Beat the Heat

JESSICA JONES

NETFLIX

If you’re looking for a grittier, female-led superhero show, Jessica Jones is your girl.

Trying to make the world a safer place while struggling with her own morality, Jessica Jones is a binge that will suck you in and keep you on your toes.

JANE THE VIRGIN

NETFLIX

Based on a telenovela by the same name, this dramedy tells the story of a young woman who is accidentally artificially inseminated and ends up having a child with an almost-stranger. Mixing hilarity and drama and satirizing telenovela elements, this series will have you laughing and crying--sometimes at the same time.

WHAT TO WATCH WHEN AVOIDING THE HEAT

CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND

NETFLIX

This is another one that mixes comedy and social awareness incredibly well. A musical comedy, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend seems on the surface to be just a silly story about a woman in love--but as you dig deeper, you find that this show is almost as funny as it is incredibly smart, dealing with topics such as gender equality, mental illness and suicide in a way that still has you laughing without cheapening the importance of such issues.

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Wellness Mama

WHAT YOU NEED:

½ cup almond or olive oil

¼ cup coconut oil¼ cup beeswax

2 tbsp non-nano zinc oxide (be careful not to inhale it!)

Optional to increase SPF (no more than 1 tsp of each): red raspberry seed oil and carrot seed oil

WHAT YOU DO:

1. Combine all ingredients aside from zinc oxide in a pint-sized or larger glass container.

2. Fill a saucepan with approximately two inches of water and place over medium heat.

3. Put a lid loosely on the glass container and place in the water.

4. Shake or stir the ingredients every once in a while to incorporate them as they begin to melt.

5. Once the ingredients are melted fully, stir in the zinc oxide and put mixture into whichever container you wish to use for storage.

6. Stir a few times as it cools to ensure zinc oxide stays mixed.

7. Store in a cool, dry space. Note—this sunscreen is not waterproof, so be sure to re-apply after swimming!

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Hello Glow

WHAT YOU NEED:

2 tbsp sea salt 1-2 tbsp lemon juice 1-2 tbsp olive oil

WHAT YOU DO:

1. Mix together ingredients.

2. Wet hair, then massage mask into scalp for a few minutes.

3. Rinse well and shampoo.