r/TestedOnMe

Do you wash your legs in the shower?

Okay hear me out. I just found out that some people don't actually wash their legs. They just let the soap and water run down and call it a day.

So be honest, do you actually wash your legs with soap, or do you just let the water do its thing?

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u/NervousClassic9867 — 20 hours ago

Do you brush right after coffee or wait?

Some people say brush immediately to get rid of the staining, but I've also heard that brushing right after acidic drinks can actually damage your enamel and you should wait 30 minutes.
So what's the actual move? Brush right after, rinse with water and wait, or something else entirely?
What do you guys do?

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u/AlwaysLeft-11 — 2 days ago

Any tips for eating cottage cheese if you hate the texture?

I want to like cottage cheese for the macros, but the texture is killing me 😭

Any ways to make it more tolerable or hide the texture? How do you usually eat it?

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u/Active-Okras — 7 days ago

Why does "for men" marketing work so well when men could have just been buying regular products this whole time?

Yo man bags, men's makeup, men's skincare, brands just repackage something that already exists, call it "for men" and suddenly it's acceptable and men are lining up for it. Sounds kinda crazy to me looool. Like tinted moisturizer has existed forever. BB cream has existed forever. But the second it gets rebranded as "men's skin tint" or "for him" it becomes a thing. Same with bags. Men have been buying "murses" for years while insisting they weren't bags. Now it's a man bag and it's a whole market. And don't even get me started on the man bun. It's a bun. Women have been wearing buns since the beginning of time. Do you think it's genuinely about social permission, like men needed the "for men" label to feel okay buying it, or is it just brilliant marketing taking advantage of that insecurity? And what's the next everyday thing that's going to get repackaged and sold to men at a markup?

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u/YourMan492 — 8 days ago

If you could instantly become an expert at one thing, what would you choose?

Could be a skill, career, hobby, language, sport, anything honestly. What’s the one thing you’d want to fully master if you could?

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u/WhiteChick003 — 9 days ago

Do we really need to shower every single day?

grew up thinking that skipping a daily shower was gross, but I've also heard people say that showering less often is actually better for your skin. So what do you do? Do you shower every day, every other day, or does it depend on your schedule and lifestyle? I'd love to hear everyone's reasoning because this topic seems surprisingly divisive

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u/Active-Okras — 9 days ago

How are you actually supposed to clean your ears?

Growing up, I always used cotton swabs because that's the most common thing everyone around me did. But then, I started seeing doctors online saying you should never put anything in your ear canal because it can push wax deeper and it can damage your eardrum.

Seeing all these different opinions makes doubt everything and I don't really know which one I should be using. What do you usually do? Do you leave them alone? Use mineral oil or lukewarm water with a rubber-bulb syringe to flush out earwax?

I would like to know if there's really a "safe" way to do it 😩

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u/Active-Okras — 9 days ago

Unpopular opinion: 5K runs can feel harder than longer distances

Okay, hear me out.

Whenever people talk about running difficulty, the assumption is usually that the longer the distance, the harder the run. And obviously running a half marathon or marathon is a huge challenge.

But I've started wondering whether a hard 5K is actually more miserable in some ways.

When I run 5K, I'm usually pushing the pace the entire time. My breathing is terrible, my legs are burning, and I'm counting down every minute until it's over. There's basically no room to settle in.

With longer runs, the goal seems completely different. The pace is slower, the effort feels more controlled, and while the distance itself is intimidating, you're not constantly running on the edge of your limit.

Am I crazy for thinking this? Has anyone else found that a hard 5K effort feels more painful than some of their longer runs, even if the longer runs are objectively more demanding overall?

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u/Active-Okras — 12 days ago

If you could only take one supplement for the rest of your life, what would it be?

If you could only take one supplement for the rest of your life, which one would you choose and why?

Curious what people actually swear by vs what’s just hype.

Drop your answer below 👇 !!

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u/Active-Okras — 13 days ago

Has anyone actually gotten good results from intuitive eating or the 80/20 approach?

I feel like a lot of people say they made more progress once they stopped being super restrictive and obsessive with food tracking.

Did a more balanced approach actually work for you?

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u/WhiteChick003 — 12 days ago