/hb/ - Health & Beauty

Well they're putting a hole in your ear so obviously it hurts but usually they'll numb it beforehand so you don't fully feel it. I don't personally think it's a big deal and I prefer the look of no ratings but it is a pretty common piercing

>>22934
no earrings*

Just don't get them pierced

I don't think it's a big deal. Different people and cultures have different customs too. My mom got mine pierced when I was a baby/toddler and that's considered weird too. There's 8 billion people on the planet, not everyone is going to be the same. If you don't like them, don't get them. I don't even wear earrings apart from tiny black studs sometimes, but mostly I don't wear them at all. Only my mom gets pissy about it saying my holes will close up and she'll have to take me to get them pierced again as if I even care. I never got the appeal of earrings either. I find them kind of ugly, even

im autistic too and got my ears pierced when i was as newborn for some reason, but as I grew up I NEVER allowed anyone to put earrings on me and now I have half closed earring perforations that I hate and have to clean even though I still despise earrings, so, imo, you got the best side of the bargain

Oxiclean/stain remover they sell it in grocery stores

stain removal is one of my latest interests, i got into it when i started selling clothes online but a lot of my other interests are also textile related. it starts with identifying the fiber type of the material that is stained (e.g. cotton, wool, silk, synthetic). then you identify the stain type. Then you select the cleaning agents for the stain type on the material, and spot test them on a non visible area of the garment to make sure they won't damage it before using them. Then you apply them to the stain and wait.

I found this video useful to understand the basic idea:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhsXqsUrzfM

If you prefer learning by reading:
https://site.extension.uga.edu/textiles/care/stain-removal/

anon above is right that oxygen bleach is good for yellowing. give it time to work by soaking your fabric in it for at least a few hours or even overnight. fill it with hot water and keep it warm by putting the container with the clothes in it on a waterproof heating pad or putting some bubblewrap around it to insulate it. If you're not soaking the whole garment you can sandwich the treated area in saran wrap to keep it from drying out.

if the yellow is from sweat stains you can also try ammonia (do not mix with bleach, creates fatal chlorine gas) or vinegar.

https://site.extension.uga.edu/textiles/care/stain-removal/remove-stains-from-perspiration/

an old toothbrush is a good tool to apply cleaning agents. but don't use it to scrub the stain, you'll just make a lighter area around it where the dye comes out and it will look even worse. apply it and then let it sit.
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>>22882
It's good to hear you're sleeping more

I like:
>Earl Grey with milk and teaspoon of honey
>Ceylan tea with milk and one brown sugar lump
>Pu Erh with a slice of lemon and a teaspoon of honey
>Matcha made with half a cup of cold water and half a cup of rice and coconut milk
>Plain white tea

literally me

>>22890
wait why did her teeth fall out

The nation that drinks the most tea is Turkey,drinks the most tea in the world per person, with the average Turkish citizen consuming roughly 3.16 kg (about 6.96 lbs or 1,500 cups) every year.On a global volume basis, China is the largest consumer overall due to its massive population, drinking over 1.6 billion pounds annually.Globally, the leading nations for per-capita tea consumption include:Turkey: ~ 3.16 kg per person annually:Ireland: ~ 2.36 kg per person annually:Azerbaijan: ~ 2.10 kg per person annually:United Kingdom: ~ 1.82 kg per person annually.

Western vs Asian makeup
I want to try Asian makeup sometime

>>22880
i like western makeup when its like the left, a lot of the time its overdone and looks tacky

>>22880
Left one makes her look vapid, i'm offended you label it as "Western".

>>22880
The right looks like she's genuinely sick and needs medical attention

>>22880
right but without the drawn-on eyebags

>>21842
paying to remain a child while enjoying some of the benefits of an adult

use Unpluq with one of their NFC tags

I need to make my smartphone into a dumbphone, pronto. Smartphones are fucking evil.

Also, to all the detractors: OP is in the right. You can pretend this is stupid all you want, but data proves her putting constraints on phone usage just works.

Blocking mobile internet on smartphones improves sustained attention, mental health, and subjective well-being https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/4/2/pgaf017/8016017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2858036.2858359
The mere presence of a smartphone reduces basal attentional performance https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-36256-4
"Both interventions reduced smartphone use intensity, problematic use tendencies, depressive, and anxiety symptoms. In both groups, life satisfaction and physical activity increased. Most effects were stronger and remained more stable over 4 months in the reduction group than in the abstinence group. Moreover, in the reduction group only, the number of daily smoked cigarettes decreased" https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-50916-001
"In the model with intention as the mediator, the intervention (vs. control) condition was positively associated with increases in intention at T2 (b = 0.23, SE = 0.12, 95% CIbc [0.05, 0.41]), which was associated with reduced smartphone usage time during the following seven days " https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563225000718#sec3

>>20562
I get it. I’ve looked into dumb phones but if you are under the age of 70 you basically need a smartphone to exist now. I think it is one of the many challenges of younger generations is learning how to use this technology responsibly without letting it dominate and reduce the quality of our lives.

also nona, be careful with putting pimple patches and other occlusive layers on top of active ingredients like tretinoin! it can burn your skin or over exfoliate it. best of luck on your skincare journey :3

>>21864

Vanicream made my skin burn, I don't understand why at all and my derm was also perplexed. Its the equivalent to thinking ketchup is spicy but with my skin. Crazy.

>>21866
Oh no, that sucks. Have you ever tried colloidal oatmeal, nona? Might work for your uber sensitive skin. I know there’s some creams and serums that use it as an ingredient. Best of luck.

I just wanted to find a skincare thread to post this guy I found on reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/30PlusSkinCare/comments/1u5m8o8/9_months_of_putting_health_and_skincare_first/

>>22849
iironically, the retinoid hes using is the main thing that helped him. the very thiing op is saying didn't work

>>22853
im sorry this sounds scary.
do you live in the usa? can you get on medicaid? there may be places you can go, depending on your state, that can treat you even though you are uninsured.
also, it's possible if you call the hospital and explain you're uninsured/in poverty, they will reduce the $400 bill. just say you literally couldn't afford it.

>>22854 thanks so much, this is actually really helpful advice… i will do those things! and luckily im from a blue state so hopefully they’ll have something

i’m just so flabbergasted that something as simple and normalized as going on birth control could lead to this terrible of a health consequence. i feel so bad for any other nona’s that have heavy bleeding.

if anyone reading this has heavy periods and feels tired all the time like me, then please get your iron checked before it gets bad…

>>22744
show your hair

>>22745
The most I will show.

Real experience with no shampoo for 200 days

I wish I had hair like pic related. I never figured out how to take care of my hair right. My mom was absent so I couldn't learn it from her.

I basically shampoo (with repeat) and condition (leave in hair while I was the rest of me) with Tresemme every other day and use a microfiber hair wrap after the shower. After a little bit I take the wrap off, brush and let it air dry. That's been my routine for a while. Well I started using this silicone scalp massager thing recently.

>>22842
My hair naturally looks like that with locks at the end and I kinda hate it

haha idk why everyone went after you like that. unless you live in goddamn scandinavia, they are uncommon. they obvs exist, but again unless u live in scandi 99% of adult blondes you see just dyed their hair

If you have to ask this question you are blessed to not be from a horrible anti-social aryan state.

They exist and they scare me.

I am very real. It ain't all its cracked up

think so

>>22719
have you ever been to northern germany, the netherlands, denmark or scandinavia? half of the people there are blond.

>>22821
You could get fat and they'll grow that way.

you have a c cup and consider that to be small?
i guess thats what happens when beauty stanards are shaped by porn

>>22823
im sorry if that's stupid i was feeling insecure

>>22819
Get stronger on your pecs. Buy push up bras if you want a pet moid. That's it.

I got an IUD and mine got bigger and rounder ! It was nice