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Naturally have large pores all over my face and i know nothing will change that.

But im wondering if an acid exfoliating toner may help at least help them look clearer.
I’m oily combo with prone to dehydration so i summed anything too harsh is out. And I’ve found i prefer toners to serums for application

I went from cerave cream to foam wash to this and thought i just added too many new products so i went back to just this and my mousturizer and my skin is so dry and tight and itchy

I went from cerave cream to foam wash to this and thought i just added too many new products so i went back to just this and my mousturizer and my skin is so dry and tight and itchy

This is very niche so I’m not sure if I’ll even get any responses, butttt
Did any of you mamas have a Vaginal hematoma immediately after delivery and if so snd you had more kids, did you get it again?

I got one about the size of a mango and had to have to drained surgically 10 days PP. It was worse than labor the pain, and the surgeon said he had only seen one like that size and location one other times in 30 years of practicing.
Im now pregnant with my second and worried/intrigued if it may happen again?
I believe it was caused by prolonged second stage labor because i was stuck fully dilated for about 5 hours because of a sunny side up baby

If you have a relevant story please share!

To get the benefits of protection from hyper pigmentation, do you need to apply the full 1/4 tsp amount?
Or could you apply a full layer of a regular spf and then a thin later of the tinted on top once it dries and het the same benefits?

Im always hearing tinted spf is best for hyper pigmentation but applying the correct amount makes you look like a clown 🥲 plus i really dont like that full coverage look i prefer more skin like. But im prone to redness/red spots and the sun worsening acne scars

I was using just cerave cream to foam cleanser and occasionally their SA cleanser for breakouts, and Vanicream daily moisturizer.
When i ran out i made the switch to cruelty free and my skin has been tight specifically on my T zone.

Combo skin, prone to dehydration, somewhat acne prone

Currently using

AM-
-water rinse
-byoma milky toner
- Peach slices Oil free moisturizer

PM
-single wash with CocoKind Milky body and face cleanser
- byoma milky toner
-bubble water slide serum
-Bubble power wave moisturizer

All on damp skin.

I also initially used the Good Molecules Light weight moisturizer and quit using it because i thought it was the culprit of my tight skin but i havent used it in 4-5 days and my skin is still just as tight

Idk what im doing wrong but im getting really frustrated my forehead always feels so tight all day when im using good quality, gentle and hydrating products….

I started using you and I absolutely love it, was considering getting the mini version or when I fly but I’m kind of curious, is it openable at all to refill?

I don’t want to spend $9 every time the mini runs out id love it i could just buy once and refill with my large one. Because i dont want to decant into unapproved packaging either

Just dont know where else to let this out without sounding like an awful human being.

Im 18 weeks pregnant with my second boy. My first son is the light of my life and i wouldnt change a thing about him, in fact i heavily debated even having a second child because i thought theres no way i can love another child as much as i love him.

I had a lot of siblings and wanted him to have that sibling relationship too, and ultimately decided that a moms heart grows and fills with equal love for all her kids and this is a fear many moms go through. Thus decided to try.
I got pregnant fast, and found out the gender via blood test at 11 weeks. And ive been pretty much depressed since then.
I realllyyy wanted a girl, ive known i wanted kids since before i was a teenager and always always pictured it being a baby girl.
Due to my HG and financial constraints this is our last child and a third is not an option.
So now i know girl is completely off the table.

And over the last few months/weeks we have found out that not one, not two, but THREE of our close friends all in their baby making era of their lives are all either just had a baby girl (as their second after their first was also a boy) or are currently pregnant due around the same time as me with a girl (both also had a boy first, this is their second and both girls)
And it just makes me so…sad and angry.

I know i sound horrible.
I KNOW ill love this baby when hes here but. Honestly i dont really tend to bond with them much when im just pregnant. I didnt have that intense motherly love and bond with my first until literally the second he was on my chest. But before then for 40 weeks i just didnt. So i know when hes out this feeling will fade away. But right now its so strong.
I keep wishing the tests were wrong and that at every ultrasound we go to suddenly its going to show he’s a girl instead. Which i know sounds horrible as well.
But why does it seem im the only one who suffers so much in pregnancy in our group, but also the only one who wasnt able to have what she’s dreamed of for a decade plus.

Idk how to even feel or process this for the next 22 weeks until he gets here and i can get over it when i hold him..

He’s been doing great especially at home he will tell me he has to go everytime with undies on and if he’s naked he will just take himself.
But as of the last week or so he has been refusing to try to pee before we leave the house no matter how much bribing i do and when we are out i will stop at least twice to have him try to go and he wont even sit and just says no pee pee!
He was sitting and going in public before no issue.
Now he tries holding it for the entire time we are out and today was unsuccessful, whined for a second and then ended up peeing all over me on the way to the bathroom in the store.

I’m not sure how to tackle this

I live in a high UV area and struggle to find an spf that works on my toddler. Many USA ones don’t protect much against UVA and there’s also the down side they never absorb and sit sticky on the skin and if mineral, rub white off on all his clothes and carseat.
And i do sometimes use but am hesitant to use American chemical spf on him due to absorption and possible side effects.

Im curious if Asian sunscreens are any better as far as absorbability and if there’s any research info proving their chemical filters are safe for young kiddos.
And if so what brands absorb well and come in bigger bottles

Explaining to adults that its not ok for them to yell/scream at or hit a toddler because they dont like something theyre doing/ did or got upset with them.

Like youre an adult. We dont want the child to yell at anyone or hit them when theyre upset.
When they do we say “ we dont scream/hit bc thats not nice” but its ok for you to do it as an adult because you feel justified in your anger? Guess what in their toddler brain so did they?
Only difference is your brain is developed enough to take a step back and rationalize and control your own emotions in a way a toddler has not developed yet.
But yet you expect more from the toddler than you yourself are willing to model?

Absolutely floors me

For a fully cruelty free lifestyle (if thats even possible) what needs replacing in your life?

So far ive got

-Person care including:oral care, skin care, makeup, hair care, body care

-cleaning supplies: dish soap, hand soap, laundry detergent

-baby care: diapers, wipes, creams and washes

[Suncare] whats your spf body lotion that actually fully rubs in?

Living in a hotter higher UV index area im finding myself getting really mild sunburns when taking my2 year old out to the parks even when we are in the shade half the time.

I want an spf i want put all over both of us but need something that wont remain sticky or slidey but will actually absorb like a lotion.
Are there any such Spf body lotions? Spf 30+