The Skin Game
Every five minutes, it seems there’s another men’s skin product that professes to be better than the one that came out five minutes before, promising to solve a problem that has already been solved by several products that came before it (but with way cooler packaging, of course). And every twenty minutes, I get an email from a PR person wanting me to write about one of these revolutionary new products that’s going to change shaving and skincare as we know it. It’s a saturated market that can be confusing to even the most educated consumer.
Ask George: Dr. Bronner’s Soap in the Shower
A reader named Adrian had this question: "I've been using Dr. Bronner's as a face wash for years now, but can't get it on a loofah and on a wash cloth. It never seems to get really soapy. What gives?…
My Levi’s 501 Shrink-to-Fit Project
Having recently purchased two new pairs of Levi's 501® Shrink-to-fit jeans ($66 for both of them, btw), I have finished the first step in Levi's suggested care steps: "Wear them as long as possible before you wash them." I've worn…
Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint Liquid Soap: The Only Bottle In My Shower
After trying who knows how many different soaps over the years, from the most expensive soaps that look impressive to guests to Ivory, I've simply settled on what works. For me, it's Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Pure Castile Liquid Soap. It…