Wirecutter tested one deodorant and split their panel right down the middle. The reason comes down to your skin's microbiome — and why the fix isn't finding "the one," it's testing. A guide to FINE's cream, AKT's balm, and Movida's stick.

He remembers your hair. Twenty-five years, a salon on First Street, a store twenty blocks north, and finally, a line of his own—the story of the man behind the name Takamichi.

Everyone knows to wear sunscreen. Almost no one wears enough of it. The two-finger rule, the shot glass, the SPF debate — what dermatologists actually say, and the question nobody quite agrees on.

After 20 years of working with clients and touching their hair every day, I've heard the same questions over and over. Should I brush wet or dry hair? How much shampoo should I use? What's tsubaki oil and why does it matter? Here are the answers to the most common hair care questions—based on what actually works, not marketing claims.