I’m a dermatologist — you can use this vaginal cream to fight wrinkles on your face

I’m a dermatologist — you can use this vaginal cream to fight wrinkles on your face

Crotch cream for dream skin? Dr. Shereene Idriss, a board-certified dermatologist, has taken to TikTok to share an unexpected treatment for fine lines and signs of aging. Idriss eschews the use of facial fillers, telling her patients and 1.1 million followers, “If you have smile lines or wrinkles around your mouth and they really bother … Read more

Your acne cream may contain ‘unacceptably high levels’ of a cancer-causing chemical

Your acne cream may contain ‘unacceptably high levels’ of a cancer-causing chemical

Another blemish on their record? A new analysis has once again found that dozens of popular acne creams and cleansers contain “unacceptably high levels” of a cancer-causing chemical. Professors from Yale and Long Island universities and a team from Valisure, a Connecticut-based laboratory, tested 111 benzoyl peroxide (BPO) acne products, including Proactiv and Clearasil. A … Read more

Super popular Salt & Straw has finally opened in NYC, but no one needed pastrami-on-rye ice cream

Super popular Salt & Straw has finally opened in NYC, but no one needed pastrami-on-rye ice cream

Salt & Straw — a Danny Meyer-backed, Portland, Oregon-based national chain of quirky ice cream shops — launched its first Big Apple spot at 360 Amsterdam Ave. last month to breathless media excitement. But the outfit’s weirder confections should have stayed in Portland, a city with possibly the nation’s most self-important culinary scene. Some Salt & … Read more

Chocolate ice cream vs. vanilla ice cream: Which dessert is ‘better’ for you? Here’s the cold hard truth

Chocolate ice cream vs. vanilla ice cream: Which dessert is ‘better’ for you? Here’s the cold hard truth

With summer well underway, ice cream shops all over the nation have been serving up cold and delicious treats of many flavors to customers of all ages. But can ice cream be part of a healthy diet? And does a particular ice cream flavor have a big impact on the food’s nutritional value? Fox News … Read more

This surprising destination has the most expensive scoop of ice cream

This surprising destination has the most expensive scoop of ice cream

I scream for ice cream — and these prices. Ice cream is an essential dessert during the summer, especially in this heat. But just like everything these days, inflation has come for the beloved sweet treat with retail ice cream prices reaching a high of $6.02 per half gallon in 2023 — up from under … Read more

Mom praised for ‘petty revenge’ on ice cream man who scammed child: ‘Yikes, that guy’s a jerk’

Mom praised for ‘petty revenge’ on ice cream man who scammed child: ‘Yikes, that guy’s a jerk’

Revenge is a dish best served cold. A mom ran a local ice cream man out of town after he “stiffed” her child in a vaguely creepy way. The scorned mama bear, who recently roared on Reddit’s “petty revenge” page, detailed how her young daughter ran out for a frozen treat last summer after hearing … Read more

Grad student suffers severe burns after using hair removal cream on his genitals to spice up his sex life

Grad student suffers severe burns after using hair removal cream on his genitals to spice up his sex life

A man was left with chemical burns following an allergic reaction to hair removal cream – in a bid to tame his pubic hairs to spice up his sex life. Nate Hill, 39, agreed to use hair removal cream on his pubic hair after his partner suggested it might spice things up in the bedroom. … Read more

Woman slams ESPN for sexualizing her and friend eating ice cream at College World Series game

Woman slams ESPN for sexualizing her and friend eating ice cream at College World Series game

A woman who went viral for eating ice cream at the College World Series championship between Tennessee and Texas A&M ripped ESPN and accused the network of sexualizing her and her friend on TV. During Monday night’s game — when the Volunteers took home their first national title after beating Texas A&M, 6-5, in Game 3 … Read more

Costco vs. Sam’s Club — which warehouse chain has the best soft-serve ice cream?

Costco vs. Sam’s Club — which warehouse chain has the best soft-serve ice cream?

I scream, you scream, we all scream for affordable ice cream. Inflation has had a chilling effect on the treasured summer time tradition of going out for a cone — leaving parents and children alike stone-cold mad at the prospect of paying 2024 prices for the simple pleasure. Happily, dessert lovers not drowning in ducats do still … Read more

NY Post launches Big Apple Schmear cream cheese with PopUp Bagels

NY Post launches Big Apple Schmear cream cheese with PopUp Bagels

The lifecycle of a TikTok viral food spot is usually short-lived and familiar to us all, especially in NYC. People flock to the establishment and wait in extensive lines just to see if it’s worth the hype. And, eventually, after the buzz dies down, the once-viral spot becomes old news. However, PopUp Bagels has outlived … Read more

I’m a dietitian — here’s an easy way to cut the sugar in your Starbucks drink in half

I’m a dietitian — here’s an easy way to cut the sugar in your Starbucks drink in half

Sugar, you’re going down. A registered dietitian from Florida is giving the scoop on how to halve the sugar content in a popular Starbucks blended drink with a few clicks on the Starbucks app. “If you go on the Starbucks app, you can see all nutrition facts and ingredients, everything that goes into each order,” … Read more

Gen Z is using ointment for chapped cow udders on their faces as night cream

Gen Z is using ointment for chapped cow udders on their faces as night cream

The trendiest skincare product isn’t a serum or cream in sexy packaging — it’s a drug store balm meant for cow udders sold in a lime green tin. Bag Balm, originally formulated to soften and soothe cow udders, has suddenly become the hottest complexion hack among the “skinfluencers” of TikTok, such as Gen Z creator … Read more

This classic ice cream flavor is on the outs — and diehard fans are devastated

This classic ice cream flavor is on the outs — and diehard fans are devastated

Here’s the scoop: No one’s melting for this classic ice cream flavor anymore. Chocolate chip ice cream — once a beloved freezer staple — could soon become obsolete. It didn’t even crack the top five flavors favored by consumers, falling to eighth place in a list of America’s favorite ice cream, per a 2024 survey … Read more

Pint-sized inflation critics rage against rising price of ice cream in sweetest cost-of-living rant yet

Pint-sized inflation critics rage against rising price of ice cream in sweetest cost-of-living rant yet

They’re mad as hell. Two treat-seeking misses were knocked seriously off course after a trip to see their local ice cream man — only to discover that the cost of a cone had recently exploded. Marnie and Myrah, 8-year-old twins from Burnley, England, inadvertently wound up encapsulating societal exhaustion over the ever-rising price of nearly … Read more

Cold Stone Creamery sued over claims pistachio ice cream has no pistachios in it

Cold Stone Creamery sued over claims pistachio ice cream has no pistachios in it

Pistachi-no. Cold Stone Creamery is being sued over claims its pistachio ice cream has no pistachios. A woman visited a Cold Stone location in Levittown, Long Island, in July 2022 and ordered pistachio ice cream, and claimed there were no pistachios in the ingredients. Now, parent company Kahala Brands is facing legal action. Gary R. … Read more

NYC’s top restaurants dishing out fancy soft-serve ice cream as a cost-cutting dessert option

NYC’s top restaurants dishing out fancy soft-serve ice cream as a cost-cutting dessert option

To fight the sweltering heat of an East Coast summer — sweat sizzling on scorching pavement, commuters silently begging for a breeze on humidity-clogged train platforms — there’s nothing better than a cone of soft serve ice cream. Once the province of neighborhood kids waving dollar bills at ice cream trucks — and more recently, given … Read more

Mister Softee tracking app locates every ice cream truck in NYC

Mister Softee tracking app locates every ice cream truck in NYC

The emergence of Mister Softee’s ice cream trucks is New York City’s sign that spring has sprung and warm days are ahead. Luckily for ice cream lovers, you don’t have to wait until the truck’s jingle is earshot to seek out the beloved ice cream truck. You can track exactly where Mister Softee is in … Read more

Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day 2024: How to get a free ice cream scoop

Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day 2024: How to get a free ice cream scoop

Let’s all scream for ice cream. Spring weather has finally entered the chat, just in time for this year’s Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day. On Tuesday, April 16, participating Ben & Jerry’s locations worldwide will offer customers one free ice cream cone — no purchase necessary. The ice cream chain will be handing out … Read more

What is ‘face basting’? Dermatologist swears by diaper rash cream to relieve dry, inflamed skin

What is ‘face basting’? Dermatologist swears by diaper rash cream to relieve dry, inflamed skin

Bummed about dry skin? An NYC board-certified dermatologist is recommending slathering your face with diaper rash cream. “I do this at night when I’m in a very dry climate or my skin is super dry and parched, and I do it after washing my face,” Dr. Shereene Idriss, 40, said in a trending TikTok from … Read more