Hygiene
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
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
21, Apr, 2024 @11:00 AM
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
Arwa Mahdawi
03, Apr, 2024 @10:00 AM
Making an April fool of AI and Tory leaders | Brief letters
Brief letters: Search for perfection | Clean living | Thames Water’s woes | Tory donors
01, Apr, 2024 @4:44 PM
There is a perfect time to shower – and it’s not when you think
In the data-driven, optimisation-obsessed corner of the internet, everything has its optimal moment, and washing is no exception, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Arwa Mahdawi
26, Mar, 2024 @4:47 PM
‘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
Clea Skopeliti
02, Feb, 2024 @4:00 PM
You be the judge: should my wife’s family stop using my toothbrush?
Edward thinks it’s disgusting that Alice’s siblings use his toothbrush. Alice says sharing is normal. Who should let go of the bit between their teeth?
Interviews by Georgina Lawton
12, Jan, 2024 @8:00 AM
How clean is your belly button? Dirty ones are at risk of navel stones – and could even need surgery
Compacted dirt, dead skin and other debris can form ‘umboliths’ in rare cases, causing irritation and infection
02, Jan, 2024 @3:08 PM
The perfect flush: eight essential toilet tips – from closed lids to cleaning
Lid up or down? Flush every time? Bleach or bathroom cleaner? Your approach can help keep your health and the planet from going down the pan
Zoe Beaty
13, Sep, 2023 @4:13 PM
More children expected to arrive at UK schools with dirty clothes and hair
Almost three-quarters of school staff polled have seen a rise in hygiene poverty and expect to see more
Rachel Hall
04, Sep, 2023 @5:00 AM
Is a yellow rain really gonna fall? | Brief letters
Brief letters: Water colour | On the beach | Dirty politics | Tory tales | King-size salary
23, Jul, 2023 @3:43 PM
Soap sales halve as UK shoppers cut back on hygiene products
Handwash and bubble bath sales also fall in first six months of 2023, with cost of living blamed
Sarah Marsh
21, Jul, 2023 @4:10 PM
‘Fetch the mop – it’s a code brown!’: the diary of a Glastonbury toilet cleaner
This weekend, 700 WaterAid volunteers have been keeping the festival’s loos in working order. One rubber-gloved hero shares her highs and lows
Rachel Smith
26, Jun, 2023 @9:00 AM
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