Dear Rx for Brown Skin Community:


I have always been pleased that Black History Month comes at the beginning of the year. Both the new year and Black History Month are natural times for reflection. As I look back over the past year, I am saddened by the difficult time that so many Americans experienced. Nonetheless, I am inspired by the resilience of the American people who forge on, and by ordinary people who in times of crisis become heroes. During this Black History Month, I am most notably inspired by the extraordinary new leader of our country, Barack Hussein Obama. His passion, vision, commitment, brilliance, and compassion, surely guide and lead us to “hope and change”. I can only imagine the pride and joy that future generations of young students will feel when they learn about President Obama not only during Black History Month but throughout the entire school year.

This has been a year of tremendous accomplishment for Dr. Susan Taylor’s Rx for Brown Skin. The best in skin care for people of color is now offered in 139 Sephora stores throughout the country, 10 Dillard’s stores in the South, 2 Macy’s stores in the West, HSN, and on dermstore.com, skinstore.com and rxforbrownskin.com. But what I am most proud of is the fact that I have been able to make a meaningful difference in the health and beauty of the skin of thousands of women and men. My hope for you in 2009, is that you will be successful in every aspect of your life. and that you will find the change (even if it is as simple as changing your skin care routine) that you are searching for.

Warm regards,
Susan C. Taylor, MD

A leader in research and treatment for skin of color, Dr. Susan C. Taylor is a Harvard-trained dermatologist and clinical researcher in ethnic skin care and dermatology. She is board certified in both internal medicine and dermatology. The creator of a variety of products, tools and resources to treat and care for brown skin, she has led advances in the field of skin of color.

In the summer of 2007, Dr. Taylor released a new product line, Dr. Susan Taylor’s Rx for Brown Skin, the first-ever skin care line for women of color scientifically formulated by a dermatologist. For research dermatologists as well as those in clinical practice, she developed “The Taylor Hyperpigmentation Scale,” a cost-efficient and effective method of monitoring the improvement of hyperpigmentation. She has also written a health and beauty book for women of color, Brown Skin: Dr. Susan Taylor's Prescription for Flawless Skin, Hair and Nails, which was published in 2004. She also founded the website, www.brownskinsolutions.com.

Dr. Taylor has been featured as a medical expert in numerous magazines, newspapers and national news programs such as the Today Show and Good Morning America. She’s regularly quoted in Essence magazine and considered one of the top female physicians. Dr. Taylor is the Founding Director of the Skin of Color Center at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, the first of its kind for the diagnosis, treatment and investigation of diseases in individuals with skin of color. She serves as a board member of the American Academy of Dermatology, and is the immediate past president of the Skin of Color Society. Dr. Taylor also serves as Director of Society Hill Dermatology in Philadelphia.