Body: Health Conditions & Female Bodies

Enma Morel was 23 years old when she began to feel sharp pain in her chest. When it didn’t go away after a month, she scheduled an appointment with her d

by Refinery29 Team

Skin Care

Why People Are Using Glycolic Acid As Deodorant

TikTok is full of beauty hacks: some genuinely smart (like the smart SPF layering hack and one-minute messy bun trick), others decidedly questionable. Rece

by Jacqueline Kilikita

Beauty

5 People On Their Complicated Relationship With Tanning Beds

by Jacqueline Kilikita

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Sun Blocked

9 Tanning Myths Dermatologists Want You To Stop Believing ASAP

Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead

by Amelia Bell

Wellness

Everything You Need To Know About Plan B Side Effects

When talking about Plan B, most people know the basics: It’s a pill you can take in the days following unprotected sex to help prevent pregnancy. But tha

by Erika W. Smith

Deals

Get An Exclusive 20% Off This R29-Editor-Approved Sauna Blanket

Super Sale Alert: Get 20% off everything from HigherDOSE with the promo code REFINERY29, now through April 26. Sauna therapy is officially b

by Mercedes Viera

Body

I Had A 10cm Ovarian Cyst But Doctors Didn’t Believe Me

When Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause and model Hailey Bieber recently revealed they were suffering with ovarian cysts, I knew full well how they felt.

by Lauren Potts

Body

No One Needs Kourtney K’s Vagina Detox Gummies

We are in celebrity wellness hell. The other week, Gwyneth Paltrow, actress and founder of wellness brand Goop, made headlines after sharing her worryingly

by Chanté Joseph

Wellness

Period Flu: The Endometriosis Symptom Your Doctor’s Probabl...

Around 2014 I found myself regularly coming down with classic flu symptoms. A raised temperature, sore throat, aching limbs, heavy fatigue, and sore lymph

by Lisa Sinclair

Body

Everything I Wish I’d Known About Breast Reduction

The unspooled roll of hospital paper dulls the coldness on my back as I lie on the bed, waiting for expert hands to weigh up the scale of my disproportiona

by Aimée Walsh

Wellness

My Rare Chronic Illness Is Now Viral On TikTok

Mollie, 25, lives with a condition that causes a racing heart, palpitations, intense fatigue, fainting, and brain fog. It reduces her ability to stand or w

by Agnes Arnold-Forster

Dedicated Feature

This Chronic Skin Disease Can Scar Black Women. Why Aren’t We Tal...

Jasmine Young was just eight years old when she noticed a cluster of pea-sized bumps underneath her right armpit. The painful, pus-filled lumps came and we

by Hilary Shepherd

Body

Everything That Happened When I Came Off The Pill After 6 Years

I went on the contraceptive pill when I was 17 without knowing much about what it would do to my body. I’d see my friends pull out the plastic packets du

by Alice Porter

Beauty

This Humble Body Product Gives Me The Skin Of A Baby Angel

My goal in life is to always be soft. That’s emotionally (whether embracing the ‘soft Black girl‘ aesthetic, for example) and physically,

by Amanda Mitchell

Gift Guides

The 13 Best Fitness Gifts Your Active Friend Will Actually Use

by Charlotte Lewis

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Most Wanted

I Tried The Internet’s Favorite Safety Razor — & Lived To T...

One thing to know about me: I hate shaving — a lot. My earliest shaving memories involved some Gillette Venus (I’m your fire!) and lots of nervous tear

by Karina Hoshikawa

Beauty

Expensive Hair Treatments Didn’t Fix My Hair Loss

I have a habit of crying in the shower. The flat I live in lacks internal walls so it is just one long room with separate areas demarcated by rugs and chan

by Hannah Turner

Tech

7 Best SAD Lamps On Amazon To Help Fight The Winter Blues

by Cory Stieg

Beauty

Everything You Need To Properly Take Care Of That New Tattoo

by Samantha Sasso

Dedicated Feature

15 Spa-Quality Beauty Gifts That’ll Help Your Friend Discon...

by Hilary Shepherd

Sex

Everything You Need To Know About Squirting

Female ejaculation, aka squirting, has become a lot more mainstream in the past few decades, thanks in part to porn. Indeed, many a porn video has led us t

by Cory Stieg

Unbothered

I’m A Black Woman Living With Body Dysmorphia — & It’...

Trigger warning: this piece references eating disorders, suicidal ideation, and sensitive content regarding body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). I was 20 years

by Nia Shumake

Beauty

The Body-Care Market Is Booming, But Do We Really Need Butt Masks?

“A lot of you have been asking about my skin-care routine.” One of the most-repeated beauty declarations on social media is more than a humblebrag from

by Erika Stalder

Beauty

The Ins & Outs Of At-Home Bikini Waxing

If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly watching DIY TikTok videos and thinking, “I can do that.” DIY is not a new concept in

by aimee simeon

Hot Girl Somos

Si Hay Sol, Hay Panza: How I’m Reclaiming Summer as a Fat Brown Babe

When I was about 8 years old, my grandparents enrolled me in swimming lessons. I went to the community pool, excited and suited up in a one-piece bathing s

by Virgie Tovar

Somos Latine

Snapback Culture Made Me Resent My Post-Baby Body. But I Fought Back

When I was pregnant, I dreamt about being a cool mom. To me, this looked like a bright-eyed and fabulous woman who danced energetically in sexy garbs and d

by Melania Luisa Marte

Wellness

6 Reasons Why You Bleed After Sex

by Cory Stieg

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