Best Outdoor Power Equipment of 2025

Consumer Reports’ process goes something like this: Every year, our market analysts identify hundreds of new pieces of outdoor power equipment. We deploy a team of secret shoppers to buy each model we test to ensure that we’re getting the same products you’d find at retail. Even after we test the tools, we’re still not…

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How to Banish Dry Skin

Look for a fragrance-free cleanser. Experts say that bar soap and liquid cleansers are fine, but you’ll want to avoid potentially problematic ingredients. “Fragrances are the most frequent cause of allergies, inflammation, and irritation,” according to Lipner. Make a bath more soothing. Adding some bath oil (even olive oil) or colloidal oatmeal to the tub…

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Best Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors of 2025

That’s why we put dozens of models to the test. In our lab, we expose CO detectors to low CO levels (100 parts per million) and high CO levels (400 ppm) to see how quickly and accurately they detect the colorless, odorless gas. For models that display or announce specific CO levels, we check the…

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