If you’re ready to make your routine less wasteful and nourish your skin, this practice is for you. Here’s the 101 on benefits and how to optimize the first cleanse for each skin type, all from experts. Thanks to the popular K-Beauty (short for Korean beauty) 10-step skin-care regimen (double-cleansing makes up the first two steps), the trend continues to rise in popularity and has caught on worldwide. Korean beauty products tend to prioritize the skin barrier and hydration first and foremost, so an oil-based cleanser naturally fits into this philosophy....

We’ve all been there—but the truth is, it is totally possible to make new friends, no matter how old you are. Here’s advice on how to make friends as an adult, from three relationship experts: “When we start to focus on doing things that make us feel good and engage in a way that increases positive feelings, it makes it easier to see and connect with other people we resonate with,” she adds....

Why? It all has to do with that hormone called cortisol. You may know it as one of our “stress hormones.” While cortisol has crucial roles in the body, too much can wreak havoc on your health—and the wrong workout could push you into unhealthy cortisol territory. But now, our “tigers” are things like demanding bosses, a leaky roof, stop-and-go traffic, or even our children. They can also be memories of traumatic experiences or situations like divorce....

Eager as I was to tag along on the early morning hike up a nearby trail, I wasn’t used to being active this early and the thought of moving was pretty daunting. As soon as I laid eyes on our hike’s leaders, though, I immediately felt my energy perk up a few notches. Jasmine Hemsley, the glowy wellness expert and cookbook author behind Hemsley + Hemsley, and Stephen and David Flynn, the twins who brought healthy eating to Ireland with their line of cafés and plant-based snacks, The Happy Pear, introduced themselves with enough gusto to bring a smile to even the most caffeine-deprived among us (probably me)....

However, instead of taking the temporary, fix-it, Band-Aid approach, it can be much more beneficial to take a kinder and more sustainable route. By taking a closer look at what it is, where it stems from, and how it looks in action, we can start to work through the techniques and tools available to us so we can start taking our power back and living life on our own terms. Let’s dig in....

If you are reluctant to do this, you should ask yourself why. If it turns out that you fear rejection because you’re in therapy, I strongly suggest you let that fear go. At the end of the day, a person who would dump you simply because you have some problems that you’re actively addressing is probably not the loving, caring, genuinely supportive partner you deserve. So, good riddance. It is also possible that you’re dealing with a thorny, painful, shameful issue—childhood sexual abuse, for instance—and you’re not comfortable sharing that information with anyone outside the therapeutic milieu....

Some vibrators, like bullets and wands, are primarily for clitoral stimulation. In this case, you’ll hold it against the clit and make any motions that feel good to you, which could include running it along the length of the clitoral hood, tapping it against the glans (head) of the clitoris, making circular motions around it, or simply holding it in place pressed against clitoris or the vulva area. In the case of a toy like a dildo or a G-spot vibrator, you’ll insert the vibrator into your vaginal opening and thrust it in and out at the desired speed and pressure....