Though rosacea is already a challenging skin condition for skin care professionals to correctly identify and treat, even more difficulty arises when working with deeper skin tones, particularly those whose skin falls between a Fitzpatrick Scale IV through VI. Despite the estimation that over 40 million people of color suffer from rosacea,1 the challenge of diagnosing the condition is due, in part, to the fact that spotting early symptoms, like redness, flushing, and broken capillaries throughout the cheeks and chin, is more difficult in deeper skin tones.

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If this many people of color are estimated to be suffering from rosacea, how else can skin care professionals meet the need to recognize and diagnose it in deep skin tones if not by these common early symptoms? There are some additional signs that may point to rosacea and also happen to be easier to spot on darker skin tones. 

Brian Goodwin is an award-winning International Educator for Éminence Organic Skin Care. As a master medical aesthetician, master herbalist, and consultant, Goodwin leverages over 10 years of spa industry experience to bring fun, engaging education to spa professionals around the world. Voted‘Favorite Brand Educator’ in DERMASCOPE’s 2019 Aestheticians' Choice Awards, Goodwin delivers influential trainings which continue to raise the bar for professional education and garner worldwide peer recognition. Goodwin embraces every opportunity to share his passion and guide industry professionals on their path to success. He has educated and consulted to more than 2,000 distinguished spas and has notably been invited to deliver keynotes at major industry events across North America.