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7 Signs That Reveal Bad Energy In Your Relationship

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We interact with different people every day – our parents, children, spouse, coworkers, significant other, boss, etc.  How those interactions play out severely affect how you see yourself, your career, your parenting style, your relationship, and just life in general.

We all can agree that a good relationship must be based on trust, healthy communication, respect, honesty, and setting boundaries for ourselves and others.  Building and maintaining those aspects of relationships requires effort, time, and commitment.  You must value that relationship. What happens when that foundation begins to break or was never built in the first place?

An unhealthy or toxic relationship creates bad energy between yourself and the other person.  Usually, toxic relationships have clear signs from almost the beginning. What are 7 signs that reveal bad energy in your relationship?

What is a toxic relationship?

Lillian Glass, a psychology expert who claims to have initiated the term “toxic relationships” in her book Toxic People, defines toxic relationships as “any relationship [between people who] don’t support each other, where there’s conflict and one seeks to undermine the other, where there’s competition, where there’s disrespect and a lack of cohesiveness.”  It is important to note here that she differentiates toxic and abusive relationships.  She clarifies that an abusive relationship is one where one person is exerting control over the other through physical abuse, psychological tactics, verbal abuse or some combination of each.

Bad energy (or toxic energy) in a relationship equates to negativity. People learn negative thinking and behavior through various circumstances: their childhood, a mental illness, traumatic experiences, or a fear-based mentality. According to Raj Raghunathan, Ph.D., author of Dealing With Negative People, a fear of disrespect, the fear of being unlovable, and the fear that the world is a dangerous place can create negative energy in relationships. Fear and love cannot coexist in a healthy relationship.

Now that you know a little about toxic relationships, we’ll go over some signs of bad energy in your romantic life.

7 signs of bad energy in your relationship

1. You argue all the time

As stated above, healthy communication is one of the building blocks for a foundation of a good relationship. Being unable to agree or compromise and always reverting to an argument means that you don’t know how to communicate effectively with each other.  People disagree all of the time, but eventually, most people come to a compromise. Constant arguing points to a problem in how the information is being relayed or understood. This is especially true if the arguing includes disrespect, insults, and failure to reach a mutual agreement.

2. Constant complaints about each other

Needing to occasionally vent to a friend about relationship problems is normal. After all, some situations arise in relationships where an outside party could provide helpful advice. It usually aids us in burning off stress and helping to understand the other side.  The negative loop becomes obvious if you or your partner is chronically complaining, never seeing the other perspective, or stressing about trivial matters.

3. No longer sharing about each other’s day

Sharing with people about your life is a natural way people connect with others.  Whether it is updates on performance at work or school, funny or frustrating things that happened, or a passing joke, these are all ways to connect with one another.  If you and your partner find you know nothing about each other’s day, then you are no longer investing in each other.

4. You don’t feel happy and/or comfortable around your partner

Why do we have relationships?  Basically, we have an inherent need to feel emotionally close to someone. We choose the relationships in our lives because the person makes us feel happy, important, and comfortable in our own skin.  Feelings of nervousness, defensiveness, or tension around each other demonstrate a lack of happiness and comfort in the relationship.

If you choose someone out of loneliness or desperation, for example, you might start having negative feelings around them due to a forced connection.

5. You manipulate each other’s emotions

Passive-aggressive behavior consists of behavior that is punitive in nature while not stating the cause. This may include purposely going out of the way to avoid someone, giving them the silent treatment, withholding affection, or making them jealous or guilty.  This behavior is extremely damaging, as it causes the other person to feel that they have to bend over backwards to tend to the other person. They are being punished, yet they don’t know what they did and therefore don’t know how to correct the behavior.

6. Lack of affection or intimacy

Physical intimacy is crucial to the emotional wellbeing of all people.  Giving hugs and kisses, putting your arms around their shoulders or waist, offering small touches on the arms, legs or back, and initiating sex are all forms of affection and intimacy with a person.  It demonstrates a closeness and a connection to that individual.  No longer desiring to relay that affection demonstrates a rift in most relationships.

7. No longer offering compliments or positive statements

Part of wanting to make someone happy or encourage positive behavior includes complimenting them.  It is a sign of appreciation for what they did or the care they took in something.  This includes complimenting each other for a raise at work, a job promotion, a new haircut, a well-made dinner, and other daily accomplishments.  If you no longer notice these things or are purposely not sharing these positive comments, then negativity is brewing under the surface. Thus, the other person is going to feel uncared for and unappreciated.

How to handle bad energy in your relationship

Recognizing bad energy in your relationship can create a wealth of emotions including guilt, anger, helplessness, or feeling trapped.  Usually, by the time you’ve recognized it, you have been an unwilling accomplice in the relationship’s demise.  Does this mean the relationship is irreparable?  No, but it will take time, energy, and patience to heal it.

1.      Self-Care

Usually, by the time one recognizes the bad energy in a relationship, some damage has been done to their self-esteem.  This lack of self-esteem also drains energy and morale.  Begin to take time to care for yourself through exercise, appearance, meditation, affirmations, a spa day, or a short vacation to refuel yourself.

2.      Therapy

Going to individual, marriage, or family therapy can help everyone voice their feelings with a therapist present to mediate and put things in perspective for both parties.  Oftentimes, emotions are so raw and high that being able to speak to each other without reverting to the negative habits is impossible.  After all, your relationship is now defined by this negativity and dynamics have been in play allowing it to function.

3.      Be more positive

You can’t change the other person, but you can change yourself.  Consequently, by changing yourself, their reactions to you will change.  The best way to combat negativity is through positivity.  Build your own positivity by writing affirmations for yourself, making a list of “gratitudes”, meditating, and listening to positive videos or podcast.  Give the other person compliments and make sure to reward them for improvements or positive things they do, no matter how small.

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4.      Be Compassionate and Listen

There are many reasons why a person may be negative.  Often, it is due to fear – fear of not being enough, fear of abandonment, and the fear of being unlovable are just a few.  When someone is being negative with you, ask them to explain.  Don’t argue with them – just listen and show compassion.  Show them that you are safe to talk to and that you care about them. This will open up a dialogue where you can both be open and honest without judgment.

5.      Don’t blame the other party

It is so easy to blame the other person for why the relationship no longer works, why you are unhappy and why everything is negative.  However, remember that a relationship takes two people in order to work. Try not to blame them for how the relationship turned out, but make sure to voice your concerns and feelings in a healthy way.

6.      Take responsibility for your part

There’s an expression, “It takes two to argue.”  It takes two to build a relationship with bad energy as well.  Look at yourself and how you contributed to the negativity. If you chose to combat negativity with your own negativity, that is on you. That is a tough lesson to learn and one many do not like to accept.  It is part of taking responsibility for yourself and your role in the relationship.

We all deserve a loving, healthy relationship.  Recognizing and changing the bad energy in a relationship is not easy; in fact, it’s much easier to just walk away. However, remember that bad energy can be transformed to positivity. You and your significant other can grow and learn from the negative experiences together to build a stronger relationship.

Scientists Link Sleep Deprivation to Distraction And Other Health Issues

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Sleep deprivation is a little like when you are buzzed from drinking.  You may not realize the effects it’s having on you until afterward.  A lack of sleep affects your mood, coordination, memory, focus, and weight. It also contributes to various health issues.

According to the Center for Disease Control, sven hours of sleep is considered the average recommended amount of time.  Recommendations for sleep time decrease as age increases, with infants needing 12-16 hours, children 1-5 years of age needing up to 13-14 hours with naps, and children ages 6-12 needing between 9-12 hours.  Teenagers should get about 8-10 hours and adults under the age of 65 about seven to nine hours.

There are a few things that can contribute to a lack of sleep – children, studying, health issues, illness, poor decisions regarding bedtime, work hours, and more.

You might wonder how widespread sleep deprivation actually is?  Consider that 37 percent of 20-39 year old’s, 40 percent of 40-59 year old’s, and about 35.3 percent of adults overall report receiving less than 7 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period.

What are the fatalities related to sleep deprivation?

Roughly 100,000 deaths occur each year in United States hospitals due to medical errors related to sleep deprivation. Additionally, 1,550 deaths occur due to drowsy driving.  There are an additional 40,000 yearly nonfatal injuries related to driving while tired.   These statistics do not even show the amount of health-related deaths due to sleep deprivation.

Scientists have been studying how sleep deprivation can make you more distracted, affecting your judgment and muscle coordination.

What Is Sleep Deprivation?

Sleep deprivation is defined in two different ways:

  1. The lack of sleep due to your actions. This is usually attributed to college students staying up late to cram for finals, parents caring for young children who are ill, or those staying out late for a party while knowing they will need to get up early for work the next day. The decision to sleep or not was arguably under your control.
  1. The results of ongoing sleep loss, whether a conscious decision or not. This type of sleep deprivation occurs over an extended period of time where the person gets less than seven hours of sleep per night. Persistent sleep deprivation is termed as sleep debt, which is the difference in the amount of sleep you did get vs the amount you should get.  This sleep debt will accumulate over time.

For example:  You stayed up late and only got four hours of sleep one night.  The following night, you only slept six hours.  Your body now needs to make up for a loss of 4 hours of sleep.  Should you be able to go to sleep on the third day, you would need to get the normal seven hours of sleep plus the four hours you are missing to get back on track.  You could also do two nights of the 7 hours plus 2 extra hours to gain back the lost sleep.  This definition of sleep deprivation may point to a chronic problem, which may cause or be the consequence of a sleep disorder.

Understanding the difference between the two is very important.

In the first definition, you have control.  You can choose to go to bed earlier or take short naps during the day.  Part of this decision may mean giving up more fun activities and not using your phone, tablet, computer, or TV prior to sleeping to ensure you fall asleep successfully.

In comparison, if you have developed a sleep disorder, there are more complicated methods which may need to be employed to get proper rest.  It may not entirely be under your control without medical intervention.

Behaviors related to distraction and sleep deprivation

We all get distracted on a daily basis.  Between our text messages, chat messages, emails, phone calls, and office or home activities, it is harder than ever to stay on task.  Concurrently, not all of us are capable of multitasking or switching from one task to another unrelated task quickly.  We can only give our full attention to a limited number of tasks at a time without losing track of details.  This has been very well-illustrated when one considers texting or talking on the phone while driving.

How does being distracted affect your behavior, regardless of sleep?

  1. Decreased ability to reorganize thoughts when returning to a task after being interrupted
  2. More mistakes related to the accuracy of tasks performed
  3. Slower ability to accomplish a task
  4. Missing important details

We all have these behaviors when we are distracted.  However, how does sleep deprivation contribute to these symptoms?

In short, deprivation of sleep magnifies the symptoms of distraction.  In a study done by Michigan State University, researchers studied 234 people at a sleep lab between the hours of 10 p.m. and midnight.  They were all given various tasks to perform individually which required multiple steps to complete.  During this time, researchers interrupted at various times and then required participants to return to the task at hand.  At midnight, half of the group was permitted to return home to get some sleep.  The other half remained at the lab and were denied sleep.  The following morning, the entire group met together and were given another group of tasks.

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What were the findings?

  1. Of the sleep-deprived individuals, 15% failed to be able to complete the new tasks. Only 1% of the group who got to sleep failed to complete all the tasks.
  2. The sleep-deprived individuals who did complete the tasks did so with a higher number of errors. Those errors increased the longer they worked on a task. In other words, slowing down to complete the tasks did not result in fewer mistakes.  It increased the number of errors.
  3. Less able to return to tasks after interruptions. This was attributed to a decrease in cognitive function – more specifically, memory maintenance. Memory maintenance is our ability to store information in our memories and then call upon it as needed.

Another study was performed in 2000 by the VAHS in San Diego and UCSD School of Medicine.  They had their group perform verbal learning tasks while monitoring them through the use of MRI’s. Some of the group was sleep-deprived and others were not.  Their findings were that those who had higher sleep deficits had more activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain.  This is the part of the brain which supports your logical and practical assessment, reasoning and working memory.

They concluded that a sleep-deprived person is using more effort to try to access that part of the brain than those with enough sleep.

However, even though they tried harder to access the logic and reasoning portion of the brain, their results were still lacking.  Essentially, they were trying to compensate for their decreased abilities.

These scientists have revealed how sleep deprivation can make you more distracted.  The studies have shown that while we are not sleep deprived, distractions can be handled and tasks completed in a timely and accurate manner.  While being sleep deprived, even when attempting to compensate by trying to focus longer and harder, we will still make more errors, have a harder time returning to tasks, and have more difficulty calling on information necessary to complete the tasks.

How to decrease sleep deprivation

What can we do about our sleep deprivation?  Sleep is the short answer.

  1. Organize your day around getting seven to eight hours of sleep.
  2. Stay off of electronic devices two hours prior to bed.
  3. Make your bedroom only for sleep, not an extended office or where you watch T.V.
  4. Keep lights off in the bedroom.
  5. Keep the bedroom at a comfortable temperature; usually a little cool is recommended.
  6. Take naps during the day if your job or family prevents you from sleeping 7-8 hours straight.
  7. Make up for lost sleep as soon as possible.
  8. If you snore, are unable to fall asleep within about fifteen to twenty minutes, or fall asleep within five minutes no matter where you are but still feel exhausted, go see a doctor. You may have a sleep disorder.
  9. Exercise. Moving your body helps regulate hormones and lower stress levels, which could help you fall asleep faster at night.

Recognizing the impact sleep has on our overall mental, physical and emotional health is crucial.  Unfortunately, many people today don’t get nearly enough sleep, and even if they stay in bed for 8 or more hours, they might not get high quality sleep. If you want to maximize your sleep, you have to establish a bedtime routine so your body knows to wind down at a certain time. Also, distractions in the bedroom should be eliminated so you aren’t tempted to stay on your phone before bed or when you wake up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night.

Sleep should be a priority, not an inconvenience to our day.

15 Ways to Reduce Redness On Your Face Quickly

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We all hate the look. The red splotches, the uneven skin tone, or the gross eruptions on our faces are horrible. It’s gross. It’s unappealing. And we just want to get rid of it all!

Today, we’re going to show you the top three most effective ways to reduce redness and to get clear skin super fast. Then, we’ll list some other solutions which have worked for most people worldwide. Don’t worry. We’ve got you covered.

 

What Causes Face Redness in the First Place?

The Answer: Bacteria. Above all other reasons, bacteria is the number one cause of facial redness. Even allergies, sleep deprivation, and emotional upheaval all take second place next to bacteria.

Tips To Reduce Redness On Your Face Quickly

That’s why our number one tip is to never touch your face.

1. Only touch your face with freshly soaped hands.

There are more bacteria on your hands than on all the other parts of your body combined. Your hands are serious agents in germ warfare. Nothing can carry armies of both good and bad bacteria like your hands can.

Nobody knows how often we touch our own face. We do it so often and so fast that it passes our notice. It doesn’t matter if you’re a teenager or in your 80’s. Every time you touch your face, you’re spreading massive bacteria to your skin.

Picking at yourself in the mirror is okay. That is always fine. But, this time, wash your hands with soap before you do. Now you can pick and prod without guilt. This one activity alone can reduce facial redness by up to 80%. It is pure gold.

2. A few minutes of sunshine per day will make your skin tone smooth.

Even if you burn easily, a couple of minutes in the sun will give you Vitamin D, a key ingredient for healthy skin. Light-toned skin is specifically designed to soak up more Vitamin D than dark-toned skin. That means that you might need Vitamin D more. If you have dark-toned skin (but still suffer from redness), you may need the vibrational frequency of sunlight to even out your skin tone.

3. A light layer of coconut oil will protect your skin further.

Just because your skin is clean does not mean that it is protected. Your skin normally is protected by a layer of skin oil. This ensures that bacteria can’t get in and that only sweat can get out. Since we have to wash off sweat and skin oil with soap and water, we can replace this protection with a very light layer of coconut oil.

Coconut oil is very spreadable so only use a little bit. At room temperature, coconut oil is solid. At body temperature, it melts. After you have shampooed and rinsed your hair (no conditioner), you can also brush coconut oil through your hair with a natural-bristle brush. This will replace the scalp oils you lost in the washing.

These top three tips can be combined to make your skin safe and even-toned. Read below for more specialty situations.

Allergy Mayhem

Allergies are the main problem of many people who enjoy living in front of the TV and computer. This is a good lifestyle to have, as long as your body is kept healthy for most of it.

4. Fix food allergies with slight reintegration

If you have food allergies, these can cause your face to break out. Make yourself immune to this problem by occasionally incorporating a small bit of your allergy food into your diet. This builds up a tolerance and gradually adapts you to the problem food. If you have multiple food allergies, do this one at a time, so that your system can adapt to one thing at a time.

5. Fix pollen and pet dander allergies with outdoor exercise

Oxygenation is the key to removing outdoor allergies of any kind. Your immune system depends on proper oxygenation to fuel an immune response to any kind of external microbes.

In the beginning, exercising outdoors may make you a bit wheezy. It’s okay. You can use your inhaler as many times as you like. Over time, you will end up using it less and feeling less allergic, too. You will reduce redness in your face, as well. As you keep doing this, your entire body will look stronger, and your skin tone will tighten and firm up.

Sleep Support

Even above proper nutrition and working at a good job, sleep is the number one need of all humanity. Sleep is above food, sex, relationships, recreation, and downtime. Your brain requires sleep to purge itself of its neuro-toxins. These neuro-toxins can’t be flushed out while you’re awake. Only during sleep can your brain clean and maintain itself. Sleep is also the defining factor between peaceful neighborhoods and violent neighborhoods. Emotional distress can also be purged and processed through dreams and sleep.

6. Darker and quieter makes a longer rest

The longer you sleep, the better you feel. Your skin relaxes and feels clean. Your body is at rest. Your mood is at peace. Get a longer sleep by shutting off all electronics (except your alarm clock) in your room, closing the door, and allowing peace and darkness to descend on your bed. Go to bed early so that you can get all your sleep in before your alarm goes off. You shouldn’t “have” to get up. You should feel happy to get up.

7. Clean sheet day is your skin’s favorite day

Nothing feels as good to clean skin as clean sheets. Clean sheet day is your skin’s favorite day of the week (or the month, depending on your laundry habits). Laundry day also reduces bacteria on your sheets which cause rashes or sores. Remember to use fabric softener to make your sheets silky soft.

Blankets and comforters can be washed once a month, but sheets and pillowcases should be washed and replaced once a week. These come in the most frequent contact with your skin. Keep them both super soft and super clean at all times. Redness and itching will reduce immediately.

8. Well-watered rest makes you feel cleaned out (and skinny) the next day

Your skin cells, your body cells, and your brain cells will be able to flush themselves out if you drink plenty of water right before you go to bed. There’s nothing wrong with getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. It will reduce redness and make your tissues feel so good and clean in the morning.

What you want to avoid is waking up dry and dehydrated. Your whole body will feel bloated and cracking, like a dried up beach ball. If you go to bed well-watered, you will feel smooth, fresh, and skinny the next morning.

If you find that you go to the bathroom more than once at night, then you may be drinking too little during the day. That’s why your nighttime watering overflows too much. Simply hydrate a little more throughout the day and your balance should even out after you go to bed.

Emotional Turmoil

We all need good relationships in our lives. According to Dr. William Glasser, “Happiness only occurs when you have the types of interactions you want with the people with whom you want the most to be in relationships.” In other words, when you do what you want with the people you care about the most.

9. Self-care is the opposite of selfishness

When someone denies themselves help and self-care, they often go into a downwards “needs” spiral where they end up on a bad cycle. This is a starve-and-gorge cycle. They starve themselves of their own attention, and then they need to “take” from others to get their starving needs met.

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Your skin needs self-care. Redness in your skin can often be a sign of neglect. Your soul also needs self-care. Whether you’re a man or a woman, pamper your skin and yourself at least twice a week. Go someplace quiet, get out the good lotion, and enjoy your evening with a good book or your favorite TV show.

10. The order is: You first, your spouse second, your kids third

Now you can think about others. You still have to keep yourself first, though. When your needs are met, your overflow can nurture your spouse. When you and your spouse’s needs are met, you both have overflowing energy that can nurture your children. You will feel better, the redness in your skin will go away, your kids and your spouse will feel more at peace, and your problems will start becoming manageable.

Are your kids really third on this list? Yes, because kids feel most secure when their parents take care of themselves first and each other second. They feel as if they are standing on a firm foundation now. It is better that they feel secure in this foundation than that they get attention first at the moment.

11. Zero promises and many acts of kindness

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Promises are great for people who have the time and the resources always to back them. However, if you happen to not have several million dollars in your account, you can still create quite a reputation for yourself.

Never make promises because this burdens you to fulfill them or let someone down. Instead, perform many acts of kindness spontaneously for people. You can reduce redness on your skin by simply reducing the amount of stress you take on. When asked for help, do what you can do for them immediately, but never promise them more. This way, you can be infinitely kind to others without draining your future emotional energy or reserves.

In conclusion, your skin directly reflects how you are treating yourself and how you think about yourself. If the top three tips don’t fix things for you, consider the specialty tips below them. You may find something that will nourish your soul and your skin in one fell swoop. Peaceful nurturing.

15 Things That Happen When You Use Shea Butter On Your Skin Every Day

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An oil filled with fats that are extracted from the karate tree or the shea tree is the solution to many skin conditions. Because of its widespread use in numerous beauty products like conditioners, shampoos, lotions, and cosmetics, shea butter has become popular in the Western world. Hence, you can access these beauty products to enjoy its benefits for your skin or get pure shea fat from beauty stores.

The primary components of shea fat include linoleic acid, oleic acid, stearic acid, and more. Since it melts at the temperature of the body, it quickly gets absorbed into your skin. Its healing and moisturizing properties are beneficial for many skin conditions.

Additionally, its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties are essential for multiple ailments. Here are 15 reasons to use shea butter on your skin.

Reasons To Use Shea Butter On Your Skin

1. Moisturizing Dry Skin

Shea butter is an exceptional moisturizer for the body and face. It is rich in fat that has humectant and emollient properties. It locks in the moisture inside the skin while keeping it hydrated for long.

Dry and dehydrated skin gets scaly and rough. Particular body parts can even result in developed cracks because of dryness. Butter from shea can offer your skin nutrients that are present in its fat content.

It can also aid in softening the skin on your feet and hands as well as making it supple. It gets through the skin easily without leading to clogged pores, making it efficient for dry skin. Use the butter to treat rough skin patches, dry cuticles, and cracked heals.

Also, you can utilize it in moisturizing your skin during the winter.

2. Exceptional Lip Care

Shea butter for skin is easy to absorb and offers additional moisture and nutrients that are needed by the lips during the winter and summer months. Hence, it serves as an ideal lip balm and is also efficient in the treatment of dry and chapped lips. During application, it creates a barrier on the lips to retain moisture in the skin.

3. Aids in Soothing Skin and Treating Baby Diaper Rash

Unrefined butter from shea is a great natural moisturizer that has zero chemicals. Hence, it is perfect for baby care since it is not only soft and gentle on the skin, but it is also adapted for the sensitive and delicate skin of infants. It can be used to sooth the skin after taking a shower and also to heal diaper rash or eczema on the skin of infants.

4. Shea Butter Minimizes Stretch Marks

Shea butter is usually utilized as a base in creams or ointments produced commercially for the treatment of stretch marks. This is due to its ability to dramatically aid in the prevention and reduction of stretch marks that result from pregnancy because of a gain and loss in weight. These marks result when there is stretching of the skin beyond its elastic capacity.

The application of butter from shea restores the natural elasticity of your skin and also boosts the production of collagen. Since this emollient is natural, daily massage of the impacted area can assist in lightening the stretch marks.

5. Minimize Bumps and Razor Irritation

Shaving your hair with the use of a razor can often result in itchy and irritated skin. You can sometimes end up with bumps after shaving due to the irritation. Shea butter for skin can assist in reducing razor irritation and bumps due to its soothing properties.

Also, you can apply the butter one day before shaving to smoothen hair and skin. This will make the process of shaving faster and easier and does not leave any irritated spots afterwards.

6. Restores Your Skin Elasticity

The vitamin F and non-saponifiable matter in the butter are essential ingredients for maintaining the elasticity of the skin. Shea butter also improves the production of collagen in your skin. Hence, when you use it, your skin’s natural elasticity will be restored in addition to hydration, softening, and beautification.

Restored elasticity will also enable your skin to have minimal blemishes and wrinkles, making you look younger.

7. Shea Butter Offers Relief to Peeling and Itchy Skin

When you have itchy skin, you can benefit from the butter due to its anti-inflammatory and moisturizing properties. When your skin is dry, it can begin to peel and get flaky. This causes itchiness of the skin.

The butter’s moisturizing fatty acids can offer relief by supplying your skin with the required oils. In case the itching results from a skin condition such as psoriasis, the butter’s anti-inflammatory activity works well to eradicate it.

8. Anti-Free Radical and Anti-Aging Agent

Shea butter is deemed as one of the top anti-aging agents for your skin. It boosts the production of collagen, a protein that has youthful scaffolding impacts on the skin. The vitamins E and A present in the butter keep the skin supple, radiant, and nourished.

In case it is used regularly, it minimizes wrinkles and safeguards your skin from facial illness and premature wrinkles. Its anti-aging properties also arise from the butter’s ability to improve circulation of blood to the skin and promote the renewal of cells.

These vitamins together with catechins, also have an antioxidant impact against free radicals that ruin the skin. These free radicals can be found in the environment in irritants and pollutants. The sun’s rays can also boost the free radicals on your skin, which can easily destroy the skin cells.

The cinnamic acid esters present in the shea fat can safeguard the skin against damage from these compounds by offering it a boost of antioxidants.

9. Shea Butter Minimizes Skin Inflammation

Shea butter for skin has numerous derivatives of cinnamic acid that show anti-inflammatory properties. These properties make it advantageous for the improvement of skin problems that are caused by an increase in inflammatory compounds.

Overall inflammations from conditions such as rosacea and dermatitis can be eradicated by applying shea butter on the impacted area. The butter can also treat scrapes, cuts, sunburns, and rashes that can lead to swelling.

10. Treatment of Blemishes and Acne

Shea fat is popular for its healing properties, which can be due to the availability of multiple fatty acids and plant sterols like linolenic, stearic, oleic, and palmitic acids. These components are soluble in oil but do not experience saponification or change into soap when contacted by alkalis.

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Shea fat is more non-saponifiable in comparison to other nut oils and fats, which make it a great healing agent. Shea butter that is raw and unrefined is efficient in treating skin rashes, scars, frost bites, athletes foot, acne, skin peeling after tanning, stretch marks, burns, and insect bites and stings.

11. Wound Healing

Shea fat contains moisturizing properties that are accompanied by healing properties due to the broad spectrum of phytonutrients it has. Abrasions, cuts, and wounds can heal quickly when the butter is applied regularly.

It absorbs easily inside the deeper skin layers, where it offers all the vital nutrients and fats while enabling the repair function of cells by boosting microcirculation.

12. Insect Bites

Since shea fat is rich in vitamin A, it aids in the promotion of disinfection, healing, and soothing of skin allergies such as poison ivy and insect bites. The antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties speed up the process of healing. Insect bites are usually susceptible to developing infections, and you can avoid it by applying shea fat.

13. Eczema, Psoriasis, and Dermatitis

Conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, and dermatitis lead to itchiness, scaliness, patchiness, flakiness, and dryness of the skin. Treating the condition requires the use of an ingredient that performs like a deep moisturizer and eradicates the inflammation. Shea butter for skin fits this profile ideally.

It is deemed as a perfect moisturizer for eczema, dermatitis, and psoriasis due to its efficacious humectant and emollient properties. Its anti-inflammatory properties can be used to lessen itching and swelling. Physicians usually recommend the butter to individuals who have these skin conditions as it is well tolerated and safe.

14. Shea Butter Provides UV Protection

Shea fat works as a natural sunscreen by offering protection against the sun’s ultraviolet radiations. However, the protection level provided could be variable. The butter has cinnamic acid, which is a compound responsible for offering UV protection, and the range of the SPF is between six and ten based on the quality of the butter.

It is not advisable to solely use shea fat as a sunscreen due to its low SPF and the fact that it does not provide sufficient protection against harmful rays. Shea fat is best utilized after sun exposure to help in soothing the skin and reversing the oxidative damage that result from exposure to the sun.

15. Soothing Itchy and Dry Scalp

Shea fat assists to soothe dry and itchy scalp as well as dandruff. It has anti-inflammatory properties as well as rich fat that is absorbed inside the skin without making it appear greasy or clogging the pores.

Therefore, it is very effective in offering relief from scalp psoriasis, dry scalp, and other scalp conditions.

Conclusion

Whether you have dry and itchy skin, eczema, acne, insect bites, or any other condition that affects the skin, be sure to use shea fat. Shea butter for skin has proved beneficial for many centuries having been used in Africa long before it became popular all over the world.

The application is simple as you can take a bath with a shea fat soap or apply the butter on your skin or the affected region. You will see results in no time.

15 Adorable Photos That Prove Animals and Babies Make the Best Friends

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Animals and babies make the best friends for a lot of reasons. Animals love to protect and guard the little ones, because animals have a natural instinct to protect their young. So, if the animal doesn’t have any babies, it takes your bundle of joy under its wing and make sure nothing bad happens to him or her. Plus, furry friends and babies have a deep bond that nothing in the world can break.

Animals bring joy to a child’s life, while the child gives the dog, cat, or other animal attention, pets, and unconditional love. What more could anyone ask for?

We hope you enjoy the following photos of animals and babies that prove their incredible bond with each other.

15 Heartwarming Photos that Prove Animals and Babies Make the Best Friends

1. Animals and babies that cuddle together, stay together. How adorable!

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2. This is a true friendship right here. This dog cares so much about this little boy, and we’re sure he’s so grateful for his furry friend.

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3. Have you seen anything cuter than this? We didn’t think so.

We had a baby three weeks ago and our Border Collie hasn’t left his side since we brought him home.
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4. Dogs are definitely a girl’s best friend. They teach unconditional love which only makes a young girl’s heart even more full.

Not Just Mans Best Friend
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5. It’s just so sweet how gentle dogs are around newborns, isn’t it?

Back from hospital…first meet & greet.

6. If you ever needed proof that dogs have emotions and empathy, here it is.

To this day, my parent’s dog is the best babysitter

7. “Y’all did great, but this baby is mine now.” – Dog

We’ve only been home with our newborn for 20 minutes and our dog claimed him.

8. Such a beautiful, heartwarming picture. Whoever said pit bulls are bad with kids has clearly never seen this picture.

Pit bulls are so dangerous!
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9. From the looks of it, both of them seem to be full entranced by something on TV!

My 1 year old kid and 150lb mastiff are best friends
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10. Sometimes, you just want to bring your pet with you to school. Eight hours away from your furry friend is a long time!

Something told me to inspect my son’s backpack before he got on the bus yesterday.
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11. Animals and babies show love to each other in a variety of ways, including licking one another’s faces.

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12. This photo looks like something out of a movie! You can just feel the bond between them in this picture.

 

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13. “Theo Bandito stealing a smooch.”

 

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14. These two are clearly best friends for life.

Baby, meet mastiff. Mastiff, meet baby.
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Here’s another of them 18 months later!

15. Look how happy and peaceful these two are together! Animals and babies really do make the best pals.

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We hope you thoroughly enjoyed all these adorable pictures of animals and babies together, because they sure made our day! The bond between almost any animal and humans is quite surreal. Without dogs, cats, and other furry friends, life just wouldn’t be the same.

We need each other to survive, so if you have been debating whether to get a pet for your family, let these photos be your sign to take the plunge! Babies who grow up with pets learn responsibility as they get older, and animals also allow for more bonding and fun times together with your family.

Do you have any cute photos of your children and pets to share? Feel free to post them in the comments!

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Taiwan Becomes First Asian Nation To Legalize Same Sex Marriage

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Today, the Taiwanese government passed groundbreaking legislation giving same-sex couples the right to marry. Taiwan is the first Asian country to allow same sex marriage.

Conservative lawmakers pushed for a ‘civil-union’ law, but this was vehemently rejected by the Taiwanese parliament. A law was passed allowing same-sex couples to enter ‘exclusive permanent unions’. The government added a second clause which would allow couples to apply for a ‘marriage registration’ from government agencies.

Bad weather couldn’t stop gay rights supporters from gathering outside the parliament in the nation’s capital, Taipei. Thousands of people stood outside in heavy rain to watch a live broadcast of the debate and final decision.

Same-sex marriage, like many other places in the world, has been a heated topic for years in Taiwan, dividing citizens and members of government parties alike. Today, however, the top court in the country ruled that prohibiting same sex couples from marrying violates the constitution, according to The Guardian.

Judges gave the Taiwanese government until Friday, May 24 to make amendments to the law, otherwise laws allowing same-sex marriage would automatically be passed.

As the deadline got closer, the government came up with three bills to be voted on. The most progressive of the three, and the only one actually using the word ‘marriage,’ passed by 66 to 27 votes. Though it wasn’t as inclusive as they had hoped, it was the only bill of the three to allow some adoption rights to same sex couples. It allows spouses to adopt their partner’s biological children. However, same sex couples will not be allowed to co-adopt.

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The president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, tweeted, “Good morning #Taiwan. Today, we have a chance to make history & show the world that progressive values can take root in an East Asian society.

Today, we can show the world that #LoveWins.”

And, history was made indeed, as Taiwan became the first Asian nation to allow same sex marriage.

The president spoke about how the illegality of same sex marriage divided ‘families, generations and even inside religious groups’. She said, however, that the bill is the only one to respect both the court’s judgment and a referendum made last year in which citizens voted to restrict the definition of marriage in the nation’s civil code to only between a man and woman. Instead of making changes to the civil code, the government created a new law for the regulation of same sex marriage.

Before the bill was passed into law, Jennifer Lu, a spokeswoman for Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan, said, “The world is watching to see if Taiwan’s parliament will write a new page in gender equality or deal another blow to Taiwan’s hard-fought democracy, human rights and the rule of law.

For the gay communities what matters the most is whether we can legally get married on May 24 and be listed as the spouse in ID cards, to be treated and respected as the ’spouse’ in the whole legal system … and whether same-sex families can obtain legal parental rights for their children.”

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