These days it seems like every brand of toothbrush is coming out with their own electric toothbrush to compete with the bigger brands that sell theirs anywhere from $15 to even $100. I’m not sure who in their right mind would spend $100 on a toothbrush, unless it’s made …

I always like and believe in a complete oral routine care. This to me means brushing my teeth regularly, properly flossing and lastly, using a good and pleasant mouthwash. I have tried enough brands of mouthwash in the past from the antiseptic tasting ones to the mildest ones. …

Last year my blood tests results came back and I have very high cholesterol levels. This is still in connection with the type 1 Diabetes that I have. At age 30, 230mg/dL is interpreted as borderline-high risk. The sad fact is that my bad cholesterol is high and …

I picked up this cute little lip balm as a purely impulsive purchase. I didn’t need a new lip balm. I probably have thirty. But I get bored easily and I like to treat myself, and it looked like a premium product. The recipe for this little balm was classic. …

My first exposure to O.B. Tampons was as a teenager. However, as an older adult I’ve become a freebie hunter and I received the new O.B. Comfort Silk Touch Absorbency Tampons in the mail. I’ve bought them since but I completely prefer the older version that was all cotton.
The …

I have been using the Women’s Daily Multivitamin from Target (the store brand) for a long time and so far this winter I haven’t had a single cold. I know a lot of people may not like the generic store brand as they wonder if it works as well …

I don’t know about anyone else, but I do not like the feeling of having a clogged nose at all. When my nose gets clogged, I feel like I am suffocating, because I absolutely hate to breath through my mouth. Plus I heard nasal breathing is better for you …

I was looking for a small lotion to fit into my purse, since I had used the last bit of my Bath and Body Works brand that I normally carry. I found this Curel, and since my hands and cuticles can always use some help, I decided to give it …

I was a blissfully unemployed mother of two for almost seven years when I finally decided, because my kids were old enough to finally stay home by themselves for a few hours here and there, to hit the work force again. I live in Michigan, and jobs are far …

For the last few days I had experiencing a severe pain in my left knee which was making me feel rather uncomfortable and unfit. Though I did experience knee pain very often, this time the pain seemed rather unbearable. In fact I found it difficult even to walk a …

I love products that claim to be a “miracle” simply by their names. And, because I’m a glutton for punishment, I’ll waste a few dollars here and there and try these products out just to put them to the test. I suppose it doesn’t hurt that I also really …

I am a big supporter of products that are simple, natural, and not tested on animals. Although I am guilty of using products that do not fit the above description too, I still appreciate the efforts of the makers. I’ve always liked Burt’s Bees products. I use …

I was looking for toothbrushes that are not so costly in the supermarket. In these times of economic crisis, every penny seems worth saving to me. In my search for new and good tooth brushes, I found Systema Lion toothbrushes. They do have slim and soft …

I have gone to Dr. Nils Foley, MD, several times for a variety of issues, even though he isn’t my primary practitioner. Dr. Foley is a regular treating physician at the new Nextcare Urgent Care on Oracle, near the Tucson Mall. I haven’t had a general practitioner in a …

With quite a few varieties of skin cleansing aids all over the market, it makes quite an interesting affair for me to actually choose a new one (totally different from the one I used in the past) to actually help me keep my skin clean. Though I have …

I’ve had a problem with thinning hair since I turned forty. I have tried every vitamin, shampoo and treatment I came across. Most don’t work. Here’s an example. This product claimed to have lots of scientifically backed ingredients that helped to restructure and strengthen hair. It even gave an in …

My boyfriend introduced this food supplement to me so it is me and him taking this softgel capsule once per day. I started to take this weeks ago so I have been using this for almost a month now. The first remarkable thing that I have noticed about it …

I went through a period in my life, about five years ago, in which I was just getting tired of my weight problems. I had reached my low and was ready to do something about it, and I started on an exercise and diet regime. I was taking it …

My blood pressure has always been pretty low, but not dangerously so; enough that I needed to check it constantly and consider medication. However, when my housemate was diagnosed with high blood pressure, I decided to buy an automatic blood pressure monitor, figuring that I could use it …

Also referred to as chinese medicine balls, these small metal orbs are used for relaxation and hand exercise. You rotate them in your hands, and by doing so you can improve co-ordination, dexterity and strength. The majority of the many techniques are usually executed with two balls, but it …

My desire to quit smoking led me to try another product. This time it is Nicotex Nicotine chewing gum; a popular product of its kind in India manufactured and marketed by Cipla.
I had previously tried this by using a herbal product (No Addiction), which turned out to be …

My husband has severe allergies that cause him to cough continually.
He has gone to many doctors who have prescribed many different drugs to try to help him. Nothing has seemed to help. But, his most recent pulmonologist prescribed Bidhist to him and this antihistimine is working! He takes one …

I always keep plenty of lip balm on hand in the winter, when my lips can get very dry and chapped. Sometimes, it happens in the summer too. I got a bad case of hay fever which left my nose so blocked for several days, that I was unable to …

I used to suffer from teeth gap which was a little noticeable. I was looking for a way to get rid of it, when I stumbled upon a teeth band product called Orthofill by Usmile. I bought the set for $10 from its official website a few months ago. …

I bought this shower gel when it was on sale. I like to try out new products, and I had used some of the Clean and Clear facial products before and liked them. Although I associate Clean and Clear with acne treatment or management of oily skin, this product didn’t …

I decided that I wanted whiter teeth, but I had tried the over the counter strips before and found them inconvenient. I have a problem with the strong mint flavors in most adult toothpastes, so I usually end up using kid’s brands and natural products that have other flavors besides …

When I was helping to care for an elderly friend, we had many long talks—“ about everything. One day she noticed I had a small scar on my arm that had darkened a bit. She told me to get the “Black and White” cream from her cabinet and use it …

I bought the Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor (BPA-150 model) as a birthday present for my father. Bearing in mind that he is getting older, I had decided he’d need a reliable blood pressure monitor in the house instead of going for regular visits to the hospital to have them …

I prefer liquid hand soap in a convenient pump bottle to hard bar soap on my sink to use for hand washing. The only thing I do not like about it is the tacky look of that plastic soft soap (or whatever brand I am using at the time) …

I recently decided to try a semi permanent hair color, since my hair is getting progressively damaged from permanent color. I am 100% gray naturally, and have been since my early thirties. I normally use permanent color by Loreal’s Feria. My mom and some of …

If any of you have ever had a cold, or started to get a cold I highly recommend taking Emergen-c. It is a powder that you just add to water and drink. Emergen-c is vitamin c as seven mineral ascorbates, 32 mineral …

I feel that it is super important to stay as fresh as I possibly can throughout the day. I already have a lot of issues, because I am very active and try to find ways to stay fresh throughout the day. I have enjoyed the use of pantiliners, and …

Because I have a combination skin I don’t like to use products that are applied all over the face. I much prefer something that is designated for use on oily areas of the skin, because otherwise it will dry out parts of my face too much and the uneven …

Xeroderma Pigmentosum is basically a disease where you are extremely sensitive to UV light, basically meaning sunlight. To be exact, it’s not sensitivity to UV light but the body doesn’t know how to get rid of the damage by the sun rays. Normally in human bodies, we can recover …

Clinique has a few products that I really like, so I thought I would like their soap as well. I have combination skin which is more dry in the winter, but in the summer is quite oily and plagued by acne. I was told by a few people and sales …

I began taking aloe vera juice for the treatment of irritable bowels and GERD several years ago. I do not take it constantly, but when symptoms are flaring up, it is a great addition to my prescription medicines and really helps get the flare under control. I normally buy the …

I had the day off yesterday so I thought I would try out my new 4 Mile Super Challenge workout from the Walk Away the Pounds Express Collection. I have now officially lost track of how many of their workouts that I have tried. Safe to say …

This review is for a pain relief product made in the USA. I have fibromyalgia and have become a bit of an expert as well as a self-appointed guinea pig for all pain relief products that have big claims. I like the idea of natural products, and sometimes they …

A few days back, I had been witnessing an acute pain in my wrist of my right hand. This pain had been had been making me really uncomfortable. The pain in my wrist made it difficult for me to do any kind of handwork at the computer and also …

Even if I am already living in Japan where it is the home of the advance medicine with lots of famous brands of vitamins and other drugs I still don’t change my vitamins. It has been Myra-e for almost 2 years now. What I like about the product? I …

Serious Mass by Optimum Nutrition is a great product; it worked very well as a weight gain supplement solving my dilemma of being an ectomorph with an ultra active metabolism. I gained a substantial amount of weight, around 4kg in a little over a month which is a great …

I have always been a fan of Paul Mitchell’s tea tree shampoo, if for just the smell alone. I do color my hair, and I have been using sulfate free shampoos lately, both to protect the color and to lessen my exposure to the chemical detergents so that they will …

I am a huge fan of natural soaps. When I have tried Zum soaps in the past, I really liked them so when I was last shopping at Whole Foods, I picked up a bar that I had not tried yet. They have so many interesting combinations of scents, that …

The ends of my hair are fried from over coloring, over processing, and refusing to cut them off because I don’t want to lose the length. I’ve been told I have split ends, and I’ve tried a few products to try and mend them but not too many have impressed …

Taking care of my teeth and mouth is very important for me. When I had a few tooth problems, that’s when I came to realize that proper care of the teeth should be given attention. Of course, I make sure that I brush my teeth every morning, and in …

Udderly Smooth Udder Cream has been very useful since we have moved to Florida, oddy, as my husband and other family members, including our dogs have developed rough skin issues and fungal skin problems, etc..It has given them relief on numerous occaisions, along with the topical medicines …

I decided to try Avon ADVANCE TECHNIQUES 2-in-1 Healthy Shine Shampoo & Conditioner because I had heard great things about the product from a friend of mine. I don’t usually use a shampoo/conditioner combo because it’s difficult for me to imagine that a product could both cleanse and …

When my doctor told me I had high cholesterol along with my diabetes, it was a wake up call. I tried statin drugs, and had a horrible reaction to them. I have fibromylagia, and statin drugs cause muscle weakness and deterioration that they really want you to believe is “rare” …

I am usually not a fan of feminine pads but there are times when I just do not want to wear tampons. I tend to only have trouble with menstrual cramps during the first day of my cycle and I always find that when I wear tampons during that …

I have always been a tampon kind of woman. I like them because they are less messy and less hard to deal with than pads. Though I like tampons they don’t always work the best. I usually have to still wear a liner or pad underneath. I wanted to …