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Here’s a sticky — or should I say, flaky — situation: Your scalp is incredibly itchy, but scratching will undoubtedly prompt a downpour of dandruff. The itch grows stronger, but so does your desire to maintain the integrity of your unfortunately-chosen black T-shirt. You’re in a dandruff-induced...
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,...
Science continues to implore that we make more time for sleep, but there are these things called smartphones, and staring at them instead of sleeping is enjoyable, addictive and something I tend to spend my nights doing. The problem is, less time sleeping and more time gawking...
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,...
Every now and again, you’ll encounter someone — a colleague, a friend of a friend, a stranger on the bus — who seems somehow oblivious to the fact that holy cow, they stink. It may be overpowering B.O., wafts of cheesy feet stench or just plain old...
So you went out drinking and woke up with a shiny new hunk of metal in your ear/nose/eyebrow/frenulum, huh? On the bright side, you kinda like how it looks! But if you want to keep it, you need to take care of it, or else you could...
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,...
Mistook your monthly magazine for a pack of One Wipe Charlies and flushed it down the toilet? No worries, here’s the online version! In this edition: How to Bounce Back From Just About Anything The Key to Looking Forward, Not Backward How to Tell What’s Fresh in...
You’re in the shower, and everything’s splendid: The water’s warm, the scent’s uplifting and you’re belting out your favorite shower-time tune. But then, out of nowhere, a stray drop of shampoo soars into your eye, feeling like the red-hot soapy trident of Satan himself. What makes this...
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...
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...
Like a run-down Ford Pinto, the human body requires more and more maintenance the longer it hangs around. This means you’ll find yourself tacking additional tasks onto your grooming routine as you age. Even by your 30s, you’ll discover a bi-yearly pluck no longer keeps your ears...