Hey, I'm Cara. I'll do my best to give advice to jsut about anyone. Pretty good school and street smarts so I can help with a wide variety of problems. Feel free to ask me a question any time. I'm totally a people person and I love to give advice about anything! I am extremely open minded and I don't judge anybody. Hope to hear from you soon! :)
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~ I'm planning on getting a belly button piercing so I've asked my friends for references and have been calling around. Some people had some wierd advice though. One person said you shouldn't use barbels when you're still healing, someone else said you shouldn't use gold, but I'm allergic to most metals especially if they're in a piercing so I want to use gold. So, other than AIDS what are some risks/tips/tricks that I should be aware of? (link)
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If your skin is really sensitive, go with titanium, the body is least likely to reject it. Go to a very legitimate piercing shop and ask their opinion on specifics. They will most likely pierce it with a curved barbell (surgical stainless steel or titanium being the best).
To clean it, use a shot glass method. Take a very small pinch of noniodized sea salt (use one pinch for eight ounces of water), and put it in a shot glass full of warm water. Tip the shot glass over your belly button to create suction and hold it there for around ten minutes. Then rinse with warm water.
Only touch it with very clean hands and keep unnecessary touching (touching when not cleaning) to a minimum. Avoid hitting/bumping/irritating it. Belly button piercings can reject so make sure the piercer knows what he/she is doing and you take good care of it.
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What is the fastest way of getting rid of a pimple, like within 3 days, or atleast the redness. Dont say proactive or something like that, becuase i need to start tonight and that doesnt come fast sinse its mail order. Anyways any suggestions are appriciated (link)
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For quick pimple relief, Mario Badasceau (sp?) makes a pink clove cream that you dip a q-tip in and then put on the pimple and you leave it on overnight and then wash it off in the morning and it dries the pimple out. Some people use toothpaste but i feel it temporarily stains the skin. Zeno is a rather expensive but extremely useful prodcut that uses low levels of concentrated heat to dry the pimples out and reduce the size and redness within 24 to 48 hours, they are about $150 at Walgreens. You can also pop if it has a white head but to do so you should use a small, steralized needle and then use q-tips to squeeze out the puss and then wash your face.
Good luck :) Hope I helped
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Pain is the only thing I can say to explain my stomach lately. My stomach hurts so bad its not even funny, i feel like crying all the time. Yes i`m on my periode but its not that kinda feeling, its not cramps its worst. anyone have any idea what it could be? (link)
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There was this time last year where my stomach was killing me for a couple of days, and I couldn't walk and I threw up because I was in so much pain, I didn't even have food in my stomach. I had to go to the doctor who sent me home, but then after reviewing my tests, to the emergency room, where I had to get transferred to another hospital for an emergency appendectomy. Sooo the moral of the story is it could be serious, it could range from a stomach ache to appendicitis to gastroenteritis, so you should definitely see the doctor. Feel better and good luck :)
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So here is the problem. I am in 6th grade. My period is going to come soon, but i'm not sure what day exactly. Since it is getting so hot out all i am wearing is a t-shirt and shorts to school. I nthe winter i just kept my pad and/or tampon in the pocket of my northface and just used it when needed but now i cant do that. i don't know where to hide my tampons/pads. Also since i'm wearing shorts a pad might be able to show through. What do i do?
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I just carry around a small purse or something like that. At school I just keep that stuff, pens, gum, id card, etc. It wont be as much of a problem as it seems.
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I'e always shaved "down there" but I've noticed lately that I've been getting bumps lately. A few of them have scarred but most of them go away after a while. Is there anyway to fade the scars and prevent scarring and bumps from occuring again? (link)
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Make sure that the razor you use is sharp and shave when you are in the shower so the hair is moist. If it is really long, trim it first. Use shaving crea, conditioner, or lotion then shave. Using bikini zone is really helpful and make sure to put a thin layer of Vaseline, unscented lotion, or deodorant, then wear cotton underwear.
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ok this is gonna sound like really gross but is it normal to get a pimple on your butt once in awhile? cause i have one and it really hurts when i sit down. any advice to get rid of it? thanks. and yeah i know its really grosss. (link)
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Yeah thats totally normal. If it is very read and statrs to hurt a lot it could be a harmless cyst. I had a cyst on my upper thigh when I was like 12 an dit hurt really badlly when I would sit down and I had to go to the doctor to get it lanced, but its noral either way. I hope it goes away and feels better!
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im 13/f and whenever i go swimmin i get a little darker and i like my skin tone the way it is how do i go swimmin and still not get a tan? (link)
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You can use a large shirt or cute coverup to shield some parts of your body from the sun but when you actually go in the water, make sure to wear at least SPF 30, SPF 45 is probably the best, to shield the harmful UVA/UVB rays. Even though some formulas say that they are waterproof, after you get out of the water, re apply the sunscreen. Also, even ifyou don't get in the water, re apply your sunscreen about every 2 hours for maximum protection. Protection from the sun will help the sun's rays temporarily changing your skin tone.
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TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome). - yeah what is that?? and what exactly happens?? lol
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TSS is Toxic Shock Syndrome. This can occur, but is very rare, when a tampon is left in the body for more than eight hours. Sometimes, girls who are sick and on their periods and use tampons may fall asleep and wake up and forget and leave it in for a day or more, that is one way it occurs a lot. If you have TSS you first start to develop flu like symptoms that accompany a rash that looks like sunburn. If you have this you lose a lot of fluids and get very dehydrated. This disease is really serious and can make you really sick. You have to be hospatalized if you have this and extremely rarely it can lead to death. To avoid it just make sure never to leave a tampon in for more than eight hours.
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If I wore a reg. size tampon and put it in at 12 and then woke up around 8 maybe nine will I be at a health risk? (link)
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At most you should leave a tampon in at 8 hours but TSS is very rare, not to underemphasize the disease which is deadly. If you leave it in for 9 hours, you should be fine but try never too. 6-8 hours is normal. If you want to do that make sure you wake up in time to change your tampon.
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Hello Everyone!
I am 14/f and the first time I got my period was in February of this year. I am a 32 A. My mom is a 38 C. However, I am short for my age (which I got from my aunts) Since I got my height from my aunts (who are A cups as well) will I probably have the same size breast as them or my mom? (link)
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You are most likely to get your mothers genes for breast size but it is hard to tell. To really find out you can ask your doctor next time you are there.
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Occasionally, usually once a month, my face gets covered in blackheads, and it drives me crazy. I try everything to get rid of them, but they just keep coming back. What is the easiest way to get rid of blackheads? Will rate high =] (link)
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Biore Black head removing strips can be expensive but they work for many people. Neutrogena also makes a blackhead clearing scrub.
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my lips are swollen from being so chapped.. i try chap stick and it doesnt seem to make it better. what can i do? (link)
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First try medicated blistex or just basic vasoline/petroleum jelly and if that doesn't work you can just contact your doctor and see if there are any alternate solutions. You probably won't even need to go to the doctor. I had this problem a couple of years ago where my lips were so chapped I looked like I had 4 lips, my normal ones and one above and below, I found this great prodcut at my hair solan and I forgot who made it but it was in a dark gray tube and had a light peach shimmer tint to it, it was amazing and worked in 3 days.
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I'm 13, so you know the hormones are acting up. My favbe is fine when its warm out but when its hot (which is waht it is in NJ!) my face gets all shiny, greay, and sweaty. EWWW I look like a monster. Its all over my nose and chin. What products can be used? I've heard of oil absorbing cloths. Do they work and are they expensive? (link)
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Clean and Clear make oil absorbing sheets for only around 4 dollars and there are 50 sheets in a pack. They are sthin and very portable and they work. You can also get blotting papers that are more expensive from places like Sephora. Neutrogena makes a lot of products, like facewashes and masks, that can help control oil. If the oil realy bothers you , you can make an appointment with a detmetologist to see waht products (maybe perscription) would work best with your skin.
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My boobs are different sizes, I know thats normal but my doctor told me I was almost done with my "growing" and my left boob is almost 1 inch and a half bigger around the the other one. In a shirt it looks fine, cause of my bra, but when I wear a swimsuit it`s really noticable. I`ve tried doubling up on the padding in the smaller one but its the part that hangs out thats really noticable. Even friends I`ve never mentioned it to have said they`ve noticed it! What should I do and is this like .. unhealthy? (link)
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If you are worried about it you should make an appointment with your gyno or doctor to discuss it. Good chance is that its normal but even if thats what your doctor tell syou ask him or her if there is anything that can help even them out if you are very uncomfortable with the different sizes.
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Hey guys! It's summer for me right now and I've been going to the pool a lot lately. All the girls my age like run around and flirt with guys and stuff, and believe me, I'm all for that but I always feel so uncomfertable in a bathing suit. I mean, I don't think I'm fat or anything, but like my stomach is really hairy and I have to shave it (Is that normal?) and like the back of my neck is really harry, too. I can never run around in my bathing suit because it like rides up and then like half of my vagina is showing (I'm exaggerating a bit there.) But what should I do?! Please don't tell me to get a wax because i already wax my eyebrows and upper lip and i haatteee it! (link)
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No body is perfect so don't be concerned that yours isn't like the other girls becasue chances are that they have several things that they would change and things that they hope nobody will notice. You can wear swim trunks with a bikini top to give guys the girly and sporty vibe. You can also buy short board shorts (which work great in the water) to put over the bottom of your suit. Bikinis aren't your only option though. They make tankinis that are CUTE and not like for grandmas or little girls. They also have one pieces that aren't like speedos. TThey have glam ones that can have sexy cutouts in appropriate places. Pac sun is a great store to buy sporty and girly things. These suits are different than your "average" bikinis. Here are some cute ideas:
http://www.roxy.com/collections/product_detail.aspx?id=2278 ----this would look great with a nice pair of sunglasses.
These bottoms: http://www.roxy.com/collections/product_detail.aspx?id=2158 would look great with this bikini :
http://www.roxy.com/collections/product_detail.aspx?id=2155
A really girly look: http://www.roxy.com/collections/product_detail.aspx?id=2155
paired with
http://www.roxy.com/collections/product_detail.aspx?id=2162
Roxy also has a section of the webstie where you can ask a pro what they think about styles and stuff.
Those are just a couple ideas but remember no matter what suit you are wearing or what you are self concious about, be confident in yourself and in your looks and that will shine through and you will look grogeous no matter what.
A Tankini is a bathing suit that is in between a bikini and a one piece. It has two seperate pieces but instead of one ending right below your breasts, a tankini ends above your belly button (or around there). THe bottoms oraverage bikini bottoms or boyshorts.
I made a mistake with one of the links for the Girly piece: by accident I posted another pic of the same bathing suit as for the one above it with the cute board shorts. I meant this gingham skirt
http://www.roxy.com/collections/product_detail.aspx?id=2210
sorry!
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Is rubbing some Baby Oil (Johnson's) into your hair good or bad for you? Thanks in advance. (link)
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If your hair is extremely dry or brittle it might work but make sure not to use to much or else your hair might appear very greasy.
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so i am very uncomfortable about talking to my mom about "girl things". how do i tell my mom that i need a razor? please help i rate 5. (link)
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Just talk to your mom casually while watching a tv show with her or something, so if things get too awkard or weird, you can make an escape. Try squeezing it into the conversation. Like first look at your legs and be like "Eww my legs are so hariry, and summer is here. Oh, hey mom can i get a razor" just something casual.
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So the whole day today, I kept getting bit by mosquitoes!!..they itch like CRAZY. But the crazy thing is...each bump is like QUARTER SIZE. I'm not even kidding/exagerrating. It's SO big..I have like a total of maybe 6 all over my upper body. Is this normal?! ..I've never had bites this big ever!..Please help. :) (link)
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Wear bugspray and protective lcothing to protect you from further exposure. You could just be having a different reaction that usual because the mosquitos are a little different or your immune system is acting differently. You can try itch relief cream for bug bites, it works wonders.
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Hi! Well, lately my eye (bottom right of right eye) has been twitching, so I was wondering if anyone might know what's causing it and how I can stop it. Thanks. (link)
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That happens to me sometimes. It is often from a lack of sleep or potassium in ones diet. So try to get a full 8 hours of sleep everynight or try eating a banana or a glass of orange juice with breakfast.
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Okay, so after i take a shower
I blow dry my hair and straighten it
and my scalp is really dry
and now my hair comes out easier..
AHHH
what do I do?
i know im now balding.
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Definately pick 1:Blow Dry or Straighten- your hair does not need both. Then try a strengthening spray or creme (Pantene Restoratives are nice and inexpensive). A deep conditioner will help and don't brush your hair after a shower, if you must, comb it with a wide toothed comb.
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