We are all aware, subconsciously, that the bathroom — that place we tend to spend a lot of time naked — is crawling with germs. Of course it is: It’s where you poop; it’s where you leave your grimy street clothes in a pile before leaping into...
Hardbody? Heck yes! Calluses that inevitably result from lifting weights in an attempt to become said hardbody? That’s a nope. But alas, hard pads of skin and lifting weights tend to go hand in callused hand, with calluses most often appearing at the base of the fingers....
It starts as an emergency move: You’re trying to wash your hands, and the soap dispenser is giving you nothing but air, so to help that last half inch of soap reach the frustratingly short plastic tube, you add some water, give it a shake, and hey...
There’s a good reason why you should wash your hands after urination. And no, it doesn’t matter if you have the cleanest, straightest, most precise pee aim known to man. “The rationale is that when toileting, it’s possible to have faecal material and faecal bacteria get onto...
We asked Hollywood manicurist Kelly Bannon, who’s cut more than 250,000 nails, how to clip yours with the same precision as Edward Scissorhands.
While it’s always nice to squeeze a half-bottle of shower gel into your hand and work up a lather that would make an Ibiza foam party jealous, the truth is, most of us are using way too much of it. According to Dollar Shave Club’s resident product...
They’re the man hub Your testicles are essentially the control centre for how your reproductive system grows, hurriedly crafting androgens that determine all the major blokey things, like when your voice breaks and your beard sprouts. They run the bloke factory The most important form of androgen...
If we’re being completely honest, it’s not exactly uncommon for a man who’s been soaking in a warm tub for a while to end up playing with, well, something more than his rubber ducky. But a recent survey we conducted, asking men what they like to do...
It’s always tempting to squeeze a big dollop of shampoo into your hand when washing your hair, but the truth is that most of us use way (way!) more than we actually need to. According to stylist and all-around hair guru Cleve McMillan, here’s how much shampoo...
Hair We Go Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. On the human scalp alone, the average number of hairs is 120,000 (natural blondes tend to have more, redheads less). It’s the second fastest growing tissue in the body (bone marrow is the fastest) and...
We’ve known for some time that grooming habits are changing—your grandad, in fact, probably wouldn’t even recognise most of your bathroom routine. With more and more guys taking their grooming cues from YouTube rather than their dads, moisturiser has become far more mainstream for men, as reflected...
Sweaty-Sweaty Sweat-Sweat On average, humans sweat out approximately 278 gallons of sweat each year. We can’t sweat on our ears, lips and nails, but everywhere else on our body is capable of sweating. Women have more sweat glands than men, despite men actually producing more sweat overall....
