Working in a hospital makes me very prone to sickness and infections. Even if I wanted to do hand washing every now and then, often times it is not the real situation especially if we have many patients. Good thing that the hospital I am in recently provided us …

This little device clips onto my belt and is supposed to create a “cloud” around me which is supposed to keep mosquitoes from coming too close to me. I liked the idea behind the device because it meant not having to spray myself with mosquito repellent or keep a …

One of the biggest challenges in being diabetic is keeping track of your blood sugar levels. I was given the Contour glucometer to try out by my doctor. In order to test my blood sugar levels with the new meter, I have to have specific test strips that are …

I love aroma therapy. I am a true believer, because smell affects my mood, and mood effects the body’s capacity to self heal. I have a variety of essential oils that I use—“ sometimes literally for what they are supposed to be for, and sometimes just because I like how …

I strongly believed that having beautiful hands has always an asset to looking beautiful and attractive. Since I was not blessed with beautiful looking hands, I always kept thinking different ways to help them look pretty. Going in for regular manicures did help a great deal in keeping my …

Headache usually is a pain that disturbs the area of your head. There are myriad ways and reasons for the occurrence of headaches. I have faced the similar problem of headache. It cannot be ignored although it is due to stress and tension. All you need to …

I am a guy, currently, a second year college student, and I’m taking my Bachelor’s degree at one University in Manila. I’m from the province of Cavite, and as a matter of fact, I’m taking several hours, counting 4 hours to be exact for transportation allowance. EVERYDAY!
Sharing my life …

Whenever it’s summer, I always get rashes and prickly heat. It is so itchy and causes so much discomfort. It can be very distracting and it affects my mood all the time. I live in a tropical country so whenever it’s summer, I really always get sweaty and I …

Since I travel for business to Charleston SC many months out of the year, I decided to join a local gym so that I would have a membership in a Charleston gym for the extended time I’m in that area. I joined the St. Andrew’s Family Fitness Plus Gym …

I bought this when I had a terrible cold and cough last year. I’ve always liked the aroma of Vicks Vaporub and the way it makes my nose tingle, so I thought if nothing else, this liquid version would make me feel better by soothing my sinuses and …

Because of my severe vertigo, I have stopped joining group exercises like I use to. Instead, I shifted to the treadmill and the stepper in the gym as my warm-up and aerobic exercise before lifting weights. This happened a few years back and since then, I spend an average …

Complan in a nutritional meal drink powder that comes in a variety of flavours - original, vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. Complan contains 24 essential vitamins and minerals, it’s rich in calcium and iron and is a nice source of extra energy especially for people who are on the go …

Bowflex, the best thing that has happened to my body.
I am a mother of 3 girls ages 10, 8, and 2. I was not liking my tummy, thighs, hips, or arms. I was a size 15 at my largest. I kept seeing the commercial for Bowflex …

I never thought I’d see the day when I’d say I loved my toothbrush but the Oral-B Vitality has changed that.
The Oral-B Vitality toothbrush is a rechargeable power toothbrush that retails for $20.00 or less. They offer 3 different models of brush heads: Precision Clean, (a single round head), …

Knowing my fervent love of bath and body products, especially shower gels, a friend from up north sent me a birthday present of three lovely shower cleansers made by Molton Brown. I had not heard of or seen the product before. Apparently it is available in high end department …

In November of 1984, I figured in an accident which left ugly thick, dark and elevated scars on the following parts of my body: left arm, left and right legs, back of my left thigh. These used to be painful and itchy but the growth is confined within …

I use a nightly hot bath to help treat the painful symptoms of fibromyalgia, which I have struggled with since my late teens. It also helps to relax me so that I sleep better, which is another important factor in treating the condition. In the summer when my skin …

I don’t have an issue trying things out. I will try things all day long. I had a time when I was trying to lose a little weight, so I had to see what would work for me. I think everyone gets to the point where they actually want …

I have prescription glasses but when my boyfriend started having a hard time seeing, the eye doctor told him he didn’t need to get a prescription, that his eyes just weren’t bad enough yet. She suggested that we get him a pair of reading glasses from the store that …

Due to all of the snow storms we’ve been having in New York, I’ve been forced to stay home most of the time, and just go online on the computer or watch TV. During this time, I was attracted by a few infomercials, that were luring me to purchase …

I came under serious considerations to buy a treadmill, due to the fact I had gained many unwanted pounds. During one of my summers I started going out to the gym, but felt worse when coming back home. I would have many sore joints, and muscle pains.
When …

I fell in love with Lush products after using some of their soaps and bath bombs. After becoming intrigued about this unusual powder product, I finally ordered some of it too. There are very mixed opinions about the fragrance. It seems people really like it, or absolutely hate it. …

We Filipinos are very family with Malunggay. Yes, the lowly green leafy vegetable very commonly seen in the backyard of most homes especially in the countryside. Malunggay is scientifically called Moringa oleifera. In other places they call this Horseradish.
Long before Malunggay capsule was invented, we knew already that malunggay …

I love to use natural products, and especially when they offer very unusual fragrances. I ordered this one out of sheer curiosity. I do not always like chocolate smells, especially not with mint. (An exception would be the mentioned combination in ice cream, but I don’t wear ice cream!)
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It was really earth friendly when I learned that this is made of natural ingredients. What I didn’t like was the smell it has. It doesn’t smell that bad, it just smelled too woodsy. I don’t mind the smell if this product is as effective as it claims to …

Walgreens Double Tipped Cushioned Cotton Swabs have a variety of purposes, ranging from applying topical medications or ointments to sensitive areas on the skin to being handy for cleaning tough to reach crevices and spots, like between the keys on a keyboard. I however primarily use cotton swabs for …

I am an avid product buyer of this brand, Scott Flushable Moist Wipes by Scott Items at 25 pesos for 60 sheets. I can find it at local drugstores like Mercury here in Dapitan, and it is a really good product I think everyone must buy since it has …

I have recently used a wonderfully relaxing aromatherapy bubble bath that helped me get to sleep when I couldn’t. The aromatherapy bubble bath I used was Lavender Chamomile Dream Bath from Bath & Body Works. The bubble bath really had a nice calming lavender chamomile aroma to it that …

I hate having to sacrifice on the quality of my families meal choices because I am too tired after work, or am limited in that I have to prepare something rather quickly to satisfy the hungry masses on the spot.
Knowing the high fat, salt, …

If you’re a cubicle dweller such as myself, then you may find that you are in need of a high quality masseuse. Ideally, I’d have one on call to work on my poor achy back every lunch break of every day. Somehow, I can’t see a way …

I always loved foods that are sweet. I love my cup of coffee with a little sweetness. Most people do too.Sugar has been a part of everyone’s lives. People use sugar in a lot different ways.So if you are asked to avoid it, how dull would life be …

When I have a cold or flu in the winter, I like to use an inhalant vapor product in my vaporizer, to help soothe a cough and congestion, and make my sinuses feel better. There is just something nice and soothing about menthol to make your stuffy head feel clearer …

As an adult, I’m not ashamed to confess that I have girl-scout instincts instilled in me. That doesn’t mean I bring a battalion of first aid treatments and kits on the go, just the bare necessities my health insurance don’t cover (but are just as important nonetheless). …

The Nutmeg Farm Medicated Nutmeg Ointment is an oily base ointment that provided me with various capabilities. It could well do up to 3 different kind of tasks from relieving my muscle aches from a hard day’s of sports or to relieve the occasional insect bites. It can …

I bought this interesting product before going to visit a friend in the hospital. She had surgery, and would be in there for a week or more. I knew that it was likely that I would encounter lots of germs, since it was cold and flu season. I wanted to …

Mouthwash is vital for my oral hygiene as brushing alone is not enough and it is much convenient to bring alone than a toothbrush and toothpaste when I’m outside. One of the new mouthwashes in the market that I tried is the Colgate Plax. After a week it was …

My skin tends to be very dry, especially during the cooler weather months. Although I love to use perfumed lotions and body products, I know that the only type of product that actually work on my skin are oils. Whenever I notice that my skin is ashy, …

As an individual who has struggled with acne-prone skin for over twelve years, I feel as though I have tried almost every acne product on the market, with little to no positive results.
With most $5-$15 dollar acne products that could be purchased in most drug and department stores, I …

I recently noticed that my teeth had become quite sensitive and thus tested out some toothpaste designed for sensitive teeth. The product I chose was Sensodyne total care gel. I was sceptical about toothpastes for sensitive teeth, simply because I doubted that a sensitive toothpaste would be …

As I don’t eat meat it’s important for me to make sure that I’m getting a balanced diet, and one vitamin group that I’m in danger of missing out on is B-vitamins. I know that I should take a multivitamin tablet each day, and every so often I …

I do love the products created by Boiron because they are natural and they don’t cause any side effects. This french brand is the largest manufacturer of homeopathic products in the world and it does offer an alternative to conventional medicines. Sedatif PC was specially designed to calm anxiety and …

I was not happy with King Bio Homeopathic Acne Clear when I tried it a few years ago because the results did not yield the kind of results that I was looking for. I am prone to not just minor breakouts, but major ones as well, however from what …

Now we are approaching the end of the year and normally everybody wants to get in shape for the summer or they simply make a new years resolution for the new year but they fail to keep their word on it, but I have decided to act now, and …

This product is an often overlooked gem. I use Loreal hair color on my hair, and they offer their own little tube of conditioner with every box, which is good—“ but the Clairol is by far the best. This conditioner is the same miraculous potion that comes with their hair …

I really try to avoid having colds and getting the flu. But sometimes, it seems like it is going to be waste of time and I end up getting sick anyway. A friends said that I should go to the Wal-Mart and get some Emergen C. I …

I’m one of those who want to get taller even though I know it’s impossible to be taller just to take some medicine but I still had hope. I’ve purchased this dietary supplement that’s claimed to help you get taller called Heightgainer Pro. I’ve taken it for 2 months …

If you haven’t guessed it yet, but the words ‘wax’ and ‘hair remover’ are two of the most painful combination you could imagine in the English language. It says something about our very superficial culture when people (ladies) will do such torturous things for the sake of beauty, but there …

I use bath salts in conjunction with frequent hot baths to help treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia, which I have had since I was a teen. This therapy has been extremely helpful, especially when I use high quality Dead Sea salt and in large enough quantity. The minerals in the …

Cool Hand Soup Sanitizer from Leyende is the latest product I tried. It may just be a hand sanitizer, but I like this product a lot over all the other hand sanitizers I tried because it does not dry my skin. I like its soft, light scent which smelled …

I purchased Colgate Optic Toothpaste because the commercials and claims were too good to pass up. I wanted to see for myself if the toothpaste could whiten my teeth in seven days, a claim made by Colgate on the packaging and in advertisements. For a little over three dollars, …