6 tips to combat dry skin
Does your skin feel tight, rough, itchy and flaky? if so, you might be also be experiencing dry skin. My whole life I believed I had oily...
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ColourUncoded
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
Melanin on pop, keep the sun on block!
Did you know… Protecting uncovered skin has been a common practice for thousands of years amongst men and women living close to the...
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ColourUncoded
- Mar 13, 2021
- 2 min
What is Hyperpigmentation?
Hyperpigmentation is a common skin condition that causes patches of skin to becomes darker in colour. This occurs when excess Melanin is...
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ColourUncoded
- Nov 14, 2020
- 2 min
Diabetes in the Black Community
What is Diabetes? To fully understand what Diabetes is, we need to take a walk down memory lane to science class and understand the...
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ColourUncoded
- Sep 13, 2020
- 2 min
It's more than the 'baby blues'!
What is Postnatal Depression? During the first week of childbirth many mothers get what is known as the “baby blues” where the new mother...
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ColourUncoded
- Aug 28, 2020
- 2 min
Saving the little Black child!
Are our Black girls and boys being treated unfairly and being forced to grow up too soon? Research shows that Black boys are...
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ColourUncoded
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
How can I avoid letting myself go during lockdown?
Here are a few tricks you can try at home to make sure you are ready to bust out when this lockdown season is over! Panda eyes from...
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ColourUncoded
- Jul 12, 2020
- 2 min
"No such thing as systemic racism and racial profiling in the UK"
Too often people like to speak without knowing the facts, and in the current climate I have heard too many times that systemic racism and...
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ColourUncoded
- Jun 14, 2020
- 3 min
Rice Water, does it really work?
Why use Rice Water Using Rice water to grow lovely strong hair is an age-old Japanese tradition that seems to have been picked up by the...
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ColourUncoded
- Jun 14, 2020
- 2 min
Top-two Leave in Conditioners
For the longest time I was loyal to my leave in - Jamaican black caster oil strengthen & restore leave-in conditioner. I used it each...
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ColourUncoded
- Jun 7, 2020
- 1 min
The importance of a Fibre-rich diet…
Research suggests that adding fibre to your diet can reduce your risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer...
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ColourUncoded
- Jun 7, 2020
- 2 min
“You are what you eat”, could our diet affect the likelihood of getting Cancer?
Did you know? The CDC named Cancer as one the main causes of death amongst black people (despite recent declines in death rates). Black...
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ColourUncoded
- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
Heart Disease is breaking Hearts in the Black Community
What is heart is disease? Heart Disease (or heart failure) describes a wide range of illnesses that impact the heart and refers to the...
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ColourUncoded
- Apr 28, 2020
- 2 min
Why are Black women more likely to suffer from Fibroids?
Here are my top 5 learnings! 1. What causes Fibroid's? Fibroids are non-cancerous growths that occur in and around the womb. They can be...
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ColourUncoded
- Apr 28, 2020
- 2 min
Low porosity hair vs High porosity hair
What is hair porosity? Porosity is a measurement of how much moisture (i.e water) your hair can absorb and hold. Your hairs porosity is...
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