How to Treat & Prevent a Sunburned Scalp
by Amalah
Amy, I noticed that in your latest column about dandruff, you never mentioned that it might not be dandruff at all, but a sunburned scalp. I don’t know about other people, but I know that if I don’t cover up where my hair is parted, it’s going to burn, flake, and imitate dandruff. I can’t [...]
Smackdown Updates IV: Botox, Wonky Periods & Depression
by Amalah
Not just your average cut-and-paste update-y job here, folks, if you’ll indulge me by reading on. One extra-fascinating update, one request for advice as one girl’s quest to maybe possibly get knocked up enters Chapter Two, and one email that proves that you guys are the best and that good things CAN happen when advice [...]
Sex every day: would you do it?
So every week, while I’m writing my Wonderland column, Scott asks me if there’s anything he can do to help. Every week I ask him what he could possibly do. Write it for me? Massage my feet while I write? Massage his own feet while he watches me write? Then he says “fine, whatever,” and [...]
Is Accutane Right For Me?
by Amalah
Dear Amy, I’ve researched your archived articles regarding acne and found little feedback from Accutane users. I know you suggest the Philosophy line, which I’ve tried, it made my skin go crazy! I have moderate acne which has developed over the course of the last few years, and I am 33 years old. I recently [...]
Healthier Lifestyles through “Commitment Contracts”
by Catherine
This can be pretty hardcore, but we’re all adults here, right? This service allows you to put a contract on yourself to follow through on exercising or quitting smoking. You chose the penalty if you don’t meet the goal.








