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If you’re a regular gym-goer, you’re likely familiar with that not-so-pleasant feeling of your skin clogged up with dirt and oil. Sweating is only natural, but there’s a face mask you should know about that specifically caters to those who like to stay super active. 

Let us introduce you to Faace Beauty, a brand that creates face masks, treatments and cleansers that target very specific concerns. Don’t worry about the frills; the brand’s offerings don’t have any. Its formulas are simple yet effective, as well as organic, naturally derived, cruelty-free and vegan. This ticks off so many boxes when it comes to skincare that makes your skin both look and feel amazing.

You should know that Faace Beauty is beneficial for more than your skin, too. For every hero mask you purchase, the brand donates a pack of menstrual products to someone in need. In that case, you might want to load up on this mask ASAP.

On the site, you’ll find targeted products like a menopause-focused cream and a period-centric mask, but we’re here to highlight the Sweaty Faace Mask. Apply it before, during or after your sweat sesh—or, use it under your makeup as a primer if you have extra oily skin.

Why do you need such a specific face mask formula in your skincare routine, you might be wondering? Well, because not every face mask is built the same. Some are for people whose skin needs to be drenched in hydration, while others are for those whose skin craves a glowy look.

This one moisturizes, calms, tones and unclogs pores thanks to the vitamin C and antioxidants packed into the formula. When you’re out and about in the world, there will be plenty of things that can potentially trigger breakouts and buildup from external aggressors. This mask keeps all of the gunk under control after you’ve sweat buckets and when your face feels a bit aggravated and hot from exercising. 

Take it from a reviewer who found success with using this face mask. “I bought Sweaty [Faace] this time and it’s brilliant to use under makeup for a full day’s work,” the shopper wrote. “I don’t look like a sweaty mess! Win-win situation.”

Don’t let your skin problems pile up just because you like to stay active. Apply the Sweaty Faace Mask and watch your face turn from sweaty AF to cool, calm and collected—literally.

RELATED: People Look Like Glazed Donuts When They Use This TikTok-Viral Mask 

Photo: Faace Beauty.

Other standout ingredients include argan oil, which is rich in omega fatty acids and vitamin E (together, they moisturize, calm and unclog). In addition, grapefruit gives your skin a much-needed dose of vitamin C and other beneficial antioxidants. Bergamot assists in keeping acne at bay and is especially great for those with sensitive skin. What’s more: lavender combats external aggressors, while galbanum tones.

If you’re wondering how the heck a face mask can also function as a primer, here’s how. Coat your face with a thin layer if you want to use it as a primer or as a lightweight leave-on mask. If your skin’s looking and feeling extra congested, swipe on a heavier mask for 20 minutes or even better, overnight. However you apply it, the mask is meant to sink into your skin—and fast.

If you try the Sweaty Faace Mask and want to explore the brand’s other incredible offerings, here are a couple of other options that are sure to make it into your regular rotation. 

Photo: Faace Beauty.

Stress Faace 

Stress Faace is the brand’s newest launch and also its first-ever daily moisturizer. You’d never be able to guess this face cream is the first of its kind for the brand, and that’s because it contains an all-star cast of ingredients that reduces the impact of stress on your complexion. You can skip your facial or spa day when you’ve got this daily moisturizer in your arsenal. It revitalizes and soothes skin in just two hours, per the brand. Dullness, dryness, breakouts, dark spots and redness have got absolutely nothing on your complexion thanks to this face cream. 

Photo: Faace Beauty.

Tired Faace Mask 

If your face has been looking lackluster lately, a quick little gel mask will do the trick. Daily or weekly application of the Tired Faace Mask will have your skin glowy and bouncy in no time. It’s like hitting the reset button on dull skin.

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According to data from the Cleveland Clinic, more than 50 percent of women will experience hair loss. In fact, female-pattern hair loss (FPHL), affects about one-third of susceptible women, which means about 30 million women in the United States. So, if you’re dealing with bald patches, a wider part, thinning and/or excessive shedding, you aren’t alone. Luckily, there are some great online prescription-strength hair growth treatments you can buy from the comfort of your home. Don’t worry — there are no gummy bear vitamins in sight.

The following brands do some stellar testing and have the results to prove that their product truly can work if you’re the right candidate. Still, we have to recommend seeing a dermatologist to rule out any underlying conditions. Once you and your doctor figure out what could be causing your hair loss, you can save some serious money by going the online route when it comes to at-home medications and treatments. Though, some of these companies have a doctor on staff to chat with, making it even easier.

There are three most common types of hair loss and it helps to determine which one you’re dealing with. There’s anagen effluvium caused by medications like chemotherapy; telogen effluvium, a temporary hair loss that usually happens months after a traumatic life event or stress (such as childbirth); and androgenetic alopecia or female pattern hair loss, the most common hair thinning on the top and on the sides of the head.

For the latter two conditions, the treatment is often the same, though, with telogen effluvium, hair loss is likely to clear up. But for those suffering from female pattern hair loss who see no end in sight, these options can be a life-saver.

Rogaine.

Women’s Rogaine 5% Minoxidil Foam for Hair Thinning and Loss

First, let’s get the OG out of the way. Rogaine is a classic hair-growth treatment because it’s easily accessible to the millions who need it and it can work. But it’s not without side effects. The 5 percent minoxidil is considered a category C pregnancy drug, meaning that we’re not totally sure if it’s safe for babies. So, those who are pregnant or breast-feeding should skip this one.

Hers.

Hers Hair Regrowth Treatment

If you want a more personalized approach, sign up for Hers and chat with a doctor online about the right options for your hair loss. Then, you can shop prescription oral medications, topical treatments with minoxidil, supplements, volumizing shampoo and conditioner, and more, starting at just $15 a month.

Vegamour.

Vegamour Gro Hair Serum

If you’re looking to go the more natural route sans side effects, Vegamour has an entire line shampoos, conditioners, serums and more to combat hair loss — as well as a community that swears by the results. Vegamour uses phyto-actives (the power of plants!) so you don’t need a prescription for this one and it’s a safe first step towards reducing hair loss.

Nutrafol.

Nutrafol Women

Another great drug-free option is Nutrafol, a supplement that’s much different from the celeb-backed hair growth gummies on Instagram. Ingredients include Sensoril ashwagandha, saw palmetto and antioxidant vitamin E to fight the most common causes of hair loss. There are three options to choose from, all of which have incredible reviews and science-backed results. Women for those aged 18-44, Women’s Balance is for ages 44+ and Postpartum is for the first year after childbirth. Sign up for a monthly supply and get free online doctor consults.

Musely.

Musely The Hair Solution

Like Hers, Musely has you talk to a doctor first to ensure its prescription treatment will work well for you. That’s especially important when you’re dealing with ingredients such as minoxidil, dutasteride and spironolactone. Once you’re approved, shop the topical solution and oral medication for female pattern hair loss in pre-menopausal or post-menopausal women.

Nioxin.

Nioxin Minoxidil Hair Regrowth Treatment For Women

Another minoxidil-based treatment contains 2 percent of the active ingredient. It might take a little time to see results but with patience, it can really work.

Collective Laboratories.

Collective Laboratories Activating Serum

Instead of just one hero product, Collective Laboratories has an entire system to help with your hair loss. Start with the detoxifying shampoo containing DHT-blocking saw palmetto and strengthen strands with the conditioner. Apply the non-greasy Activating Serum daily to stimulate hair growth and see the best results.

I got old too soon. I know what you are thinking, don’t we all. But I really did, or at least I felt like I did. Menopause at 46, debilitating arthritis that is causing my joints to be replaced, and let’s not even begin to talk about what happened to my middle. The final straw was a car accident that left me with a TBI and resulted in feeling like I was stoned a lot of the time.

Death by Adventure

Working out, riding horses, paddling rapids, hiking at high elevations and eating well did not protect me from aging and affliction. Neither did prayers. After two illness-related events occurred while I was trying to keep up with my adventure girlfriends (evacuation at high altitude; heat stroke), I went kicking and screaming into shifting my life.

I learned the bitter mantra of Who I was, is not who I am. And I mean this physically, mentally and psychically. This, of course, does not mean that I always like it. When I hear about an adventure, initially, I want to do it! But then I remember how I will feel during and after.

Learning My Karmic Lesson

For example, I was looking forward to a six-mile hike with a 3,000-foot elevation gain with my adventure girlfriends. Within minutes, they were far ahead of me even though I was walking with speed, determination and power.

The thoughts that went through my head were variations of What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I keep up – I work out five days a week! I want to stop and check out that flower but then I will lose more time. Then finally, This sucks.

I trailed them by about 10 minutes to the summit, and I was whipped and not loving life. Eventually, back at our cars, plans got made for a brewery. I was so exhausted, not sure I could drive home, and I melted into my driver seat as they chatted about what beer they would order. I went home. I felt traumatized.

Who I Was

At times, I feel weak and a bit sad because there was a time before that when I had stamina. I could ignore the arthritis pain, and I have limped my way though a 5K and Spring triathlon just two years ago. I hiked Half dome needing a hip replacement.

What drove me to be this way? It was fun! But was it really? What was I proving? I am tough, strong, capable, a bad ass!

A lot of therapy has made me realize how silly, as well as dangerous, these ego attachments are, how rooted in trauma and lacking in self-love, and my ability to ignore body pain was a type of detachment. Yet, this physically pushing of myself has defined me for all my adult life. Now what?

The Shift

Unexpected relief soon followed my begrudging acceptance of who I am today. Now, over a dinner with my adventure girlfriends, I listen to their stories about Peru, each day filled with another extreme sport.

My adventures are quieter, like a trail ride with my horse in a forest so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes because I am going slowly enough to see it. I work out for an hour, not two hours, and not five days a week. I do some HIIT, swim laps, take the dogs on long walks, do chores around my farm and do yoga.

I began cultivating slow adventure friends. We hike but at a nice rambling stroll for three, maybe four miles; we paddle rivers, but not with class IV drops that can kill you. We ride horses and if we chose to trot over a log we think we are going to the Olympics, but no more jumping five-foot pipe gates.

Interestingly, on the cusp of 60, I take greater pleasure in the company of women older than me, who are showing me, by example, that a thick middle does not define you, that less hormones does not mean you are less attractive, that you can be a warrior for yourself and your friends when you, and they, face illness and death. You can learn to play the cello at 75, write a book at 68, move to Spain at 81.

Now, that’s bad ass.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

What is your idea of bad ass aging? How has it served you going into your 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond? What activities do you look forward to? Are there activities that fill you with anxiety? Why? Who are your role models for aging? How will your idea about aging impact you today, a month from now, next year, in five years?

If you have always wanted to learn how to play the piano, regretted quitting piano lessons, or have heard that playing a musical instrument keeps your brain sharp, today our Free Video Piano Classes are beginning, and I hope you will join the fun!

To watch my Introduction to this course, and read about my approach, see my first article.

Getting Started

It would be best if you could watch the following videos at your keyboard. If you get your Sixty and Me emails on a laptop, tablet or phone, bring your device with you to your keyboard (when I say “keyboard” I mean piano or keyboard).

If you haven’t yet purchased my book, Upper Hands Piano: A Method for Adults 50+ to Spark the Mind, Heart and Soul, BOOK 1, you can view and print the pages we will be using today, HERE.

My book uses a lot of color, so if you prefer to not print the pages, you can just click to view them on a laptop or tablet (phones are too small for viewing these pages). But you will definitely want to print the LETTER STRIP and the PENTASCALES CHART.

You will find instruction and activities on the pages that are not covered in my videos; try to do them all! You might want to watch the videos several times, stopping and starting them as you need to, to grasp a concept. Sometimes it takes many viewings/readings before we truly understand what is being presented. Be patient with yourself, and patient with the process of learning a new, difficult skill.

In our first month of piano lessons, I will be giving you a lot of musical information to get you started. I will post many videos with lots of instruction about music notation. After that we will be able to focus on the fun stuff: playing songs and pieces! So, bear with me as we learn the basics first.

Yay! Let’s Begin!

The Basics

First, just tinkle around on the keys a bit, using each of your fingers on each of your hands. Listen to the sound of the keys. Notice that when you move towards the right on the keyboard, the notes get higher. When you play the keys towards the left on the keyboard, the notes get lower.

So, when I say UP, I mean to the RIGHT. When I say DOWN, I mean, to the LEFT.

Remember:

UP=RIGHT=higher notes

DOWN=LEFT=lower notes.

2.1 Piano Posture p.1

Posture is super important! You want to start your lessons by getting your body in the right position for good playing and good health. Watch this video at least twice in the next two weeks! Click on the white CC box at the bottom right of the video to watch the video with subtitles.

2.2 Seize the Keys p.2-4

Have you noticed that the piano keyboard has a repeating pattern of 2 black keys and 3 black keys? (Plus a stray black key at the bottom/left of the keyboard.) This video will demonstrate where to find C-D-E on the keyboard and will have you playing the beginnings to a few familiar songs.

Notice my hand position in my videos. My fingers are gently curved on the keys, and my thumbs (1-fingers) play on their sides. (Remember: To watch the video with subtitles, click the CC box at the bottom right of the video.)

2.3 Brainsharp p.5-6

The Brainsharp logo in the Upper Hands Piano pages indicates that the featured segment is difficult, or will require some intuitive thinking. In this video we review what you have learned so far, and we do a couple Brainsharp activities to help you begin to learn the key locations.

2.4 Pentascales / Flats and Sharps p. 7-8

“Pentascales” are the first 5 notes of what we call a “scale” in music. We form “Triads” or 3-note-chords from these Pentascales, and chords are beautiful and wonderful! You will also learn about half steps, whole steps, sharps and flats. Print or take a look at the page 2.4 How to Play Exercise #1 in the Sixty and Me Files in preparation for Lesson 2.5.

(By the way, the answers for page 8 and all fill-in pages are on my website.)

2.5 Exercises #1, Appendix i – ii

Print and refer to the PENTASCALES CHART while learning Exercise #1. For the next two weeks, practice the first two exercises: in C and G, with each of your hands, one at a time. Each two weeks you will learn Exercise #1 in one or two keys (D and A will be next) while you review the keys you have already learned (there are 12 keys in all).

2.6 Songs to Play!

After you have watched all the videos and played the exercises, try playing a couple songs! View or print the SONGS file. You probably know the tunes to both Mary Had a Little Lamb and Hot Cross Buns. Use your ear to guide your rhythm.

Closing Notes

Well, that’s it for your first lesson. If you feel a little overwhelmed, take it slowly and review whatever felt confusing. If you hear a voice in your head that says, “I will never get this” or “I am too old to start learning to play the piano,” reassure that voice that it will get easier with time and practice, and that you can move at whatever pace is comfortable for you.

If you are not ready to move on to the next lesson in two weeks, you can get to it later, whenever you are ready. This is YOUR TIME; enjoy the challenge, and enjoy the music!

Please note: after the next lesson, I will not be posting any more of the pages from the Upper Hands Piano, BOOK 1, and you will need to purchase the book HERE. Thank you!

If you have a question, leave it in the COMMENTS section below, because others might have your same question, and I would love to respond and help.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

How did your first lesson go? Did you enjoy playing a few keys, the Exercise #1 in a couple keys, and the songs? What was challenging for you? What felt easy? Have you played the piano before? What is different about taking lessons as an adult?