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The history of personal grooming is, in many ways, a history of human ingenuity battling biology. For millennia, the pursuit of…

Published on April 5, 2025, 2:53 a.m.

For centuries, hair loss was viewed as an inevitable decline, a genetic fate written in stone. But modern biology has reframed …

Published on Dec. 11, 2024, 7:55 a.m.

For the uninitiated, a safety razor is a simple tool: a handle, a head, and a blade. But for the connoisseur, it is a complex i…

Published on July 29, 2023, 3:24 p.m.

For decades, stainless steel has been the gold standard for cutting tools. From chef's knives to surgical scalpels, steel is re…

Published on Feb. 21, 2024, 1:45 p.m.

For those with fine hair, the daily battle against gravity is a familiar struggle. No matter how much styling is applied, hair …

Published on Nov. 5, 2024, 4:43 p.m.

In the lexicon of modern hair care, "ionic" has become a synonym for "better." We are taught that negative ions are the magic b…

Published on Jan. 9, 2024, 6:43 p.m.

In the world of high-definition beauty, the skin is often referred to as a "canvas." But unlike a primed artist's canvas, human…

Published on July 29, 2023, 5:34 p.m.

Shaving one's face is a study in planes and angles. The jawline turns, the cheek flattens, the neck curves. But shaving one's h…

Published on Dec. 28, 2023, 8:15 a.m.

For decades, the equation for drying hair was simple: more heat equals faster drying. We treated our hair like wet laundry in a…

Published on Jan. 9, 2024, 4:12 p.m.

For decades, the gold standard of hair removal was defined by the laser—a singular, coherent beam of light focused on a single …