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...
It’s one of those things your mom tells you while you’re growing up: Don’t shower during a storm! It sounds like an old wives’ tale, something that can’t possibly be true. What’s the worst that could happen? The short answer: Very bad things. “If the lightning strikes...
Every time I stay at a hotel, I’m forced to navigate a mystery set of soaps and cleaning tools — usually, a bar of soap and a washcloth. I may not be sophisticated enough to own a dopp kit, but I am a longtime member of Team...
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 Are Dogs So Happy All the Time? Why a Shower and a Shave Really Does Help You Feel Better How...
The holidays are nearly upon us, and… uh… well, it’s going to be weird. But if you are going somewhere, then you’ll be bringing your Dopp kit — a.k.a. your trusty Traveler toiletry bag — for all your smelling-and-looking-a-bit-better needs. But is there a correct way to...
The necessity for toilet paper has existed since long before the invention of paper (or, indeed, toilets). Initially, the most common solution for bum-wiping was whatever happened to be within arm’s reach, and there was nothing, er, charmin’, shall we say, about the shells, snow, sheep’s wool,...
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...
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,...
Working from home — with no obligation to appear in the presence of other people besides my fiancée — has thrown my grooming habits into disarray. I no longer get haircuts or shave on the regular. Most days, I just look in the mirror and think, Oof, you need...
While people in medieval times weren’t quite as filthy as we tend to think, they certainly weren’t clean by today’s standards. Here’s what keeping clean looked like back in the olden days. Bathing: The Devil’s Work Prior to the Middles Ages, bathing was a pretty popular pastime....
If someone is told to take a cold shower in a TV show or movie, 99 percent of the time it’s because that someone is too horny and needs to (literally) chill out. Whether that’s actually true hasn’t been confirmed — turns out most scientists have better...
