The whole belief that “natural” is somehow better for skin than artificial is not based on real science.

Chemicals and toxins, oh my!

....are perfectly fine. Because everyone knows birthday calories work in reverse.

Everything is a chemical. Water is a chemical.

I remember seeing a list of manga references somewhere, but I can’t quite remember where. Gamble Fish:

If you can stand it, slather your feet with lotion 1st, then apply Vaseline all over your feet, then put on a thick pair of crew socks. Sleep in them. Your feet will look like baby feet in the morning. If your callouses are in a workable spot, apply the Vaseline to the callous directly, then wrap a flex bandage around…

When my grandfather passed away we cleaned out his medicine chest and found a jar of vaseline that had an expiration date of 1983. He used the same jar until he died in 2013. It was little stinky and off colored but I suspect it was fine.

You know Obama loves him some damn Sailor Moon.

Vaseline itself really isn’t a moisturizer, so it’s won’t absorb into your skin. But it will act as a barrier to keep your skin’s natural moisture in. or use it on top of moisturizer to lock it in. But yeah, it will just sit greasy on top of your skin.

One of the parents of my student’s was complaining that her daughter’s lips were chapped and the super expensive all natural organic lip balm wasn’t helping.

This reminds me of a time I was on the subway, going to work, minding my own business and putting lotion of my hands. A lady standing next to me shoved her hand in my face and wordlessly motioned for me to give her some lotion. Stunned by her boldness, I did, and she then rubbed it all over her kid’s face, chiding for…

half a banana

Filed to: THE CALL WAS COMING FROM THE MEDICINE CABINET

Is it weird that androgynous or gender neutral almost always means masculine?

I just think it’s hilarious how “androgynous” is basically masculine-presenting. And hell, the word has andro in it.

The only good this has been my hair is amazing because of all the humidity! It is giant and soft.

I posted a similar comment. Apparently androgynous= male and white

I'm not a fan of androgyny being synonymous with male clothing. Even the perfect balance of feminine and masculine as defined by fashion is heavily male and WASPy.

If only they focused on making things like sundresses more gender neutral. Those are amazingly comfortable during summer months!