The world is a big place and there are many different cultures, Europeans, Scandinavians, Asians, Africans, Hispanics and many, many more. Each of these cultures tends to have certain characteristics such as eye colour, hair colour, skin colour, الخ,. Inherent with cultural backgrounds is a difference in skin types. على سبيل المثال, western cultures such as the central and northern Europeans have a tendency to fair complexions, hair and eye colour, while southern Europeans dent to have darker hair, brown eyes and darker, olive skin tones.
Africans and African Americans, have very dark or almost black skin, usually dark or black hair and brown eyes. وراثيا, this skin type is less susceptible to the UV rays, although their skin can still get burned.
Asians on the other hand have a yellowish skin tone and can have brown or blue eyes but have mostly dark or black hair. نعم, genetics does have its opinion on how we look. The cultural differences are reflected in the skin and the genetic factors play an important role in how well our skin looks, how ‘tough’ it is and how vulnerable it is to certain skin problems.
على سبيل المثال, cultures that have a tendency to body hair, also have a tendency to oily skin and therefore have a potential problem with blocked secretory glands resulting in pimples and other skin problems. من جهة أخرى, the Irish, who have a tendency to red hair and very fair skin, have less of a problem with oily skin, but they do tend to get burned easily and thus stand a greater risk to skin cancers. Similarly the Scandinavians and other central and northern Europeans and Americans.
Below are some generalised characteristics of various skin types from different cultural backgrounds:
Skin Characteristics of people with Anglo-Saxon origins
- نزيه, dry thin-skinned
- Scars heal well
- Signs of aging appear earlier
- Burn easily in the sun
- Bruising more obvious
- Increased chance of skin cancer
Skin Characteristics of people with Southern Mediterranean origins
- Oily, olive dark complexion
- Signs of aging appear later
- Cartilage tends to droop
- Darker, thicker scars more common
- Wrinkles appear later and in more localized areas
- Skin cancer is rare
Skin Characteristics of people with Northern European origins / German and Scandinavian
- نزيه, blue-eyed, blonde
- Thin skin
- Scars heal well
- Signs of aging appear early
- Bruising more obvious
- Greater chance of skin cancer
Skin Characteristics of people with African/African-American origins
- Signs of aging appear very late
- Very little fine wrinkling
- Formation of keloids is possible
- Pigmentation changes may occur
- Thicker cartilage hard to change
- Skin cancers are very rare
Skin Characteristics of people with Northern European/Irish and northern England
- Ruddy freckled complexion
- Red hair
- Scars usually thin
- Signs of aging appear later
- Bruises easily
- Pigmentation problems
- Skin cancers are most common in this type
Skin Characteristics of people with Asian origins
- Signs of aging appear late
- Fine wrinkling does not usually occur
- Pigmentation changes may occur
- Skin cancers are very rare
Skin Characteristics of people with Southern European origins
- داكن, oily brunette complexion
- Signs of aging appear later
- Fine wrinkling less common
- Bruising lasts longer
- Scars may be thicker and darker
- Skin cancers are less common
Identifying the correct, natural skin care system for your skin’s characteristics is essential and may need to be adjusted depending on your specific genetic influences, as within each of these groups, there is a wide range in skin tones, which tend to overlap from group to group.
Each of the different categories of skin characteristics has various advantages and disadvantages specific to that group. لكن, the overall structures and functions of our skin are very similar and are therefore cared for in very similar ways. Knowing your skin’s particular strengths and weaknesses, you can tailor your skin care approach to your particular skin-characteristics.
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