‘Plastic recycling is a myth’: what really happens to your rubbish?

You sort your recycling, leave it to be collected – and then what? From councils burning the lot to foreign landfill sites overflowing with British rubbish, Oliver Franklin-Wallis reports on a global waste crisis

The best poly hydroxy acids

Worried that liquid exfoliants will irritate or dehydrate your skin? Try PHAs, which are gentler yet effective

The best aluminium-free deodorants

I have an instinctive aversion to my secretions being ‘blocked’ – and now I have a solution

The best gloop-free body moisturisers for summer

These products will leave you with perfectly smooth skin – without the ick