Transforming Black Beauty: Dr. Jacqueline Moore’s Passion for Inclusive Skincare
As a woman of color, Dr. Jacqueline Moore sought to create a practice that caters to diversity, specifically focusing on providing inclusive skincare solutions for individuals with higher melanin levels. Her vision encompasses welcoming and specialized care for Asian, Persian, Indian, Black, and Brown skin types.
The experiences that Black women have when seeking to enhance their beauty maintenance routines can often be complicated. When accessing certain aesthetic treatments like lasers and microneedling, it can be difficult to find someone with specialized knowledge and experience to cater to the unique needs of melanin-rich skin.
This can lead to providers who are either hesitant or reluctant to perform these treatments on darker skin tones, or those who simply don’t know what they’re doing.
Addressing the Gaps in Aesthetic Care for Melanin-Rich Skin
As a Board-Certified General Surgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Moore brings a wealth of expertise and experience to her practice, as well as a passion for dermatology and aesthetics. She is dedicated to providing personalized skincare solutions that enhance the natural beauty and confidence of her clients.
“You have to search for people who are comfortable with that [skin of color], who had that additional training,” says Dr. Moore. “So I wanted to make sure that we had a place where people who have melanated skin feel comfortable and feel safe, and feel confident that the people here or who are taking care of them have that training and that expertise, and then also even by seeing me knowing that I know firsthand.”
Transforming the Landscape of Aesthetic Care
Dr. Moore’s journey of opening SkYn Med Spa has been one of triumph, delivering exceptional care and results to her community. Her commitment to excellence, combined with her compassionate approach to patient care, has earned her a reputation as a trusted skincare specialist in the Aldie community and beyond.
“I decided to get out and open my own practice so I could run things the way I wanted,” says Dr. Moore. “But around that same time, I was also starting to look at treatments for myself. And looking around, I was really, really frustrated by the lack of education around skin of color. So I made it my mission to learn everything I could, did all the training, apprenticing, attending all the courses, doing research.”
Empowering Patients with Melanin-Rich Skin
Dr. Moore advises that there are some critical questions that Black women should be asking when seeking out aesthetic treatments from providers. “Does that person have additional training and expertise in skin of color? Are their devices, products and treatments, able to be modified for skin of color?
Do they know how to take care of the complications that happen with skin of color? Because no matter how good we are, sometimes complications still happen, and you want to make sure that any provider that takes care of you not only knows how to do the treatment, but knows how to take care of any potential complications,” she cautions.
Through her practice, Dr. Moore is on a mission to transform Black beauty, providing inclusive solutions and empowering patients with melanin-rich skin.
