Good Morning, it's Wednesday, March 19. There’s a new French brand with BB creams for dark skin, halal supplements can help during Ramadan and check out the list of healthy hair braiding alternatives.
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☀️ What Age Are We Happiest? New research has found that most people are happiest and most satisfied with life at 70.
🚰 Purifying Water With… Kombucha? Dr. Nur Hashimah Alias is the membranologist who’s turning symbiotic waste culture from kombucha fermentation into an eco-friendly alternative to traditional water filter membranes.
🇹🇭 Thailand’s Tourist Problem: Thailand is moving to cut its visa-free stay to 30 days as it deals with unlawful rentals and illegal businesses from a tourist rush.
🇨🇲 Spoken Word in War Times: In Cameroon where war persists, young people are turning to spoken word poetry as avenues to advocate for peace and deal with internal conflict.
Korean Face Masks to Try: Beauty editor Carol Lee is spilling the tea on the K-Beauty face masks you have to try, including TONYMOLY’s I’m Real Sheet Masks.
Tanning for Black Women: Beauty writer Lollie King writes on her experience self-tanning with the Sunbright Tinted Tan Drops. Verdict: You need to try it this spring.
Wuré for Dark Skin: Wuré Cosmetics by Aminata Mbaye is the French makeup brand offering clean BB creams in six shades primarily for dark-skinned women.
🧖🏾♀️ Spa Treatments to Try: From pumpkin facials to face gym, here are the weirdest spa treatments to try.
👙 Sunburn or Tan: The sun’s out again and so are the burns and tans. Dermatologist Dr. Amy Kassouf explains how your skin tone may dictate whether your burns fade into tans.
➰ New Brand Alert: Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is now launching Afimi, a haircare brand with eight products all infused with native Jamaican ingredients.
💊 Ramadan Supplements: Ramadan is a time of reflection, but it also is a time when your nutrient intake fluctuates. Thankfully, these supplement recs make things a little easier.
🏮 Red Light Therapy at Work: Turns out the LED masks might be getting into your workspace soon, as research shows red light therapy can improve alertness, even during the lunch hour slump.
Wellness Packages to Know: MASON Hotel in Pattaya, Thailand now offers three wellness packages for stress relief, detoxifying restore, and rejuvenation while
☕️ Bean-Infused Mushroom Coffee: Nuvedo’s Coffee is India’s first whole Arabica bean-infused Lion’s Mane Coffee which helps with mental clarity and brain health.
🏘️ Finding Middle-aged Community: Exist is the app for middle-aged people looking to connect through social journaling. Think Substack meets Calm.
Beauty & wellness writer Ranyechi Udemezue is incorporating her Igbo heritage into her wellness routine: indulging in massages with raw shea butter, detoxing with a pinch of activated charcoal in drinks and trying movement therapy with Igbo dances.
But how and why do these practices work? Dr. Liza Osagie-Clouard says it's all thanks to shea butter’s anti-inflammatory properties, activated charcoal’s ability to bind to toxins, and the power of dance to improve circulation and mood.
Chef Eric Adjepong’s new cookbook, Ghana to the World, details 100 traditional Ghanaian recipes merged with modern techniques from his culinary education, each with stories from his experiences as a first generation Ghanaian-American.
The Residence: Watch Uzo Aduba solve mysteries as eccentric detective Cordelia Cupp.
Inside: Season 2 is finally out, and it is the ultimate influencer challenge. This time, there’s one million pounds at stake.
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