do black people get seborrheic dermatitis?
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Yes - my roommate has it.  She uses Neutrogena TGel shampoo.  It helps but she has to use it a few times a month.  I have never seen it the scales/flakes so I am not sure what it looks like.   She says it is gross, but controllable.\n\nFYI seborrheic dermatitis has also been linked to neurologic disorders such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.  So go to the doctor and get it checked out!!\n\n\ngood luck badboy!!
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If it's a male child, then male children progressively get much darker over the years.\n\nIf it's a female child, then the child is probably going to be light-skinned.  It does happen.  In a family of all black people, there is often a recessive lighter gene.  It happens.
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being black does not mean you are sun immune,you must use the sunscreen to avoid photodamage to the skin caused by ultra-violet rays..
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No, sickle cell is a disease the people are born with.  It only occurs in African Americans or people of African American decent.\n\nHere is a page that makes it easy to understand...\n\nhttp://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/blood/sickle_cell_anemia.html
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Im not black but I have cared for black people and had to use creams on them.  I always found Oxy10 to be excellent...;
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Be care to whom you listen. It is not caused by chocolate candy or tomato's or anything you eat. Washing our face a hundred times a day just dries out your skin. It is caused by heredity\nand a bacteria, known as Propionibacterium acnes, is a normal inhabitant of the skin. It uses sebum as a nutrient for growth, therefore increases in follicles during puberty. People with acne have more Propionibacterium acnes in their follicles than people without acne. The presence of bacteria attracts white blood cells to the follicle. These white blood cells produce an enzyme that damages the wall of the follicle, allowing the contents of the follicle to enter the dermis. This process causes an inflammatory response seen as papules (red bumps), pustules, and nodules. The bacteria also cause the formation of free fatty acids, which are irritants, increasing the inflammatory process in the follicle.\n\nThe washes you see really do little if anything but you can try Accutane (keeping in mind there have been problems with it-mental problems and suicide).\n\nAntibiotics work by several mechanisms. The most important is the decrease in the number of bacteria in and around the follicle. Antibiotics also work by reducing the irritating chemicals produced by white blood cells. \n\nFinally, antibiotics reduce the concentration of free fatty acids in the sebum, also reducing the inflammatory response. The most frequently used antibiotics for acne are : Tetracycline, Erythromycin, Minocycline, Doxycycline and Clindamycin.\n\nThe only other thing "I" would recommend is Retin-A and it is not going to do what you want it to do. However, trust me when I say these washes do and can not work!\n\nThe best thing you could do is see a dermatologist. God bless you and the Southern People.
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it can cause skin issues. which is bad. i know it.
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No and it made mine worse.  Had to go back to the dermatologist and get on antibiotics again.  I stopped the BC pills and the antibiotics cleared my skin right up.
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Yes, Ethiopians are considered Black and have sharp noses and thin lips associated with whites.\n\nHOWEVER, look at the Scottish and their large noses and the myth that only blacks have noses with spread nostrils QUICKLY dissipates.\n\nMost blacks in the West come from WEST Africa and look totally different from East Africans and North Africans, and even South (not the country) Africans.\n\nthe NEGROID race has VAST varieties. \n\nI know, I hate the word negroid too but it illustrates a fact.
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Don't worry. I had acne all over my face. Yeah I was traumatised and wouldn't leave the house much, I was also depressed. Then i finally got the medical help i needed and everything is lovely now. Hardly any spots and a sexy boyfriend too. You should go to the docs and ask for something. They do various lotions and creams and tablets and things, and are, in my experience, very helpful. Now, to actually answer your question. Spots are natural so don't worry. If the person cant see past a few spots then they are going to have to cut out most of the population from their 'potential partners' list. However, if you are spotty because you just don't wash enough, or wash properly. I have no sympathy for you :-P It's hard to answer your question because some people have specific things they just aren't attracted to, like erm, a certain hair colour or something. Some people (especially those who don't have perfect skin themselves) won't be bothered by a whole army of spots camped out on your body, whilst others just won't like it. My bf gets bad spots on his back, and I squeeze them as punishment when he misbehaves, so I'm glad he has a few, because it gives me a way to keep him in line! Apologies for the waffling, I've had 3 cups of coffee this hour! x
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That patch is causing people to die strokes and heart attacks.  They have lawyers on TV here in louiana i was watching their commercial and it said if anyone has used this patch and had any of them symptoms they can get money.  there not good for you at all.  I wouldnt recommend the shot either if you a african american woman.  they cause weight gain acne and hair loss
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Yes, they do, but they don't turn red like us pale skins do. I have many black or dark friends that have spent too much time in the sun (mostly in sports) and they do get burned.
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People with certain skin pigmentation can tend to be darker in areas like the knees, elbows, etc.  You can actually have spot areas bleached to correct it.\n\nIt is also possible to have staining on rough and dry skin (which kness can be) that appears to never go away.  My husband is a mechanic, and his hands stay with black color in the creases no matter how he scrubs.  We went on vacation for 2 weeks this summer, and it had worn off by the time we got back because his hands got a break from all the chemicals and oil.  So depending on the environment and what that person does all day, say, a gardener that always wears shorts, it's possible that it could be something like that.
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There are certain genetic characteristics related to each race. This just happens to be a dominant trait with black women, but of course there are exceptions. Every race has a variety of body types
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It sound just like what you said, seborrheic dematitis. Go to a dermatologist, and ask him about a topical medicine named Elocon. It takes about one week or so to work.
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IS that what thanksgiving is for?\n\nPS: this is for the guy above me...\n\nAcctually...black people have better sun absorbsion...not "fair" people. \nWhy do you think black people never get skin cancer from tanning or bein in the sun for prolonged amounts of time.\nWhere DID you get your info.\n\nBlacks come from the hottest and sunniest place on earth...AFRICA!\n\ngET IT right dUde!
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same as everyone else who gets dandruff. I can understand why you would be confused though. Dandruff is the flaking of the scalp and if the scalp is black wouldn't the flakes be too, right? Well, all skin, no matter what color, is white when if flakes off because it is dead skin. It's just like when you scratch your arm and the area looks white at first. It's the same with black people.