hygiene
How The Home Edit Makes Hand-Washing Products Look So Cool
Meet Rume, the new personal-care line of cute hygiene products for your hands.
By Marci Robin
The FDA Has Added Nearly 80 More Products to Its List of Dangerous Hand Sanitizers
The hand sanitizers in question all contain methanol, a wood alcohol that can cause nervous-system damage.
By Marci Robin
Why People Who Use Bidets Think Everyone Should Use Bidets
Experts and real-life bidet users weigh in.
By Marci Robin
Sephora's Reopenings May Be Slowed Down by Ongoing Protests
The retailer is implementing what it's calling Sephora Health & Hygiene Guidelines for employees and customers.
By Marci Robin
Chanel Plans to Make Face Masks to Give Health Care Workers in France
The brand also donated $1.3 million to an emergency fund for the French public hospital system.
By Gabi Thorne
Tan-Luxe Is Producing and Donating Hand Sanitizer for Medical and Emergency Services
The self-tanning company is joining the fight against COVID-19.
By Angela Trakoshis
Estée Lauder Is Reopening One of Its Factories to Make Hand Sanitizer
It's the latest cosmetics company doing its part to help stop the shortage.
By Marci Robin
Selena Gomez Nominated Cardi B and Gigi Hadid for a Handwashing Challenge
The "Safe Hands Challenge" aims to raise awareness about how to wash your hands the right way.
By Kara Nesvig
Guerlain Has Converted Two of Its Factories Into Hand-Sanitizer Production Sites
Fragrance, makeup, and skin care are being put on hold to help minimize the spread of COVID-19.
By Marci Robin
All Sephora Stores Are Temporarily Closing to Help Stop the Spread of Coronavirus
Here's what that means for shoppers and employees.
By Marci Robin
Hand Sanitizer vs. Handwashing: Which Is Best for Preventing the Spread of Germs?
There's a right way and a wrong way to apply hand sanitizer.
By Marci Robin
Sephora Is Canceling All In-Store Services as a Coronavirus Precautionary Measure
The move follows several other measures put in place to help protect customers and employees.
By Marci Robin
This New Body-Care Brand Is Making Showers More Accessible to Homeless People
Unilever donates 100 percent of the profits every time you buy a body wash or bar soap.
By Marci Robin
5 Ways Your Diet Can Cause Bad Body Odor
Could your breakfast be causing your B.O.?
By Macaela Mackenzie
What Your Body Odor Says About Your Health
Your scent could be sending you a message.
By Macaela Mackenzie
Bathroom Hand Dryers May Be Spraying Around Fecal Bacteria
If you thought they were the hygienic choice, we have bad news.
By Macaela Mackenzie
Woman Says Routine Pedicure Left Her With Horrifying Burns on Her Feet
"I bent over and saw this terrible, terrible burn on my foot."
By Lily Herman
Vagina Hygiene Trends and How They Exploit Our Insecurities
Are vagina hygiene companies getting rich through body shaming?
By Liana Schaffner
You're Probably Not Cleaning Your Hairbrush As Often As You Should Be
Here's exactly how to make sure your hairbrush is hygenic.
By Renee Jacques
Is a Squirt of Hand Sanitizer as Good as Washing Your Hands?
This week in gross-out news, a study from Michigan State University's School of Hospitality and Business found that only 5 percent of people wash their hands enough to kill germs after using the bathroom...
By Alexandra Owens