Skin

Sex And The Illusion Of Physical Form

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living


Srinivasan Pillay

"Maya" is a Sanskrit term that refers to the "illusion" of physical and mental forms. If the physical form is in fact an illusion, who are you having sex with?

Anti-Aging and Anti-Wrinkling Skin Care Products: Cosmeceuticals

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living


Samuel S. Epstein

The term 'cosmeceutical' was developed as a way to avoid subjecting the industry's claims to the authority of the Food and Drug Administration.

Five Solutions When Stress Comes in Threes

Lauren Fornes | Posted 11.23.2009 | Style


Lauren Fornes

Pregnancy and a cross-country move are hard enough, but layer on the stress of launching a new company and I may have aged a decade this summer. One thing is clear: all the stress is taking a toll on my skin.

Pleasure Fibers & Touch: Pleasuring Me Pleasures You

Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Suzie Heumann

Very recent studies indicate that in addition to the regular nerves we have buried in our skin there are some new types that have been discovered...They are purely pleasure fibers and have a direct route to the brain.

The Power of Skin: Shake Your Booty?

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

I could have yanked down my top. I could have danced seductively too. But that's not me. I want to be taken seriously -- as a woman, I want to be listened to, cherished, not gawked at.

Gates Forgot to Pay His Skin Tax

Lowell Thompson | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics


Lowell Thompson

Even my most progressive white friends play down the differences in our American experience because of skin color.

Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater

Lauri Lyons | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

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Lauri Lyons

The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.

Cellulite: Can There Be a Cure?

nytimes.com | Catherine Saint Louis | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living


Cellulite -- the dimpled, uneven skin that mars the backsides and thighs of women everywhere -- is a scourge to bikini-wearers and a squelcher of ligh...

Three Weeks to Thinner Thighs: Exercise Optional!

Anne Dunev | Posted 05.02.2009 | Living


Anne Dunev

Without starving yourself, without diet pills or gimmicks, even without exercise, it is possible to have thinner, smoother thighs in three weeks.

Anti-Age Attack

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 03.22.2009 | Living


Roseanne Colletti

How do you turn back the hands of time without turning over a lot of cash to a dermatologist or plastic surgeon?

At Home Skincare

Anna Augustsson | Posted 03.09.2009 | Style


Anna Augustsson

For those who suffer from eczema, try using a hot towel on the affected area to open pores and apply a paste made of organic steel-cut oatmeal and warm water.

Mickey Rourke: Getting it Right

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living


Dr. Nicholas Perricone

The simple stroking of a dog or cat has been proven to lower heart rate, decrease stress and anxiety, and lower respiratory rate and blood pressure.

God's Hybrid

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.17.2008 | Living


Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

Somewhere along the primordial way, a bunch of micro-organisms became enclosed by, fewer in number, but larger "tissue" cells and the evolutionary rac...

So Many Boys, So Little Chance

Leslie Goldman | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago


Leslie Goldman

I don't know what you all were doing last Saturday at 3pm, but me? I was surrounded by hundreds of half-naked men wearing teeny little bikini briefs, ...

Beauty on the Beast: Is It Now Okay For Men To Use Skin Products?

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 08.06.2008 | Living


Joel Schwartzberg

I ran out of shampoo this morning. That may not sound like a big deal to you, but it is to me. You see, I bought the industrial-sized "salon-style"...

Exfoliating Like It's 1985?

Lauren Fornes | Posted 08.05.2008 | Living


Lauren Fornes

Despite all of the great inventions that came out of the '80s (pop rocks, jelly sandals, rubix cubes), exfoliation lagged. Lucky for us, the technology finally seems to be improving.