Experts say to wash newly bought clothes before wearing them — especially if they’re from a second-hand store. Unfortunately, this one poor soul learned this lesson the hard way. According to ...

A Health Warning: What Happens When You Don’t Wash Thrifted Clothes The situation involves a TikToker, known by the handle @onenevertwhoo_one, who contracted a skin infection called molluscum ...

By encapsulating live bacteria into the fibres of a leotard-like garment, the designer hopes to create a new interaction between fabric and skin through the use of probiotic technology.

"People don't realize that most of our clothes are not UV protected," Gastman said. Skin cancer cases are on the rise . This year, around 106,110 melanoma cases — the most dangerous type of skin ...

Arms and shoulders account for 27% of cases, trunk 22%, and head and neck (13%). Since the early 1990s, melanoma skin cancer incidence rates have increased by two-and-a-half times in the UK.