I heard that they have to do that so their skin doesn't get ashy. I also hear Robin Quivers mention it on the Howard Stern show. I live in an all white community and to be honest, have only seen a handful of colored people in person.
I'm just curious.
2007-06-27 09:10:40 · 8 answers · asked by apphelp1973 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
"Ashy" is a term used to describe extremely dry skin, however when skin is this dry it shows up as a light blotch on people with dark skin. Lotions or skins creams (which are thicker with heavier moisturizers) help moisten the skin to offset this.
Everyone gets dry skin, but a light blotch on fair skin just doesn't show up (light on light). However, I've seen this on those with extremely red irritated skin.
Basically, you're just using lotions (or creams) to keep the skin from drying out and this is the goal of many beauty products on the market today.
I hope this helped.
2007-06-27 09:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by RedRogue 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Colored People" eh? Wow, someone from the early 1900's!!!
Yes, dark skinned people lose their "contrast" when they have dry skin. Just like people with tattoos (ink drawings in the skin, which I presume you haven't seen either), applying oil to the skin makes it more transparent and allows the color of the ink to show through, except in colored people's case, it allows the color of their pigment (brown, red, amber) to show through better.
2007-06-27 16:35:50 · answer #2 · answered by HyperDog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Red Rogue, thank you for answering the question instead of making fun.
Some BLACK or AFRO-AMERICANS have dry skin, same as every other color people.
We are all 'colored' people: I haven't seen any translucent ones lately.
2007-06-27 16:35:40 · answer #3 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Did you say colored people, for real?
2007-06-27 16:18:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
uhhhh no
u seem really shut off to the world
u gonna hav a big wake-up call wen u move out
and hav to make ur own way in the REAL world
hopefully ur lik 10
if not...........................good luck
2007-06-27 16:16:36 · answer #5 · answered by Gloomy Princesess 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of them do. Some use it to look attractive. White people use it too.
2007-06-27 16:15:36 · answer #6 · answered by cidyah 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
your /way /back /they/ are /now called black /or African Americans/ as / for/ the skin creme/ don't know/ when/ i see one/ i will ask
2007-06-27 17:10:58 · answer #7 · answered by hotdogsarefree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exactly what color are these "colored people"?
2007-06-27 16:19:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋