We’ve written before about how that large dookie you left in the toilet is a window into your overall health, and as it turns out, your pee is very much the same. The color of your urine — which can range from completely clear to a shockingly...
That scar you got when you split your lip playing kickball in elementary school? Or the long line down your face that samurai gave you during a duel back in 2008? Chances are those scars have long since settled down and healed, and you can shave them...
Common sense (and every coronavirus prevention method ever) holds that regular hand-washing is a simple way to prevent the transmission of disease. The impact is so dramatic, several government agencies have published comprehensive hand-washing guides — douse your hands, administer soap, lather the backs, get between your...
Many of us have considered sprinting for the shower without wiping on days we’re running late (or out of toilet paper). But is that actually a viable option? According to Dr. Anish Sheth of the American Gastroenterology Association and the American College of Gastroenterology, it’s more than...
Each hair sprouting from your body is unique — like a snowflake, only not really a snowflake but more like a sort of hair… where were we? Oh yes. Some hairs require different forms of removal, lest you look like a stray tumbleweed. With that in mind,...
Cologne is not deodorant. You know this, and yet you — be honest — have at some point probably committed the unspeakable crime of trying to use cologne to get away with not taking a shower. Let’s take a look at why that really, really didn’t work...
There are a number of worthwhile tasks a ruler is very good at: To measure the length of a thing, specifically, a thing that is probably under a foot in length; for drawing straight lines; and for marking specific points on said straight lines, often in aid...
Where you put cologne is almost as important as what scent you pick, because just as there are definitely right places to apply it, there are some seriously wrong ones, too. Cologne should go on the hottest parts of your body, where your blood vessels lie closest...
We mostly all agree that hot tubs, massages and the like feel good, but ask anyone why and you’ll get a shrug (which is fair! That person was trying to relax, after all). Understanding what these self-care activities are doing to your body — and more importantly,...
I have tattoos scrawled across my entire body, stretching from my fingers to my toes. My hair is long enough to touch my shoulders, where it commonly shrouds my pierced ears, except for on the days when I decide to wear it up in a bun. I...
A shaving rash — or razor burn, if you will — can be an obnoxious side effect of shaving if you don’t take steps to avoid it. However, even the best of us can succumb to these angry red bumps once in a while. If you have...
Shaving is an art that requires patience to achieve its maximum effects. However, sometimes you’re running late for work, or need a quick shave before heading out to a date, or are just sick of chopping off your facial hair every day and want to make it...
