There you are, ending the day with your usual bedtime routine. You slip into your house pants, brush your teeth and scroll through social media for an uncertain (but definitely long) amount of time. An undeniable wave of fatigue crashes over your brain as you conclude your nocturnal regimen with...
We’ve written before about how the average toothbrush is believed to be harboring more than 10 million bacteria, including particularly nasty stuff like Staph and E. coli. This is partly due to the number of bacteria that live in your mouth — anywhere between 100 to 200...
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...
Despite living at a time when science (mostly) trumps tradition, some of us still believe in old home remedies — like, for instance, curing body odor with vinegar or soothing dry skin with olive oil. But do any of these supposed “grooming life hacks” actually hold any...
The Body Part: Hair The Gift: Your hair is one of the first things people notice about you, which is why a giant industry has arisen around making it look as good as possible. Healthy hair means cleaning, hydrating and conditioning it first. Afterward, you can shape...
We’re funny creatures, us humans. We’ll happily lick, slurp and nibble another human all over their body, but the suggestion of using their toothbrush afterwards is, for many of us, a step too far. But is this sudden blech at the thought of your partner’s germs justified?...
Sorry, no time for fanciful intros here. We are obligated to let you know this instant that gargling is a lie. If you want to keep your teeth as healthy as possible — and if you’re going to the trouble to use mouthwash at all, chances are...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
