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“These free radicals attack the keratin (especially the cystine bonds responsible for hair strength and elasticity) in your hair, making it more porous and prone to damage,” says Joseph Maine, celebrity hairstylist and co-founder of Trademark Beauty. “UV rays also weaken the protective lipid layer on the surface of your hair, making it feel rough and look dull. If you have colored hair, it breaks down both melanin and artificial colorants in your hair, causing your color to fade or lighten....

But tonight, you had planned to cook steaks with grilled vegetables, so there’s just one problem: You are short one steak, and the clock is ticking. If you know how to thaw steak fast, you can still get the beef on the grill with time to spare. Thanks to this no-fail steak-thawing method, dinner is saved. The Most Ideal Option In all situations, the ideal way to thaw a steak is in a refrigerator....

That being said, we’re often asked about the coating on nonstick cookware and its potential toxicity. The original Teflon pans were made with PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). PFOA has been linked to various cancers, so it was removed from Teflon products in 2013. However, Teflon cookware still contains PTFE. PTFE is considered safe, but the problem is that it starts to break down around 450-500 degrees, releasing potentially toxic fumes....

You can imagine how stunned I was to figure out that all of those small hairs I’ve been demonizing were actually just new hairs trying to make their way. This eye-opening realization made me question the difference between breakage, new growth, and baby hairs altogether. So to find out, I tapped several hair experts to answer my questions about the signs of each, and how to take care of them....

To make your bedroom a serene space, start by clearing off the surfaces closest to your bed, such as bedside tables. Make space for a glass of water and consider relocating your phone farther away from your bed (more on that, below). Another solution: simply invest in light-blocking curtains. Blackout shades or curtains with a blackout liner (or a combination of the two) will keep your bedroom dark all night long....

Editor-Picked Fall Home Finds: Keep reading to shop these 10 editor-loved picks I can’t wait to buy this season from boho knit throw pillows to weighted blankets and fall-scented candles.

Never heard of contact time? You’re probably not the only one. Essentially, it’s the amount of time a cleaning agent—a spray or a wipe, whatever you use—needs to be in contact with a surface in order to kill the bacteria, viruses, and other not-great things lingering there. If you’re not waiting long enough, your cleaner likely isn’t getting rid of the potentially illness-causing cells. If you’re spraying and wiping as you go to clean quickly, without waiting the prescribed contact time, you’re really just doing a surface clean by wiping up dirt, debris, and other particles—not the bits that can really get you sick....

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported that nearly a half-century later, in 2020, “women’s annual earnings were 82.3 percent of men’s, and the gap is even wider for many women of color.” Fifty years have only brought us 25.3 more cents to the dollar, and the great “She-cession” set women’s labor force participation back thirty years. February 2021 data mirrored that from 1987, with only 55.8 percent of women employed in the workforce....

Highlights: Melanie has bylines in Real Simple, Allrecipes, Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Living, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and more. She was the former SEO writer for Allrecipes, covering product reviews, cooking tutorials, and food news. She graduated from the University of Georgia Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and international affairs. Favorite Purchase The Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer was Melanie’s best pandemic purchase. It’s held up to over two years of use, and it’s been a complete game-changer in her hair styling routine....

Puppy-Proof Your Space Before you bring that ball of fluff into your life, make sure you’ve done a sweep of potentially hazardous spots, taking care to check every corner. For example, cleaning supplies, medications, valuable household items, and anything else that could be harmful to your pet should be safely stowed away somewhere inaccessible to them. Dr. Venator names things like toothpaste or chewing gum, which may contain artificial sweeteners like Xylitol that are toxic for pets....

Prior to COVID, I had been living in a tiny Manhattan apartment for eight years. I had no reason to own outdoor furniture, but that still didn’t stop me from scrolling through pages and pages of the Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel sites and thinking, “someday.” Fast forward a year and a half into the pandemic and here I am, living in the countryside of Connecticut with plenty of outdoor space....