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Season’s tips: Caring for Natural Hair this Summer
By Phemelo Segoe The best time of the year is upon us! Spring has come and Summer is fast approaching which means sunny, hot weather -...
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Nov 11, 20203 min read
Caring for low porosity hair
‘Hair porosity’ is a term that’s used to describe how well your hair is able to absorb and retain moisture. There are three types of...
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Nov 4, 20203 min read
Appreciating all Afros
We celebrated World Afro Day on 15 September so we decided to show love to our natural hair community by making an afro thread,...
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Oct 28, 20201 min read
Let's bust Breast Cancer myths
By Phemelo Segoe October is Breast Cancer Awareness month so we will be getting help from the Breastcancer.org to bust common breast...
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Oct 14, 20203 min read
Ingredients to keep away from natural hair
Natural, african hair is way more sensitive than many people realize. The wrong treatment or neglect can lead to frizzing, tangling,...
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Oct 7, 20202 min read
Is Black Hair Still Off Limits?
Black hair has been at the center of work politics and even school disputes with schools categorizing natural African hair as ‘untidy’...
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Sep 23, 20202 min read
Ethnic hair and discrimination
By Phemelo Segoe If you’re South African and you have a twitter account, then you would have seen that leading pharmacy and wellness...
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Sep 16, 20202 min read
Hair Colour On Gents
Should black men be warming up to colour or is colourful hair way out of their range? We are profiling some of the most recognizable men...
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Sep 9, 20202 min read
Dehydrated from drowning
By Phemelo Segoe A common misconception is that we need to wash our hair as often as possible to keep it clean and that oily hair is bad...
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Sep 2, 20203 min read
Social but Safe: things you can't leave behind
As the lockdown regulations ease, more and more people are attempting to return back to “regular” life. But, we are still living through...
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Aug 26, 20202 min read
Easy DIY Hacks featuring MPL Rubbing Alcohol
With so much time to spend at home, this looks like as good a time as any to start doing DIY projects that are safe to do at home. Here...
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Aug 19, 20202 min read
Every Woman
By Phemelo Segoe “I'm every woman, it's all in me” - this is a line from Chaka Khan’s hit song ‘Every Woman’. A sign that was intended...
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Aug 12, 20202 min read
6 Things MPL Rubbing Alcohol can sort out for you
MPL has always been at the forefront of providing products that are long-lasting and that add real value to everyday life. With a global...
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Aug 6, 20202 min read
Creating bonds while getting braids
By Phemelo Segoe If you had to guess when people started braiding their hair, how far back would you guess? 1000 years ago? 2000? Well,...
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Jul 22, 20202 min read
Hair Porosity: Something else to know about your hair
By Phemelo Segoe Nod twice if you thought to know your hair type or curl pattern was enough knowledge to have in your bag of hair-care...
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Jul 15, 20203 min read
Our favourite black-owned local beauty brands
The #BlackLivesMatter movement has been trending and forcing many people to take a good look at themselves and their engagement with...
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Jul 8, 20202 min read
4 natural ways to get rid of scalp build-up
Our scalps produce a natural, waxy oil called sebum from glands beneath the skin. Some people produce more of this oil than others. Sebum...
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Jul 3, 20203 min read
Social distancing & Hair
By Phemelo Segoe In this exciting vlog entry, Phemelo speaks about how doing your hair is more than just beauty but also social...
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Jun 24, 20201 min read
Hairlarious
By Phemelo Segoe Things have been quite tense so we at MPL thought it’s time to take a breather from the DIYs and just give you a moment...
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Jun 17, 20201 min read
DIY hairstyles to keep you kept
By Phemelo Segoe So we’re still in lockdown and salons have been closed for longer than any hairstyle can survive. 3 weeks after the...
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Jun 10, 20202 min read
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