Let's be real: when you're sneezing up a storm, the last thing you have on your mind is a strict ten-step skin care regimen (replete with weekly at-home AHA peels and bubbly sheet masks, of course).

Heading into a nail salon can sometimes be a bit of a gamble. Not just in the sense that the technicians may or may not be able to deliver a high-quality manicure or pull off the design you're going for, but in terms of offering a hygienic setting. Let's face it: nail salons can be germ warzones. There are bare feet everywhere, tools that have the potential to draw blood (even if only by accident), and ample opportunity for double dipping (quite literally). To ensure you're in a clean and reputable nail salon, follow this advice.

There's unfortunately nothing you can do to cure a cold — it just doesn't work that way. That said, there are things you can do and take to try and shorten the time you're down.

Skin care expert Ivan Pol created a signature treatment called The Beauty Sandwich in 2010 (which was trademarked in 2018). He jokingly refers to it as "gluten-free" and says it's "the non-toxic celebrity red-carpet secret that naturally highlights and improves facial tone without the use of lasers, needles, or chemicals." He created it as a natural, less invasive (and less painful!) alternative to treatments like Botox and fillers.

When it comes to CBD, it's tough to know who to trust. Is it actually CBD? Or is it just regular ol' hemp oil dressed up in fancy, marijuana-inspired packaging? And even when it is actual CBD oil, where did it come from? Was it ethically sourced? And, perhaps most importantly of all, is it safe for your skin?