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Bose Home Speaker 500 Review: Smart, Stylish, Surround Sound

July 2, 2020
Posted by Samson

Bose Home Speaker 500

"Rich, expansive sound helps this intelligent speaker deliver a virtuoso performance."

Expansive stereo sound
Slim, attractive design
Choice of Alexa or Google Assistant
Easy to use controls
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and line-in options
AirPlay 2

Expensive
Some music services are not supported
A little cumbersome multiroom control
No Chromecast option for Android

In the early days of the smart speaker revolution, finding a speaker that sounded both smart and great was a challenge. Fortunately, those days are long gone. With products from Sonos, Marshall, Apple and Amazon, you can now have and eat your cake. However, before deciding on a new wireless smart speaker from one of these companies, you should consider the $ 300 Bose Home Speaker 500.

With a fascinating mix of sleek design, expansive sound and a choice of digital assistants, it could be just the smart audio device that your home was missing.

But is it right for you? Let's take a look.

design

Bose Home Speaker 500 Simon Cohen / Digital Trends

The Bose Home Speaker 500 is available in triple black or a sophisticated two-tone silver and white tone and is deceptively large. With an elliptical shape that is much wider than it is deep, its base is small enough to easily find a seat on a countertop, bookcase, or coat. At just 4.75 pounds, it's also surprisingly light for its size.

Nothing breaks the smooth aluminum and plastic contours of the speaker – even the included AUX input is barely noticeable and is located on the back near the floor. My triple black test device looked great no matter where I placed it.

There are people who are tempted to hide their speakers (even the good looking ones) where they can be heard but not seen. However, this would be a mistake with the Home Speaker 500. Not only would this make using the thoughtful design more difficult touch controls that adorn the top, but also prevent you from seeing the front-facing color screen.

Not that you have to see or touch it (it's not a touchscreen), but it just looks so damn cool that it would be a shame not to place it where it can be appreciated.

But I can't help thinking that Bose missed an opportunity here. When you are listening to music, the 3-inch screen shows the album art for the currently playing track, along with the artist and the track name. If the speaker is inactive, you can choose a dial or nothing at all, but that's all it does. I can think of several ways to use this screen: weather forecasts, news feeds, or just a selection of softly animated screensavers.

Given that the home speaker 500 can also be used as a smart speaker, it would be super cool to see the screen as a secondary display for voice commands, e.g. If you said, "Alexa, what's the weather like?" and the screen showed you the current weather along with Alexa’s spoken response.

But I digress. Those who want to hear the same artists, playlists, or radio stations regularly will appreciate the six special preset buttons on the Home Speaker 500. You assign them in the Bose Music app and they can be assigned to almost any music source supported by the app.

configuration

Sonos has always been my benchmark for quick and easy setups, but Bose is under a second. With the Bose Music app, I configured the Home Speaker 500 for my home WiFi, connected it to my Google account for access to the Google Assistant, and streamed music in less than five minutes.

The Bose Music app is simple and mostly very intuitive to use, with great instructions and feedback at every step.

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Bose Home Speaker 500 Simon Cohen / Digital Trends

Some wireless home speakers like Sonos only offer Wi-Fi, but the Bose Home Speaker 500 lets you make three connections: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the aforementioned line-in input. With the exception of a USB port for accessing disk-based files, you can't ask for more.

However, Bose has chosen not to include an Ethernet jack, which you may miss if your Wi-Fi network is stained in some places. Sonos contains them except for one of its speakers, but I suspect that very few of its customers use them – I certainly never needed that.

Wi-Fi with its higher bandwidth than Bluetooth should be your preferred connection method, but it gets a little difficult here.

With Wi-Fi, you can set up and control the Home Speaker 500 through the Bose Music app. This also includes streaming music from Spotify Premium and Free, Apple Music, TuneIn, Pandora, SiriusXM, Amazon Music, Deezer and iHeartRadio. It's a good selection, but not nearly as extensive as Sonos'. For example, tide and YouTube music are not included. There is also no way to stream from a personal music collection on your home network.

If you're an Apple device owner, AirPlay 2 can make up for this shortcoming, so you can stream virtually any audio source from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to the Home Speaker 500. If you're an Android user who lacks the music app, Bluetooth is your only replacement option.

Chromecast for audio may be a future Wi-Fi path for Android owners, but the Home Speaker 500 does not yet support it. When it appears, it appears as a subset of the Google Assistant, so for those who prefer Alexa – or no assistant at all – it still gets stuck with Bluetooth.

Sound quality

Bose Home Speaker 500 Simon Cohen / Digital Trends

Bose makes a pretty big claim for the Home Speaker 500: "The widest sound of all intelligent speakers." I put it side by side with the $ 200 Amazon Echo Studio, which has a very similar internal driver layout and both products are designed to deliver impressive sound. The Home Speaker 500 performed admirably and delivered a slightly wider sound stage than the Echo Studio despite the weaker bass response.

How expansive the sound becomes depends in part on the placement. In an ideal world, you would give her plenty of room to breathe, away from the walls and preferably not stowed in a bookcase.

Broadest or not, I think you'll love how this speaker sounds. Bose has positioned the internal drivers so that sound waves are distributed in a kind of crooked 360-degree field. By that I mean the best seat in the house is right in front of the speaker, but you can still enjoy about 80% of its full quality from almost anywhere else.

I learned to appreciate this effect when I reviewed Bose's excellent portable home speaker, which produces an almost perfectly circular sound field.

What is impressive is that you not only get real room-filling audio, but also a fairly decent stereo separation – not an easy task for such a small speaker.

You can set both bass and treble in the app. However, if your taste isn't really going in either direction, the factory EQ offers a nice balance between the two.

If there's a weakness, it's in the midrange definition – a challenging area for even the best little speakers. This is particularly noticeable when playing genres such as classical or jazz – instruments that live in the middle frequencies, such as cellos and some woodwinds, can be flattened somewhat. Overall, the Home Speaker 500 is a pleasure to hear, regardless of whether it provides the setting for an intimate dinner or a rough get-together.

The Home Speaker 500 also offers impressive volume levels. Max get this thing out and be ready for many knocks on the door of irritated neighbors.

Multiroom audio

Bose Home Speaker 500 Simon Cohen / Digital Trends

One of the advantages of buying a wireless speaker at home is that different music can be played in each room, or the same music (or a combination thereof) can be played in all rooms. The Home Speaker 500 can be easily grouped with other Bose home speakers such as the Home Speaker 300 or the Bose Soundbar 500 using the Bose Music app.

However, using multiroom requires a bit of planning. Since you can also create speaker groups with AirPlay 2, you need to decide whether you want to stream from a music service in the Bose Music app – in which case you would manage your speaker groups there – or from another app on your phone or tablet – in in this case you would manage the groups using the AirPlay 2 interface.

The two systems don't play well together. Groups created in the Bose Music app don't like trying to change them with AirPlay 2, or vice versa.

There's also no way to create stereo pairs with two Bose speakers. If multiroom audio is top priority, you're probably more satisfied with Sonos.

However, Bose has a trick up its sleeve that I haven't found in any wireless speaker system, including Sonos. Bose calls it Simplesync and allows you to group any Bluetooth audio device, from a portable speaker to a wireless headphone, with the Home Speaker 500. In this sense, according to Bose, this function works best with the company's own Bluetooth speakers and headphones. This audio is more precisely synchronized.

It's true. I tried Simplesync with a JBL Flip 5 speaker that I had on hand, and while setup was a breeze, there was a fraction of a second latency between the two speakers. I wouldn't rely on doing multiroom audio, but it's a pretty handy option.

Voice assistants

Bose has followed Sonos' role model in its smart speaker strategy, and that's an excellent decision. As with Sonos, with Bose you can choose between Alexa and Google Assistant for the Home Speaker 500 instead of selling two different versions of the speaker as with other home audio companies.

I chose Google Assistant for this review because I have more compatible products at home. However, setting up Home Speaker 500 with Alexa is just as easy. Bose really nailed the smart speaker experience. Voice commands are easily recognized, even in fairly noisy environments and up to 15 feet away, without you having to actually raise your voice. If privacy is an issue, a special microphone mute button guarantees an A.I.-free environment.

The response times are also very good. I have found no difference between the Home Speaker 500 and my Google Nest mini in terms of response times.

I particularly liked that the bright white LED strip over the color screen immediately gave visual feedback that my commands had been heard. Most smart speakers have a similar visual cue. However, if they are only visible from the top (e.g. Sonos smart speakers or Google's Home and Nest minis), you won't be able to see them that easily from a room.

There is one limitation when you choose the Bose Home Speaker 500 as your smart speaker, and that is compatibility with music services. Although Google Assistant and Alexa can take control of a variety of music services, you cannot use these voice assistants if the Home Speaker 500 does not support a particular service (see Connections above). Google Play Music (now mainly switched to YouTube Music), Apple Music and Tidal are examples of services that none of the Home Speaker 500 wizards can control.

Our opinion

At its new lower price of $ 300, the Bose Home Speaker 500 costs the same as the Apple HomePod and Google Home Max, two very good smart speakers. But with Bluetooth, line-in, a full color display and a choice of voice assistants, it offers more value than these two products and also sounds amazing.

Is there a better alternative?

For $ 200, the Sonos One delivers great sound and supports almost every streaming service on the planet. It doesn't have the ultra-wide stereo sound stage, Bluetooth, AUX input, or chic color screen of the Home Speaker 500, but it has the best multiroom audio system we've ever used. It's still our top rated smart speaker for a reason.

If you're on board with Bose and want to take over the smart speaker experience but prefer to pay a little less, the $ 200 Bose Home Speaker 300 loses the color screen and wide stereo sound, but retains all other functions.

How long it will take?

Bose builds great products that usually last a long time. It only applies to the Home Speaker 500 with a one-year warranty, although this is standard for similar products from other companies.

Should you buy it

Yes. The Bose Home Speaker 500 combines beautiful design with flexibility of the voice assistant and an expansive stereo sound, which is characterized by its slim body. The color screen is also a nice touch. Android users should be aware of the lack of Chromecast as a Wi-Fi streaming option, but Apple users should be more than happy with AirPlay 2 as a Bluetooth alternative.

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06 May

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How To Hygge At Home

May 6, 2020
Posted by Samson

With everything that's happening in the world, cocooning or what the Danes call Hygge is important. Hygge is about promoting our wellbeing. It is about seeking protection and making yourself comfortable with our loved ones. Danish hygge is usually a winter thing. It is a survival mechanism to get through the long dark Nordic winters and stay happy. But it is a philosophy that also applies to other seasons. Light a crackling fire or candles, pour yourself a cup of tea, drink it with a piece of homemade cake, snuggle under a comfortable cashmere blanket and start the new book you haven't had time for. Or round off the whole family, give popcorn and watch a movie, play a board game or do handicrafts together. Hygge is a meaningful time that you spend with the people closest to you and a kind of spiritual nourishment for stressful times.

So how exactly are you? Hygge? Here are a few ideas:

1. Brew herbal tea

Warm yourself inside out with a cup of your favorite herbal tea. We are interested in chamomile for its calming and relaxing properties – try this out Herbal tea recipe that blends chamomile flowers and sprigs of mint for the perfect homemade brew.

2. Make a Hyggekrog (a cozy corner)

The key to any hygge practice is making one Hyggekrog or cozy corner. Bring Hygge into your home with warm candlelight, comfortable slippers and lots of cozy blankets.

A couple cooks together

3. Take time to cook slowly

There is nothing more comforting than having something delicious on the stove. Try a hearty soup or, an Eminence favorite, vegan-friendly Hungarian lecso stew.

4. Back to nature

Think of the Japanese ritual of Shinrin-Yoku, also known as a forest pool, as an outdoor version of Hygge. Go for a long walk in the forest, pick a sycamore or cedar and really focus on the texture of the bark, the smell and the breeze through the branches. Bathing in the forest slows down your pulse, lowers your blood pressure and calms your nerves.

5. Be present with your family

Family is something we take for granted. They are always there, but how often do we spend quality time together? When was the last time you had a really deep conversation? There is no better time for this than now.

6. Treat yourself to your favorite mask

Health magazine recommends improving your Hygge with "a self-care ritual that increases the R&R you get from your downtime." At Eminence Organics, you can relax with one of our luxurious face masks. Pro tip: Before applying your mask, treat yourself to a warm towel compress to soften your skin and remove dirt and deposits that clog your pores. Would you like to learn more? Read our comprehensive guide to face masks.

Woman in the bath

7. Immerse yourself in a relaxing bath

Treat yourself to a full body relaxation with a soothing bath. For a comprehensive skin care treatment, add one or two capsules of apricot body oil to your bath. This ultra-moisturizing body oil leaves your skin They feel moisturized, smooth and perfectly smooth. Make an all-over bath buff with our Stone Crop Body Scrub and end it with our Stone Crop Body Lotion and Stone Crop Body Oil.

Take it out of the Danes who are always among the top three countries in the World Happiness Report. You know. Hygge is about taking the time to really be together, communicate with nature and take care of each other and ourselves. Find out how best to take care of yourself – learn more about our personal care products, masks and treatments for self-care at home. And tell us in the comments below or on social media – how do you hygiene at home?

30 Apr

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How To Give Yourself A Facial At Home

April 30, 2020
Posted by Samson

Self-isolating means sacrificing many simple pleasures. When you eat with friends or celebrate with an extended family, everyone feels like a distant memory. But perhaps short-term access to professionally managed repairs has the greatest impact on us in the short term. This means that we will turn our backs on this normal facial if our skin care is probably more in need of refreshment than ever. increased Blue light damage from screens and dehydration due to endless time indoors make the skin beg for attention. The advantage, of course, is that with the extra time at home that some of us experience during self-isolation, you can take care of the skin yourself.

While your bathroom may not think of a candle as a spa experience, don't let fancy tools or professional-grade products stop you from hugging your inner beautician – a decent facial from the comfort of your own home is completely doable. Improve your skin care routine with a facial at home that is as simple as following a few steps.

Woman applying moisturizer

What is a facial?

Whether you're a facial fanatic or a total novice, it's important to understand what exactly a facial adds to your beauty routine. An all-inclusive approach to skin care, a facial is a treatment or Range of treatments that can target multiple skin conditions. We are now all aware that the skin on our face is a map for our body's needs, and a facial serves as an infographic to indicate deficiencies or general conditions that require special care.

Now, not all of these facials are safe – or even possible – to do alone. Due to the required precision and experience, extractions should be avoided under all circumstances. Chemical peels should also not be tried yourself, as they cause pigment irregularities and can even permanently scar your skin if misused. Even without these more advanced treatments, you can indulge yourself for an hour to reset your skin. Although nothing can replace the expertise and experience of a professional treatment, a facial treatment at home can keep your skin healthy until your next opportunity to visit your beautician.

Why are you giving yourself a facial at home?

Experts recommend a facial once a month if your skin is often problematic or every time your surroundings change or you enter a new climate (read: if you are suddenly forced to stay indoors for weeks). Facials are an extension of your other skin care products such as peeling, deraplaning or masks. Enter the time exactly as you enter a manicure or tidy up your eyebrows.

A facial is also an opportunity for you to separate yourself from work at home and relax in your free time – pamper yourself and take care of your skin's needs in different circumstances. Regardless of whether you're struggling with a lack of work, relationship problems, or fears related to the current circumstances, this is one way to decompress and boost morale. Facials should be done at night when your skin is best ready for repair. So consider it another way to relax. Your skin also renews itself every 20 to 30 days, so you are likely to see results within a few weeks of your facial.

How to give yourself a facial at home

Here's your step-by-step guide on how to give yourself a quality facial:

Eminence Organics Facial At Home infographic

1. Make sure you pull your hair off your face and secure it with a headband or towel so that you can easily apply your skin care products with the least amount of dirt. Now, It's time for makeup removal! If you are trying to remove your makeup with less friction (hello wrinkles), you should apply an oil cleaner in a circular motion before rinsing it off or removing it with a warm, damp washcloth. If you're battling stubborn eye makeup, you can try applying an eye in addition to the oil cleanser Make-up remover on a cotton pad and wipe gently.

2. After removing your makeup, Double cleansing by massaging a small amount of another cleanser on the face and neck for 1-3 minutes (dilute with water if necessary). Facial massages not only give your skin better absorption of the product, but also promote the removal of deposits on your face that cause swelling. Be sure to push the skin up during the massage to give your face a natural lift. Gently smooth wrinkles around the forehead and eyes as you walk. This will relax the facial muscles. Rinse well

3. Spray or apply toner with cotton pads. Think of the neck and décolleté (avoid the area around the eyes here) as these are the first areas other than the face that indicate age. Toners are important to complete the cleaning process and protect the skin from environmental stressors.

Woman steaming face over bowl of water

4. If you particularly like facials that get a little steamy, don't be afraid – you can definitely do it yourself. Pour boiled water into a large bowl and place your skin six inches away while covering your head with a towel to trap the steam. This opens your pores and prepares your skin for peeling and absorption. You can steam up to 10 minutes, two minutes each.

5. Gently massage a peeling into the skin. Be careful not to scrub or pull, especially in the eye area where the skin is thinner, but carefully remove dead cells and dirt or makeup. Rinse well.

6. It's masking time! Apply a thin, even layer of your mask (it can be tempting to get thick, but it is not necessary) and leave it on for five to 10 minutes before removing it with a damp facial tissue. Use your previous massage techniques for added benefit. Remember to include your neck and cleavage.

7. To deeply moisturize your skin, grab your facial oil or moisturizer for another massage. Avoid areas prone to acne. Knead your face gently for five to ten minutes before rinsing off the product.

8. Now to lock in moisture: apply a serum that suits your skin and massage in a circular motion.

9. Grab your favorite eye cream, mix the product lightly and tap until it is absorbed.

10. Take your moisturizer and apply a thin layer on your face, neck and décolleté. Leave all the last three products on.

How to give yourself a facial for acne at home

If problem skin is your particular concern, you may be wondering if it is still possible to have a facial at home. Although you need to take special care, a facial at home can still be done safely and effectively. Here is our step-by-step guide:

Eminence Organics Facial at home for acne infographic

1 through 4. Follow the first four steps under "How to give yourself a facial at home".

5. If you have active acne breakouts, you should avoid exfoliating in these areas. You can use a light chemical peel that contains gentle acids that peel from willow bark without irritation with natural ingredients like salicylic acid.

6. Use a fingertip to apply a thin layer of mask to clean skin, avoiding the area around the eyes. (Dilute with water for ease of use). Leave on for five to 10 minutes. Remove with a damp washcloth. Tea tree oil, absorbent charcoal, clay and salicylic acid will be the ingredients to clean your pores and help with these breakouts.

7. Treat your skin with a spot treatment or a serum that contains acne-fighting ingredients like salicylic acid or tea tree oil.

Woman massages her face

8. Moisten. Don't forget this last step, even if you experience outbreaks. Apply eye cream and a thin layer of light moisturizer to the face, neck and décolleté.

Whether you're using facials to treat certain skin problems, protecting your skin from quarantine, or just relieving stress, it's perfect self-care in tough times. You don't have to be a skin care professional or have a facial every week, but occasionally setting aside half an hour to give yourself or your partner a pick-me-up has immense beauty and mental health benefits. Your skin also pays off ten times.

Would you like to find out more about skin care at home? Take a look at our selection Masks and problematic skin products. And let us know in the comments below or on social media – which Eminence Organics products do you use for your facial at home?

23 Apr

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Guide To A Kids Spa Day At Home

April 23, 2020
Posted by Samson

When you're stuck with kids in the house, it's important to plan lots of activities to distract them. But what happens when you have played all the games, watched enough TV and have no more things to do? It's a spa day for children to save.

Although nothing replaces a visit to an actual spa, a simple home session is the perfect opportunity for the family to experience a little much-needed relaxation for you. and it offers children something new and exciting to try. Whether you want to make spa time a future weekend program or just need something to pass the time, a children's spa day is a therapeutic solution for everyone involved.

Mother and daughter meditate for a spa day at home

First of all, it is important to choose safe products for a child's sensitive skin. Natural products based on plants are effective and harmonize with the skin. They are therefore perfect for people with sensitivities and normal skin. A spa day at home is not only a great opportunity to teach children good skin care habits, it also enables parents to care for and pamper the skin with gentle products.

Alana Henrikson, Product Support Officer at Eminence Organics, says: "For children who are just getting started with skin care products, it is best to keep the routine simple and straightforward. Choosing a cleanser and moisturizer that is appropriate for their skin type and concerns is a good one It will help to make everyday life stronger, just like brushing your teeth, where consistency is key to ensuring that it becomes a lifelong habit. ”

Eminence Organics Kids Spa Day

Kids Spa Day ideas

For your next kids spa day at home, consider the following steps:

1. Clean
2. Mask
3. Moisturize
4. Manicure

This is a great time to show kids how to take care of their skin. They can also practice safe skin care products under adult supervision. If you start a solid routine early on, you can also control changes in your skin as you get older.

1. Clean

The first step in any skin care routine is cleaning. However, it is important that you use cleaning agents that are supposed to soothe and care without too many active ingredients.

Eminence Organics coconut milk cleaner

These are two extraordinary formulas that are well suited for children's skin Stone Crop Gel Wash and Coconut Milk Cleanser.

For children with sensitive skin, Stone Crop Gel Wash is suitable for all skin types. Natural ingredients such as stone harvest and chamomile soothe and soothe the skin, while shea butter moisturizes. If your child is near the Between two and ten years, this cleansing laundry is perfect because it removes impurities from the pores without removing the natural moisture from the skin.

Use our coconut milk cleaner for a gentle cleansing that is more suitable for dry or irritated skin. The skin is hydrated and protected with antioxidants such as marigold oil and coconut oil, not to mention the abundant hydration thanks to coconut milk.

Show the best way to clean the skin by applying the products to the skin and gently emulsifying with water. Once you've thoroughly cleaned the skin, it's time for the next step: masking!

2. Mask

This is a step that children of all ages will surely enjoy. Again, you should make sure that every mask you provide is child-friendly and does not contain any particularly effective ingredients.

Three masks in particular are popular with all age groups, and children will definitely smell them: our coconut cream, the strawberry-rhubarb mask and the chocolate mousse moisturizing mask.

Eminence Organics Chocolate Mousse Hydration Masque

Deliciously fragrant, ours Chocolate Mousse Hydration Masque is as decadent as it sounds! With its antioxidant-rich cocoa and blend of moisturizing oils, this mask is a perfect option to refresh your skin. Likewise, Coconut Cream Masque is deeply moisturizing and contains coconut milk, oil and tiny pieces of ripe coconut that the kids are sure to love.

Try a child-friendly scrub Strawberry and rhubarb mask on the skin. Strawberries are a natural source of salicylic acid and a calming and entertaining way to illuminate the skin and make it fresh and plump thanks to its astringent and brightening properties.

3. Moisturize

The last important step in every spa day is humidification! This is another great opportunity to teach children the proper moisturizing to keep the skin healthy and strong.

Depending on your child's skin care needs, there are some moisturizing options. If you are looking for a moisturizer for normal skin, this is it Apricot Whip Moisturizer is perfect for beginners. For dry or dehydrated skin, we recommend our Stone Crop Whip Moisturizer, which relieves dryness and at the same time has a deeply moisturizing effect. If your child has sensitive skin or is prone to rosacea, the sensitive formula in Rosehip Whip Moisturizer offers pure, moisturizing ingredients.

Mother gives her daughter a manicure

4. Manicure

End your children's spa day at home with a gentle manicure that nourishes the skin while everyone washes their hands more.

Here is a simple step-by-step guide for a manicure at home:

For more ideas on creating treatments at home with Eminence Organics, see Check out our beautiful selection of botanical cleaners, masks and moisturizers. And let us know in the comments or on social media which part of the spa day your child enjoyed the most!

14 Apr

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Top Causes and Home Remedies for Oily Skin during summer

April 14, 2020
Posted by Samson

Oily skin can be very uncomfortable, especially in summer. A normal face with oily skin can produce more oil in summer because the heat constantly pulls the oil out of the pores of the skin. Even if oily skin is a blessing, as it slowly ages compared to dry skin and there are fewer wrinkles on the face. However, all advantages become disadvantages at a certain time of day. Similarly oily skin can be a threat in summer. It can give your face an excessive glow, spoil your makeup and cause a sudden breakout of pimples and acne.

What causes oily skin?

Oily skin can be caused for several reasons, which are listed below:

genetics: If your family has oily skin, you are more likely to have similar skin with larger sebaceous glands that produce excess oil.
Excessive use of skin care products: There are so many cosmetics and skin products on the market and people generally use them fairly regularly for purposes such as fairness, smoothness and clear skin. However, the excessive use of such skin care products leads to greater oil production in the skin
Seasonal changes: Oil production in the skin also depends on the seasons. If you are in a hot and humid place, the oil production in the skin is excessively high. The cold and dry weather can also lead to oil production as a natural mechanism to prevent the skin from drying out.
Medication: Using hormonal birth control pills or hormone replacement drugs can have oily skin as a side effect
stress: Being under stress affects not only the mental state, but also the physical state. With chronic stress, the skin can begin to produce androgen hormones that produce oil in the skin

Oily skin is not easy to handle, but like anything else, solving a problem is usually too close to us and sometimes in our kitchen. Here are some of the home remedies for oily skin:

Protein: Protein is rich in vitamin A and can help to tighten the oily skin.
(Beat a protein, apply to the skin and let dry. Wash off with warm water after drying. This should be done twice a week.

Lemon juice: Lemon is lemony in nature and therefore antiseptic. It relieves skin discoloration and restores the pH of the skin.
(Mix a teaspoon of lemon juice with a teaspoon of distilled water. Soak a cotton ball in the mixture, apply to the skin and leave for 10 minutes. Wash your skin with warm water. Lemon juice can dry your skin, so a small oil-free moisturizer is a big help. This must be done once a day.)

Cucumbers: Cucumber is a coolant with a high vitamin and mineral content, which is well suited for oily skin.
(Take a fresh cucumber, cut it into thick slices and rub it well against your skin. Let it stand for one night and wash the skin with warm water the next morning. This should be done daily before bed.)

yogurt: Yogurt contains lactic acid, which the excess oil can absorb from the skin.

Take a tablespoon of plain yogurt and apply it thoroughly to your face. Leave on for 15 minutes and then rinse with cold water. Repeat once a day

Aside from the above-mentioned home remedies, there are several products that can be used treat oily skin. These products are:

Facial cleanser: Using a gentle facial cleanser is a great way to reduce oil from your skin. It is recommended to use a detergent with a balanced pH instead of a soap. It is best to use warm water when washing the skin.
Alcohol-free toner: Put a few drops of toner on a cotton pad and gently rub it on your face. Toners can be hard on the skin, so it is recommended that you only use them on oily skin.
Moisturizer: A light and oil-free moisturizer can be used to moisturize the skin and keep it healthy
Blotting paper: This is a very effective way to absorb the extra oil from the skin. Only a gentle pressure on the skin and the blotting paper absorb the excess oil. Make sure it is not rubbed as it will cause skin irritation.

Oily skin can sometimes be a problem and as mentioned above there are many products and remedies that can be used to help you with the problem. Taking into account your problems, Kaya recommends choosing The Kaya Purepore Clear Skin, which is specifically geared towards the causes of oily skin and gives you facial relief. It deals with the problem at the root and targets the bacteria that are present in the skin pores. It helps clean the face skin with toxins to soothe the skin.

Kaya offers solutions for a variety of Treatments for skin care and hair care problems. To learn more, visit us today !!

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29 Mar

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Training at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 29, 2020
Posted by Samson

Right now we all have to stay at home, stay safe, stay healthy, and try to stay strong. The last part of this sentence might be something you are concerned about. A lot of stressed people contacted me and worried that they might lose their profits. Are you right to worry?

My answer is emphatic … no!

This answer has two parts:

First, in the big scheme of things, when you lose something in size and strength, it's really not that big a deal compared to reality that many people have lost their lives (and many more will lose their lives) as a result of the COVID- 19 pandemic.

Those who maintain their health have the opportunity to lose loved ones, endure extreme financial difficulties, close deals, and watch years of hard work go up in smoke. When you look at things through this lens, it doesn't seem like a big deal to lose 50 pounds from your squat or an inch from your arms, does it?

Second, maintaining muscles is much easier than building them, even if we don't have access to our gyms for several months. So with minimal training, you can pretty much keep the muscles and strength you've built up. You don't need expensive fitness equipment to keep your profits. And even if you lose some size and strength, the phenomenon of muscle memory is real and you can regain it extremely quickly. Panic over!

Although I don't think that training to hit PRs on your lifts or add a quarter of an inch to your calves should be on your radar now, I think exercise is important. It is important for your well-being. In times of unprecedented stress, worry and disorder, we have to do everything we can to maintain our mental and physical health.

Training is almost certainly an important part of your lifestyle when you read Breaking Muscle. It probably serves several purposes in your life. It has taught you valuable lessons and given you so much more than bigger, stronger muscles. It has developed discipline, taught you the value of hard work, reduced stress, made you more resilient, and created an outlet for anger, fear, and frustration.

Your passion for training should mean that you have a healthy body weight, body fat, and blood pressure, and that you have a robust immune system that has been strengthened by both exercise and a nutritious diet.

Your training will likely help you structure your daily routine. When everything else around you is in turmoil, resorting to healthy habits and routines can keep you calm and allow you to be productive. This is important for your way of thinking. For the generation of snowflakes, this time should be a major challenge.

Many of them will fight and adopt bad habits. You're different. You have a catalog of challenges you have to face in the gym. These will help you take on other challenges. For most of us, this will help us deal with it.

Exercise keeps both your body and mind healthy by giving you a physical outlet for your stress. Your daily training is something that you can look forward to and that gives you a sense of achievement. These are two things that are difficult to get at the moment.

Training at home

Let me explain the facts about free time, training from home, muscle wasting, muscle building and some example exercises that you can do with minimal equipment.

Muscle loss does not occur overnight

If you take a few weeks out of the gym, you won't lose all of your profits! According to several studies, you won't lose any. Some excellent studies in 2013 and one in 2017 showed that well-trained gymnastics rats did not lose any muscle mass during up to three weeks of training.

Maintaining muscles and strength is much easier than building them up

Even if your training is very limited in the coming weeks and months, you can keep your gains with very little training. A study from 2011 came to the conclusion that muscle mass could only be maintained with 1/9 of the usual training volume for 32 weeks! Another study from 2013 found that just 1-2 workouts a week are enough to maintain strength.

You don't need heavy weights

One of the biggest concerns people have when training at home is that they don't put up enough resistance to make their training effective. Assuming you don't have a personal iron paradise at home, you probably had the same worries.

I have good news for you …

You can build muscles with lighter weights than normal. Studies have shown that similar muscle growth occurs when exercising with 5 to 30 reps until failure. A 2016 study found that there was no difference in muscle gains when you used 30% or 80% of your 1-rep maximum and exercised to failure.

Another study from 2018 found that loads of 40, 60 and 80% led to the same growth rates. They found that 20% was not optimal. As a result, we can confidently say that you are fine as long as you use loads with a maximum of 30 repetitions (or more) and train until failure.

Muscle memory

If there is no muscle loss three weeks before training, it can occur after that time. If you don't exercise for three to eight weeks, you lose muscle. The good news, it only takes 2-3 weeks to keep it.

Restoring muscles is a much faster process than developing them for the first time. Countless lifters can confirm this after taking a break due to injury.

A valuable lesson from leisure training

One final point to consider is that a break in the gym could be just what you need. Deloads are a well-known and widely accepted strategy for improved long-term results. All top coaches and athletes recognize their value and use it. The typical trainee ignores them. The emotional attachment to being in the gym means that you are unlikely to discharge often enough (or not at all!). Here's a quick, hard-to-swallow truth for you …

… If you think deloads are for wimps, you're probably training like one!

When taking the concept of time away from training, it is advisable to consider periods of active recovery and strategic deconditioning.

Strategic deconditioning is a basic principle of hypertrophy-specific training (HST). HST is a training method developed by Bryan Haycock (an upcoming guest on the Breaking Muscle podcast) to build muscle as efficiently as possible.

Strategic deconditioning can help you build muscle in the long term. If you take some time to train, your tiredness will be reduced, complete recovery will be possible and your body will be "sensitized" to the muscle-building stimuli of traditional bodybuilding training with high volume.

When you return to exercise, you get an increased muscle building response. In the long run, it is far more efficient to improve training volume and intensity and take time out than to constantly grind away the gym 7 days a week and 52 weeks a year!

Almost everyone misses the big impact of this strategy. The next few weeks offer you the opportunity to discover the advantages. When you take trips to the gym off the table, you can finally learn the benefits of strategic deconditioning. Hopefully you are smart enough to use it in the future once the current situation has calmed down.

Long story short, if you've been training hard this year, it's not a bad thing to have some time (2-3 weeks) of training completely. In fact, it's probably exactly what you need.

You cannot expect to grow up and avoid training forever

As I mentioned earlier, the risk of muscle loss increases after the 3 week mark. If you want to avoid it, it is wise to do some exercise. Without a gym, this depends on working with body weight and the equipment you have lying around in the house. I have put together a lot of home trainings for my online and personal customers.

Some of them have no equipment at home and some of them have quite a bit. I had to get a bit creative to give them effective workouts, but I am very confident that they will all get great results with these workouts.

You will also do so if you follow those listed below in this article.

The principles of the training still apply!

This is not a time to do crazy workouts, full of random exercises popularized by a reality TV star who became an Instagram fit fluencer!

Although you can't train the same way as in the gym, you can train logically and productively.

Therefore, you should program workouts with the 6 most important movement patterns in the core.

These are:

Squat Pattern (single leg versions – number!)
hip joint
Horizontal pressure
Horizontal train
Vertical print
Vertical train

If you train and work hard based on these movement patterns, you can do a lot of progress training from home.

Here are some examples:

Squat patterns – such as lunges, split squats, pistols, step-ups and squats by skaters
Hip joint – RDLs with one leg, RDLs with band or good mornings, hip thrust with increased heel, back extensions, buttocks and nordics (* Nordics are technically not a hip joint, but they train the rear chain very well!)
Horizontal pushups – pushups, backpack pushups, ribbon pushups, pushups with heel height, one-arm pushups, dips
Horizontal train – inverted rows, rows of towels, rows of backpacks, rows of seat belts
Vertical push – handstand pushups, pike pushups, band-shoulder press
Vertical pull – chin and chin-up variants, band-lat pulldowns

Now could be a time to train your core. Most of us neglect that and we will likely be humbled by the many body weight options here.

Are you still worried about losing your winnings?

Let's recap:

Muscle loss is unlikely to occur in the first three weeks of exercise
Maintaining muscles is much easier than building them
You don't need heavy weights
Even if you lose muscle, it will be restored very quickly when you return to normal exercise
1-3 weeks without training could be exactly what you need
Given the wide rep range that is effective, your workouts don't require expensive fitness equipment
During training (in the gym or at home) we try to generate an internal reaction of the muscle to an external load. This external load can take various forms. Body weight, straps, heavy backpacks and a TRX can do the job just as well as bars and free weights (at least in the short term).
This is an opportunity to use one of the key mechanisms of hypertrophy that is often neglected – this could actually release some benefits that your normal workout won't use

Hopefully that calms your mind!

There are three mechanisms of hypertrophy:

Mechanical tension
Metabolic stress
Muscle damage

Home training is the perfect opportunity to use number two on this list. Although I have developed body weight training that provides a significant mechanical tension stimulus. You can find this at the end of the article.

Metabolic stress is an extremely strong stimulus to exercise. I often program phases that aim to target this muscle building path as the last block in a mass gain phase. After traditional bodybuilding work is stale and a plateau has been reached, a metabolite-style workout may be just what is needed. In my experience, this type of training is an extremely effective growth stimulus in the short term.

Workouts with metabolic stress are incredibly effective for about a month. I have found that the body responds incredibly well to this type of training. Then falling yields occur and the novelty factor subsides and profits slow down again. Hopefully you are a little more optimistic about the prospect of training from home and can see that the next month is indeed an opportunity to build muscle.

Fortunately, the training techniques that are best used to create metabolic stress require less weight than regular gym workouts. They also generally require higher repetitions, shorter rest times, and intensity enhancement techniques such as partial repetitions, circuits, super sets, tri sets, giant sets, and drop sets.

Do what you can with what you have, where you are

Now is the time to focus on metabolic stress-style workouts.

Metabolic stress is commonly known as "pump" and refers to cell swelling and increased acidity (the "burning") in a muscle during exercise. This happens when higher repetitions are done with shorter rest periods, and there are many scientific studies that show that this contributes to muscle growth.

When developing programs to combat metabolic stress, I often use 15-30 repetition sets or combine exercises in sequence to maximize stressful time and the accumulation of metabolites in a particular muscle. Sometimes this means that you can do up to 100 repetitions in a very short time.

Since this training style is different, it offers a new incentive. A novel stimulus is a powerful tool when it comes to building muscle. As a result, it can trigger accelerated muscle building for about a month while the body adapts to it.

Here are some quick tips to optimize your approach to metabolite-style training:

Use shorter rest periods than in the gym (e.g. 30-60 seconds).
Combine exercises (e.g. super sets, tri sets, mechanical drop sets, etc.). You can find an example in my Shoulder Shocker – DB Only Giant Set at the end of this article.
Train at a higher frequency – these types of training allow you to train more often. Most people can do six days a week. You can also hit each muscle group more often. Exercising a muscle every 48 hours is fine
Consider using a blood flow restriction (BFR), as this means you can get results with very little strain
Program the work of individual limbs. For example, split squats require much less external stress than normal squats
Slow down your pace – especially in the lowering phase
Paused repetitions – Stop at the hardest part of the movement and pull the muscle tightly together for a few seconds

Metabolite training done right

When you exercise to create metabolic stress and build muscle in higher rep ranges, it is critical that you bring your sets close to failure. Research shows that training up to (or very close to) failure is more important when doing sets with high reps. You can build as much muscle from 5 repetitions as you can up to 30 repetitions, but you have to approach the failure of the sets with higher repetitions for them to be effective.

Given this information, it is important that all of your sets are on the verge of failure. I generally recommend never leaving more than 2 reps on one of your sets in reserve when using metabolite-style workouts. I also suggest that the last sentence you do for an exercise fails.

Below I have listed a few sample trainings that require minimal equipment:

Body weight only mechanical tension & metabolic stress workout

A: Handstand pushups (or pike pushups if HSPU is not possible), 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2010, 120s (this is quite challenging for most and causes high mechanical stresses, so longer rest periods are fine).

B: Pistol Squat (or Pistol Squat to Box), 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2010, 90s (this is quite challenging for most and leads to high mechanical tension, so longer rest periods are fine).

C: Nordics, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 5010, 90s (control lowering phase and push back with your hands)

D: Chins, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2010, 90s

E: One and a half Bulgarian squats, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 3210, 45s (1 repetition = all the way down, a quarter up, down again, all the way up)

F: Inverted lines, 50 repetitions in as few sentences as possible, 2012, 30s

G: Pushups, 100 reps in as few sets as possible, 1010, 30 seconds

The band only workout

Session 1 – Push:

A: Standing Band Shoulder Press, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2011, 30-45s

B: Band Push Ups, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 3011, 30-45s

C: Standing Flyes with a bracelet, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2011, 30-45s

D: Band Lateral Raise, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2011, 30-45s

E: Triceps pushdown, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2011, 30-45 s

F: Band Pallof Press, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2015, 30-45s

Session 2 – Drag:

A: Knee band lat pulldowns, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 3011, 30-45s

B: Seated neutral rows of grips, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2012, 30-45s

C: Band Moto Rows, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 3111, 30-45s

D: Band Upright Rows, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2012, 30-45s

E: Band Hammer Curls, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2012, 30-45s

F: Band Pull-Aparts, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2012, 30-45s

Session 3 – legs:

A: Bulgarian Split Squats, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2011, 30-45s

B: Band Assisted Nordic Curls, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 4010, 30-45s

C: Heel Elevated One & A Quarter Band Squats, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2011, 30-45s (one repetition = all the way down, a quarter up, down again, then all the way up)

D: Lying Leg Curls, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2013, 30-45s

E: Terminal Knee Extension, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 1012, 30-45 s

F: Band Good Mornings, 3xAMRAP (0-2RIR), 2011, 30-45s

The workout "I only have a light set of dumbbells"

Session 1 – Push:

A: Bulgarian Split Squats, 4 x AMRAP (0-2RIR), 4211, 30-45 s

B: Half-kneeling, one-arm shoulder press, 4 x AMRAP (0-2RIR), 4010, 30-45 s

C: pushups, 4 x AMRAP (0-1RIR), 4211, 30-45 s

D: Floor DB Flyes, 3 x AMRAP (0-1RIR), 2110, 30-45 s

E: Floor DB triceps extensions, 3 x AMRAP (0-1RIR), 2210, 30-45 s

F: DB Lateral Raise, 3 x AMRAP (0-1RIR), 2011, 30-45 s

Session 2 – Drag:

A: Pull-ups, 5 x AMRAP (0-2RIR), 2010, 30-45 s

B: Inverted table rows, 4 x AMRAP (0-1RIR), 2111, 30-45 s

C: DB Lying Leg Curls, 4 x AMRAP (0-1RIR), 3110, 30-45 s

D: DB bicep curls, 3 × AMRAP (0-1RIR), 3010, 30-45 s

Super set:

E1: rear delta fly, 3 x AMRAP (0-1RIR), 2011, 0s

E2: DB Upright Rows, 3 x AMRAP (0-1RIR), 2012, 1960s

Shoulder shocker – DB set only (Hold the DBs in your hands all the time, and don't take them out until A6 is ready.)

A1: DB Rear Delt Flyes Supinated grip, 3 x AMRAP (0RIR), 2011, 0s

A2: DB Rear Delt Flyes Pronated Grip, 3 x AMRAP (0RIR), 2011, 0s

A3: DB Lateral Raise, 3 x AMRAP (0RIR), 2011, 0s

A4: DB Front Raise, 3 x AMRAP (0RIR), 2011, 0s

A5: DB-upright lines, 3 x AMRAP (0RIR), 2012, 0s

A6: DB DB Neutral Grip shoulder press, 3 x AMRAP (0RIR), 5010, 90s (yes, this is a 5-second cam – have fun!)

Remarks:

AMRAP is as many representatives as possible

RIR is Reps In Reserve

Tempo is listed as four numbers (e.g. 4211). Each number corresponds to a phase of the elevator. The first number is always the lowering / extending phase.

4211 on split squats means lowering in 4 seconds, stopping at the bottom for 2 seconds, lifting in 1 second, holding up for 1 second … repeating for the next iteration.

For pull-ups, 2010 means 2 seconds lower, no break down, lifting in seconds, no break up.

With these workouts, you can be sure that you …

… Stay at home, stay fit and stay healthy!

If you'd like more sample home workouts, I'll post some on my Instagram page and in the story highlights. You can check them at @tommaccormick. If you want something more individual or more individual in terms of workouts and programs, you can find me at Toms Online Personal Training.

Much depends on your personal circumstances and requires some in-depth reviews of everything from your training options to your physiology.

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