Trendy skincare ingredients come and go (and sometimes come and go again). But one ingredient that has had a skincare boom lately just might have some staying power. “Plum oil is highly moisturizing (but also non-greasy), says Courtney Hixon, a cosmetic chemist and consumer behavior scientist in Houston, TX.
It’s that perfect balance of hydration without the over-shine that may explain how in 2019 alone, sales of plum kernel oil reached over $167 million. And they’re estimated to grow to over $231 million by 2024, according to a report from market research company Fior Markets.
But what exactly is it, and how does it work? We asked dermatologists for the scoop on plum oil, how to use it on chronic skin, and some of the best products you should invest in.
About three weeks after receiving her second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Desiree Battaglia woke up with a strange situation: Her lips were puffy. My initial reaction was a bit of alarm and just, What the heck is going on? she tells
Health. Battaglia, 34, originally thought she had a reaction to cauliflower wings with cayenne pepper she had the day before. I m not big on spicy foods, so I figured it was a sensitivity to the spice, she says.
So, Battaglia took an antihistamine and assumed the puffiness would go away but it didn t. The next day, Battaglia went to see a doctor. We talked through all the possible causes, and she took a look at my lips and the inside of my mouth. Since I had not used any new skincare products or detergents, we both agreed it was probably the cayenne pepper, Battaglia says. There were even little bumps along the outline of my lip that seemed to present as a reaction to the heat of the pepper. Her doctor also told her it would
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DuPage fire districts put tax hike requests back on the ballot
The Winfield Fire Protection District is again asking voters to approve a tax hike in order to fund needed maintenance and fund growing operational costs. Voters rejected similar measures in March 2020. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer, 2020
Posted2/15/2021 5:30 AM
Two fire districts in DuPage County are hoping history doesn t repeat itself when voters head to the polls in April.
Winfield and Wood Dale fire protection districts will once again ask voters for a property tax increase after similar referendum efforts were defeated in at least the last two elections.
Elsewhere in DuPage, voters will consider nonbinding questions on recreational marijuana sales in Roselle and a new village hall in Winfield.
Updated 2/8/2021 8:06 PM
Bloomingdale police recovered four handguns from the frantic scene of a hotel shooting over the weekend that left one person dead and renewed calls to force Indian Lakes out of business.
Village trustees on Monday night discussed the procedural requirements needed to revoke operational licenses for the Indian Lakes Hotel in the wake of an altercation that turned violent among members of two groups numbering more than 100.
At least six people were shot, one fatally, police said. No arrests have been made, and no one was in custody Monday, Bloomingdale Public Safety Director Frank Giammarese said. Witnesses and shooting victims are offering little cooperation, police said.