Month: March 2020

Handwashing is important every day, but it's especially crucial during a pandemic like novel coronavirus to help keep you and others safe. “The simple act of hand washing with soap is still the best defense that we have against coronavirus,” Myriam Sidibe, PhD a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and recognized handwashing expert, told POPSUGAR. Coronavirus is an enveloped virus — there's a protective layer around it — and washing with soap and water removes this envelope, causing the virus to die, she said.

Soap can help fight a lot of other “outbreak pathogens and common global killers like diarrheal disease and respiratory infections,” Dr. Sidibe explained. In fact, handwashing with soap can reduce diarrheal rates by at least 40 percent, she noted, and reduce respiratory infections by somewhere in the mid-20-percent range.

Dr. Sidibe explains that soap is extremely effective at killing germs, so much so that she did an entire TED Talk about the power of handwas..

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A few years ago, scalp scrubs weren't really a thing. Sure, they existed, but most people didn't really do them, at least not at home — they were reserved for professional treatments at the salon and it felt like such a luxury. Fast forward to today and scalp scrubs are everywhere with no shortage of products on the market.

I, too, hopped on the scalp scrub trend with very little hesitation and own at least five different exfoliators in my collection of shower products. I don't use them as often as I probably should but whenever I do, the process leaves me wondering two things. First, is there any way to make the application process less messy, because I'm convinced there's got to be a more graceful way of applying it; and second, am I the only one concerned by how much hair is falling out when I rinse? (The latter question obviously being much more pressing and important than the first.)

To answer this mildly concerning hair loss question (which, to be cRe..

Stress acne is a peculiar thing. When you're stressed, you break out, which causes more stress, and as a result, you get more breakouts. It's a cruel, vicious cycle. As we all know too well, stress can be caused by a number of factors. Pressure at work, daunting assignments at school, drama in your personal life — the list goes on and on. Considering no matter how hard you try to avoid it, life at times is just downright stressful, it can feel like unexpected pimples are inevitable.

Keep reading to learn more about stress acne and how to treat it, from board-certified dermatologists

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