Mentisan is a an ointment that is manufactured in La Paz, Bolivia. According to a number of Bolivians I have spoken with, Mentisan is a cure-all for anything that ails you - kind of like the South American medicinal version of duct tape. On the back of the container, …

In our daily life you have to do lots of work. Today the life is going on very fast & in the tension of the work sometimes you get injured. It is a common problem for us. I also get injured many times while playing, walking on the road …

After doing our job, not only our hands are stressed. Our feet are the first part of the external body that is working in the morning. It deserves care; it needs to be pampered for long hours of standing and walking, and sometimes running. I am scrubbing my own …

I have been using the Polar Bear Chinese Essential Embrocation Oil for the past year. I first learned about it from our senior citizen staff who have been using it for several years already for several ailments like his arthritis pains, stomach pains from hyper-acidity and dizziness. I …

I think these came out last year.
They were on sale and I got a really good deal on them so I bought four packages.
I’ve been using them on and off for several months now. …

I have palpitations and am on blood pressure medication, so I like to keep an eye on my blood pressure and always have a cuff around in case I need it.
When I was going to vacation in the UL for over a month, I decided that my full size arm …

After my dentist told me I had mild gingivitis a few years ago and it was successfully treated, I have made an extra effort to brush and floss my teeth with great care to keep it from coming back. Oral infections are found to be associated with heart …

After having spent a vacation with family and friends for about a month, I realized that my feet had started looked quite tired and dull. The skin looked quite dry and my toe nails seem to have lost their shine and luster. The fact that I always took …

A friend and I share a common link- we both get the occasional miserable migraine, and will try anything to get rid of it. Hers are worse than mine, and I dare say she will try anything a little more readily than I will. Having diabetes, fibromyalgia, and IBS and …

When I had a serious burn injury on my wrist, the hospital instructed me to wrap it carefully with the stretchy bandage they sent home with me. Although it worked pretty well, it was painful and annoying to have to re-wrap the wrist to inspect it daily. Soon …

I spent a week out of town and ran out of shampoo on the second night. Wanting to save my money for my vacation, I decided to try a generic (store brand) of the shampoo I was using at the time, which was Pantene’s Pro V.
I found a comparable …

Recently I wrenched my shoulder moving some boxes around. I tried heat, then ice but nothing seemed to help until a neighbour gave me a tube of Deep Heating Ultra Strength rub. By this time I was desperate; I had already tried several different pain relieving rubs. Some worked …

Qivana Qore Probiotic Supplement is a great product. It is a tiny little round pill you take once daily. Probiotics have been scientifically researched the world over and have been proven to play a vital role in maintaining the best possible health. Certain bacteria strains are …

A friend of mine gave me a pair of magnetic soles to put in my shoes, her theory being that the magnetic field would be helpful for my health problems. I’m sensitive enough that I definitely noticed that the soles had a unique feel to them, a kind …

I had read something about this product in a magazine, but was a little worried about buying it, since it is rather expensive and I was not sure I would like it any better than other exfoliating scrubs and other products I have used.
It was in the winter …

I’ve tried every pain relief gel out there, for various ailments including fibromyalgia and nerve related pain. I have often used the common over the counter creams like Ben Gay or Mineral Ice gel, which are mostly counter-irritants and don’t actually relieve pain, but distract you from it.
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I have a birthmark or an inborn scar on my left face that makes me feel insecure at times. Then I heard about Contractubex gel in a tube from a certain forum. I did research about it and after finding several good feedback, I bought my own from Mercury …

I have ordered from the “Avon lady” lots of times, but when I found a flea market that had a table with all Avon products, some marked down very low, I admit my loyalties were broken. One of my Avon “finds” was a tube of this firming cream. It was …

The navaratna massage oil is herbal hair oil. When I had been to a herbal medical clinic (also known as ayurvedic clinic) to reduce the stress of my mind I saw the staff of that herbal medical clinic using the navaratna massage oil to massage the scalp. …

I have had headaches that usually occurs in the afternoon and it has been like this for almost two years now. I also have pain in both knees which I suspect osteoarthritis because I’m a little over my desired weight and I’m guessing it’s the after effect of me …

When I was deciding on a gym to join I went and tried out the local LA Fitness gym, which is located on the Tewkesbury Road as you drive in towards Cheltenham, it is next door to Aldi supermarket. The centre is open from six thirty in the …

I ran out of my favorite shampoo the other day and thought I’d take advantage of a sale at Walgreens to give a new product a try. After years of using salon brand shampoos and conditioners, I have come to the conclusion that I—˜d rather splurge for …

We do bite different kinds of food and some of them do stain our teeth whether we like it our not. Few months ago I myself noticed I got some yellowish stain in two of my upper teeth so I went to the dentist to have it cleaned. However, …

I am a person who always prefer using natural products than the cosmetic ones. So whenever I am shopping for my skin or hair care products- I try to pick products which have natural ingredients in them - because I strongly believe that though a natural product may sometimes …

After trying the Kirk’s bar soap and liking it, I saw the liquid version and wanted to get some for my kitchen since I was running low. I go through kitchen soap like water, and I thought this might be a good bargain since other castile soaps I had used …

I’ve sort of developed a rather embarrassing problem when it comes to motion sickness over the years. When I was a teenager, I used to be able to read in the car and it would never bother me. And I didn’t even realize I’d developed a problem with motion …

The recent epidemic in most affluent societies is obesity and high cholesterol. There are people who go to a Gym for regular workout and keep fit but I am not one of those. Even if I could afford the high prices of Gym, I would not go …

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 …

When we ran out of toothpaste this time we picked this one up because we were looking to try something new and different. I think the toothpaste was reasonably priced and the packaging is very attractive(I like the color orange..lol). We buy Crest toothpaste because it’s been around …

I was shopping for feminine products one day at Walgreen’s and they were out of my usual product at the time, which was Always overnight with wings. I didn’t see another name brand product that was similar so I decided to try Walgreen’s own brand of the same product, packaged …

Because I was so impressed with Butler’s GUM brand of mini brush, I thought I would love these even more, since Colgate is one of my favorite trusted brands.
While these are small and convenient for on the go, there were a few things that I thought could have …

Fish oil or Omega 3 or 6 Fatty Acid is a supplement that people take for a wide variety of reasons. It’s one of the best supplements to take if you’re looking for good health, to fight depression, to have great blood flow, to have good skin and to …

My legs seemed to be the most affected part due to my long hours of standing at work. By the time I reached home, my feet would be aching terribly and this would in turn make my whole body inactive and dull. Although I tried using different wraps and …

I’m always on the hunt for new vitamins as my diet isn’t great, even though I do try!
These vitamins come in a shiny silver box, which, I must admit, is what first drew my eye to them. Taking a closer look I noticed that they were …

I seem to always suffer from chapped, dry lips. None of my other lip balms in my collection seem to cut it for that extra amount of moisture, except for this.
Vaseline Lip Therapy is just that. It’s Vaseline that heals your lips. Sounds like a great idea, right? Well, …

I bought the HD Vision sunglasses combo from the As Seen on TV store at the Metrotown mall in Burnaby, British Columbia. I thought it was a great bargain, since the combo box contained two pairs of sunglasses, one for night use and the other for daytime use.
For …

Over the past few years I have suffered from very sore and itchy eyes. Usually I attribute this to hay fever, though I didn’t suffer from it as a child. Now, however, it seems to affect me a lot and sometimes my eyes start watering for no reason …

This stuff was suppose to help with sleeping and too be honest I am going to say this stuff worked like crap and is just garbage and save yourself the aggravation of not getting this stuff. The only good thing about this stuff was that it was available at …

NordicTrack is a good brand of exercising equipment, with well-deserved reputation for quality. While their products can be pricey, you can usually count on them being good. NorticTrack APEX 4100i (NTTL1890) treadmill is no exception.
The machine looks simple but stylish, with the console being supported by two nicely curved …

I have always been a fan of the Clorox brand and have used it for almost area of my house from the detergent to the kitchen wipes and for everything in between. So when at my old job, they always had the Clorox disinfecting spray ordered as part of our …

I have had a lot of trouble finding a tampon that I actually think is comfortable, and that does a good job. Platex pearls are fantastic tampons that really do a great job and are exceptionally comfortable. It can often be pretty difficult to decide between different tampons in …

My sister-in-law came to me and gave me MosOut Anti Mosquito Patch. She said I should use this for my children instead of mosquitoes repellent lotion. In her opinion, the lotion is not good enough to use every day for the children. I was wondering if it’s really true …

One of the biggest problems with me is sore back. It is something that I am dealing with for almost two years. I have tried many medicines to get rid of it, without much success. Recently, my family doctor recommended me to try Penetrex Pain Relief Therapy. Actually, he …

The Red XL is one of the easiest and fastest ways I have found to exercise that actually works. This cool piece of fitness equipment looks way to easy to work, but it really does and it works well. I can even sit down and use the …

I tend to carry a whole collage of first aid items in my purse at all times, so I like things that are small but easily accessible. I have two teenage boys who tend to get into things they shouldn’t, and aside from that, I also tend to get …

I purchased Palmer Cocoa Butter Formula Stretch Marks Lotion because I had gotten stretch marks terribly when I was pregnant with my children. I was hoping that even though I already had the stretch marks that it would help get rid of some of them anyway. I quickly learned …

Welcome to the cold, flu, sinus and allergy season. I have sinus problems year-round, actually, but winter weather only makes the problem worse. Even when I take over-the-counter medicine, the cold and the damp wreck my sinuses.
Cleanup duties are necessary. Lately, I’ve been blowing my nose at least two, …

I already had a sun burn when I bought this sun block. I had been outside for six straight hours and whatever sun block on had put on previously obviously didn;t work because I got a pretty serious sun burn. I went into my university convenient store and looked …

About a year and a half ago, I started a new job for the first time in seven years. I had been spending all my time at home raising my kids, and the most stress my feet ever saw where the occassional tennis shoe or flip-flop use when running …

Recently we had to take our son Kurt to the Hospital for an operation on his hand to open up the muscle by his thumb to allow it to move more freely. The hospital that were doing the operation was the Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The hospital is …