Topic: personal hygiene

Win a $25 Unisex Shave Gel Lotion From “The Cool Fix”

Win a $25 Unisex Shave Gel Lotion From "The Cool Fix"

Today’s new 40 Days of Giveaways prize is nothing short of super-cool. If you’re late to this spring fling: Blisstree wants to reward you for giving up your vices in favor of healthier habits. Each weekday from now until May 3, we’ll give away a different prize to one reader just for becoming our Facebook fan. And today’s prize is all about cooling off and smoothing things over this spring and summer – as far as your skin and the hairs on it are concerned. We’re giving away one (1) bottle of The Cool Fix Targeted Shave Gel Lotion (5.3 ounces, worth $25) to one reader who simply “Likes” Blisstree on Facebook. And not to worry, dudes: This stuff is made for both women and men. Smooth move, if we do say so ourselves. More »

Win “The Cool Fix” Unisex Shave Gel Worth $25

Win "The Cool Fix" Unisex Shave Gel Worth $25

Today’s new 40 Days of Giveaways prize is nothing short of super-cool. If you’re late to this spring fling: Blisstree wants to reward you for giving up your vices in favor of healthier habits. Each weekday from now until May 3, we’ll give away a different prize to one reader just for becoming our Facebook fan. And today’s prize is all about cooling off and smoothing things over this spring and summer – as far as your skin and the hairs on it are concerned. We’re giving away one (1) bottle of The Cool Fix Targeted Shave Gel Lotion (5.3 ounces, worth $25) to one reader who simply “Likes” Blisstree on Facebook. And not to worry, dudes: This stuff is made for both women and men. Smooth move, if we do say so ourselves. More »

All-Natural Hygiene: How Clean is Too Clean?

All-Natural Hygiene: How Clean is Too Clean?

Between studies telling us that soaps and hand sanitizers are bad for us and research that says there’s fecal matter on our grocery carts, personal hygiene has become way too confusing. How you wash your hands, body, and home isn’t just a personal choice anymore, it also has far-reaching environmental and health effects, and there’s no clear “right way” to go about it. So we talked to Dr. Larry Weiss, physician and expert at CleanWell, and asked him: How are we supposed to keep clean? More »

Gym Rant: Your Mom Doesn’t Belong to This Gym, So Please Clean Up After Yourself

Gym Rant: Your Mom Doesn't Belong to This Gym, So Please Clean Up After Yourself

Dear Fellow Gym Members:

Funny thing about the gym locker room: It’s not your private bathroom and/or dressing room. Less funny thing about the gym locker room: You treat it as such, and, for the life of me, I cannot understand why. Perhaps you are new to our little gym community. If so, allow me to take you on a guided personal tour.

Over here we have the bathrooms, complete with walls of showers, toilets, and sinks, as well as the steam room and sauna. Notice what’s not here? Your mom. In fact, no one’s mother is here, and even if someone’s mother were here, she’d be at the gym on her child’s guest pass, not acting as the cleaning lady in the women’s locker room. Remember when you were growing up, and your dear mother used to nag you about cleaning up after yourself. Well, here at the gym we don’t nag, but that messaging still holds true. Please don’t make us have to hang up one of those annoying printed signs that read: If you sprinkle when you tinkle, please be neat and wipe the seat. We like to think we’re above that sort of thing, but please tell us if you’re not. More »

Beauty Product Review: Lavanila Laboratories Healthy Deodorant

Beauty Product Review: Lavanila Laboratories Healthy Deodorant

What it is: The Healthy Deodorant by Lavanila Laboratories

What’s in it: Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, Alpha-Glucan oligosaccharide (sugar derived), carrageenan, goji berry, valerian, corn starch, and more – the full list of ingredients varies depending on the scent.

What’s not in it: Aluminum, petrochemicals, phthalates, propylene glycol, mineral oils, silicone, synthetic dyes, sulfates, or parabens.

What it feels like: A little rough going on — the bar is really solid, and pressing hard to apply can be painful to sensitive or razor-burned skin — but once it’s on, you’ll be dry and happy and vanilla-scented.

What it smells like: The bad news? You’re out of luck if you don’t like vanilla. The five available scents — Vanilla Passion Fruit, Vanilla Lavender, Pure Vanilla, Vanilla Coconut, and Vanilla Grapefruit — are all variations on a theme. The good news is that all of the scent combinations are true to their names, so no extraneous chemical or floral scents. More »

Germ Warfare: 10 Places Household Bacteria Can Ambush You

Germ Warfare: 10 Places Household Bacteria Can Ambush You

Think you don’t live in filth and squalor? Think again. Turns out, when it comes to household germs and bacteria, none of our homes or offices cleans up very nicely. Don’t believe us? Here are ten places where harmful bacteria and toxic germs can hide in your home, and ten serious solutions for killing them (and not with kindness):

1. Kitchen Sink, Drain, and Faucet

The Dirt: The average kitchen sink is dirtier than most bathrooms. Up to 500,000 bacteria per square inch can be found in the drain alone. We may wash our hands after touching raw meat, but sometimes we touch the faucet with those dirty hands and bacteria can linger long after we’ve washed and dried. So don’t ignore the faucet when cleaning your sink. More »

3 Ways to Know Your Makeup Is Past Its Shelf Life

3 Ways to Know Your Makeup Is Past Its Shelf Life

The other day I took a good, hard look into the dangerous depths of my makeup bag. A true beauty junkie, my stash includes more than 50 lip glosses, three types of foundation, more than a dozen blush colors (from powder to gel to liquid), and more eye shadow than a small Sephora store. And the truth? On a daily basis I probably only use about 5% of it.

And while from the outside my brown-and-white-striped makeup bag looks like a beautiful cosmetic storage specimen, the inside probably hides other specimens that would likely terrify me. But I’m lazy. Cleaning and purging my cosmetics case is hardly at the top of my to-do list. Deciding to tackle the problem head-on, I asked Jessica Liebeskind, a New York-based celebrity makeup artist, and president and executive creative director of Vintage by Jessica Liebeskind, to walk me through the bare minimum of preventive care when it comes to makeup. Here are her three tips for not breaking up with your makeup, while keeping your sanity, your wallet, and your heath intact: More »

Tom’s of Maine Toothpaste: Should Sodium Laurel Sulfate Be an Ingredient In “Natural Care”?

Tom's of Maine Toothpaste: Should Sodium Laurel Sulfate Be an Ingredient In "Natural Care"?

We spend a lot of time thinking about the products we put on our face, hair, and skin, but when it comes to oral care, we tend not to experiment much: A toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss are the only requisite elements of personal hygiene of the toothy variety. No question. In recent years, however, consumers have begun opting for natural toothpastes in lieu of brands that contain Christmasy colors, artificial flavorings, and suspicious chemicals that we don’t feel quite right about. In fact, Tom’s of Maine, a brand whose tagline is “natural care,” has become so popular that it’s widely available in chain grocery and drug stores — not just niche health food stores and expensive pharmacies. But when we flipped over our tube of Tom’s to check out the ingredients, we found one that didn’t sit well with us — sodium laurel sulfate (or SLS) — making us wonder of Tom’s is really all that it’s cracked up to be. More »

Anal Play For Him: Part 2 of Our Sex Tour Through the Back Door

Anal Play For Him: Part 2 of Our Sex Tour Through the Back Door

By Helen “Girly” Brown

Recently, we explored our sexual way through your backdoor, but that’s only half of the picture. (And check out our photo gallery at the end of this post.)

“The great thing about anal play is that the butt is an equal-opportunity orifice,” explained Leah Perrotti, our fearless Babeland instructor on all things rear entrance.

Long associated with proctologist exam rooms, many men understandably cringe at the idea of having their prostate gland fingered. Not to mention, many women can be a little squeamish about sticking a digit up their boyfriend or husband’s a-hole.

As a quick reminder, we explained in Part 1 of our epic series that shit is stored in the colon, not the rectum. Therefore, unless you’re spending time with a fellow who doesn’t have a modicum of personal hygiene (sadly, this happens), you shouldn’t encounter any #2 on your trip around the corner.

What you will find two to three inches up his asshole is a sweet spot with the surface texture of a walnut shell. This is Mr. Prostate, and it’s the male equivalent of the G-Spot. More »

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