Black skin has certain structural features, including decreased ceramide levels and increased trans-epidermal water loss, which may result in dry skin. This may make keratosis pilaris more prominent.

Keratosis pilaris on black skin may not appear as red or pink bumps. In some people, the bumps may be discolored. In others, they appear like your natural skin color but raised, like goosebumps.

"My hope for the industry is to one, see more light being shined on Black skin-care professionals and their businesses because it's not easy — it's not easy starting a business in general and ...

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., but for Black people, cancer signs can show up in unexpected places, and missing them can have serious consequences.