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The Best Hand Masks for Dry Winter Hands
Dry winter hands soften up fast with a hand mask. These glove masks and overnight creams range from a few dollars a pair to a full box.
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The Best Lotions for Keratosis Pilaris, From Gentle Urea to Strong Glycolic
Do you have rough little bumps on the backs of your arms? These lotions can smooth keratosis pilaris, from gentle urea to stronger glycolic…
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The Best Heel Balms for Dry, Cracked Heels
Cracked heels get softer fast with the right balm. These picks range from a rich urea cream to plain petroleum jelly, and most cost very lit…
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Dark Underarms and How to Fade Them
Dark underarms usually come from rubbing, shaving or a deodorant that bugs your skin. See how to figure out the cause, help them fade, and w…
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Smell Like Sol de Janeiro for $11
You can smell like Sol de Janeiro for a lot less. These mists, scrubs and body butters share the same warm notes, and sometimes the original…
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A Tube at Every Sink
Your hands meet soap all day, so they show it first. A simple routine with the right cream, a little sunscreen and a night layer keeps them…
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Why Your Hands Age Faster Than Your Face
The skin on the back of your hand is thin, with little fat or oil underneath, so it shows age early. Here's why that happens and what helps…
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Baby Foot Exfoliation Peel: Buy, Dupe, or Splurge?
Baby Foot really does something a foot file can't. See what the strange peeling week is like and whether a cheaper or fancier foot peel suit…
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L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream: Buy, Dupe, or Splurge?
The silver L'Occitane shea hand cream is a classic gift for good reason. See who will love it most and how it compares with cheaper tubes.
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Wet, Smelly or Stained Each Need a Different Stick
Why sweat smells, what deodorant and antiperspirant each do, why bedtime is the best time to apply, how to stop yellow armpit stains, and wh…
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Natural Deodorant Burned Your Armpits? It’s Probably the Baking Soda
If natural deodorant burned your armpits, baking soda is the usual cause. See why it irritates and the gentler formulas to switch to instead…
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Your Deodorant Didn’t Stop Working. Something Else Changed.
Your deodorant probably didn't stop working. Changes in bacteria, hormones or even your shirts are usually to blame, and they're easy to fix…
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Malin+Goetz Eucalyptus Body Wash: Buy, Dupe, or Splurge?
Malin+Goetz Eucalyptus Body Wash cleans gently without drying out your skin. See if it's worth it, plus a drugstore wash that works much the…
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Put Antiperspirant On at Night. It’s the Only Trick That Matters.
Applying antiperspirant at night works far better than in the morning. Find out why, and why it still works after your morning shower.
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Salt & Stone Deodorant: Buy, Dupe, or Splurge?
Salt & Stone smells great and keeps odor in check. See whether this designer deodorant is worth the price, or if a cheaper one does the job.
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Antiperspirant vs Deodorant: You’re Probably Using the Wrong One
Deodorant fights smell and antiperspirant fights sweat. If yours seems to be failing, you may just need the other one, and we'll help you te…
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Body Skin Deserves More Than a Ten-Second Scrub
A simple body care routine: gentle washing, lactic acid for rough patches, moisturizer on damp skin, a rich butter for dry spots and smarter…
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How to Care for Your Neck and Chest
Your neck and chest show age faster than your face. Taking your routine a little lower, with sunscreen and the right creams, makes a real di…
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Best Body Oils for Soft, Glowing Skin
A body oil on damp skin gives a glow lotion can't match. See how to pick between dry, shimmer and treatment oils and which ingredients reall…
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Necessaire The Body Serum: Buy, Dupe, or Splurge?
Necessaire The Body Serum treats your body like your face with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid. See if it's worth it, plus a cheaper option.
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Do Cellulite Creams Actually Work? An Honest Look
A good cellulite cream can make skin look smoother for a few hours, but no jar removes cellulite. Find out what caffeine, retinol and peptid…
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Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream: Buy, Dupe, or Splurge?
Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream smells amazing and sinks in fast. It's a treat worth the price for many, and a cheaper cream comes close.
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How to Get Rid of Strawberry Legs for Good
Those little dark dots on your legs are clogged follicles, not dirt. That's why scrubbing doesn't fix them, and these gentler steps actually…
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How to Exfoliate Your Body: Best Scrubs, Tools, and Tips
Rough, bumpy skin on your arms and legs can get smoother. The right scrub, tool or acid lotion helps, and the technique matters as much as t…