From glow to damage: How DIY skin care and cosmetic overuse affect your skin

Healthy skin does not come from constant experimentation. Yet today, more people are damaging their skin in the pursuit of quick fixes, viral beauty trends, and do-it-yourself treatments found online. What begins as self-care often turns into cosmetic abuse—one of the most common reasons dermatologists now see patients with long-term skin sensitivity and damage. When “More” Becomes Harmful According to …

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Infants use their mother’s scent to see faces

Ever wondered how babies view the world? An intriguing study published on Thursday revealed that infants between the ages of four and 12 months use their mother’s scent to recognize faces. According to the research published in the Child Development journal, babies benefit significantly from their mother’s smell, and their ability to perceive faces improves considerably within this age range. …

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Searching for Pride: Learning to Unlearn

June is the #Pride month where we commemorate, celebrate and recognize Two-Spirit (North American specific term to recognize two-spirit Indigenous folks), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, Asexual and additional sexual orientations and gender identities (2SLGBTIQQA+) activism, culture and their impact on history locally, nationally and internationally. As cis women having born and raised in Sri Lanka and now …

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10-day Yoga Mahotsav to celebrate 10th International Day of Yoga begins

A 10-Day Yoga Mahotsav celebrating the 10th International Day of Yoga (IDY) was launched today at Colombo National Museum. The event was celebrated under this year’s IDY theme ‘Yoga for Women Empowerment’ with over 200 students participating from different schools in Colombo. Yoga Mahotsav 2024 is being organised by Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), the cultural arm of High Commission of India, …

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