Many men are absolutely terrified of losing their hair: A recent survey performed by the HIS Hair Clinic found that a whopping 94 percent of men worry about going bald, compared to the 89 percent of the men surveyed who admitted to a fear of impotence. This...
Everyone has a different approach to oral care: Some brush before flossing, some floss before brushing. Some wild folk even gargle mouthwash before anything else. But what order is the correct order? We wanted to hear it from the horse’s mouth, and in this case, that horse...
Whenever I catch a whiff of chlorine, I’m reminded of the frigid early mornings and tiring late nights that I spent playing water polo as a teenager. The chlorine-induced memories are so strong, in fact, that I can even feel the cold water splashing against my skin....
We all know there’s a certain satisfaction in blindly uprooting one or two nose hairs—or as many as can be corralled between the thumb and forefinger before the light turns green—and then celebrating with a massive, bestial sneeze. Trouble is, it turns out, this could kill you....
As we’ve discussed before in our podcast about whether or not it’s possible to have sex in space, floating around in zero gravity comes with its own set of problems. Even mundane chores like brushing your teeth become troublesome, but the one that interested us the most—naturally—is...
Pubes are decidedly unfashionable right now, with more and more dudes choosing to shave them all off. But should they be doing that? Here’s what your pubic hair is doing down there in the first place. Why It’s There (and What it Does) In addition to keeping...
Getting old sucks: You lose the hair on your head and sprout it from your ears and nostrils instead. But what is it about a bit of extra mileage that turns us into Chia Pets gone wrong? The answer lies within the hair growth cycle. Hair grows...
Humankind has been pondering the age-old question of whether shampoo or conditioner is the superior grooming agent since the dawn of time—or at least since Adam Sandler made them eternal rivals that were fighting for dominance of his scalp in Billy Madison. Despite having common enemies in...
We recently debunked the idea that washing your hair every day is bad for it. Our in-house expert stylist, in fact, claimed that this idea is at least 25 years out of date, and based on older types of shampoo that would leave the hair dry and...
There are two types of people in the world: Those who smile with their mouth open, and those who smile with their mouth closed. The former presumably have better teeth than the latter, and are likely more confident as a result (which explains why they happily show...
The timeline of a guy growing out his hair normally goes like this: Perfectly fine short haircut → several equally terrible stages of embarrassing bad hair days → perfectly fine long haircut. Those dreaded stages in between are ultimately the reason most men chop their locks off...
There was a time when the only wax applied to a man’s hair was to keep his pompadour stiff and his mustache curly. But while both pomade and facial fuzz are enjoying a resurgence (especially among plaid-shirted gentlemen who make their own pickles), there’s also a more...
