Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images, Olay When it comes to skincare, trends come and trends go. “Cold cream? That’s for our grandmas. Here, try this scratchy, astringent-soaked cotton pad: the painful stinging lets you know it’s really working!” There always seems to be some new information or debate about the best way to maintain a...
Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment/Getty Images Babe, wake up: the new hot take about kids on planes just dropped! When it comes to these annoying and unnecessary social media screeds, I’ve gotten to a point where I truly don’t know what’s rage bait and what is someone’s genuinely held, unhinged opinion. Because, sure, I have certainly seen...
TikTok Unless you are one of those people who devotes a month to your birthday (A Birthday Person™), there’s a pretty good chance that you don’t go all out for your birthday as an adult. Maybe you do something special for the big ones — 30, 35, 40, etc. — but most people I know...
Johner Images/Johner Images Royalty-Free/Getty Images It’s pretty well-established at this point: The HPV vaccine, which is meant to prevent cancers caused by the human papillomavirus, is very good at its job. Precancer rates are down by 80% since the vaccine’s rollout, as Scary Mommy previously reported, thanks to its effective protection against HPV infection. But...