How can I get over my continual annoyance with a family member? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 14, 2009 - 21 answers

I'm trying to teach myself to knit/crochet and have found that one of the major barriers to learning is the yarn - acrylic yarn to be exact. It irritates my skin. [more inside]
posted by echolalia67 on Nov 18, 2009 - 41 answers

How can I keep listening to music on the bus without exacerbating my easily irritable skin with earbuds, or causing hearing loss? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 8, 2009 - 6 answers

Almost ten years after I've worn earrings, my piercings continue to regularly swell and discharge pus. What's wrong with my ears, how can I fix it, and will I ever wear earrings again? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 30, 2009 - 45 answers

Want to look my best for tomorrow, seeking shaving advice. [more inside]
posted by ®@ on Aug 4, 2009 - 25 answers

I know you are not my doctor, but... I have had three outbreaks of something in the last four years, which could be herpes, but so far all the tests say it's not. Any other ideas what I might have? Much much [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 1, 2009 - 12 answers

I'm having an "off day" for no particular reason. Feeling grouchy & peevish. This is dumb. Please help me fix it. [more inside]
posted by pseudostrabismus on Dec 4, 2008 - 54 answers

I am a girl with incredibly sensitive skin. Help me stay free of rashes AND hair "down there"... or convince me it's not worth it (men, please reply). [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 15, 2008 - 76 answers

Someone I have to interact with on a fairly regular basis has a voice that grates really badly on my nerves. How can I listen what the person is saying without being annoyed by the voice? [more inside]
posted by Kattullus on Jul 22, 2008 - 12 answers

Flash Player 9, running in Firefox pauses when it senses that it is no longer on screen. Please make it stop doing this so that I can listen to music (and videos) in the background. [more inside]
posted by !Jim on Aug 7, 2007 - 4 answers

How do women who mud wrestle or take regular mud baths (esp. naked, say at a spa) avoid getting mud in their, er, orifices—or do they avoid it? [more inside]
posted by limeonaire on May 24, 2007 - 26 answers

So I got my first facial on Friday, and it didn't quite have the result I had hoped for. Help! [more inside]
posted by irishkitten on Feb 10, 2007 - 17 answers

Acne/skin irritation related to shaving... [more inside]
posted by Venadium on Aug 1, 2006 - 28 answers

Why do I get these blistery-rash reactions when I run? [more inside]
posted by I_Love_Bananas on Jul 7, 2006 - 8 answers

My friend has had something in his eye for four hours. [more inside]
posted by ORthey on Nov 28, 2005 - 23 answers

What do rich people have that we don't? To be more specific, what are the little inconveniences that the middle class/lower class/middle-rich/foo/bar have to deal with, but when you have enough money you can get around easily. I don't mean the obvious ones, I mean things like showers that you have to fiddle with to get the temperature, or razor burn. [more inside]
posted by ChrisR on Aug 20, 2005 - 45 answers