For some clean-curious beauty fans, breaking up with fake nails may seem like an impossible task, but with a few easy tips and tricks, you can get your nails to look glorious, naturally. “Not only are acrylic and dip powder nails full of potentially nail-harming ingredients, but the process and wear can be very damaging to your nail beds, and if done improperly can even lead to infection,” advises organic manicurist Eunice Montes-Hamaguchi....

Here’s what you should know about natural hair toner before you use it and 10 ingredients you never knew you could use—some that you might have right in your kitchen! Toners, on the other hand, act as a tweakment to your hair color, whether that color be your natural hue or the result of a previous dye job. Toners also come in many forms: There are in-salon options, as well as at-home toning treatments, for example pigmented shampoos and conditioners are even considered toners....

Without our even knowing, our subconscious mind is processing things at an astronomical rate. So how can we harness this power and use it to our advantage? By imagining what it would look and feel like to live out our goals, we can also light up the neuromuscular pathways1 that connect our brain to our muscles. Doing so can help our brains start to consider what it would feel like to have already achieved that goal....

Besides being unhealthy, constipation is uncomfortable, frustrating, and stressful to deal with. Believe me, I know the feeling well — I dealt with chronic constipation for years. My dietary choices, combined with the stress of being in an unhappy marriage, wreaked havoc on my digestive system. I didn’t realize that all the emotional stress I was experiencing was literally backing me up. At the time, I was stuffing my emotions and not in touch with my true feelings — and my body literally started holding everything in....

There’s a reason the topic is so testy: As with many beauty queries, there isn’t a straight-up answer. So we turned to three dermatologists to help break it down. Many have raised concerns that a moisturizer may dilute the SPF component, rendering it not as effective. As board-certified dermatologist Jeanine Downie, M.D., says, “I definitely feel that moisturizer combined with sunscreen decreases the effectiveness of sunscreen.” Although, perhaps it’s less about the formula itself and more about user behavior: Namely, moisturizers with SPF typically aren’t as water-resistant, so they might not work as well if you’re swimming or sweating....

Many of us have been there, and if you haven’t, a friend certainly has. The feelings associated are usually quite a whirlwind: satisfaction (this felt good), familiarity (this felt right), confusion (what does this mean?), embarrassment (how could I let this happen?), guilt (wow, this was a bad idea), and depending on the exact circumstances, either a little bit of extra misery (why can’t we be together?) or a cautious bit of optimism (maybe we can)....

Since then, alarming research has surfaced about the plastics lurking in nonstick cookware1 and potentially seeping into our food. Determined not to consume plastics (and always mindful of avoiding harmful PFAs2), I did a lot of research on the best nontoxic cookware. American cookware companies have largely stopped using these materials—and, while this makes for more options in the nontoxic space, it did prove to be a bit overwhelming. I knew what not to look for, but what materials should I seek out in my cookware?...