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How to be a friend right now
No matter where you’re located or what you’re personally experiencing, the pandemic has made socializing much more challenging. It may feel like the right time to test the true strength of your friendships. After all, if someone isn’t staying connected and checking in during social isolation, how can they be...
Femtech Startup Joylux Adds Kathy Fields As Investor And Board Member, Readies For Expansion
Joylux continues to grow with the support of visionary leaders. Beauty Independent’s new feature highlights exciting developments at our women-powered company, and how we’ve emerged better and more driven during difficult times. Learn why we’re the “vagina queens”! Continue reading...
The #1 thing to take care of right now
We are hardwired to like predictability. Our brains consume so much energy that it’s easier to have control factors in place. Right now, a lot of things feel outside of our control. We are forced to make tough decisions, re-evaluate how we live, and face a future we never before...
Hormones and Sexual Desire
Your hormones and your sex drive are intricately linked—and it’s well known that the hormonal fluctuations caused by pregnancy, breastfeeding, the menstrual cycle, and menopause can all impact your desire for sex. Your Sex Hormones Your body produces three hormones—chemical messengers—that influence your sex drive. Estrogen is known as the...
Best alternatives to douching
If you believe you need to douche to keep your vagina clean and odor-free, you’re not alone. This practice has been ingrained in our culture as normal for as long as I can remember. But The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology advises women to steer clear of rinsing their...
Redefining intimacy as we age
It’s a common misconception that as we age, our sexual intimacy fizzles out. I want to let you in on a little secret… …sexual adventures don’t have to stop because you reach a certain age. But how you approach sex should be redefined. We can’t avoid how our bodies change with...