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A HOLE NEW WORLD

“Holecare” Is Here. Do We Need It to Be?

We got to the bottom of the burgeoning business of butt care.
SNIFF TEST

Do You Really Need a Whole Body Deodorant?

With brands like Dove, Secret, and Ban launching whole-body deodorants to address odor beyond the armpits, we had to ask: Is it necessary—and safe—to deodorize yourself from head to toe?
TAKE THE HEAT

Is Your Sunscreen Expired? Here’s How to Tell

Here comes the sun… damage. If you’re using old or expired sunscreen, your skin could be in trouble.
The BRUSH-OFF

Here's What Dry Brushing Can —and Can't—Do for Your Body

It exfoliates your skin, but does it do much more than that?
ON THE NOSE

Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me About Postpartum Body Odor?

As if sore nipples and not sleeping weren’t enough.
Readers' Choice Awards 2024

Readers' Choice Awards 2024: Clean

Clean products may earn praise for what they leave out of their ingredient lists, but these winning skin, hair, and makeup products also deserve to be celebrated for everything they include.
Readers' Choice Awards 2024

Readers' Choice Awards 2024: Body

Prepare to be unbothered, moisturized, happy, and in your lane with this year's top picks for body scrubs, sunscreens, and more.
A WHOLE NUDE WORLD

In Case You Missed It, Body Care Is Booming

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes… and every nook and cranny in between has a targeted skin care product in 2024.
Skin

This Mexican-Owned Bath & Body Care Line Was Founded Out of an Apartment

And now that brand — Nopalera — is sold at Nordstrom.
Skin

Lush Is Discontinuing a Ton of Its Customers' Favorite Products

Here's what to get before they're gone for good.

10 Under $20: The Best Drugstore Body Scrubs

Body scrubs are often underrated. But these exfoliants do much more than slough away dull, dead skin. Some cleanse; some moisturize; others smell amazing, too. And they all create a smooth, even base for self-tanner. Here, ten exfoliating scrubs that give you serious buff for your buck.

The Most Alluring 2014 Winter Olympic Athletes

If you're a winter Olympic athlete, your skills and training are perfect for nailing that McTwist in the halfpipe—and knowing the best ways to fight windburn, sunburn, and even weather-exacerbated acne. Here's how some of the top Sochi contenders stay hot in the cold.