ask: Black skin on buttocks?

Thank you for your question. You have come to the right place to help find an answer.

I found some information for you from a yahoo's website that offered some advise to someone that was asking about the same question. They offered this advise.

Step 1: Drink 8-10 glasses of water per day: The first step to begin eliminating black portions of body & stretch marks is to work from the inside out. Drinking a sufficient amount of water is critical, because it ensures your body and tissues are properly hydrated. It also removes toxins from your body.

Step 2: Consume a Healthy Diet: By eating foods rich in essential fatty acids, such as fish, and protein and citrus rich foods like fruits, nuts and vegetables, your skin will become tighter, softer, and healthier everyday.

Step 3: Keep your skin moisturized with vitamins and essential oils. Although, there are several lotions and creams on the market, such Palmer’s and Strivectin, I would avoid these. They contain primarily artificial ingredients, alcohol, and a little bit of Cocoa Butter or Emu Oil. This is simply not enough to prevent or remove black portions & stretch marks. You need several natural oils, butters, scar-heaing ingredients, and essential oils to attack these marks.

Did you have children?

Did you gain weight and lose the weight?

I hope this bit helps but would like more information to try and find a better solution.

Hi Anon

Thanks for your question.

None of us has a uniformly colored body. Meaning, white people may have pink patches or beige blemishes, and darker skinned people may have lighter (sometimes called "ashy") patches or darker patches.

You may have a hyper pigmentation that is targeting your buttocks (a common area for darkening of skin). Hyper pigmentation is caused by too much melanin that causes certain parts of the skin to darken. These can result in small or large patches of dark skin. This can be been by a dermatologist who has seen every skin condition before, I promise.

Most people have stretch marks, and they are more easily seen in people with darker skin. Stretch marks can be found on any area of the body - from the arms to the butt to the belly. You definitely don't have to have had a baby in order to get stretch marks. A growth spurt or weight loss can trigger them too.

Our skin changes over time, or due to certain conditions. If a woman has had a baby, she may get melasma - also known as the "mask of pregnancy" that are dark patches primarily on the face. It doesn't always go away.

With regard to stretch marks - there is no 'cure' for them, unfortunately - they are actually scarring of the skin. Most fade in time and plenty of moisturizer can minimize their appearance.

Please don't be embarrassed to see a doctor. At least you will know what is going on with your skin and you can go from there.

Please rest assured that hyper pigmentation is usually harmless. If you really want these patches removed, prescription creams can lessen production of melanin and the patches will fade. Laser treatments are also available. You are not alone - hyper pigmentation is common. And don't forget - even if you are a darker skinned person, it's very important that you always use sun block. Not only does it protect you against skin cancer and early aging, but it will decrease hyper pigmentation, if that is what you have.

I hope this helps - please keep us updated!

Dear anonymous,

I hope you get to read my comments. I am going to be very honest with you. As a black woman, I know exactly what you are talking about. No 2-gallon of water consumption per day, nor healthy foods, nor skin moisturizer will take this away. I have noticed that this is how black people are. Our buttocks are darker than the rest of our body. Why? I am still asking myself the same question. In my opinion, about 70% to 75% of us have this on our behind. I don't want to call it an issue, problem, or abnormality because there is nothing wrong with it. It is just the way God decided to make us.

You know how your knees, elbows, and knuckles are daker than the rest of your body? Well the same applies to the butt. This phenomenon is more noticeable on blacks because we have the highest melanin compared to the other groups of people. However, you can notice it on Indians as well (not native but Indians from India), especially those who are darker than the average Indian person.

the darkness, you are right, starts from the lower back to the upper thighs. But that depends on the individual. It can be seen even on toddlers. It even happens to some light skinned people, and with them it is the more obvious, just like some dark-brown skinned people don't have that.
The majority of blacks have it, like I said, I estimate about 70% to 75% and the other 25% to 30% who don't have it are just the exception. Don't be ashamed of it, as I once was. I have seen some girls wearing short shorts and you could see the blacker parts on the upper thighs. I was embarrassed for them, but apparently they weren't. After all, maybe it is not a bad idea to cover up more than show your goodies to the world. It depreciates your value. You don't see a diamond hanging everywhere. If you did, they that means diamands are not as precious anymore.

Wear clothes that are hip, but still, try to protect and respect your body. Finally, be proud of how God made you. The man of your life, your truly loves you, will cherish the entire package that you are.

Linda

I am a 26 yr old female, exercise regularly, drinks plenty of water and has a healthy diet and my hubby recently pointed out to me when I tried on my bikini that my lower back and butt is much darker than the rest of my body. I never had this problem before and cannot understand what caused it. Someone mentioned to me today that it could be caused by me wearing jeans everyday. Is that possible? I don't want this black ass for summer :-(

My wife is white so her skin is very pale but inside her butt it is very dark. It's been like this ever since we first met 5 years ago. Is there anything that can be done about this?