We’ve written before about how the average toothbrush is believed to be harboring more than 10 million bacteria, including particularly nasty stuff like Staph and E. coli. This is partly due to the number of bacteria that live in your mouth — anywhere between 100 to 200...
Men aren’t strangers to “moisturizing” their privates, even though, admittedly, silky-smooth skin isn’t normally the first thing on our minds when we reach for that lotion. But should we be moisturizing down there to keep our skin healthy? According to dermatologist Lisa Chipps, the answer is a...
Most of us think of our skin like the bag in a bag of peanuts: Little more than a handy container that keeps all the good stuff together in one place. Our skin has a lot more to offer than being the equivalent of a brown paper...
A vaccine may finally be on the way, but we still have plenty of time left to worry about COVID-19. One danger you might not have thought of, even after all these months, is the possibility that even though you’re wearing a mask religiously, coronavirus might end...
There you are, in an important business meeting with even more important people. The chatter is constructive, so your boss decides to extend things. Everyone agrees, and the meeting proceeds without a time limit. But then you feel the urge, one that begins slowly in your stomach...
We’re funny creatures, us humans. We’ll happily lick, slurp and nibble another human all over their body, but the suggestion of using their toothbrush afterwards is, for many of us, a step too far. But is this sudden blech at the thought of your partner’s germs justified?...
Whenever people talk about stress and gray hair, they always talk about the presidents. They come into office with a head full of black, brown, or blond hair, and eight years later it’s all shot through with gray and white. It has to be the stress of...
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...
Cleaning your sullied behind with toilet paper is a feeble and unsanitary undertaking, something one of my colleagues once made remarkably clear when she stated, in no uncertain terms, “You’re wiping your butt wrong.” Besides being powerless against stubborn poop, vigorous wiping with TP can contribute to...
Sorry, no time for fanciful intros here. We are obligated to let you know this instant that gargling is a lie. If you want to keep your teeth as healthy as possible — and if you’re going to the trouble to use mouthwash at all, chances are...
I have a friend whose now-ex-boyfriend had an elaborate ritual he performed after taking a dump. She affectionately referred to it as “a** rag.” He kept a bag under the sink with a special washcloth in it. After wiping with toilet paper, he’d take out the rag,...
People do so many unhygienic things in the bathroom that it’s honestly kind of hard to pick the worst. If you aren’t closing your shower curtain and liner after a shower, you’re trapping moisture on it, giving mold and bacteria a place to hang out. If you...
