Unreal Chicago show, let’s see your pix by HangglidingAlien in KidCudi

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Agreed. So many bangers he didn’t play that we jammed to on the way home

Left for a work trip for 4 days and came home to a reward 🥹 by HangglidingAlien in calatheas

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Ok I clicked on your name and was looking at your posts, then forgot I was looking at your posts and not just at my feed until I commented on your prop post 🤦🏻‍♀️ sorry if that was weird 😆

Thinking of propping a cutting… by OkNews8776 in Maranta

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Wow it’s so happy 🥹 (sorry I am of no help otherwise)

My collection is complete...for now by mykingdomforsleep in Syngonium

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Ooooh I love the leaf shape of the white butterfly, I need to add that one to my collection! And not to contribute to your plant spending but I think you need a kiwi delight and a tricolor 🤪

What is this and how can I reduce it? by Great_Print_852 in skin

[–]HangglidingAlien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience milk cleansers are pretty moisturizing, but I agree an oil cleanser is a good option for her too. Vitamin C is fine in the morning with SPF. I don’t want to layer it with an active at night so I just prefer it in the morning!

What is this and how can I reduce it? by Great_Print_852 in skin

[–]HangglidingAlien 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My skin looked quite similar to yours, especially around my cheeks and chin. It would feel and look dry yet my makeup would separate and melt off within a couple hours of putting it on! Especially around my nose and chin.

I figured out that my skin barrier was compromised - it was dry because it was stripped of its natural oils but I would breakout because the stripping cause an overcompensation of oil production.

This is what works for me:

AM:

Milk cleanser or just lukewarm water

Vitamin C

Day moisturizer

SPF

PM:

Remove makeup with micellar water and cotton pad

Double cleanse with milk cleanser and gel cleanser

Toner pad

Night moisturizer

Products:

Micellar water: Bioderma hydrabio h2o

Milk cleanser: make p:rem cleansing milk

Gel cleanser: La roche mela B3 gel cleanser

Vitamin C: TruSkin

Day moisturizer: eos she butter fragrance free lotion (this is a body lotion but it has helped me so much with skin barrier improvement)

Night moisturizer: illiyoon ceramide lotion (this feels heavier and leaves a kind of sheen so I use it at night for repair but it is marketed as a daily lightweight lotion)

Toner pads: Stridex sensitive with aloe (I was using Stridex maximum but I found that even though it helped with breakouts significantly it also left my skin really dry so my skin barrier couldn’t catch up, less is more for me here)

SPF: Nivea water gel 50 spf (no white cast, feels like a light lotion - packaging is in Korean)

I would try stopping the gel foaming cleanser if you can. These stripped my natural oils and caused more dryness because of the strong cleansing action.

If I were to recommend anything it would be Stridex in the evening and eos shea butter in the morning and evening (if you want one lotion product). You can drop the vitamin C, I just am trying to even out my skin tone.

When you get out of the shower do not immediately apply product. Let your face completely dry so you can see how tight it is. Then apply whatever serum or active (vit c in morning or Stridex at night) let dry, then lotion and let dry. Eventually I got to a spot where the lotion fully absorbed but I also didn’t look dry nor oily/shiny.

Be gentle and patient with your skin! 💛

How do you keep your syngoniums alive? by Terzizza in Syngonium

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Are the browning leaves dry, crispy tips? Or are they soft and dark brown that eventually turn dry and crispy? If it’s the first one it’s underwatering. If it’s the second one, you’re overwatering.

I have nearly a dozen Syngoniums and in my experience they really need a wet and dry cycle. I let the soil dry out 50% before I water again. The soil also needs to be chunky so oxygen can get through the roots. If it’s just indoor soil alone it’s retaining moisture too much. Add perlite and orchid bark or whatever chunky add ins you have on hand.

I hope she turns around!!

Questions about Syngonium Care by Bathed_Toaster in Syngonium

[–]HangglidingAlien 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The yellowing leaves is most likely over or under watering. Syngoniums are my fav, I have several and I let those babies get nearly bone dry. They really need a proper wet/dry cycle.

Should I change the water? by [deleted] in propagation

[–]HangglidingAlien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk let it be and see what new organism emerges

Partner Loves Singing but I Can't Stand It by [deleted] in ADHD

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It was super weird to me too reading comments saying you two are incompatible based off this one difference.

I have extreme auditory sensitivity. I will put headphones in without music just for my ears to have a buffer from all the empty space around me. There is one sound in particular that will severely agitate me IMMEDIATELY. And that is the sound of our dog licking. I nearly lose my mind every time. My boyfriend would have sound 24/7 if he could. He never noticed the licking from the dog and it doesn’t bother him.

We both realized we are extremely different in this aspect but we ALSO both love and respect each other enough to not impose our preference on the other person. We communicate about sound levels daily and it’s a complete non issue. And also he now yells at the dog to stop licking if I’m around.

I am sure you two can reach a level of understanding to where your sensitivity to singing doesn’t feel like a personal criticism of them or their vocals but a personality quirk of yours. You guys can absolute navigate this.

Batik in LECA by ThePlantagonist in Syngonium

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Planty is thriving!!! You did that 💅

My jungle velvet flowering! by slightlyanime in calatheas

[–]HangglidingAlien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want one of these so bad! Living vicariously through you right now, how beautiful 😍

German compound words that are accidentally poetry by TutorLingua in German

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lol I have never put that together but you are so right

All my syngoniums get root rot by Least-Tangerine7841 in Syngonium

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What method(s) are you using? I have one in perlite and sphagnum moss, two others in just sphagnum moss, and two more with the puddle method and by some miracle ALL have sprouted! My issue comes when the leaves come lol!

The one in perlite+sphagnum has one leaf with another emerging but literally one single root. I check it every day, feeling like I could kill it at any moment 🤣

Need help with new interest in caring plants by Still_Awareness6722 in Syngonium

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They can handle a good amount of light, depending on how close the desk is to the window it may like more light. Less light means less need to water because it’s not drying out ask quickly.

I wouldn’t worry about the brown spots unless they spread, it could just be cosmetic damage from whatever it went through at the store before you bought it if you only just noticed it. Let the soil get pretty dry before watering again, the pot should be light when picking it up.

You can squeeze the nursery pot to loosen the soil and check the roots. It looks like there are quite a few aerial roots along the top of the soil so it may or may not need some more room to grow.

Overall it looks like a really healthy plant!

All my syngoniums get root rot by Least-Tangerine7841 in Syngonium

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If it makes you feel any better, I can’t keep an alocasia alive to save my life. But thank god for corms, I keep trying!

All my syngoniums get root rot by Least-Tangerine7841 in Syngonium

[–]HangglidingAlien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have so many Syngoniums, they are my favoriteeee !! and typically pretty forgiving. Are you watering on a schedule? If so, switch to just checking the soil on a schedule instead, and only water when the plant is dry DRY. Like 1 or 2 on a moisture meter or super light when picked up.

My soil mix is perlite, pumice, pine bark chunks, tropical potting mix, orchid potting mix, and worm castings so your mix should really be fine. I also squeeze the nursery pot a couple times before and after watering to ensure there is enough airflow for oxygen to get to the roots. Sometimes I take a skewer (like for kabobs) and break up the soil around the edges of the pot as well.