latino/a or black age far slower. Blacks and Latin Americans age the best
Is it controversial, I just took it as just fact because of the relationship of melanin to sun exposure
I’m 41 and people think I’m in my 20’s or early 30’s I also have a 3 yr old and one due in two days.
First time seeing your tattoos! You should give us a video on them sometime
You can say Black. African American is an ethnicity, not a replacement for “Black.” That’s like saying Mexican when you mean Latinos or Chinese when you mean Asian. Just say Black if you aren’t talking about Black people who descend specifically from the US slave trade.
Hes right about the 2 decades younger..As he was saying it, i was thinking of my mom who was a black 73 yr old woman .. People used to think she was in her late 50's...Im in my mid 40's and people think im in my early 30's