(MUSIC) GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY AND
WELCOME TO THE BALANCING ACT.
WE'RE GLAD YOU JOINED US.
I'M JULIE MORAN.
AND I'M OLGA VILLAVERDE.
TODAY WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE WHEN
IT COMES TO SOME PRETTY SERIOUS MEDICAL ISSUES.
IN FACT, IT'S AN IN DEPTH AND PERSONAL LOOK INTO
THE LIVES OF SEVERAL PATIENTS WHO DEAL WITH AN UNCOMFORTABLE
SITUATION EVERY DAY OF THEIR LIVES.
REALLY.
THESE ARE VERY HEART FELT STORIES THAT ARE SOMETIMES
HARD TO LISTEN TO BUT VERY IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT.
SO STAY WITH US.
THE BALANCING ACT STARTS RIGHT NOW.
(MUSIC)
(MUSIC) THEY'RE MEDICAL DEVICES
ROUTINELY USED BY BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.
AND AS A GROWING NUMBER OF THE US POPULATION AGES, IT'S
A DEVICE CERTAIN TO INCREASE IN DEMAND AND USE.
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT URINARY CATHETERS.
AND WHILE A SENSITIVE MEDICAL TOPIC, NO DOUBT, IT'S
ONE THAT REALLY MERITS DISCUSSION.
WITH US TO DO EXACTLY THAT, NIKKI MCCORMICK, MANAGING
DIRECTOR FOR WELLSPECT HEALTHCARE.
ALSO JOINING US THIS MORNING IS DR.
MATTHEW SAND, A UROLOGIST WITH THE SHEPHERD
CENTER IN ATLANTA.
AND LATER ON WE'RE GOING TO GET A CLOSE UP
AND PERSONAL CONVERSATION WITH TWO CATHETER USERS.
YOUNG ADULTS, BENEFITING FROM THE USE
OF STATE OF THE ART CATHETERS.
HERE TO LEND THEIR PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE ON THIS IMPORTANT
TOPIC.
GOOD MORNING TO BOTH OF YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
NIKKI, LET ME START WITH YOU.
LET'S TALK ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT IS A URINARY CATHETER AND WHAT IT'S
USED FOR.
OK, WELL, INTIMATE IN CATHETERIZATION IS THE SECOND
BEST WAY TO ENTER YOUR BLADDER.
THE FIRST WAY IS WHAT YOU AND DO VOLUNTARILY EVERY DAY.
SURE.
IT'S A SPECIAL TUBE CALLED A CATHETER THAT'S INSERTED INTO
THE BLADDER.
IT DRAINS THE URINE AND THEN IS REMOVED AND
DISCARDED.
SO, IT ALLOWS THE BLADDER TO WORK NORMALLY,
FILLING AND EMPTYING AS NEEDED.
AND THERE ARE MANY CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE BLADDER TO NOT
WORK PROPERLY, FOR INSTANCE, SPINAL CORD INJURY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
MS, SPINAL BIFODA.
THE AGING PROCESS.
SO, INTIMATE IN CATHETERIZATION ALLOWS THE
BLADDER TO WORKING NORMALLY AND LOFRIC AND HARD TO FILL IT
CATHETER THAT ALLOWS THE PATIENT TO USE THAT PRODUCT AND MAINTAIN
THEIR BLADDER HEALTH.
DOCTOR, OBVIOUSLY THE MAKE UP OF A MAN AND WOMAN ARE DIFFERENT.
SO, ARE CATHETERS DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL?
SURE.
THE ULTIMATE DESIGN OF THE CATHETER IS SIMILAR.
IT'S THE LENGTH OF THE CATHETER THAT'S
DIFFERENT, THE MALE AND FEMALE URINARY TRACT ARE OF DIFFERENT
LENGTHS.
SO, THAT'S THE MAIN DIFFERENCE.
NOW, NIKKI, YOUR COMPANY DEVELOPED AND INVENTED THE
HYDROPHILIC CATHETER.
TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT.
WELLSPECT FORMALLY ASTERTECK, INVENTED THE LOFRIC CATHETER
BACK IN 1983.
AND WE'VE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND INVOLVE
THE PRODUCT DURING THAT TIME UP UNTIL THE PRESENT DAY OF THE
NEWER PRODUCTS LIKE LOFRIC ORIGO AND LOFRIC SENSE.
SO, WE'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME.
HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND WE CONTINUE TO
AFER 30 YEARS OF BEING AN EXPERT IN THE INTIMATE IN
CATHETERIZATION MARKET, WE'RE LEADERS IN INNOVATION, QUALITY,
DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDING EDUCATION MATERIALS FOR USERS
AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
SO, AS A COMPANY WE STRIVE TO PASSIONATELY MAKE A REAL
DIFFERENCE TO EVERY ONE EVERY DAY THAT USES OUR PRODUCTS AND
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
SURE.
IF IT HAS TO FIT IN TO YOUR LIFESTYLE.
AND SO, AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE EVOLVE AND DEVELOP
AND PROVIDE A SOLUTION FOR OUR USERS.
AND DOCTOR, YOU OBVIOUSLY, BEING A UROLOGIST, WHAT'S THE FEEDBACK
YOU'VE GOTTEN FROM PATIENTS WITH THE LOFRIC LINE?
IT'S BEEN A VERY VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
MANY TIMES I'LL EXPOSE PATIENTS TO THIS TYPE CATHETER
AND THEY'RE SURPRISED AT HOW EASY IT IS TO PASS A CATHETER,
HOW SMOOTH THE CATHETER IS AND IT REALLY DOES CHANGE THEIR DAY
TO DAY LIFE AND IMPROVES IT.
AND OVERALL THEY'VE BEEN VERY
SATISFIED WITH THIS TYPE OF CATHETER.
WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE WHEN YOU FIRST THINK ABOUT THE WORDING,
YOU HEAR THE WORD CATHETER, YOU IMMEDIATELY KIND OF CRINGE, BUT
YET, THERE COULD BE A DIFFERENCE WHERE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SO
PAINFUL.
RIGHT.
IT'S A DELICATE TOPIC IN GENERAL.
ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE IT EASIER FROM A
DAY TO DAY STANDPOINT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS IN FAVOR OF.
NIKKI, SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT IS HEALTH INSURANCE AND IF IT'S
COVERED.
YES.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT?
YEAH, MOST INSURANCE PROVIDERS WILL COVER INTIMATE CATHETERS
BUT WHAT'S REALLY EXCITING IS YOU CAN HAVE LOFRIC, WHICH IS
THE SUPERIOR CLINICALLY PROVEN PRODUCT, THE MOST DOCUMENTED
CATHETER IN THE WORLD, AND IT'S A NO EXTRA COST TO YOUR
HEALTHCARE INSURANCE.
AND WHEN YOUR CATHETERIZING UP TO 2,000
TIMES A YEAR, NOT ONLY IS BLADDER HEALTH IMPORTANT BUT
IT'S VITAL TO KEEPING HEALTHCARE COSTS DOWN.
AND DOCTOR, I REALLY DO APPLAUD PATIENTS TODAY BEING THEIR OWN
ADVOCATES.
IT'S REALLY COME A LONG WAY.
YEAH, THERE'S VERY IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT,
ESPECIALLY WITH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, THE GENERIC
PRESCRIPTION, LIKE A GENERIC MEDICAL TABLET IS NOT THE SAME
THING AS GENERIC MEDICAL DEVICE AND I'M ALWAYS ENCOURAGING
PATIENTS TO BE AWARE OF WHAT DEVICES WE'RE RECOMMENDING AND
MAKE SURE THEY'RE CONTINUING TO USE WHAT'S WHAT WE'RE WRITING
FOR BECAUSE IT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A GENERIC MEDICAL DEVICE AND A TRADE MEDICAL DEVICE.
AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SPEAKING NOW WITH OUR NEXT
GUEST.
I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DOCTOR THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
AND WHEN WE RETURN, WE ARE GOING TO MEET TWO REMARKABLE YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO'VE MET LIFE'S CHALLENGES HEAD ON.
LIVING PROOF THAT GREAT ATTITUDE AND GREAT
TECHNOLOGY TOGETHER CAN AND DO PRODUCE GREAT THINGS.
MORE, WHEN THE BALANCING ACT RETURNS.
STAY RIGHT THERE.
(SURFER ROCK MUSIC) (SINGING) I GOT CAST ON THE GLEE PROJECT.
I'M ENTERING A REALITY TV SHOW AND THIS IS MY REAL LIFE.
(SINGING) WELCOME BACK EVERYONE.
WE'RE JOINED BY TWO REMARKABLE PEOPLE,
ALI STROKER AND JESSIE BILLAUER.
SO ACCOMPLISHED AND CATHETER USERS AS WELL.
GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING ME.
THANK YOU.
NOW, I KNOW BOTH OF YOU ARE PATIENT AMBASSADORS FOR
WELLSPECT.
TELL ME WHAT LEAD UP TO THAT ALI?
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS TWO YEARS OLD WHICH LEFT ME
PARALYZED FROM THE CHEST DOWN AND I HAVE A SPINAL CORD INJURY.
AND YOU JESSE?
I ACTUALLY GOT HURT SURFING RIGHT BEFORE TURNING
PROFESSIONAL.
IT'S JUST SO AMAZING HOW THIS INJURY THAT YOU BOTH ENDURED HAS
NOT STOPPED YOU.
YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH AND I WANT ALL OUR VIEWERS
TO KNOW.
I MEAN YOU ARE AN ACTRESS, YOU'RE A SINGER, TELL
ME EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
I STARTED SINGING WHEN I WAS 6 YEARS OLD AND LAST YEAR, I HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE GLEE PROJECT AND GLEE.
AND THAT REALLY CHANGED MY LIFE AND I
REALLY FEEL LIKE I AM FOLLOWING AND ACHIEVING MY DREAMS.
THAT'S GREAT.
AND BREAKING NEWS HERE, BECAUSE JESSE, IS STILL
SURFING.
JESSE I'M GOING TO SHOW SOME PICTURES OF YOU AND
JUST TELL ME, MY GOODNESS, IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU STILL DO THIS.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, I GREW UP SURFING SINCE I WAS 9 YEARS OLD.
AND GOT SPONSORED WHEN I WAS 12, TRAVELED AROUND THE WORLD AND
THEN AT 17, I ENDED UP BREAKING MY NECK AND YOU KNOW, I WANTED
TO BE PRO SURFER SO INSTEAD OF DOING THAT I STARTED AN
ORGANIZATION CALLED LIFE ROLLS ON.
WHERE WE TAKE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SURFING AND
SKATEBOARDING.
WE DO IT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, IN FLORIDA,
CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW
YORK.
GOOD FOR YOU.
AND YOU KNOW, WE GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT
INDEPENDENCE, THAT FREEDOM.
AND THE PROGRAM IS CALLED THEY WILL
SURF AGAIN, THEY WILL SKATE AGAIN.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FEELING TO GIVE BACK.
FABULOUS.
AND I KNOW YOU ARE GIVEN BACK ALSO BY BEING A PATIENT
AMBASSADOR TO WELLSPECT.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT AND TELL ME ABOUT HOW
YOU'RE VERY OPEN ABOUT USING A CATHETER AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
FOR YOU TO DO THAT.
ABSOLUTELY, I THINK IT'S ESSENTIAL TO OPEN UP THE
CONVERSATION BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF FEAR AND EMBARRASSMENT
AROUND CATHETERIZATION.
AND THERE ARE PRODUCTS OUT THERE.
I USE THE LOFRIC SENSE AND IT'S
SMALL AND CAN CONVENIENT AND CAN JUST THROW IT IN THE FRONT OF MY
SUITCASE OR IN MY PURSE AND IT BLENDS RIGHT IN WITH MY LADY
PRODUCTS AND IT'S REALLY MADE MY LIFE A LOT EASIER.
AND JESSE, WHY HAS IT MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR YOU TO USE THIS
ONE?
I USE THE HYDROKIT.
AND FOR ME, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT HAS
ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE DOING TO THE THINGS THAT I LOVE WITHOUT
HAVING THE COMPLICATIONS OF BLADDER INFECTIONS WHICH I HAD
BEFORE I USED THESE PRODUCTS.
SO, I MEAN, THIS COMPANY HAS OBVIOUSLY CHANGED MY LIFE AND TO
BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO LET THEM KNOW
ABOUT IT, THAT'S REALLY WHAT MEANS A LOT.
SO, THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BLADDER
INFECTIONS, THE STAY AT HOME, NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THE THINGS
THAT THEY LOVE, SO.
AND THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT COMES TO MY MIND WHEN I THINK OF
CATHETER USERS, I THINK, OH MY GOSH, THE POOR, THE INFECTIONS,
THE ANTIBIOTICS, AND IT'S MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR YOU TOO.
THIS LOFRIC.
YEAH, IT'S MADE A HUGE HUGE DIFFERENCE.
I USED TO HAVE UTI'S EVERY MONTH.
OH MY GOODNESS.
AND ON AND OFF OF ANTIBIOTICS AND SO SWITCHING OVER TO LOFRIC
REALLY HAS CHANGED THAT AND MADE MY LIFE A LOT EASIER.
ALRIGHT SO WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA NOW?
HOW HIGH ARE THE WAVES, JESSE?
YEAH, I THINK RIGHT NOW, I THINK FORT LAUDERDALE IS PROBABLY LIKE
1 TO 2 INCHES.
OH THAT'S NOTHING FOR YOU RIGHT?
BUT YOU KNOW, YEAH.
PIECE OF CAKE.
I WOULDN'T EVEN DO THAT.
YEAH.
FISHING.
AND YOU LET US KNOW WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO BE ON STAGE AGAIN?
ABSOLUTELY.
WELL, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
YOU GUYS ARE SUCH GREAT ROLE MODELS.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU AS WELL, OK?
AND OF COURSE IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT TODAY'S
TOPIC, VISIT US AT THEBALANCINGACT.COM
THAT'S THEBALANCINGACT.COM
OR LOG ON TO FACEBOOK/THEBALANCINGACTFANS
(SURFER ROCK MUSIC) .
UNBELIEVABLE.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING, HERE, FOR A FEW MINUTES,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS MORNING, AS I WAS TELLING YOU, LADIES,
I'M SURE YOU CAN RELATE, IF YOU HAVE KIDS, ESPECIALLY GIRLS.
YOU KNOW, MY, MY DAUGHTERS COMPETE.
THEY'RE ALWAYS ON STAGE.
YES.
AND, THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT THEIR LEGS.
AND FINALLY, MY OLDER ONE, THE TEN YEAR OLD, SAYS 'MOMMY, I
WANT TO SHAVE MY LEGS.', AND I WENT--- WHAT?
TEN YEARS OLD?
TEN.
WHAT?
YOU'RE LUCKY.
(LAUGHTER).
ISN'T THAT SOMETHING THAT AN ADULT DOES?
A TEENAGER, MAYBE?
AND I, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAVE AN EIGHT YEAR OLD, AND A
THIRTEEN YEAR OLD, AND THE THIRTEEN YEAR OLD, ON THE FLIGHT
DOWN HERE, I FLEW IN, SHE SAID, "MOMMY, CAN I SHAVE MY LEGS?",
AND I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
YOU WERE TAKEN ABACK?
I'M TAKEN ABACK.
I WASN'T READY.
(LAUGHTER).
AND EVEN THREE YEARS LATER, I'M NOT QUITE READY.
SO, EXACTLY WHEN IS IT OK FOR OUR DAUGHTERS TO START SHAVING?
WELL, WE CONDUCTED SOME POLLS, AND WE'VE ALSO INVITED AN EXPERT
TO DISCUSS.
(LAUGHTER).
SHE'S MARY-ELLEN LACASSE, AND SHE'S THE DIRECTOR OF SHAVER
MARKETING FOR BIC U-S-A.
WE ARE SO---.
(LAUGHTER).
---GLAD YOU'RE HERE, BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.
CAN YOU TELL?
I AM SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.
WELL, MARY-ELLEN, I'M SURE YOU GET THIS QUESTION ALL THE TIME.
EXACTLY, WHEN DO YOU, OUR EXPERT, THINK IT'S OK FOR OUR
DAUGHTERS TO START SHAVING THEIR LEGS?
TO BE HONEST, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE GIRL,---.
OK.
---AND THE MOM.
IT'S, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
SOME TWEENS, THE INSTANT THEY SEE HAIR ON THE LEGS, OR UNDER
THEIR ARMS, THEY'RE READY, THEY'RE READY TO GO.
OTHERS ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WAITING UNTIL THEY GET A LITTLE
BIT OLDER.
SO, YOU REALLY HAVE TO FEEL IT OUT.
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT RIGHT OF PASSAGE FOR THEM.
UH HUH.
IF THEY, THEY MIGHT GET EMBARRASSED IF THEY'RE PLAYING
SPORTS, OR THEY'RE WEARING SHORTS OR A BATHING SUIT, IN THE
SUMMER.
SO, YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE SYMPATHETIC, AND AS MOMS, JUST
HELP THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.
SO, THERE'S REALLY NO ONE AGE.
THERE REALLY ISN'T.
IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE, ON THE GIRL, AND THE MOM, AND YOU KNOW,
WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
IF THEY'RE, LIKE I SAID, IF THEY'RE PLAYING SPORTS, AND
THEY'RE IN A LOCKER ROOM, WITH OTHER GIRLS WHO MIGHT BE
SHAVING, THEY MAY FEEL MORE PEER PRESSURE TO START.
OTHER GIRLS, YOU KNOW, ARE MORE COMFORTABLE, AND WAITING UNTIL
THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT OLDER.
JUST LIKE MY GIRLS DANCING.
THEY HAVE THAT PRESSURE OF, YOU KNOW?
ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH.
STARTING TO SHAVE, BECAUSE---.
MY GIRLS, VOLLEYBALL, THEY'RE, YEAH, YOU KNOW, THEY WEAR THE
SHORT SHORTS.
YEAH, IT'S A SPORT THAT HAS LONGER SHORT.
YOU KNOW?
IT JUST, IT ALL REALLY DEPENDS.
SO, YOU REALLY HAVE TO FIND THE RIGHT TIME FOR YOU AND YOUR
DAUGHTER.
AND JUILE, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED TO A LOT OF VIEWERS, OUT
THERE---.
WE DID!
---TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS TOPIC.
YOU WANT TO TAKE A LISTEN?
ABSOLUTELY.
ALRIGHT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
SO, WHEN DO YOU THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE, FOR YOUR DAUGHTER,
TO START SHAVING?
WELL, I REALLY DON'T WANT HER TO SHAVE UNTIL SHE'S AT LEAST 16,
EVEN LONGER.
I DON'T WANT MY LITTLE BABY TO GROW UP.
BUT, BASICALLY, I THINK IT'S MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE.
SO, THE LATER, THE BETTER.
I WANT MY DAUGHTER TO FEEL CONFIDENT, AND IF SHAVING HELPS
GET HER THERE, I SAY GO FOR IT.
OK.
NO SURPRISE, THERE.
LOTS OF DIFFERENT REACTIONS.
YES.
EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT, AND BUT WHAT WE
WANT TO KNOW, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THE EXPERT, HERE, IS WHAT
ADVICE, WHAT TIPS SHOULD WE REALLY OFFER, AND OUR AUDIENCE,
OUR DAUGHTERS, OUT THERE?
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO IS TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT RAZOR.
BIC'S SOLEIL SAVVY IS A GREAT CHOICE FOR NEW SHAVERS, BECAUSE
IT FEATURES THREE INDIVIDUALLY ADJUSTING, FLEXIBLE BLADES,
WHICH ACTUALLY MOVE AS YOU SHAVE.
AND IT ALLOWS YOU TO GET A FLAWLESSLY SMOOTH SHAVE.
THE OTHER THING IS, YOU CAN BE CONFIDENT WITH BIC'S SOLEIL
SAVVY, BECAUSE IT HAS AN ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED HANDLE
THAT'S DESIGNED TO FIT A WOMAN'S HANDS.
AND, IT FEATURES A COMFORTABLE GRIP, SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT SLIPPING.
AND, THE MO--- THE LAST THING IS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE THEIR
TIME.
AHHHH!
(LAUGHTER).
OHHHH!
I WAS JUST GONNA MENTION THAT, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I, THIS HAS
HAPPENED TO HER, TOO.
YOU'RE IN THE SHOWER, YOU GET OUT YOU'RE LIKE, 'OH, I FORGOT
TO SHAVE.', YOU DO IT REALLY QUICK.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHAT DO YOU FEEL?
PAIN.
UH HUH.
THAT IRRITATION, CAUSE YOU DID IT DRY.
RIGHT.
OH!
ABSOLUTELY.
SO, FIRST OF ALL, TAKE, REALLY SLOW AND CAREFUL STROKES.
ENCOURAGE THEM TO, YOU KNOW, BE CAREFUL AROUND THEIR KNEES,
THEIR ANKLES, ANYTHING THAT'S, YOU KNOW, BONY.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT UNDERARM HAIR CAN GROW IN
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
YOU CAN SHAVE UP OR DOWN.
WHATEVER WAY WORKS THE BEST FOR YOU.
I KNEW THAT.
(LAUGHTER).
WE LIKE A PRODUCT CALLED EOS.
IT'S A MOISTURIZING FORMULA, AND IT SMELLS FANTASTIC.
AND ALSO LOOK FOR A PRODUCT THAT HAS A LUBRICATING STRIP,
RIGHT ON THE RAZOR.
BIC'S SLEIL SAVVY HAS VITAMIN E, BUILT RIGHT INTO THE LUBRICATING
STRIP---.
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
---TO HELP PAMPER YOUR SKIN.
SO, THAT'LL HELP WITH THAT IRRITATION.
ABSOLUTELY.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION A LOT OF PEOPLE, I THINK, PROBABLY, HAVE
THE SAME QUESTION.
IS IT BETTER TO SHAVE AT NIGHT, OR IN THE MORNING?
IS EITHER PREFERABLE?
ACTUALLY, SHAVING AT NIGHT IS A GREAT TIP.
REALLY?
WHAT IT, ALLOW YOUR DAUGHTER, MAYBE, A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME,
AND IF THEY'RE RUSHING OUT THE DOOR, IN THE MORNING, BUT ALSO,
SHAVING AT NIGHT GIVES YOUR SKIN TIME TO RECOVER.
WHEN YOU SHAVE, YOU ACTUALLY REMOVE DEAD SKIN CELLS, BUT ALSO
THE SUPERFICIAL LAYER OF YOUR SKIN, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY A
HEALTHY PROCESS FOR YOUR SKIN, BUT IT DOES TAKE SOME TIME FOR
YOUR SKIN TO RESTORE ITS STRENGTH AND SUPPLENESS AFTER
THAT.
DOES IT RESTORE COLLAGEN, TOO?
'CAUSE, I COULD HAVE USED THAT.
(LAUGHTER).
I JUST CAN'T---.
(LAUGHTER).
I HAD TO ASK.
ALRIGHT, HERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION.
CLEAN SKIN?
DOES IT HELP WITH BUMPS?
ABSOLUTELY.
SHAVING ON CLEAN SKIN WILL HELP WITH BOTH BUMPS AND IRRITATION.
WE RECOMMEND SHAVING AT THE END OF YOUR SHOWER, BECAUSE IT HELPS
REDUCE BUMPS AND IRRITATION.
WHAT IT DOES IS, THE HOT WATER ACTUALLY REDUCES HAIR TOUGHNESS,
AND INCREASES THE LONGEVITY OF YOUR BLADE.
SO, SHAVING AT THE END OF YOUR SHOWER MAKES THE WHOLE PROCESS A
LITTLE BIT EASIER.
AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, CREAM OR GEL?
WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU SAY?
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S REALLY PERSONAL PREFERENCE.
WE REALLY LIKE THE, EOS PRODUCT, WHICH IS A CREAM SHAVE.
BUT, WHAT I THINK WHAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO HAVE A, A
SHAVE PRODUCT THAT YOU LIKE, THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU ENJOY
THE SMELL, YOU ENJOY THE, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE.
AND THEN, PICK A RAZOR, LIKE BIC'S SOLEIL SAVVY, THAT HAS THE
THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
THE FLEXIBLE BLADES, THE LUBRICATING STRIP WITH VITAMIN
E, THE HANDLE WITH THE NON-SLIP GRIP, AND YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER
WILL BE ALL SET TO GO.
AND FINALLY, MAKE SURE YOUR HUSBAND DOESN'T USE IT EITHER.
(LAUGHTER).
RIGHT?
BECAUSE, HE'LL USE MY BLADE, AND I'LL SAY, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?".
RIGHT.
THAT, PLEASE SAY THAT THEY COME IN PINK, PURPLE, YELLOW, SO
HE WON'T USE IT.
(LAUGHTER).
ABSOLUTELY.
WELL, BIC SOLEIL SAVVY COMES IN PINK, BUT THE ENTIRE SOLEIL LINE
IS A RAINBOW OF COLORS.
LOVE IT!
WONDERFUL!
IT WAS SO GREAT HAVING YOU, TODAY.
THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
IT WAS GREAT.
SO MUCH GOOD INFORMATION, FOR US, TODAY.
AND, TO CHECK OUT THE BIC SOLEIL SAVVY RAZOR FEATURED IN THIS
SEGMENT, AND THE ENTIRE BIC SOLEIL LINE OF RAZORS,
PLEASE VISIT feelthesoleil.com, AND
DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT thebalancingact.com,
AND USE THESE HELPFUL TIPS AND ADVICE.
(MUSIC) SO MUCH GOOD INFORMATION ON
TODAY'S SHOW.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE
THEBALANCINGACT.COM AS WELL.
THERE'S LOTS THERE FOR YOU.
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LOOK US UP THERE.
AND AGAIN AS ALWAYS, WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN REALLY SOON HOPEFULLY.
AND REMEMBER TO FIND YOUR BALANCE.
SO LONG EVERYBODY.