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Whilst there are thousands of mascaras on the market that claim to thicken and lengthen your lashes, I wanted to know if you could really achieve long, voluminous peepers with a bit of cotton wool.

Crocheted items are delicate and easily shrink, felt, and weaken if washed improperly. However, with the right laundering process, they withstand many washes.

With the February chill about to hit, I’m in the market for a cozy new sweater. Ordinarily I’d opt for wool, but I wonder whether all those methane-belching sheep are killing the planet. Cotton seems ...

When it comes to garments and fabric, which is greener: wool or cotton? Slate's Green Lantern tackles the question, doing some analysis and ultimately coming up with...well, it depends. It's an apples ...