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The place where all your skincare dilemmas are sorted. From how to set up a skincare routine for Black skin, to how to choose the best skin of colour friendly retinol serum.

If you’ve ever wondered how to tackle dry, eczema skin or acne, the Black Skin Directory Library also has you covered. Deep dive into topics like how cancer and chemotherapy affects Black skin or even how Lupus and Rosacea on Black skin should be treated.

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Paradoxical Hypertrichosis and Black Skin - When laser triggers more hair growth

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Five reasons we’re not fans of at home micro-needling on Black skin

Home use micro-needling devices, often called derma-rollers tend to be hand rolled across the skin (this action can create tears in the skin) and the pressure cannot be controlled. This means that users tend to be heavy handed and unknowingly cause injury to deeper layers of the skin. On Black skin, this opens up the risk of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation and keloid scarring.