Overview

Brown skin has a naturally warm, glowing complexion that ranges in shade from yellow to olive to dark brown and black (Asian, Latin, African-American, and Native American skin). The extra melanin that imparts these rich tones and helps protect skin from the sun can also make brown skin vulnerable to discoloration, uneven tone, scarring, and breakouts. This unique book will help you enhance and protect the health and beauty of your brown skin, as well as your hair and nails. Dr. Susan Taylor, a Harvard-trained dermatologist, bases her advice on more than twenty years of experience treating patients in private practice and at the Skin of Color Center in New York City, which she founded. Dr. Taylor explains how to: Attain and maintain flawless skin Avoid breakouts, discolorations, and ashen skin Prevent and camouflage scars Choose and use makeup for a perfect match year-round Style hair safely to avoid damage, hair loss, and skin irritation Detect and protect against skin cancer . . . and much more!

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9780061578878

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""Taylor empowers the Black woman to look and feel beautiful."" -- --Ebony ""This is a wonderfully informative book. It should be bought by every woman of color."" -- --Harriette Cole, author of Jumping the Broom and Vows

This is a wonderfully informative book. It should be bought by every woman of color. -- --Harriette Cole, author of Jumping the Broom and Vows

This is a wonderfully informative book. It should be bought by every woman of color. ----Harriette Cole, author of Jumping the Broom and Vows

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Susan C. Taylor, M.D., a Harvard-trained physician and an internationally recognized expert on dermatology and ethnic skin issues, has appeared on the Today show, Weekend Today, and Good Morning America, and has been featured in O Magazine, Latina, and Essence. She is the founding director of the Skin of Color Center--the first of its kind in the nation--at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City, and maintains a private practice in Philadelphia.

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