Black Skin: Everything from skincare essentials to the best ingredients for your skin and your budget

You should get this book. I can't emphasize how grateful I am for it. The author did all of us black and brown skin people a favour by putting this together. Now we have something to help us understand our skin better and choose the right products.

It's a good book about black skin concerns

Top notch book with very useful information for all demographics.I am a man and the tips in Chapter 9 blew my mind. As I have hadin grown hair issues but this gives a very important tips to avoid in grown hairs.In addition it does give the useful information for kids skin care too and not justwomen. I especially like the explanation on p34 about the importance of collagen togood skin, I have since then started taking collagen supplements and my skin is nowmore supple and nice with a better glow! This book is a rare gem in terms of information,graphics, print quality and overall packing, I am extremely happy that we have an authorthat is an authority in the space that knows their stuff in detail and breaks it downin a simple manner that the layman can understand and apply the information containedtherein with ease. World class book and finally black excellence.A big thank you Dija to you and your team God bless :)

This is a brilliant book that’s breaks down how to understand skin and care for it. I also love that it deals with the history, helping to understand the lack of compassion or lack of positive imagery around dark skin. This book is a proper ally book. I get to love me more!! I also loved the whimsical questions of figuring out what your skin type is, questions it feels like I get asked by sales people without them listening to my answers, just to sell me every product under the sun that I don’t need. Now I know what I’m working with. This is a book that is much needed and will be reference for years to come. It also includes men and children. It’s definitely a must have, buy one to learn for yourself, your children or your good friend. Highly recommended! 😉

I’ve had an in-clinic skin consultation with Dija so when I heard of the book, I had to pre-order the book. I was not disappointed.This book is a manual, cutting through the clutter and misinformation on the internet about skin care (routines and products).It is like having a very comprehensive skin consultation with her in person and if you forget something you can always refer to the book. The pictures included bring the topics to life and I appreciate the product recommendations, some of which she recommended to me and I have been using daily for 2 years, which have improved my skin health.While the book is aimed at providing people of Black descent and heritage (who have been overlooked for yearssss by the beauty industry), the information is very valid and useful for all skin types.

As a black woman and recently qualified aesthetician, this book is amazing. It is very informative and will definitely aid me with my career as I am so passionate about skin. I am half way through the book and it’s just great, reading about things I haven’t come across before and also reading things I have studied over the last 3 years. Dija is a spectacular woman and an admiration. If I lived in London I would love to work at west room aesthetics and I would most certainly have treatments there as I do not trust many people with my skin. Again, the book is great and I look forward to finishing it.

I’m so happy this long-awaited book has just arrived.After almost 20 years in the Beauty industry and not being educated on a single thing about black skin, here is Khadijat (Dija) Ayodele to the rescue.Thank you, thank you and thank you!The chapters alone are getting me excited to learn what was never taught in beauty school because the industry believed we didn’t matter.If you are in the industry, treating and advising clients, or want to be a true skincare expert, this is a must buy.

This is such a valuable book that everyone from Black people who are looking to care for their skin to therapists who need to extend their knowledge and training should have on their bookshelf. Dija's insight into caring for Black skin alongside her incredible analysis of the history of Black beauty makes this a completely game changing book. Expect this to be around for decades to come!

Bought this as a birthday gift for my friend who is an aspiring dermatologist and I know she's gonna love it! It covers so many different aspects of Black skin, from history to identifying and unpacking skin issues. Very thorough read and beautifully designed both inside and out. Great work to the authoress!

So far, great!!! Lots of science-y stuff to start but it’s sets the stage for what is to come. Will review again once I have completed the book.

The book is Amazing! Incredible! Eye-opening, ground-breaking, gripping, exciting, wonderful! Thankyou Dija !Sehr gut und verständlich geschrieben, sehr empfehlenswert für jeden der etwas über seine Haut wissen möchte und die Tipps sind einfachen & anwendbar.

Black skin is God’s gift to humanity, and primary reason humanity exist. Without melanin, humanity would not have made it out of Africa. WeBlack People should be reminded every time they see black skin, that it is part of the story of humanity, and the Creator wanted our skin to be black. Our skin is part of the Black God Science, since we were created in God’s image.This book provides valuable information about taking care of our gift from the Creator and how skin is a part of our temple and is an incredible organ, so we need to take care of it.

It arrived water damaged with multiple pages stuck together. It looks old and used even though I bought it brand new.