Acne sucks. What sucks even more is that it seemingly targets some of our most visible body parts: Our face, our chest and our upper back (so fun during beach season!) Why is that, though? It’s not like those areas are any more dirty or sweaty than...
Sad to say, wiping your behind with toilet paper is a feeble and unsanitary undertaking, because much as we might try, some dry paper is never going to do a truly thorough job of cleaning back there. Worse, besides being powerless against stubborn poop, vigorous wiping with...
We humans sure are a sweaty bunch. Everything from heat, nerves, fever and stress can wring us out like a wet rag. This almost constant state of perspiration left us wondering what sweat actually does to your skin when you don’t wash it off. And as it...
The human body is capable of expelling various offensive aromas, but which of the two most prevalent stenches is the most unpleasant: Body odor or bad breath? Let’s take a scientific look to crown the officially nose-wrinkling king of stink. What Causes Body Odor The short answer...
Anyone who’s ever gotten dressed for work in a muggy gym changing room following an early morning workout knows that the experience is nightmarish. Pulling on a shirt over clammy skin is the worst, and the sweat that keeps trickling down your back comes direct from the...
Anyone who lives with dandruff understands the plight of having dried scalp flakes endlessly rain down onto their shoulders. Unless you tackle your dandruff at the source — which is easier for some than others — each and every day revolves around routinely looking to your left...
That yellow, crusty residue taking up permanent residence inside your favorite shirts is due to an unfortunate reaction between sweat and antiperspirant, and you may be surprised to learn that deodorant is just an innocent bystander. Deodorants are designed to do only what their name implies —...
Us guys, we can put up with a lot of mildly irritating stuff: Hair that inexplicably grows on our toes (and ears, and out of our noses); shaving our faces 20,000 times (on average) in our lifetimes; and, of course, a crotch area that, no matter how...
There’s arguably nothing as uncomfortable as swamp ass — or, in plainer terms, an ultra sweaty crack. Unfortunately, in the middle of summer you don’t have much of a say in the muggy matter, but dermatologist Anthony Rossi has some tips on managing the moisture down under....
Considering your groin might feel overheated on the coolest of days, these summer months can lead to a level of swampiness that’s downright nasty. For the most part, we just do our best to ignore it, but ball sweat is very real and can nearly ruin an...
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...
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,...
