Braces at 30 – and I’m still smiling
Does the idea of braces as an adult fill you with horror? It certainly did me – until I embraced my inner Josh Saviano from The Wonder Years
What’s in your shampoo?
What do the long chemical names on your shampoo bottle label really mean? Explore our interactive to find out
Is your shampoo full of harmful chemicals?
Even the most discerning consumer finds it hard to understand the labels on hair care products. Here’s how to better read the back of your shampoo bottle
Fed up of your double chin? There could soon be an injection for it
It’s one of the curses of growing older, but now a US company hopes its new compound could be just the thing for those sick of sagging fat
Countdown to big birthdays: how it feels to be on the cusp
The big birthdays are meant to be the scariest, but new research shows that we take the year before them the hardest – having affairs or running marathons. Oliver Burkeman, 39, and others come clean about being on the cusp
Men’s after-shave moisturising creams
Beards may be having a moment, but for those men still preferring the clean-shaven look, these lotions and potions will give you much satisfaction, says Ed Cumming
Is it really healthier to live without shampoo?
Sali Hughes: A new book supporting the 'no-poo' movement suggests that chemical detergents ruin your hair, but you'll need to pass through a smelly stage to achieve luscious results
I’m a woman with severe facial hair – and zero confidence as a result
Annalisa Barbieri: I’m too self-conscious to socialise and desperate to find the confidence to work again and be ‘normal’
Should women shave their legs and under-arms?
Hadley Freeman: Waxing, shaving, plucking and threading – most women go through the torture. But there's only one way to find out whether you genuinely want to – give up the razors for a week or two
British teeth: something to smile about at last?
The state of Britons' teeth used to be a joke – but as a nation polishes up, who's laughing now? Will Storr, an Englishman with English teeth, reports