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2019 Health

Dermatologist-approved lip balms to beat that winter chap

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October 24, 2018 at 12:54PM Every winter, brittle weather rolls in and leaves lips parched and cracking. So many lip balms that make restoring claims just don’t deliver—and here at Well+Good, we’re, calling B.S. on hyped balms, and seeking derm-approved advice for picking out an option that will actually get the job done. “Lips are primed to be chapped because they have a lower density of oil glands, are in daily contact with saliva that contains alpha-amylase (a digestive enzyme that can break down skin), and are always exposed to the elements so they take a beating from the sun, the cold weather, the wind, and the heat,” explains Dendy Engelman, MD, a New York City-based dermatologist. To combat those effects, search for three ultra-hydrating main ingredients when you’re scouring the web or shelf for lip-soother. Look for balms that form an occlusive seal on lips such as beeswax and the moisture magnet hyaluronic acid which locks on to water from within the skin. “Lips are primed to be chapped because they have a lower density of oil glands, are in daily contact with saliva that contains alpha-amylase (a digestive enzyme that can break down skin), and are always exposed to the elements so it takes a beating from the sun, the cold weather, wind, heat.”- Dendy Engelman, MD Simply put: If your balms don’t rock one of these, toss ’em…or save ’em for a day when you don’t need heavy-duty conditioning. Where your stockpile of useless balms once lay, you can now make

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2019 Health Fashion

This cozy sweatshirt will make you rethink everything you know about recycled plastic

2 min read

October 24, 2018 at 12:21PM Not since Mean Girls has being plastic been such a big deal. At the moment, every socially responsible fashion company seems to be working on ways to literally weave more of the recycled material into its clothing—inorder to keep some of the 8 billion tons of plastic currently on the planet out of the oceans. Among them is the modern basics brand Everlane. Today it dropped its first capsule completely devoid of new synthetics. Fittingly called the ReNew collection, the focus of the line is on what Everlane dubs “outerwear with an outlook.” And its POV is as clear as its radically transparent policies. “Plastic is destroying our planet and there is only one solution—stop creating virgin plastic and renew what’s already here,” said Michael Preysman, Everlane’s founder and CEO, in a recent press release. Because outwear is primarily made from synthetic textiles, Everlane chose to focus on that category first as part of a bigger plan to switch over entirely to recycled plastic by 2021. It reused 3 million plastic bottles to make the 13 piece capsule ofpuffer coats, parkas, and fleece pullovers. The collection ranges in price from $55–$198 and a real standout is an ochre (or golden brown) fleece sweatshirt that is the muted fall iteration of this summer’s turmeric yellow trend. It’s hard to fathom that its fuzzy shell is woven out of water bottles. Yet, right now, in its recycling facility, the San Francisco-based company is turning these discarded drink containers

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