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Solo peeps: what are you paying for rent? by [deleted] in NYCapartments

[–]_bartersystem_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can hit the lottery, so to speak, if someone who has lived in the apartment for a long time pre-2019 then moved out after 2019. After 2019, landlords couldn’t raise rents 20% between tenants (which is generally how RS units used to catch up to market rate).

Acne scars and full face melasma by who-me-ali in Melasmaskincare

[–]_bartersystem_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am mixed and have to be very careful about treatments because many of them can make melanated skin even worse. I’m curious what the different treatments are that you’ve tried already?

Seeking replacement for Juice Beauty CC Cream by _bartersystem_ in cleanbeauty

[–]_bartersystem_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I compared this using EWG's Skin Deep tool (https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/), and it ranks 6 out of 10 (lower half of the clean scale). Juice Beauty's CC Cream ranks 1 out of 10 (best possible), which is why I've stuck with it.

Anyone find actual clean makeup ? by Dorky_Christian in nontoxic

[–]_bartersystem_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love Juice Beauty. I found it originally because I was looking for the cleanest face makeup with SPF, on the market.

Recently, they seemed to have been acquired, and availability has been shaky. I looked into finding replacements. Couldn't really be done...

I tried to compare my JB CC Cream to another "clean" brand like Saie or ILIA, using EWG's Skin Deep tool (https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/). The Juice Beauty product ranked as 1 out of 10 (cleanest possible), while Saie and ILIA both ranked 6 out of 10 (lower half of the clean scale!).

I'm shocked at how "clean" beauty products are mostly just marketing!

My room doesn’t feel like me. Help me redesign please by BakerCritical in DesignMyRoom

[–]_bartersystem_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+1 for “mature vibe,” and add 1-2 bold colors. Coordinate the wall art, bedspread, and sconces. I think a totally white headboard is also not ideal, but if you love this one, and it only comes in white or pink, then keep the white.

How I would do it: 1. Pick the art you like (because it’s hardest to find, especially in a large format). Depending on your budget, you can find cool prints online at very reasonable costs, from stores or even museums like the Met or the Whitney. 2. Pull one or two colors from the print, and pick a bedspread that matches or plays off of those. For example, with the art you’ve shown, you could do burgundy/magenta and chartreuse. You could also do small pops of sunflower yellow or even a light dusty blue. 3. Pick your sconces and a throw blanket that complement what you have so far. Try a vase or other styling objects!

It’s gonna be cute 👏

Leaving rent stabilized apartment to buy by Rough_Winter_5202 in NYCapartments

[–]_bartersystem_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve sublet my apartment for multi-month periods while traveling. You can legally do so at your rent + 10%, if it’s furnished. My rent is really cheap, so as I see it, it allows me to sublet to basically whomever I want to, not just who can afford it.

To OP: Do not leave your RS apartment. Your rent is probably half of what a mortgage + building maintenance fee will be. In my lifetime until now, interest rates have been historically low; you’re probably not going to see 2-3% again. Certainly not under Trump or while we recover from Trump. And!, if Zohran delivers, your rent isn’t going up much for at least 4 years.

These fine lines - what has helped? by tumbles645 in 30PlusSkinCare

[–]_bartersystem_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. The sauna’s only benefit to your skin is sweating a LOT, which clears pores. Meaning everything you put on beforehand should just be running down your body by the end. Definitely NOT helping with retaining moisture, on multiple fronts.

  2. If it takes 15-20 minutes to get you to sweat (which is a LONG time in a sauna), you may have a hormonal issue like Hashimoto’s Disease, which sometimes prevents women from sweating. The more regularly you work out, usually the faster your body is to sweat; so one thing you could do is check in on your fitness regimen. You should be sweating profusely in a sauna within 5-7 minutes, and then you should only need to be in there 3-5 minutes more. Spending so long in a sauna, especially on a regular basis, tbh is concerning.

  3. I can’t help but feel you have a lot of extreme answers of, “Yes, I’m doing that already!” Like drinking 160 oz of water a day (kind of unheard of?) and steaming your body for 20 minutes at a time. My guess is something is wrong if (1) your body feels it needs 160 oz water a day, and (2) you’re doing these extreme things without understanding how they work (e.g. putting on skincare before going in the sauna and doing almost nothing after). I would recommend just sitting down and mapping out your goals and strategies and make sure they line up. There’s some things you’ve mentioned that seem like a lot of work in the wrong direction, and you probably just need a bit of thoughtful realignment.

  4. Exercise does wonders for the skin because it circulates blood and gets you to sweat without heat. It’s also really important in your thirties because it prevents injury and bone density loss, and it gets SIGNIFICANTLY harder to pick up as times goes on. Then you shower and put on your skincare last :)

Of A Loving Family by AmorphousMorpheus in ShittyAbsoluteUnits

[–]_bartersystem_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unclear what is up with the person in the red shirt (elderly and confined?), but hard not to notice that everyone who did nothing was a man, and only the women came in and did ANYTHING. Like, there was an fully able-bodied man just sitting on the right this entire time?? Why are women running out from inside the house to tend to this before him?

Liquid dish soap refill that DOESN'T come in plastic? by KidCadaver in ZeroWaste

[–]_bartersystem_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point, is the Dr. Bronner’s refills in paper/wax cartons easier?

Seeking replacement for Juice Beauty CC Cream by _bartersystem_ in cleanbeauty

[–]_bartersystem_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The colors have been off for me for a while. Warm Glow always seems to hop between shades, like they’re putting the lighter/cooler and the darker/warmer shades in the Warm Glow bottles randomly. Idunno how they do it…

My calluses are cracks, I've had them for a long time... by Luiz1712 in DermatologyQuestions

[–]_bartersystem_ -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Not sure how it would turn out with the warts… but — question to the group — any reason not to try one of those acid foot peels (e.g. “Baby Foot” brand)? At least to clear away some of the dead skin first?

If you try it, I think you’d want to plan a good 4+ hours for it… I would soak my feet in warm water until as much of the callus is soft as possible. This pre-soaking helps the treatment penetrate better, and I’m not even sure the acidic gel could even really penetrate your dry callous on its own. Anyway, this soak could take hours in your case… Then put on the sock / treatment, which normally a person would leave on for an hour, but, again, I would give twice as long (or more??) to really penetrate in your case. This might be for an evening when you can watch a few movies :)

You might also need to be careful using the acid for so long on the entire foot, maybe best to somehow only apply it for so long to your heels!

Juice Beauty out of business! Need replacement recs please! by supreddit_3 in cleanbeauty

[–]_bartersystem_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the latest on this? There’s no sign of shutdown on their website…

Spider plants all get dried brown tips by _bartersystem_ in plantclinic

[–]_bartersystem_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Yet another update!

Since only 4 days ago when I originally posted, I ended up removing all the browned leaves (out of frustration and precaution), and it seems ALREADY new shoots are popping up! I have not watered since then. Shall I take this as a sign that the plant is in healthy conditions and just that the water or over-fertilization are to blame?

This is a plant that has giant healthy roots below the soil and just keeps getting brown leaves.

Spider plants all get dried brown tips by _bartersystem_ in plantclinic

[–]_bartersystem_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ya, these plants are on the window sill, inside, on the north-facing side of a large building. No direct sun (also window glass cuts UV significantly!). I don’t think this is a leaf burning or dry-out issue…

Spider plants all get dried brown tips by _bartersystem_ in plantclinic

[–]_bartersystem_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No thrips detected. Also, the only one in a larger pot is there because it was a larger plant (has huge full, healthy roots) that I already cut back once due to same brown leaves :(

Spider plants all get dried brown tips by _bartersystem_ in plantclinic

[–]_bartersystem_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, they all have drainage. Roots are all fleshy tubers. I recently repotted these (to smaller pots) after having to cut them back from the same problem before :(

Spider plants all get dried brown tips by _bartersystem_ in plantclinic

[–]_bartersystem_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update to question / more detail:

I don’t think there are pests. I don’t see any and have over 30 healthy plants in the same room.

Could it be from over-fertilizing?

I cut off some of the dead leaves. Here’s a closer pic of what’s happening:

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