Don’t leave your razor in the shower – and eight other rules for shaving
Shaving can sometimes leave us covered in angry red bumps – experts share dos and don’ts for smooth gliding
June 2024
Germany has come clean about the state of its public toilets. Why can’t Britain?
Sophie Wilkinson
The happy microbiome: how to nourish all of yours - from mouth to gut to vagina
May 2024
Don’t sweat it: how to find an effective deodorant
From pit stains to Botox and natural formulas, specialists demystify myths and answer questions about the best BO busters
April 2024
Republic of Parenthood
I’ve always been untidy. Nothing prepared me, however, for the mess having a child would make
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
‘Sad beige’ lover or slummy mummy? You’re damned either way when it comes to cleanliness and parenting, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
You can get a lot of great products in the US – so why do the deodorants stink?
Arwa Mahdawi
Thankfully my mum is soon coming to visit me with a suitcase full of the best of Britain: chocolate, tea and savoury snacks, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Brief letters
Making an April fool of AI and Tory leaders
Brief letters: Search for perfection | Clean living | Thames Water’s woes | Tory donors
March 2024
There is a perfect time to shower – and it’s not when you think
Arwa Mahdawi
In the data-driven, optimisation-obsessed corner of the internet, everything has its optimal moment, and washing is no exception, writes Arwa Mahdawi
February 2024
‘I plan fewer outings’: Britons on the scarcity of public toilets
After reports of men being fined for public urination, four people explain how cuts to facilities affect their lives and wider society
January 2024
You be the judge
You be the judge: should my wife’s family stop using my toothbrush?
Pass notes
How clean is your belly button? Dirty ones are at risk of navel stones – and could even need surgery
October 2023
The Audio Long Read
Empire of dust: what the tiniest specks reveal about the world – podcast
Nobody normally gives a second thought to dust, but it is inescapable. And if we pay close attention, we can see the biggest things – time, death and life itself – within these tiny floating particles
September 2023
The perfect flush: eight essential toilet tips – from closed lids to cleaning
More children expected to arrive at UK schools with dirty clothes and hair
August 2023
The long read
Empire of dust: what the tiniest specks reveal about the world
Weekend
Weekend podcast: best of 2023...so far - part 1
July 2023
Brief letters
Is a yellow rain really gonna fall?
Soap sales halve as UK shoppers cut back on hygiene products
June 2023
‘Fetch the mop – it’s a code brown!’: the diary of a Glastonbury toilet cleaner
My Glastonbury hygiene diary: ‘I am just pushing dirt around my body’
