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ghoulodont

(stumbling out of the document covered in blood) ok i wrote 100 words

beardedmrbean

assortedcrackers

I am losing my shit right now

courtesycalling

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huanggugugu

The science pet, always come in handy.

hornytransgirljenni

There is something very personal to me about stories where a character cannot go back to where they were. Be it another world or a long ago time. A character who definitely misses where they were, the shadow of their before may even haunt the narrative. And yet the here is now is definitely good and joyful. They stumble forward and make plans and they live on anyway with new friends and new joy.

Anyway being trans probably has nothing to do with that though. Probably a coincidence.

ryan-sometimes

One of my favorite things about having a degree in biochemistry is going undercover at a store like Sephora. I can read the composition of the cosmetics and actually understand them. There’s no words to describe how great it feels. It’s like being in on an inside joke or secret

ryan-sometimes

The main thing I observe is that a lot of employees recommend makeup that is chemically incompatible. For example, if you ask them to recommend you a foundation and concealer, a lot of times they’ll pick two products that are chemically immiscible, so they’ll NEVER blend together successfully.

Generally foundation/concealer is either water or silicone based. There are upsides to each based on your needs. However, water and silicone are immiscible, and so if your foundation is water based but your concealer is silicone based, you will never get a good blend between these products. You’ll have to go back to switch to something that works.

ryan-sometimes

If you want to test for this in-store, mix the two on the back of your hand. If they form a uniform mixture, they’re miscible. If they separate, they’re chemically incompatible, and should not be used together. You can do this for any number of skin products. Primers, moisturizers, foundations, concealers, contour sticks, etc etc. Anything that comes in liquid or paste form.

You don’t need to understand all the chemicals on the label to run this experiment!

nobrain-nothoughts

As someone in pharmaceutical sciences I also experience similar things, so a hint from me: collagen is useless. In a cream it will not penetrate the skin, so doesn't do anything. As a food supplement, lemme tell you a secret: collagen is a protein. And when you eat protein, your stomach thinks its food and chops it up, so it can be used to make your own protein. Collagen is just expensive protein powder, and doesn't do anything meat or a veggie substitute does.