It starts as an emergency move: You’re trying to wash your hands, and the soap dispenser is giving you nothing but air, so to help that last half inch of soap reach the frustratingly short plastic tube, you add some water, give it a shake, and hey...
Most of us have been guilty of not brushing our teeth at bedtime now and again. Maybe it’s because we forgot to pack a toothbrush when traveling, maybe we’re just too tired to deal with brushing before getting into bed, or maybe it’s because we’ve been partying...
Let’s set the record straight: While there are antiperspirant deodorants out there, antiperspirants and deodorants aren’t one and the same. In fact, according to chemist and product wiz Fadi Mourad, these two chemical compounds — while often combined into a single product — function very differently when applied...
Provided we don’t end up in a Mad Max-style post-apocalyptic nightmare, where water is hoarded by barbarian warlords, the future looks pretty good for the average bathroom. Here are just some of the upgrades we’re likely to see become standard in the next couple of decades. The...
The human body: A work of art, a wonder of nature, a miracle of perfect engineering. Also, a revolting sack of churning goo and miscellaneous stench. Yes, even people with so-called perfect bodies are susceptible to all the various gross forms of body odor that plague us...
Bad breath is the worst: It ends dates, turns your masks all stinky and makes it virtually impossible for anyone to focus on the actual words coming out of your mouth. What’s extra annoying is that it’s really tough to tell whether or not you have it...
Your bathroom is a disgusting, shameful mess. Okay, sure, pretty much everyone’s bathroom is normally a disgusting, shameful mess, but now that you’ve spent 99.7 percent of the last six months at home, things have gotten much, much worse. We know. We don’t judge you. In fact,...
One day, things will hopefully go back to something like normal, and we can all date again safely. In the meantime, you can practice getting date-ready the way the experts recommend. Brushing Your Teeth (and Your Tongue) Few things can end a date as quickly as bad...
We’re all pretty set in our own oral care routines. Some of us brush our teeth before breakfast; others would argue that brushing after is the way to go. In the scramble to just get ourselves together and out the front door, most of us don’t think...
Even during a pandemic, it’s important to look good — for yourself, that is. Because besides all the regular benefits of being attractive, grooming and making an effort to improve your appearance can help your psychological health, like you’re wrestling a small bit of control back from...
Anyone who’s seen their father’s — or grandfather’s — thick, yellow toenails knows just how disgusting a man’s feet can be. But why is it that men almost always have grosser feet than women? The brutally honest answer, according to podiatrist Dr. Krista Archer, is that guys...
Do you love your facial hair? Do you have a beautiful ‘stache that cannot be contained? Are you constantly trying to wrestle as much of your luxurious beard inside your mask as you can and then hoping for the best? If so, you’re a long way from...
