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Text thumb was our worst discovery of 2017. We were in pain. We were hurting. Our poor thumbs were experiencing some serious joint pain, and we knew our social media addiction was at the root of the problem. We were completely addicted to Instagram, soaking up all the new features like Stories and Instagram Live, while fighting off carpal tunnel syndrome. Between scrolling, hashtagging and endlessly sharing memes and viral videos, our hands were paying the price.   We weren’t ready to give up our social media addiction though. We called it “research” and being on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook helped...

Birthdays are always wrapped up in emotions. Sometimes you want to celebrate and sometimes you want to lay low and ponder every decision you've ever made in life. But if you're going to be having a fete to celebrate the day you came into this world, then you're going to want to look like a million bucks on your birthday. Especially if all of your family and friends will be insistent on snapping as many selfies as possible and documenting the entire day’s (or night’s) events on their respective social media accounts in a race to see who can get...

The summer scaries are here. The summer scaries are that sinking feeling in your soul when you realize that it's the end of August and the last few weeks have been punctured by notes of "I can't believe summer's over" and "it went by so fast!". If you're a student then you're probably most affected, as August begins to feel like one long Sunday as you lament replacing free time with study time, and returning full throttle into a hectic semester. Even if you've worked, as many of us have, all summer long, back to school mentality is a shared...

Benefits of Bergamot essential oil include mental benefits like increased confidence and a happy mood and supplement the body with physical benefits for cold and flu, skin and hair. Vellum's Bergamot oil is steam distilled from the peel of nearly ripe bergamots in Italy. Check out the different benefits of Bergamot below:  ENERGY Bergamot essential oil boosts energy levels and combats fatigue. This is because Bergamot oil contains the active compounds alpha-pinene and limonene which improve circulation throughout the body and send positive signals to the olfactory system. This induces feelings of joy while lessening feelings of anxiety, and helplessness in...