Even if some lockdown restrictions are still in place, people will almost certainly find a way to soak up the sun this summer, converting their backyards into beaches, planting lounge chairs on their patios and even climbing up onto their roofs if necessary. Hey, some people will...
When I was just a young boy, I slammed my thumb in a car door. That fingernail proceeded to fall off about a week later, revealing a brain-like section of skin that both intrigued my boyish self and absolutely terrified every normal adult who had the misfortune...
First off, it’s important to point out that sweating, while annoying, is a good thing. As we’ve noted previously, the body sweats to wick away the heat it generates due to the energy it’s expending. So to deny our bodies their ability to sweat can be really bad —...
Sunscreen vs. sunblock is arguably the least heated debate ever — most of us grab whatever’s on the shelf, slap it on and, so long as we’re not a luminous pink when the sun sets, we’re happy. We should care, though: The sun protection we use today...
It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the sun can’t hurt you, especially on cloudy days. After all, how could you possibly get a sunburn when it’s overcast and cold out? The answer is, easily enough that you’d be smart to make putting on sunscreen part...
If your skin is pale, you’ve no doubt been tempted by the sweet, seductive allure of a “base tan.” As in, just go without sunscreen for an hour or so to get a little color, man — it’ll keep you from getting sunburned, and it’ll make your...
There are a number of bodily functions that are so “always on” in the background that, unless you’re actively thinking about them, you probably wouldn’t even know they’re happening: Your heart beats, your lungs breathe, and if you’re a man, your balls itch. I mean, c’mon guys,...
Anyone who recently shaved their head, or went bald, will tell you that a combination of sunscreen and hats is the only thing forestalling their dome from turning into one giant blister due to the sun blasting it with powerful radiation all day long. But what of...
One of the perks of being in a relationship is always having someone around to rub sunscreen on your back. When you’re single, however — and if your friends, for whatever reason, refuse to lather up your hard-to-reach bits — you’re seemingly out of luck. Although you...
You are what you eat, as they say, which means, if you smell like a gallon of milk that spent two weeks sunbathing on the dashboard of a car parked in Death Valley, hey, you might be able to blame that random gallon of milk you found...
We all know how showers work. We use shampoo to get our hair clean, and body wash to get the day’s grime off our bodies. We may even shave in there! And all that dirt and sweat and oil and hair wash safely down the drain… except...
Back in 2018, a strange life hack went viral. It purported that you could apply shaving cream to a sunburn instead of the more traditional aloe vera to reduce pain and swelling. And it turns out this is true! …technically. This nugget came from a Facebook post...
