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Buzz Feed
24-06-2025
- Health
- Buzz Feed
Proper Body Washing Technique – Are You Doing It Right?
For many of us, showering is not just part of our personal hygiene routine — it might be the only few minutes of peace, tranquility and reflection we get to ourselves in the day. And while the particulars of our showers might vary in terms of nature, duration and temperature, one thing remains constant: the quest to get squeaky clean. Our shower habits are usually based on how we were raised and our cultural backgrounds. That means some of us are all about the loofahs, others are team washcloth, and some rely on a sponge. But is all that exfoliating actually good for our skin? As we age, after all, so does the largest organ of our body: our glorious, sexy skinbag. Keeping our skin as healthy and supple as possible is paramount. So we — Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, hosts of HuffPost's 'Am I Doing It Wrong?' podcast — wanted to find out the optimal approach (from a clinical perspective) when we're soaping up in the shower. 'So 100%, it's your hands,' Dr. Divya Shokeen, the founder of Ocean Skin & Vein Institute in Manhattan Beach, California, recently told us when she dropped by our studio to chat about her showering secrets. 'There's no negotiation on that in terms of the medical studies.' Shokeen explained that when we use loofahs, sponges or any other implement to soap up, we are disrupting our skin's mantle, the natural film of oils and acids that protect it. We want to keep that mantle intact, she told us, because it shields us against barrier disruption and transepidermal water loss — and it keeps the bad bacteria out. 'Rubbing a washcloth on yourself repeatedly sloughs off a lot of dead skin cells or cells in general that are not ready to slough off,' Shokeen said. 'When that happens, you actually disrupt the top layer, which allows for more dehydration, water loss, and now you're going to have to use more lotion to minimize that.' And while we love a good post-shower lube job, we won't need all that extra lotion if we don't dry out and stress our skin while we're in the tub. Shokeen gave us another good reason to ditch the loofahs, washcloths and sponges. 'Anything that stays in the shower is apt to build mold and yeast and fungus,' she said. 'And then you're putting that on yourself.' We discovered a ton of other showering tips and tricks, including how long a shower should really last, what we should be doing (and not doing) when we wash our hair, and the skin-changing secret that only takes 30 seconds at the end of your cleansing session. For more from Dr. Shokeen, visit the websites for her dermatology practice and her skincare line.
Hindustan Times
12-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
CBI chargesheets French embassy official for arrange Schengen visas for Punjab applicants in return for money
The CBI has filed a chargesheet against Shubham Shokeen, a law officer in the visa department of the French embassy here, three of his family members and four others, for arranging Schengen visas for applicants from Punjab in return for a substantial amount of money. The CBI is on the lookout for Shokeen, who is understood to have escaped from the country to evade the law. The CBI found that Shokeen targeted applicants from Punjab seeking Schengen visas through a network of agents and induced them to give a huge amount of money for the travel documents. 'A network of visa agents, mostly based in Punjab received money ranging from ₹13 lakh to ₹45 lakh from each visa applicant and in return of these large sums of money, visa applications were processed by the accused and after issuance of Schengen visas, the accused destroyed the visa documents and files,' the CBI has alleged. During its three-year investigation, the CBI coordinated with multiple agencies, including international organisations, to gather evidence in the case resulting in the charge sheet filed before a special CBI court here. Shokeen amassed massive wealth in the form of cash and prime properties in Delhi and Punjab during his tenure in the French embassy between January 2021 and May 2022, the CBI alleged in the charge sheet filed before the additional chief judicial magistrate in the special CBI court. 'To trace the proceeds of crime abroad, the International Operations Division of CBI, in coordination with the International Police Cooperation Unit of CBI, were also successful in getting India's first Interpol Silver notice published in this case,' a CBI spokesperson said. The agency found that visa agents Balwinder Singh Bartia and Pritpal Singh were the key co-conspirators who funnelled the money through various bank accounts, which ultimately reached Shokeen and his family members through two accused middlemen Jashandeep Singh Sidhu and Bhawan Shokeen, the charge sheet alleged.
Indian Express
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Former French embassy staff, kin charged in visa fraud case
The CBI has filed a chargesheet against Shubham Shokeen, a law officer in the visa department of the French embassy here, three of his family members and four others, for arranging Schengen visas for applicants from Punjab in return for money. The CBI is on the lookout for Shokeen, who is understood to have fled the country. A CBI spokesperson said: 'We have filed a chargesheet against Shubham Shokeen, his wife Aarti Choudhary, his father Samunder Singh and his brother Abhishek Shokeen, two visa agents: Balwinder Singh Bartia and Pritpal Singh, and two middlemen: Jashandeep Singh Sidhu and Bhawan Shokeen, before the CBI court in New Delhi.'
The Hindu
11-06-2025
- The Hindu
CBI files chargesheet against eight accused in French visa fraud case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against eight accused persons in a visa fraud case, including the then local law officer in the visa department of the Embassy of France in New Delhi, his brother, father, and wife. Among those arraigned are the then local law officer Shubham Shokeen, his brother Abhishek, father Samunder Singh, and wife Aarti Choudhary; visa agents Balwinder Singh Bartia and Pritpal Singh, and middlemen Jashandeep Singh Sidhu and Bhawan Shokeen. Based on the inputs received from the French Embassy, the CBI's International Operations Division registered the case. During the probe, it found that from January 2021 to May 2022, while working as a local law officer in the visa department of the embassy, Mr. Shokeen targeted applicants from Punjab seeking Schengen visas, through a network of visa agents. 'A network of visa agents, mostly based in Punjab, received money ranging from ₹13 lakh to ₹45 lakh from each visa applicant and in lieu of these large sums of money, visa applications were processed by the accused and after issuance of Schengen visas, the accused destroyed the visa documents and files,' the agency said. 'During investigation, huge amounts of cash and multiple documents related to properties worth crores acquired in India and abroad were found at various locations in Punjab and Delhi. Two accused visa agents were the key co-conspirators who funnelled the money through various bank accounts, which ultimately reached the accused Local Law Officer and his family members: brother, father, and wife through the two accused middlemen,' the CBI stated. In order to trace the proceeds of crime abroad, the International Operations Division, in coordination with the International Police Cooperation Unit of the CBI, was also successful in getting India's first Interpol Silver Notice published in the case. On May 23, the Silver Notice was issued against Mr. Shokeen. 'He acquired six immovable properties worth 7,760,500 Dirhams (₹15,73,51,250) at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, using the proceeds of crime. Earlier, the CBI also got a Blue Notice published against the same subject to trace his whereabouts,' the agency had said earlier.
Hindustan Times
11-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
CBI charge sheet against French embassy official for arranging Schengen visa
New Delhi, The CBI has filed a charge sheet against Shubham Shokeen, a law officer in the visa department of the French embassy here, three of his family members and four others, for arranging Schengen visas for applicants from Punjab in return for a substantial amount of money. The CBI is on the lookout for Shokeen, who is understood to have escaped from the country to evade the law. The CBI found that Shokeen targeted applicants from Punjab seeking Schengen visas through a network of agents and induced them to give a huge amount of money for the travel documents. "A network of visa agents, mostly based in Punjab received money ranging from ₹13 lakh to ₹45 lakh from each visa applicant and in return of these large sums of money, visa applications were processed by the accused and after issuance of Schengen visas, the accused destroyed the visa documents and files," the CBI has alleged. During its three-year investigation, the CBI coordinated with multiple agencies, including international organisations, to gather evidence in the case resulting in the charge sheet filed before a special CBI court here. Shokeen amassed massive wealth in the form of cash and prime properties in Delhi and Punjab during his tenure in the French embassy between January 2021 and May 2022, the CBI alleged in the charge sheet filed before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate in the Special CBI court. "To trace the proceeds of crime abroad, the International Operations Division of CBI, in coordination with the International Police Cooperation Unit of CBI, were also successful in getting India's first Interpol Silver notice published in this case," CBI spokesperson said. The agency found that visa agents Balwinder Singh Bartia and Pritpal Singh were the key co-conspirators who funnelled the money through various bank accounts, which ultimately reached Shokeen and his family members through two accused middlemen Jashandeep Singh Sidhu and Bhawan Shokeen, the charge sheet alleged.
