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What is Lubricant Osmolality and How Can It Affect Vaginal Tissue?
Soul Source now carries a new personal lubricant, BioNude by Good Clean Love. It’s an all-natural, unflavored water-based lubricant that is iso-osmolar, meaning its osmolality is the same as vaginal tissue. So, what is osmolality? Personal lubricants come in a variety of options, from silicone-based and oil-based, to water-based, and hybrids of any and all of these. But depending on their chemical makeup, lubricants can also have varying levels of what scientists call osmolality. Osmolality measures the concentration of dissolved particles per unit of water. The osmolality of a lubricant is important because the epithelial skin layer or the body’s...
4 Ways To Have Pain-Free Sex Post Baby
By Dr. Susie Gronski, DPT, PRPC, WCS Sleepless nights. Countless diapers. Becoming a 24-hour baby buffet. Challenges you expect to face as a new mom. But painful sex? No one said anything about that. Your first stab at post-baby sex can be mildly uncomfortable the first few seconds - perhaps a twinge or soreness, maybe sharpness or burning - but after that it should be smoooooth sailing. Recurring pain during or after intercourse, otherwise known as dyspareunia, is not normal after childbirth - especially when healing periods have passed, typically at 6 weeks postpartum. Here are just a few reasons...
Menopause and Osteoporosis: How to Take Charge of Your Bone Health
By Sheryl Kraft One minute, I was walking across a bathroom floor in my hotel room in Arizona, heading from the shower to grab a bar of soap at the sink. The next minute, I was in the air, with only seconds to defend myself. In those seconds, my mind told me I was falling, and my body acted reflexively: my hands stretched themselves out in an effort to break the fall. But instead of breaking my fall, I landed on my palm, which put the force of the impact on my wrist. Minutes later, I was in an ambulance...
Join us for a screening of the short film "Tightly Wound" followed by Q & A with the filmmaker
Soul Source will be one of the sponsors of the event “Becoming UnWOUND: A Conversation about Female Sexual Health & Pelvic Pain”. Join us on Saturday, May 19, 2018 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, for a screening of the short animated film “Tightly Wound”. The film is about filmmaker Shelby Hadden’s experience with vaginismus. Shelby will be in attendance for a Q & A and discussions about her recovery from pelvic pain with medical professionals and patients. The event will be held at the Pelvic Health & Rehabilitation Center in West Los Angeles. A tax-deductible donation of $25 or more...
Soul Source - Proud Supporter of the Long Island Beauty Ball
On Monday, October 30th, Soul Source was proud to participate in the Long Island Beauty Ball, an annual fund-raising event for Mondays at Racine Cancer Care Foundation. Mondays at Racine provides free beauty and wellness services to people living with cancer. Every Monday, sisters Rachel DeMolfetto and Cynthia Sansone open their business, Racine Salon & Spa in Islip, New York, to provide their services free of charge to people enduring cancer treatments. After witnessing the emotional difficulties that their mother, Mildred DeMolfetto, suffered during her struggle with breast cancer, Rachel and Cynthia started opening their salon in 2003 once a...