Abstract: A hair straightening and styling appliance includes a first elongated member having a first heating plate and a second elongated member having a second heating plate, the second heating plate facing the first heating plate, the second elongated member being hingedly connected to the first elongated member allowing for the first heating plate and the second heating plate to be opened and closed away from and toward each other, respectively. The hair straightening and styling appliance has a teardrop cross-section when the first heating plate and the second heating plates are closed towards each other.

Abstract: A hair tool includes a handle portion and a plurality of bristles operatively connected to the handle, the bristles containing at least one therapeutic agent additive. The at least one therapeutic agent additive includes CBD or hemp seed oil.

Abstract: A method of removing a tattoo from skin of a human subject. The method has the step of applying to a region of the skin having the tattoo a reducing composition that includes a reducing agent and a penetration enhancer in admixture. The penetration enhancer is present in an amount effective to effect penetration of at least at least a portion of the reducing agent through the skin to the location of the tattoo. The reducing agent is present in an amount effective to at least partially decolorize or break up a pigment of the tattoo. The reducing agent can be selected from the group consisting of sodium oxymethylene sulfoxylate and sodium hydroxymethane sulfinic acid.

Abstract: A method of removing a tattoo from skin of a human subject. The method has the step of applying to a region of the skin having the tattoo a reducing composition that includes a reducing agent and a penetration enhancer in admixture. The penetration enhancer is present in an amount effective to effect penetration of at least at least a portion of the reducing agent through the skin to the location of the tattoo. The reducing agent is present in an amount effective to at least partially decolorize or break up a pigment of the tattoo. The reducing agent can be selected from the group consisting of sodium oxymethylene sulfoxylate and sodium hydroxymethane sulfinic acid.

Abstract: A system for storing retrieving and presenting messages where the messages are associated with a physical location. The content of the messages can include all types of media, text, pictures, audio, video and raw data. Messages can be standalone messages or messages with any number of additional messages attached to them. The messages associated with physical locations are created by users of a variety of end device types such as smart phones or portable or stationary computing devices. Users search for messages while providing a physical location. Messages that are associated with a location that is within a specified distance of the provided location will be displayed by the end device. Some messages can be configured such that the associated location of the message changes automatically and periodically, giving the message the appearance of movement.

Abstract: A surgical system assembly (1) includes a resilient seal (6) having a central opening (7) therein and being fixedly mounted to a housing (2); and a non-elastic, flexible member (9) joining the housing (2) to a rigid or semi-rigid cannula (14) or tube that is positioned at least partially through tissue, percutaneously, during a surgical procedure. Flexing of the non-elastic, flexible member (9) facilitates movement of the housing (2) and thus the resilient seal (6) relative to the cannula (14) in order to allow the seal (6) to move with an instrument or object protruding therethrough in sealing engagement as a means of reducing stress concentrations that tend to promote overstretching or “cat-eyeing” of the seal's central opening (7).