Clean - The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less

Did you know that excessive use of soap and skin-care products is harming our health and the environment? Apart from in hand-washing there is no need to use soap on our bodies at all.

Doctor and preventative medicine expert James Hamblin gave up showering five years ago and only ever uses soap on his hands. In Clean, he takes us on an irreverent and entertaining journey through our complex relationship with our bodies and cleanliness. Drawing on the latest science, he introduces a new way to think about cleanliness - one that is cheaper, simpler and better for our skin, our immunity and the world in which we live.

* With a new afterword by the author *

'Fun, interesting and credible' New York Times

'Persuasive... Clean made me chuckle and then left me thoughtful' Daily Telegraph

About the author

James Hamblin is a doctor and holds a masters in Preventive Medicine from Yale University. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic, a lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health and a specialist in preventive medicine. He is the author of If Our Bodies Could Talk and hosted a video series of the same name. His Twitter account is @jameshamblin. He only uses soap on his hands.

Summary

Drawing on the latest science, he introduces a new way to think about cleanliness - one that is cheaper, simpler and better for our skin, our immunity and the world in which we live. * With a new afterword by the author *'Fun, interesting and credible' New York Times'Persuasive...

Report

Good-humoured and persuasive ... sets out to dispel the comfortable notion that our skin is a smooth protective barrier between us and the outside world... Clean made me chuckle and then left me thoughtful Daily Telegraph

Product details

• Authors: James Hamblin
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781784709709
• ISBN: 978-1-78470-970-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health > Beauty/cosmetics; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Hygiene, popular science, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HEALTH & FITNESS / Body Cleansing & Detoxification, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Skin, Personal & public health, Society and culture: general, Popular medicine and health, Personal and public health / health education