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Anok Yai Used Hemorrhoid Cream to Reduce Eye Bags, But Dermatologists Have a Better Idea

Anok Yai and generations of models have used hemorrhoid cream for under-eye bags. The ingredient behind the myth was pulled in the 1990s, and dermatologists have since reversed their position. Anok ...
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Are Your Vintage Thrift Store Levi’s Worth Thousands?

From the Big E red tab to concealed rivets and selvedge inseams, here is exactly what to look for — and what each detail means — when hunting for vintage Levi’s at the thrift store. The single most ...
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The Eco Travel Guide to Rome: Visit The Eternal City Without Leaving a Trace

All products featured on Ethos have been independently selected by our editorial team. When you buy something through our links, Ethos may earn an affiliate commission. Rome is raising the bar on eco ...
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The Jelly Shoe Gets an Eco Edit

All products featured on Ethos have been independently selected by our editorial team. When you buy something through our links, Ethos may earn an affiliate commission. Jelly shoes are still having a ...
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Climate Change Is Coming for Your Signature Scent

Climate change is stressing the jasmine, rose, vanilla, and sandalwood behind the world’s best perfumes, from Egypt’s shrinking harvest to Madagascar’s vanilla, and fragrance houses are turning to ...
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Where Have All the Sustainability Managers Gone?

Companies from Burberry to Starbucks are cutting sustainability managers and pushing back climate targets as newsrooms gut their climate desks. Can the planet survive the retreat? It’s a strange ...
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How Bangkok’s Golf Courses Are Championing Sustainability

Bangkok has more than sixty golf courses and a serious thirst. Here’s how its championship clubs are cutting water use and protecting their land, and how to play them responsibly. In March 2000, Tiger ...
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Your Vegan Leather Bag Is Mostly Petroleum

Most vegan leather is petroleum-based — even the eco pineapple, apple, mushroom, and cactus versions that promised to disrupt the industry. Over the course of about two years, the companies that set ...
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Stella McCartney Wants to Turn eBay’s Weirdest Listings Into a Reality Show

Stella McCartney pitched a reality show about eBay’s weirdest listings at Cannes Lions, then made the case that recommerce is the future of luxury. Stella McCartney built a fashion house on the ...
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The Case for the Very Hot Room

A cardiologist in Finland spent 20 years measuring what weekly sauna use does to the heart. The findings have reshaped how longevity researchers and wellness hotels think about heat. There are ...
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Fast Fashion’s Slow and Enormous Afterlife

Australia sends six tonnes of clothing to landfill every ten minutes. New EPA and European data show the United States and EU discard textiles even faster, as demand for fast fashion outpaces ...
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The Clean Mineral Sunscreens That Cost a Quarter of the Prestige Ones

All products featured on Ethos have been independently selected by our editorial team. When you buy something through our links, Ethos may earn an affiliate commission. ‘Clean’ sunscreen is an ...