If you’re stranded on a sunny desert island and have gotten a sunburn while scanning the horizon for passing cruise ships, but all you have to hand is a bottle of moisturizer, here’s a tip: Slather that moisturizer on that burn, pronto. But if you’re not in...
Going outside on a clear summer day is a good reminder that the sun is indeed a blazing fireball of unfathomable heat. Even from 94.486 million miles away, you can feel the ultraviolet rays from that enormous star beaming against your delicate skin. You may even feel...
Many of us humans have a weird obsession with getting tanned in the summer, risking it all to become a few shades darker, even if it means permanently damaging our skin. Which is pretty wild, considering how temporary a tan is. But how do tans work, anyway,...
Disclaimer: There’s no safe way to tan (and especially not to burn). Dermatologist Lisa Chipps made this abundantly clear when asked how to fade a sunburn into an even tan: “Don’t tan,” she responded. “Every time you tan, you increase your risk of developing skin cancer, brown...
Sunscreen vs. sunblock is arguably the least heated debate ever — most of us grab whatever’s on the shelf, slap it on and, so long as we’re not a luminous pink when the sun sets, we’re happy. We should care, though: The sun protection we use today...
Imagine, for a second, that you’re holding bags of groceries (or anything, really) in both hands, minding your own business, when all of a sudden a feeling hits you like a freight train right there on the tippy tip tip of your nose: A brain-melting, all-consuming, inexplicable...
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...
While winter might bring you delights like building snowmen and drinking cocoa by the fire, your beard hates winter. And winter hates your beard, too, which is why keeping your facial hair looking and feeling good in the cold is such a hassle. So give your beard...
We may be some way off sandal season, but since you’re reading this article, we’re going to assume you’ve been neglecting your feet (and probably some other body parts, too) for some time now. So in order to start 2022 on the right foot, consider this advice...
It’s getting pretty chilly outside, and that means your skin is extra prone to dryness. But you don’t have to spend wintertime uncomfortable in your own itchy skin. Equipped with these tips from dermatologists Tina Alster, Anne Chapas and Anthony Rossi, you can have skin that’s soft...
Alongside our expert advisor Anthony Rossi, dermatologist and source of infinite ingrown hair knowledge, we’re here to help you figure out why that unsightly bump is there — and more importantly, how to make it disappear. What’s this weird, hair-waggling bulge on my face? That would appear...
Put a beanie on and snap into your skis, because it is the season to shred the gnar and get freaking glacial, dude. But while you’re out there, you need to take care of your face, because the frigid temperatures, reflective snow and blasting winds can result in...
