Juliette Samuel

"With Age Comes Wisdom" is a saying most of us have heard before, but when it comes to African American women taking care of their skin, it often looks as if that wise old saying is - well - wrong!

Have you ever heard the saying, Butter up buttercup?!!! I'm talking shea butter. Shea butter is considered the number one natural ingredient for beautiful black skin and hair care.

Looking for ways to care for your beautiful black skin? As an African American your skin has many challenges, to learn more about it's sensitivities and how using natural/organic ingredients can help you care for it ...

It sounds a little bit crazy, but it's true: when it comes to black skin care, green tea is the fountain of youth. There are so many benefits to using green tea to treat common African American skin care issues that it's hard to decide where to begin.

For many women the onset of menopause - signaled by erratic menstrual periods - triggers feelings of relief, followed by thoughts of fun-filled spur-of-the-moment sexcapades. But, hold on, check those thoughts. Unless and until you are "officially" menopausal, meaning that you have not had a period for a full 365 day year, you had better be careful.

Many women who are entering their middle years and going into menopause, or perimenopause as it's called, are confused about the hype surrounding something called HRT. HRT is an acronym for Hormone Replacement Therapy, and it's a therapy intended to treat or ease the annoying side effects of menopause by replacing the lost hormones, i.e. estrogen and progesterone, and occasionally even, testosterone. Confused yet? Good.

Going through menopause and considering the prospect of sex can bring up some really far flung thoughts - either you're excited with the prospect of wild, crazy, spontaneous intercourse primarily because you have no longer have any worries about procreation (or avoidance thereof) or you're avoiding it because you have no desire whatsoever to have sex in any way shape or form or you're dreading it because it freaking hurts!

Like no other stage in our life, the female body goes through so many changes during middle age. The first appearance of wrinkles (passed off as laugh lines), the first gray hairs that you pluck out one by one until they get too numerous (had no one warned you that you'd get 7 gray hairs for each 1 you pulled out?), the memory lapses (fondly known as menopause moments)

The hot flash is the scourge of the middle-aged woman - you've no doubt heard the battle cry, "Is it hot in here, or is it just me?" The prickling of the skin, rapid heart beat, pressure in your head... your skin flushes, you feel anxious, maybe a little dizzy, the sweat starts pouring off of you.

There are many easy eye treatments that you can use for a quick pick-me-up at the end of a long day. No one wants to head out in the evening with puffy, red-rimmed eyes that just scream, "I'm tired!" to everyone you meet. And, there is simply no reason to do so when 15 minutes and a few simple ingredients can fix you right up.