February 15, 2022

ditch the whitening strips and simply swish

What if you could ditch the whitening strips and simply swish and spit your way to dazzling teeth instead?

 

Ayurveda-inspired brand GuruNanda is launching a new Oxyburst Whitening Mouthwash! This patented formula truly does it all – freshens breath, supports tooth and gum health, and gets teeth their brightest white, all in seconds. GuruNanda Oxyburst Whitening Mouthwash is a cool hybrid of Western oral care science and technology (powered by oxygen-powered whitening ingredients) and Ayurvedic healing (it features a proprietary blend of seven 100% pure and natural essential oils).

It’s at Walmart.com nationwide for $12.79.

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February 10, 2022

Ten Places You Can Have Liposuction

You probably have a few places on your body where fat likes to stick around. You may have lost weight and put in your time at the gym, but there are still those spots where you have fat that won’t budge. Liposuction can remove that difficult fat to give you the contours you want. 

How Does Liposuction Work?

If you’re a fan of plastic surgery reality shows, you may have seen liposuction performed. Your surgeon makes a small incision and inserts a blunt-tipped tool called a cannula. The cannula moves around under the skin, breaking up fat. Your surgeon will suction out the right amount of fat to give you a slimmer, more sculpted look. Make sure you have your liposuction performed by a board-certified plastic surgeon: liposuction is an art as much as a procedure, so skill and experience matter when it comes to results. 

Where Can You Have Liposuction?

You can have liposuction almost anywhere in your body where fat accumulates and doesn’t want to go away. You can have liposuction in all of these well-known (and some surprising) places:

 

  1. Abdomen
  2. Thighs
  3. Buttocks
  4. Hips
  5. Arms
  6. Calves
  7. Ankles
  8. Chest
  9. Back
  10. Neck 

Yes, liposuction works on ankles. 

What Happens to the Fat?

The fat that comes out during liposuction can be purified and put back in. Why would you put the fat back in? When your fat cells are injected back into your body, they can take up residence, develop a blood supply, and settle in. You may have places in your body where you would like to see a little more volume. The most popular area for fat transfer is into the buttocks. If you’ve heard of a Brazilian butt lift, this is how it works. Unlike artificial fillers, these fat cells are there to stay. 

What About The Loose Skin?

If your skin has good elasticity, it will bounce back after liposuction, leaving the area smooth and toned. Not everyone still has skin with good elasticity, though, so what happens? Your surgeon can remove excess loose skin, but this will require a surgical procedure with an accompanying scar. 

You can also ask if your surgeon offers a skin tightening treatment like Renuvion®. This fairly new technology uses radiofrequency (RF) energy, also used in treatments like RF microneedling to tighten facial skin. It also uses cold helium plasma that protects the skin from heat. After liposuction, the surgeon inserts a small tool that sends pulses of energy into the skin and connective tissue. This makes the collagen fibers in the skin tighten. 

Is Liposuction Permanent?

Yes and no. Fat cells removed by liposuction will never come back. Our bodies do not make new fat cells. However, the ones we have can shrink when we lose weight or expand when we gain. If you have a significant weight change after liposuction, the fat cells in that area can get bigger. 

 

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February 1, 2022

Treat Yourself this Galentine’s Day: GRAMMY-nominated artist Iggy Azalea’s First Fragrance External Inbox

Galentine’s Day is all about celebrating female friendships… and what better way to celebrate than by treating yourself and your girlfriends to a self-care gift created for women, by women? GRAMMY-nominated artist Iggy Azalea and Wendy Starland, the president of Merveilleux Beauty who is credited with discovering LADY GAGA, partnered to develop Devil’s Advocate, the first scent in Azalea’s fragrance line, Parfum de Azalea. The female led business is offering a 10% discount in honor of Galentine’s Day.

Starland, an award-winning singer/songwriter, record producer and fashion model, is credited with discovering and developing the career of Lady Gaga. Because of their mutual background in the music industry, Azalea knew Starland was the perfect partner to help launch her new venture. Inspired by Azalea’s home country, Devil’s Advocate incorporates ethical and sustainable Australian sandalwood with citrus and amber scents to create an irresistible aroma. According to Starland, the fragrance is “a new classic.”  

This Galentine’s Day, support a female-led business and give yourself and friends the gift of a new signature scent. Devil’s Advocate is available to purchase exclusively online at www.parfumdeazalea.com. Use code GALENTINES10 for 10% off your purchase.

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February 1, 2022

A Valentine’s Day gift for her from Eco Lips

Made from organic Fair Trade Certified cocoa butter, organic Mongongo Oil, and rich in vitamin E, Mongo Kiss is an ultra hydrating lip balm that provides key nutrients for nourishing your lips in one quick swipe. With flavors like Black Cherry, Blood Orange, Strawberry Lavender, and Yumberry, Mongo Kiss is blissfully sweet and comforting, perfect for hydrating and moisturizing your lips all day long and makes the perfect gift!

Check them out here: https://ecolips.com/

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  • High in Vitamin E, essential fatty acids and other nutrients
  • Nourishing, hydrating and moisturizing lip balm
  • Produced in a facility with 100% renewable energy
  • Eco Lips is a B corporation

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January 31, 2022

CAROL’S DAUGHTER TRANSFORMS WASH DAY ONCE AGAIN

Carol’s Daughter, a leader in natural hair care, is expanding its award winning Wash Day Delight collection with four new styling products: the Wash Day Delight Cream-Serum Moisturizer with Aloe, the Wash Day Delight Gel-To-Foam Styler with Aloe, the Cream-Serum Moisturizer with Rose Water, and the Gel-To-Foam Styler with Rose Water. Now, you can move and groove through your wash day with next level styling in half the time.

Specially formulated to cut down the time it takes to style hair during the “wash day” process, these new, vegan-friendly additions will join the Wash Day Delight shampoo and conditioner for a complete system that cleanses, moisturizes and defines all textures and hair types. Containing no sulfates, parabens, silicones or artificial colors, each product transforms when applied to the hair – from a gel to a foam, and from a cream to a serum – allowing for bouncy defined curls and lightweight conditioning that moves with you.

“You may notice a theme with Wash Day Delight – first we saved you time on wash day with water that turned to foam, and gave you soft, ultra clean and never stripped hair,” said company Founder, Lisa Price.  “Next, we hit you with the jelly that turned to a conditioning cream and gave you the slip you need for super-fast detangling.  NOW, we are back with two transformative stylers that are sure to give your curls the love and care they need, while giving you time back to enjoy on Wash Day.”

Carol’s Daughter Wash Day Delight Cream-Serum Moisturizer
Bringing together the power of a cream and serum, this lightweight moisturizer is infused with Aloe & Glycerin to provide curls and coils with 24-hour hydration. When applied, the Wash Day Cream-Serum softens, and prevents frizz with easy slip and a lightweight feel that won’t weigh hair down. Blended with moisturizing Aloe and Glycerin, as well as with delicate Rose Water and Glycerin.

Carol’s Daughter Wash Day Delight Gel-To-Foam Styler
This transformative Gel-to-Foam Styler easily moves through your hair with even and fluid distribution from root to ends, leaving behind the definition and lightweight hold of a gel. Available with moisturizing Aloe and Glycerin, as well as with soothing Rose Water and Glycerin.

To introduce the new Wash Day Delight products, Carol’s Daughter has partnered with celebrity hair stylist and natural hair care specialist, Felicia Leatherwood. Leatherwood, who’s clientele includes star of HBO’s Insecure, Issa Rae, Oscar nominated Director, Ava Duvernay, and Grammy Award winning singer, Jill Scott, will join Price in educating  beauty lovers on the new line and its complimentary styling products.

“My clients are always asking how they can cut down on wash day – they want flawless curls without all the hassle,” said Leatherwood. “The new wash day stylers take the guesswork out of your detangling, twist outs and braid outs. You don’t need to cocktail products to get moisture, shine and hold – a true wash day transformation!”

All Wash Day Delight products will be available on CarolsDaughter.com, Amazon.com and retailers nationwide for $11.99.

*We consider an ingredient to be naturally derived if it is unchanged from its natural state or has undergone processing yet still remains greater than 50 percent of its molecular structure from its original natural source.

ABOUT CAROL’S DAUGHTER
In 1993, encouraged by my mother, Carol, I began creating high-quality products made with love in my Brooklyn kitchen. As family and friends experienced how these products transformed their hair and skin, I knew that I was onto something good. I needed a name for my company, so I made a list of everything I was and everything I wanted to be, and I realized that the most special thing that I am is Lisa, Carol’s Daughter.
-Lisa Price, Carol’s Daughter Founder

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January 28, 2022

Care Home Therapies for Healing 

Care homes provide medical and physical care for disabled or older adults. But they can offer a lot more than that. Many care homes and retirement villages offer multiple forms of therapies to promote well-being and are also a great way to help people stimulate their brains. 

Holistic and creative therapies 

1. Animal therapy 

Spending time with animals can bring a lot of joy to someone’s day. It also has a lot of physical benefits, including reducing stress levels and providing a balanced emotional state. Loneliness is an issue in care homes, especially if someone’s family lives far away and can’t visit regularly. Spending time with an animal provides companionship and the opportunity to socialize. 

Animal therapy also coincides closely with cuddle therapy – a physically therapeutic process of platonic contact with a person or animal. Cuddling a gentle dog can evoke feelings of happiness, love, safety, and calmness, which can stay with someone for some time after their experience with a furry friend. 

2. Creative therapy 

Creative therapy can include music and art therapy. Both are ways of expressing yourself and sharing ideas creatively with others. They can be profoundly beneficial both mentally and physically.

Music therapy involves healing through sound frequencies or making music with a group of people, proven to reduce stress and muscle tension and lower blood pressure. The joy of sound therapy is that people can do it alone, one-to-one, or as a group. 

Art therapy can be a great way to express feelings that feel difficult to talk about, or just as a fun activity!

Physical and practical therapies 

1. Speech therapy 

Sometimes, people in care homes struggle to speak. This could be due to their age or a medical condition. It can be very distressing and frustrating, but speech therapy aims to support people through this challenge and help them to speak clearly. This can be especially important for people who have also lost physical mobility, as their means of communicating are severely limited if they struggle to talk or swallow. 

2. Gentle yoga

Yoga does not have to be strenuous and can be an excellent exercise for older people. It encourages mental well-being through breathing exercises and physical strength and flexibility. Lots of evidence suggests that yoga can also help reduce anxiety, stress, and depression, which can significantly benefit the life of someone struggling with their health or being in a care home. 

3. Physical therapy 

Physical therapy can take many forms but is focused on helping you move your body better and elevate any physical pain you might experience. Physical therapy can include massages, exercises, stretches, or finding ways to improve movement and balance. This is a widespread form of treatment in care homes, as many residents experience chronic illnesses, injuries, or reduced mobility due to the natural aging process. 

Geriatric physical therapy targets older adults whose muscles no longer work as they used to. A physical therapist in a care home setting can teach a resident how to compensate for any weakened muscles, improve their posture, and hopefully prevent future injuries. 

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January 16, 2022

Where Can You Use Juvederm® Dermal Fillers?

If you want to see more volume in your facial features or smooth out your lines and wrinkles, a dermal filler could provide the answer. Dermal fillers enhance facial volume and highlight features like the lips or cheekbones. They can also lift hollow areas beneath the eyes or in the mid-face and can smooth away wrinkles by lifting them from below. 

How Does Juvederm® Work?

Providers have many dermal fillers, but many choose a hyaluronic acid dermal filler like Juvederm®. The popularity of hyaluronic acid comes from how smoothly it integrates with the skin, leading to a soft, natural appearance. As an added boost to its popularity, hyaluronic acid occurs naturally in the body, so people getting this filler don’t have to worry about their body reacting to it. 

Hyaluronic acid works in the skin by attracting moisture and holding onto it. When injected as a dermal filler, Juvederm® begins to add plumpness and fullness to the area. Juvederm® isn’t just one type of hyaluronic acid but a family of dermal fillers made up of different hyaluronic acid formulations. 

Where Can You Use Juvederm® Dermal Fillers?

Each member of the Juvederm® family of fillers has a targeted area of the face. These include the cheeks, lips, and wrinkles. However, many providers also use dermal fillers in areas such as underneath the eyes to fill in hollowness. 

Juvederm® Vollure

Nasolabial lines run from the edges of the nose down to the corners of the mouth. Juvederm® Vollure fills in these creases to make your face look younger and smoother. It can also be used to fill in other areas of deep lines and wrinkles.

Juvederm® Voluma

The cheeks and other mid-face areas can lose volume as we get older. Juvederm® Voluma can restore this lost volume and can also be used to enhance the cheeks and provide a healthy-looking fullness. 

Juvederm® Volbella

With time, the lips can lose volume, and fine lines can develop around the mouth. Juvederm® Volbella has the flexibility and smoothness to plump and enhance the lips and smooth out fine lines without restricting the mobility of this very active facial area. 

How Long Will Dermal Fillers Last?

Juvederm® fillers can last anywhere from six months up to two years. Fillers in active areas like the lips will fade away faster than fillers in more stationary areas such as the cheeks. Fillers used in the lips and around the mouth have a softer, more flexible texture, which lets your lips keep moving normally. Juvederm® fillers used in the cheeks or nasolabial folds have a firmer, more resilient texture, letting them last longer.

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January 16, 2022

IV Therapy: When You Need a Powerful Boost

If you’ve ever wanted a fast, easy way to fuel your body with all the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients it needs, IV therapy might give you the boost you’re looking for. IV therapy also works as a great way to deliver hydration, vitamins, minerals, and other nutritional support. 

Why Get an IV?

IV therapy keeps growing in popularity, and you can now get IV treatments customized to your needs. Why have someone put an IV line into your vein when you could just take the vitamins or treatments orally? The digestive system does a fairly bad job absorbing all the vitamins, nutrients, or other treatments. 

IV therapy delivers treatment directly into your bloodstream, skipping the inefficient digestive system and delivering the beneficial nutrients straight to the parts of your body that need them. IV therapy works much more quickly as well since the treatment doesn’t have to absorb through the intestine before getting to its destination. 

Can You Benefit From IV Therapy?

IV therapy can benefit a wide range of health concerns. The formulas can give the body the tools to become healthier and feel better. 

Hydration

Perhaps the fastest way to feel better with IV therapy is getting IV hydration. Many people spend most of their time dehydrated and do not recognize this as a cause of their headaches, fatigue, and other health issues. IV hydration comes in the form of a sterile saline (salt water) solution with the same saltiness as blood for easy absorption. 

Athletic Boosts

IV therapy can provide support for athletes (or just those who train like one). You can achieve better performance, faster recovery times, and increased overall strength. 

Immune System Support

This type of IV therapy will contain vitamins and nutrients supporting the immune system, helping you fight off the viruses and bacteria that challenge you daily. 

Weight Loss

During weight loss, people usually restrict calories or certain foods. IV therapy can support the body with a calorie-free supply of vitamins and minerals missing from the diet. 

Sleep Issues

A nutritionally deficient diet can cause sleep problems. In conjunction with a more balanced diet, IV therapy can restore harmony so you can get back to sleep. 

Anti-Aging

Antioxidants and other age-fighting vitamins and minerals can help fight aging by preventing free radicals from causing cellular damage. 

IV therapy can also be customized for your needs and goals. Repeated sessions of IV therapy can keep your immune system strong, improve your recovery from your workout, or help you sleep. IV hydration therapy can even improve the symptoms of a hangover in case you overindulge and want to feel better in a hurry. 

 

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January 16, 2022

Is Breast Augmentation Permanent?

Breast augmentation gives women the chance to have fuller, larger, more shapely breasts. New implant designs offer more options than ever and last longer than ever, but they will not last forever. Most women will need breast implant replacement at some point in the years following their augmentation. Fortunately, some implants can last over a decade without needing to be replaced. 

Breast Augmentation Basics

Breast augmentation usually uses saline or silicone implants. Your breast surgeon will create a pocket for the implant, either under the breast tissue or under the tissue and muscle. Your incision will be disguised as much as possible. It may follow the edge of the areola or the crease under the breast. It can also be hidden in the underarm area. 

Saline and silicone implants both have advantages. Some people prefer saline implants because they contain a saltwater solution similar to your body’s own fluids. Saline implants also give your surgeon more options for accessing the pocket and placing the implant. 

Silicone implants have a very natural appearance and feel. They come in a wide range of sizes and shapes that enhance upper breast fullness, add breast projection, or improve breast symmetry. Silicone implants have an excellent safety record. 

The skill and experience of your surgeon will affect your results, so make sure you choose a board-certified breast surgeon who has a history of excellent results. If you feel more comfortable with a female breast surgeon, seek one out. Feeling safe and trusting your surgeon are keys to a successful outcome. 

Is Breast Augmentation Permanent?

Breast implants can last ten to fifteen years or even more before they need to be replaced. However, many women will need or want a breast implant replacement sooner than this. While implant damage or rupture is very unusual, it can cause your breast to change shape or feel different. 

A more common occurrence is capsular contracture, which occurs when the body forms scar tissue around the breast implant. A breast surgeon can loosen this scar tissue and replace the implant. 

Some women choose to have a revision breast augmentation because they want different implants. Whether they want larger, smaller, or differently shaped implants, options exist now that they might not have when they chose their original implants. 

What is Recovery Like From Breast Augmentation?

After surgery, you will usually have bandages or a compression garment to reduce swelling and support your body as it heals. You might also have small tubes to drain fluid from the surgical area for a few days. 

Your breast surgeon will instruct you on caring for your incisions after surgery. Most people can return to work or regular activities within two weeks, although you will need to avoid strenuous activities for up to a month. 

Recovery from breast implant replacement is similar to recovery from the original surgery. However, you may not need any new scars since your surgeon can often use your previous scar to replace your implant.

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January 16, 2022

Does HydraFacial® Live Up to the Hype?

HydraFacial® has become a popular facial treatment, giving people glowing, clear, hydrated skin with a non-invasive treatment gentle enough for almost anyone. Will HydraFacial® give you the same results? Most people find that HydraFacial® treatments result in brighter, healthier-looking skin, especially for regularly using the treatment. The patented three-step technology has been proven effective in resurfacing, clarifying, and hydrating the skin. 

What is HydraFacial®?

You have many options for facial treatments, including chemical peels, laser resurfacing treatments, and other skin-rejuvenating choices. Many people choose HydraFacial® because of its gentle, pain-free treatments, lack of recovery time, and the healthy glow that results. It uses a three-step process designed to work for all skin types and provide customized results. 

HydraFacial® Steps

The patented process follows three HydraFacial® steps:

Exfoliation

The HydraFacial® wand exfoliates away dull, dead layers of skin cells, revealing new, fresh cells with a more youthful glow. 

Pore Cleaning and Hydrating

A painless suction in the handpiece extracts dirt, debris, and oil from the pores while delivering targeted hydrating serums. 

Treatment

Antioxidants and peptides work to protect the skin and protect the healthy new skin, so it keeps its glow longer. 

Applying serums to healthy, resurfaced skin lets more beneficial treatments absorb below the surface. While many people with acne avoid hydration because their skin already feels oily, the extraction and targeted serum can provide a powerful anti-acne effect. 

What Can HydraFacial® Treat?

The benefits of HydraFacial® result from the combination of HydraFacial® steps. The exfoliation provides all the benefits of resurfaced and refreshed skin, while extraction clarifies the pores, and serums provide individualized hydration. This can improve skin concerns, including:

  • Uneven skin tone
  • Rough texture
  • Hyperpigmentation
  • Dryness and dullness
  • Lines and wrinkles
  • Enlarged pores
  • Oily skin
  • Skin laxity

Only HydraFacial® can give you all these results in one treatment with no discomfort or downtime. You will need a quick treatment once a month to keep your results. People who want more thorough resurfacing can consider biweekly treatments since this treatment works so gently that the skin needs very little time to recover. 

Is HydraFacial® Worth It?

For most people, HydraFacial® definitely lives up to the hype. You can maintain a youthful, healthy glow and clearer, more hydrated skin with treatment once a month. While returning once a month may seem like a chore, treatments take as little as fifteen minutes. While other methods may last longer, they will require some downtime, while HydraFacial® lets you return to your regular activities right away.

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