MDMA (Extasy) is usually associated with loud music, partying etc. But taken as a couple, Katie Anderson shows, it has some very beneficial long term effects:<ul><li>It offers a clean state for the relationship. The warmth of the experience and the honest discussions clears up all the emotional build-up and refreshes the relationship.</li><li>It makes partners (especially men) more emotionally open. Which is quote meaningful, considering male emotional opaqueness is one of the major reasons for divorce.</li></ul>

Couples & MDMA

You feel like you are floating in warm goo. You feel totally protected and you can say anything. And no matter what she says, it makes me love her even more. It's the deepest level of connection you will ever have with someone.

Most of the research on MDMA is on PTSD. But it can be a powerful emotional lubricant for couples. 

MDMA (‘ecstasy’) is well-known for its pro-social effects including heightened empathy and openness. These effects seem to facilitate closeness yet there has been limited research looking at MDMA’s impact on romantic relationships. Research question: How do shared MDMA experiences influence a romantic relationship? Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 couples using a pluralistic approach. Results: Couples’ emotional environments were transformed: communication changed from knowing something on a rational, cognitive level to a deep, felt understanding; a protective bubble was formed around the couple: free from existing fears/judgments and an emotional sense of self was brought to the fore. Conclusion: The study opens up new understandings of the role of MDMA in romantic relationships through an appreciation of how emotional experience can be transformed by MDMA. It also points to a reconsideration of the therapeutic use of MDMA for couples. Biography Katie Anderson is a PhD student researching couples who take MDMA together and how they feel these ecstasy experiences have influenced their relationship. The research is qualitative and supervised by Professor Paula Reavey and Dr Zoë Boden. She completed her MSc Psychology at the University of East London in 2013, where her dissertation explored the meaning of MDMA experiences to users, and has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge.

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MDMA (‘ecstasy’) is well-known for its pro-social effects including heightened empathy and openness. These effects seem to facilitate closeness yet there has been limited research looking at MDMA’s impact on romantic relationships. Research question: How do shared MDMA experiences influence a romantic relationship? Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 couples using a pluralistic approach. Results: Couples’ emotional environments were transformed: communication changed from knowing something on a rational, cognitive level to a deep, felt understanding; a protective bubble was formed around the couple: free from existing fears/judgments and an emotional sense of self was brought to the fore. Conclusion: The study opens up new understandings of the role of MDMA in romantic relationships through an appreciation of how emotional experience can be transformed by MDMA. It also points to a reconsideration of the therapeutic use of MDMA for couples.

Biography

Katie Anderson is a Ph.D. student researching couples who take MDMA together and how they feel these ecstasy experiences have influenced their relationship. The research is qualitative and supervised by Professor Paula Reavey and Dr. Zoë Boden. She completed her MSc in Psychology at the University of East London in 2013, where her dissertation explored the meaning of MDMA experiences to users, and has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge. ***********
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For people with borderline personality disorder socializing can be hard. People can say hurtful things so we can feel safer alone.

BPD And Solitude

When you feel safe consistently, you are able to focus on yourself. You can read about your issues, meditate, learn about all sorts of things. You can work on yourself, do DBT ( Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, the most evidence based therapy for personality disorders) and get to a point where you are more open to socializeagain.

Solitude Can Be Healing

When you are alone, you can be yourself. Do whatever you want, watch whatever you want. Embrace this freedom.

There Is Freedom In Solitude

Just because you are lonely today, it doesn't mean that you will feel this way forever. As you connect with yourself, loneliness can turn into content solitude. I lost myself in loneliness and found myself in solitude. Maybe it can happen to you too.

Loneliness Today Can Mean Solitude Tomorrow

As someone with BPD, solitude has been a big part of my healing. I went from being lonely to feeling content in my solitude.

Solitude and BPD go hand in hand, many times. It feels safer. No one can see me cry or be upset. No one can say hurtful things. Our house or our room is our cocoon where hopefully we can heal. It's hard to understand how sensitive we are. It can be hard to understand us.…

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Personal Development

<ul><li>Being strong is one aptitude that separates ordinary from extraordinary people</li></ul>

Being Mentally Strong

<ul><li>It is not dominating or having authority over others.</li><li>It is not saying people you're strong</li><li>It has nothing to have with social status, power or possessions.</li></ul>

What Being Mentally Strong Is Not

<ul><li>It is the ability to deal with difficult moments</li><li>It is being able to keep going when everyone says it is impossible</li><li>It is chose to take a path never traveled</li><li>It is doing that extra miles when no one to continue.</li></ul>

What Being Mentally Strong Is

<ol><li>Take time to think and define what you really want in life. Eg: if money and time weren't a problem what would you pursue?</li><li>Set your values, principles. Stephen Covey explain a principle is something constant over the time. Eg: honesty is a good principle while pleasure is a bad one.</li><li>Define your goals. Your goals must be based on your principles. Separate life goals, long term goals and short term. For a better assessment, daily goal is necessary.</li><li>Always refer to your principles, goals and not to your emotions. Generally people behave according to their emotions. Eg: I feel bad, so can't work.</li></ol>

How To Become Mentally Strong

When pain comes, don't say: why me? Say: try me, is that all you got? When pain comes, it is time to show character, that obstacles exist to be overcome.Keep your focus on your goals, on what you want to be. Be disciplined, stay strue, keep committed, and your time will come.

When To Be Mentally Strong?

This helped to deal with solitude and to commit to my goals

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Whether it’s taking fruit to work (and to the bedroom!), being polite to rude strangers or taking up skinny-dipping, here’s a century of ways to make life better, with little effort involved …

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1 Exercise on a Monday night (nothing fun happens on a Monday night). 2 On the fence about a purchase? Wait 72 hours before you buy it. 3 Tip: the quickest supermarket queue is always behind the fullest trolley (greeting, paying and packing take longer than you think). 4 Bring fruit to work. Bring fruit to bed!

5 Consider going down to four days a week. It’s likely a disproportionate amount of your fifth day’s work is taxed anyway, so you’ll lose way less than a fifth of your take-home pay. 6 Everyone has an emotional blind spot when they fight. Work out what yours is, and remember it. 7 Plant spring bulbs, even if they’re just in a pot. 8 Send a voice note instead of a text; they sound like personal mini podcasts.

9 Keep a bird feeder by a window, ideally the kitchen. It’ll pass the time when you’re washing up. 10 Always bring ice to house parties (there’s never enough). 11 Get the lighting right: turn off the overhead one, turn on lots of lamps (but turn off when you leave the room). 12 Sharpen your knives.

13 Feeling sluggish at work? Try the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2017/aug/18/productive-at-work-neuroscientists-advice-multitasking">Pomodoro technique </a>: 25 minutes on, five-minute break, and repeat. 14 Buy a cheap blender and use it to finely chop onions (it saves on time and tears). 15 Keep your children’s drawings and paintings. Put the best ones in frames. 16 Set aside 10 minutes a day to do something you really enjoy – be it reading a book or playing <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/dec/06/halo-infinite-review-old-school-blasting-in-sci-fi-dad-game">Halo </a>.

17 Don’t be weird about how to stack the dishwasher. 18 Reuse all plastic bags – even bread bags. Much of the packaging you can’t reuse can be taken to larger <a href="https://www.recyclenow.com/what-to-do-with/plastic-film">branches of supermarkets </a>for recycling. 19 Take a photo of the tag you are given when leaving your coat in a cloakroom. 20 Can’t sleep? Try a relaxing soak with lavender bath oil before bed.

21 Add the milk at least one minute after the tea has brewed. 22 Laugh shamelessly at your own jokes. 23 It might sound obvious, but a pint of water and two paracetamols before bed after a big night avoids a clanger of a hanger. 24 Start a Saturday morning with some classical music – it sets the tone for a calm weekend.

25 Look closely. 26 Set time limits for your apps. Just go to the settings on your smartphone and add a limit – for example, if you have an iPhone <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/iphone/aside/iph7e81fd7d8/15.0/ios/15.0">turn on Screen Time </a>. 27 If possible, take the stairs. 28 Always be willing to miss the next train.

29 Eat meat once a week, max. Ideally less. 30 Be polite to rude strangers – it’s oddly thrilling. 31 Ask questions, and listen to the answers. 32 Connect with nature: stand outside barefoot for a few minutes – even when it’s cold.

33 Join your local library – and use it. Find yours <a href="https://gov.uk/local-library-services.">here </a>. 34 Go for a walk without your phone. 35 Eat salted butter (life’s too short for unsalted). 36 Stretch in the morning. And maybe in the evening.

37 If you’re going less than a mile, walk or cycle. About half of car journeys are under two miles, yet these create more pollution than longer journeys as the engine isn’t warmed up yet.38 Sleep with your phone in a different room (and buy an alarm clock).39 Send postcards from your holidays. Send them even if you’re not on holiday.40 Instead of buying new shoes, get old ones resoled and buy new laces.

41 Buy a plant. Think you’ll kill it? Buy a fake one. 42 Don’t have Twitter on your phone. 43 If you find an item of clothing you love and are certain you will wear for ever, buy three. 44 Try taking a cold shower (30 seconds to two minutes) before your hot one. It’s good for your health – both physical and mental.

45 Text to say thank you. 46 Read a poem every day. Keep a compendium, such as <a href="https://guardianbookshop.com/a-poem-for-every-day-of-the-year-9781509860548">A Poem for Every Day of the Year </a>, by your bed. 47 Take out your headphones when walking – listen to the world. 48 Buy secondhand.

49 Buy in person! 51 If something in the world is making you angry, <a href="https://members.parliament.uk/">write (politely) to your MP </a>– they will read it. 52 Say hello to your neighbours.

53 Learn the basics of repairing your clothes. 54 Always bring something – wine, flowers – to a dinner/birthday party, even if they say not to. 55 Learn the names of 10 trees. 56 Call an old friend out of the blue.

57 Every so often, search your email for the word “unsubscribe” and then use it on as many as you can. 58 Buy a newspaper. (Ideally this one.) 59 Always have dessert. 60 Drop your shoulders.

61 Make something from scratch. Works best if it’s something you’d normally buy, such as a dress or a bag. 62 Go to bed earlier – but don’t take your phone with you. 63 Volunteer. ​​Go to gov.uk/government/get-involved for ideas. 64 Dry your cutlery with a cloth (it keeps it shiny).

65 Instead of buying a morning coffee, set up a daily transfer of £2 from a current into a savings account and forget about it. Use it to treat yourself to something different later. 66 Don’t save things for “best”. Wear them – enjoy them. 67 Sing! 68 Think about your posture: don’t slouch, and don’t cross your legs.

69 Hang your clothes up. Ideally on non-wire hangers (it’s better for them). 70 Skinny-dip with friends. 71 Switch your phone off on holiday (or at least delete your work email app). 72 Always use freshly ground pepper.

73 Thank a teacher who changed your life. 74 Respect your youngers. 75 Keep your keys in the same place. 76 Ditch the plastic cartons and find a milkman – <a href="https://themodernmilkman.co.uk/">The Modern Milkman </a>has a comprehensive list.

77 Rent rather than buy a suit/dress for that forthcoming wedding (even if it’s your own). 78 Always book an extra day off after a holiday. 79 Ignore the algorithm – listen to music outside your usual taste. 80 Mute or leave a WhatsApp group chat.

81 Learn a TikTok dance (but don’t post it on TikTok). 82 Cook something you’ve never attempted before. 83 Join a local litter-picking group. 84 Handwash that thing you’ve never cleaned.

85 Don’t get a pet/do get a pet. 86 Nap. 87 Learn how to breathe deeply: in through the nose, out through the mouth, making the exhale longer than the inhale. 88 Buy a bike and use it. Learn how to fix it, too.

89 Politely decline invitations if you don’t want to go. 90 If you do go, have an exit strategy (can we recommend a French exit, where you slip out unseen). 91 If in doubt, add cheese. 92 Don’t look at your phone at dinner.

93 Do that one thing you’ve been putting off. 94 Give compliments widely and freely. 95 Set up an affordable standing order to a charity. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/29/rnli-donations-soar-in-response-to-farages-migrant-criticism">RNLI </a>and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/27/successions-plot-twist-prompts-thousands-to-leave-money-to-greenpeace-in-their-wills">Greenpeace </a>spring to mind … 96 Keep a book in your bag to avoid the temptation to doomscroll.

97 Listen to the albums you loved as a teenager. 98 Make a friend from a different generation. 99 Staying over at a friend’s place? Strip the bed in the morning. 100 For instant cheer, wear yellow.

I definitely agree with some of these🤔 And am now inspired to make a list of my own!

Whether it’s taking fruit to work (and to the bedroom!), being polite to rude strangers or taking up skinny-dipping, here’s a century of ways to make life better, with little effort involved …

100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying

If you login to Instagram right now and search for #depression, you’ll see a warning. It reads: “Posts with words you’re searching for often encourage behavior that can cause harm and even lead to death.”You can bypass this warning and see the tagged posts. Or you can click on a “Get Support” button that leads you to depression-focused resources or recommendations. The first of those recommendations is “Talk to a Friend.” It encourages you to call or text someone you trust.

Social media may be dangerous

According to reporting from CNET, Instagram and other social media sites first started to implement these warnings last year. They began by flagging content related to eating disorders and negative body image, and have since expanded the program to depression and other forms of psychological distress.The fact that social sites like Instagram are directing vulnerable people away from their platforms and toward real-world connections may not seem like a big deal. But it is a big admission.

The REPORT

For years, some researchers — notably Jean Twenge, PhD, at San Diego State University — have been trying to warn us that social media can be risky, perhaps especially for young people or those with mental health challenges. But social media’s defenders have often argued that these platforms allow vulnerable or marginalized people to connect with others like themselves, which is surely a good thing.This defense was always speculative. There is very little evidence indicating that social media-based support groups or communities are beneficial.

Advice From Experts

Also, researchers have found that members of vulnerable groups may feel better after spending time away from social media. For example, a 2020 study on LGBTQ youths who attended a social media-free summer camp found “across the board” reductions in depressive symptoms among those teens who’d spent the most time on social before attending the camp. “When we’re vulnerable we tend to reach out via social media, but those are also the times when social media may present the biggest challenges for us,” says Brian Primack, a professor of public health and medicine at the University of Arkansas.

Researches 

If you can’t stay away from social media, Primack recommends trying to limit your time on it as much as possible. If you’re a heavy user, trying to trim your habit to less than two hours a day may be beneficial, his research suggests.He also offers this advice: “Focus on small groups, including chat clusters with one or a few people at a time. This can help you focus on the people you feel closest to.” In other words, try to make your time on social media more like a real-world gathering with friends.

Overcoming Addiction

Social Media Addiction could be dangerous🤯

If you login to Instagram right now and search for #depression, you’ll see a warning. It reads: “Posts with words you’re searching for often encourage behavior that can cause harm and even lead to…

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Parenting

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Society, Arts & Culture

Social Media, Like Alcohol, May Be Riskier When You’re Vulnerable

It doesn’t just annoy your friends and co-workers -- it may not be very good for you, either. A substance called synovial fluid keeps your joints moving easily. The sound your knuckles make when they “crack” comes when you pop tiny bubbles in that fluid. If you do it all the time, you’re more likely to have swollen hands and a weaker grip over time. It doesn’t seem to raise your chances of arthritis, though.

‘Crack’ Your Knuckles

This can damage your teeth as well as the skin around your nail bed, which can lead to infection. You also may get more colds and other illnesses when you put your fingers, which often carry germs, into your mouth. It can help to keep your nails neatly trimmed or manicured. <ul><li>If stress could be the reason for your habit, you might try things like exercise to manage it. Talk to your doctor if you want help stopping.</li></ul>

Bite Your Nails

If you don’t get enough sleep, you’re not just turning yourself into a daytime zombie -- you also could be more likely to have high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and depression. And it might be harder for you to learn and remember things. Set a regular sleep routine and stick with it. And do your best to get 7-8 hours a night.

Cheat Yourself on Sleep

Sound is measured in decibels -- normal conversation is about 60 decibels.<ul><li> It's best to keep the volume in your headphones below 75 to be safe. And don't listen for more than a couple of hours at a time.</li><li> You're more likely to lose hearing as you age if you're around loud noise a lot. That happens with more than half of us by age 75. Hearing loss in older adults is linked to thinking problems and even brain tissue loss.</li></ul>

Blast Your Headphones

Not waves -- the Internet. The “blue light” given off by electronic gadgets like phones, computers, and TVs can mess up your sleep. And some studies show that too much of any kind of nighttime light might be linked to cancer (especially breast and prostate), diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. <ul><li>Calm yourself before bed. If you want to read something, open up a book. Keep your bedroom dark and quiet for better sleep.</li></ul>

Surf Before Bed

Most Americans spend too much time in chairs. Part of the problem is the modern workplace, where you may hunker over your computer for hours on end. This slows down your metabolism, which means you could gain weight. It’s also linked to other health problems, including heart disease. <ul><li>There’s an easy fix, though: Just get up now and then and move around. Even a 10-minute walk each day can help.</li></ul>

Sit for Long Periods

If you make a habit of it -- even if it’s healthy food -- you’re likely to gain weight. That can lead to heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure, and it can raise your chances of certain kinds of cancer. <ul><li>Check portion sizes before meals and measure out snacks you have in front of the TV, so you know exactly how much you’re eating.</li></ul>

Eat Too Much

It can leave you less satisfied -- and make you more likely to overeat over the course of the day. If you slow down, you could feel fuller with less, because your body has a chance to realize you’ve eaten enough. It can help to focus when you eat: Take small bites, and chew them well.

Eat Too Quickly

You did a full brush, isn’t that enough? Nope, you need to clean between your teeth, too, if you want to do all you can to get rid of plaque, the sticky bacteria-filled film that causes cavities. Too much plaque also can lead to gum disease, a serious condition that’s linked to other health issues like stroke, heart disease, and diabetes.

Skip Flossing

Soda, candy, and pastries have lots of calories and little nutrition, and all that sugar gets into your blood too quickly. Those kinds of things are linked to serious health problems like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. <ul><li>“Complex carbs” with more fiber and nutrition -- whole grains, fruits, and vegetables -- take longer to digest, satisfy your hunger, and give you steady energy. </li></ul>“Good” fats like nuts and seeds also can be part of a healthy diet.

Eat Junk Food

It’s not how many people you know or how often you see them -- what matters is that you feel connected to others. If you don’t, you’re more likely to have high blood pressure, depression, brain issues (like Alzheimer’s), and inflammation.<ul><li>﻿ If you feel alone, join a social club, reconnect with family or friends, or start something new that involves other people -- join a book club or learn to play tennis or bridge, for example.</li></ul>

Spend Too Much Time Alone

We all have them, but some can be worse for you than others. Find out  from WebMD just how bad your habits may be.

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Exercise & Fitness

How Your Bad Habits Affect Your Health

<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/07/overused-words-and-phrases-that-make-you-sound-weak-less-confident-according-to-grammar-experts.html">Confidence </a>isn’t a trait you’re born with. Its something we build and get better at every day with continuous practice.But sometimes we need to display confidence at a snap of a finger. Here are some of my favorite psychological tricks to instantly look and feel more confident in front of other people:

So uuhhm, say what you want to say minus the weak words and expressions like "I think", "I'm not sure" and "in my opinion" for ones that puts you in charge of the thought, and make you come across as more calm and capable.

Don't Use Words And Expressions That Make You Sound Unsure

Right before you do something you feel nervous about, try going back to a previous experience where you had an optimal level of energy, focus and achievement.Replay and review the event in your mind. What were you doing? Who was there? What was the response you got from others? How did you feel when it was over?Take that positive energy and confidence with you back to the present.

Reminisce a Time When You Felt Confident

Confidence comes from believing in yourself, your own abilities, and where you are in your personal journey. Don’t go on social media when you’re feeling unsure of yourself or when you’re about to do something challenging. Its so easy to fall prey to posts that for the most part do not reflect reality. Comparing yourself to people who are only sharing the “glamorous” side of their lives makes it difficult to clearly see the positive side of yours. Instead, grab a journal and write about the things you’ve accomplished that you’re proud of.

Get Off Social Media. Right Now!

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/science/clothes-and-self-perception.html">Studies </a>have shown that the clothes we wear can effect our cognitive processes. They can increase our performance and heighten other people’s impressions of us.Whatever it may be: a dress, a suit, a pair of jeans, or piece of jewelry that makes you feel fabulous and powerful; put it on and transform yourself into the most confident and powerful version of you.

Put On Your 'Super Hero Suit'

Sometimes we need a quick confidence-booster

Need to feel confident quickly? A psychotherapist shares some mental hacks to make you appear more self-empowered and confident in front of others.

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Psychotherapist-backed Tricks to Instantly Look and Feel More Confident

Osteopathic medicine highlights the belief that the body has an inborn ability to heal itself.Combining this belief with evidence and modern therapeutic practices such as <a href="https://thehumancondition.com/mindfulness/">mindfulness</a>, <a href="https://thehumancondition.com/somatic-psychotherapy-an-overview/">somatic psychology</a>, and <a href="https://thehumancondition.com/energy-therapy/">energy psychology</a>, therapists can utilize the body’s natural responses to promote greater health and well-being. This ideology is the essence of biodynamic craniosacral therapy.

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy: Overview, Process, Benefits

Biodynamic craniosacral therapy, a non-invasive treatment using light touch, utilizes the energy flow present in all beings to alleviate the symptoms of blockages in the primary respiration of a person to promote holistic wellness.

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Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy: Overview, Process, Benefits - The Human Condition

“Music replays the past memories, awaken our forgotten worlds and make our minds travel.”

The relationship between music and memory is powerful. Music evokes powerful emotions that then bring back memories. When we listen to a piece of music from years ago, we seem to travel back to that moment. We can feel everything as if we were there. Isn't it?

Music And Memory

Our long-term memory can be divided into two distinct types, namely implicit memory and explicit memory. Explicit memory is a deliberate, conscious remembering of the past. Which fades in the absence of recall.Implicit memories are our unconscious and automatic memories.

But How?

Implicit memory is a form of classical conditioning. An event, an emotion, and a song get connected through implicit memory. When a piece of music is paired with a very emotional event, it can be an effective cue to bring back the strong emotion that was felt at that moment.Also, we may even develop a preference for certain music pieces simply because they have been repeatedly played in the background. This psychological phenomenon is known as the mere exposure effect. People tend to like best what is most familiar.

The Exposure Effect

I'm starting with composing rain themed instrumental tracks bringing in the nostalgia feel while we hear!Do listen to it (link below) and let me know in the comment section what does my music remind you of when you listened to it?<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4YUz25qGaRwo8hOxhBoltJ?si=wcPkZUm7SymzHF6PtHZi9g&utm_source=copy-link">Spotify link</a>

How About A Small Experiment?

Because each memory has a soundtrack of its own ;) PLUS A BONUS EXERCISE IS AWAITING AT THE END OF THE STASH.

Songs from the past can trigger powerful emotions and transport us back in time.

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Hyaluronic acid (HA) is touted as one of the most effective moisturizing ingredients for skin, but why are some people complaining that it made their skin drier? That is because it is also widely misunderstood and most of us are content with just knowing that a skin care ingredient is the moisturizing' and do not take time to really understand how it works.

Hyaluromic acid(HA) is a naturally occurring polysaccharide in the skin, eyes, and joints that aids in water retention. While HA, when formulated into serums and lotions, can improve our skin's moisture levels , it doesn't necessarily invite the water to the party—it simply encourages it to stay right where it is. "The easiest way to understand HA's function is to think of it as a sponge in the skin for moisture... the more HA, the more water absorption, and the dewier skin will be with fewer fine lines and wrinkles." -Dr. Hysem Eldik, board-certified dermatologist, Marmur Medical

How HA works 

If your skin doesn't <a href="https://www.marthastewart.com/8177771/guide-restoring-dry-skin-moisture">have much moisture </a>to begin with, HA won't be very effective on its own. Ironically, it could leave your skin feeling even drier especially when taken in serum form which is believed to be the best vehicle for HA. "How your skin feels after applying an HA product can be unpredictable.. In general, serums tend to dry faster on the skin than lotions or creams. Paradoxically, this can leave your skin feeling dry—even though you are using a moisturizing product like HA."

How HA could leave the skin feeling drier

1. To remedy any tightness after applying HA, Dr. Eldik advises following it up <a href="https://www.marthastewart.com/8067005/different-face-lotion-types-application-tips">with a moisturizer </a>to lock in water before it evaporates from the dermis (sunscreen adds yet another "seal" he shares).

How to remedy the tightness poat HA application 

2. Another option is switching to products that are formulated small HA molecules."HA is an evidence-based anti-aging treatment, so it's worth switching to a different formulation first before moving on... if the size of HA is too large—this is measured by chemists as the molecular weight—then it cannot get past the top layer of skin called the stratum corneum.. It would be like throwing spaghetti on the wall. This may account for why you didn't notice an improvement with a past HA product."

Many of us use Hyaluronic Acid without understanding how it works to moisturize the skin.

Understanding how this molecule works will help you apply it more effectively.

Your Hyaluronic Acid Serum Might Be Making Your Skin Drier—Here's Why

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