I’m a huge fan of the scent of eucalyptus. I frequent some Renaissance festivals that carry essential oil perfumes, and I always end up buying something with this scent in it because I find it so relaxing and inviting and sometimes even invigorating depending on my mood. I had …

I was fortunate enough to receive a free sample of this mouth rinse when a grocery store near my home was running a promotion that involved this product as well as several others. I was eager to try this mouth rinse because I had been searching for a mouth …

I have been using this product since I was sixteen, and now I am in my late twenties.
The bottle is still so old school and has not changed its look that much in over 10 years. The only thing they recently changed was the top. The cap now completely …

I have thinning hair on the top and crown, and I try every kind of volumizing product I can to keep it looking thicker. When I heard about this organic product that is specifically made for limp and thin hair, I was interested. When I heard it was a …

A couple years ago, I tried a couple resveratrol supplements after reading several articles on the benefits of this nutrient. It’s basically nothing more than grape skins, though wine and eating grapes directly really don’t give you all that much of the benefits unless you’re drinking a WHOLE lotta …

Gua sha is a Chinese home remedy that has been in existence for centuries, preserved by traditional practitioners of Chinese medicine as well as the average everyday housewife who learned it from her mother and so forth. In fact, Gua Sha is one hundred percent natural, which means no …

I have used a saline spray many times in the past for dry nasal passages due to cold weather and air, or allergies and colds. I was under the impression that they were mostly all the same, but I have been introduced to a new product that is a bit …

I, like many women, get fed up with the symptoms associated with the onset of my monthly period. Sometimes it starts a few days before, sometimes up to a couple of weeks before the period starts. This can ruin half a month! I have been fortunate that I normally only …

I wrote a review on Ayurvedagram more than a year ago where I had described a burglary that had occurred in my room. Ayurvedagram purports to be a health resort but one that apparently caters only to the very rich of Inida or to Westerners willing to spend money …

When we began to notice that our tap water was developing an odd smell, we found out that it was because of the chlorine content. I found it quite unpleasant, and started using bottled water exclusively. I could also smell it when I ran a bath. I take a nightly …

In my quest to lose weight I’ve tried nearly every type of diet drug there is and ended up picking Stacker 2 primarily because I’m a NASCAR fan. That sounds a little odd, but it’s true. The company once sponsored a NASCAR team and after seeing hundreds of different …

I take both fiber and fish on a regular basis for various health reasons—“ like helping stabilize blood sugar, reducing inflammation, treating IBS symptoms, and lowering cholesterol. There are many things that these two nutrients can do for your health.
When I tried a little sample pack of …

Each summer I go on a hunt for the strongest sunscreen I can possibly find. I’m sure my kids think I’m being weird. Husband, their dad, is Mexican and the kids have the slight brown tint to their skin, despite my genes for pale skin. I’m use to that …

About 6 months ago, I was surfing the Internet searching for any herbal remedy that will lower my increasing blood sugar level. I never thought that I will find one, though. The herbal medicine I’d found on the Internet was Gymnema Herbal Tea. After reading some information about the …

I bought this shower wash 3 in 1 product when a local cosmetics store was having a special promotion on Philosophy products. I have used several of their scents, and while I find their prices a bit high for the quality and size, I will admit that they know what …

When I started having trouble with the middle joints of my little fingers on both hands, I thought I was headed for arthritis. I had been painting and working on the house, and I kept waking up with stiffness and pain in both of my little fingers every morning. I …

Last April, I bought Gaiam Total Body Balance Ball Kit from an auction, priced at 700 pesos. Gaiam Total Body Balance Ball Kit is an exercise ball with the width of 65 cm and weighs 1 pound. It was made by Gaiam. It was a good product I tried …

Is Hoodia the magic bullet for easy-peasy weight loss? I am beginning to think so! Day Four of taking this supplement strictly as prescribed on the bottle - twice daily, half an hour before meals - and I am finding my hunger and appetite greatly diminished. (To …

My hairdresser used to use this on my hair after coloring, and I always left with it feeling very soft and looking incredibly shiny. I asked her one day where I could get it, but she said they did not sell it, it was a professional product. I thought it …

Atarax is a brand name for the drug Hydroxyzine hydrochloride. Atarax has properties that are effective in treating allergic reactions and allergy symptoms, particularly itching. It is also used to treat other conditions such as insomnia and anxiety. This drug can also act as a sedative. Atarax is available …

I and my hubby are not tall. I am only around 5 feet and 1 inch in height while my husband is only 5 feet and 3 inches. This is the reason why when I delivered my first child I was really quite worried that he would not …

I take a ton of vitamins and I started looking at medication organizers to dump them all into, figuring it would be easier to open a tab and dump a handful of pills in my hand to swallow rather than opening 10 or more bottles and taking out pills …

I have always had a fascination for facial mud packs and would always have one in my kitty. Since my skin tends to become more oily during the summer seasons- mud packs just seem to work perfectly for my skin. But during one of those casual shopping routine …

I have been using Neti Pot systems for years and received an offer to receive an Arm and Hammer Simply Saline Plus Neti Pot Kit for free with a mail in rebate. I was so excited so I went right out and purchased one.
Of course I really don’t enjoy …

This is a lovely little bath bubble/ salt set, that, like its brand would suggest, can be very romantic. The powder itself is lovely, an azure blue mix with little white flakes that suggest the matching colors of the ocean. It comes with a cute little measure shaped like a …

I have been experiencing a terrible back pain for the past few years and seem to feel uncomfortable every time it I happen to experience it. Since I tend to spend a lot of time during the day working on the computer, my not so severe pain back pain …

When I first heard about the WaterPik 360 Dental Jets, I thought it would be fabulous, and I wanted to introduce it into my daily oral hygiene routine so badly, that I bought one for around $25. It’s a wonderful concept, and would do wonders for people who …

I have a long term irritation problem with the powerful mint flavors they use in toothpastes and the ridiculously strong formulas of some of the “professional” types. I have never had a problem using regular Crest, other than the strong mint—“ but when I tried this product, it was a …

I love Burberry Classic for women, and when I saw this deodorant spray in the same scent I was willing to pay anything to get some. I love when my perfume and other products match. Usually, I have an unscented Secret deodorant stick that I wear when I wear a …

Last month, when everything seemed normal, I suddenly started feeling uncomfortable during the night. My stomach seemed upset and bloated (even though I hadn’t taken a heavy meal) and this left me waking all through the night. I just felt like throwing up and didn’t feel like eating anything. …

Thermacare heat wraps are about a total rip off. They are not worth the hefty four to five dollar price range for such a crappy product. I was more pleased with the preformance of the generic off brand icy hot pads from dollar general that cost one dollar …

I received a small sample bottle of this from a store that was running a promotion on Tend Skin products and I was eager to give it a try because the product is supposed to help with razor burn. I dislike the redness that shows up along my upper …

I purchased this product at Dollar Tree. I had recently undergone a strong chemical process on my hair that left it feeling very fragile. Since my budget was limited, I was hoping that I would find a product suitable for my needs and I was very surprised …

I recently decided to try floss picks. I ended up getting Oral-B’s floss picks, and they have Scope Outlast (mouthwash) flavor. The picks are small peices of plastic with a small peice of floss stretched out on the end. The other end is pointed into the …

There is only one insect repellent which I have been using now since 10 years and this is Insect Ecran. What I like the most about this brand is that it offers a complete range of repellents for adults, children and even clothes.
The sprays are very portable to carry …

I’ve tried a few colon cleanse products when I felt a bit clogged up, and I never liked how they turned out. Either I felt sick, or the product tasted horrible, or there were just too many steps involved. Since I had tried another product made by Frut A Vie, …

When it says that the product is with L-Carnitine, it means it burns fat. My friend who gave me my vitamin C gave this one too. Since this one is with L-Carnitine, it surely will burn your fat and will make you slim. It is a powder pack in …

Let’s face it whether one was gifted with sheer discipline to maintain good physical health through regular exercise, I give them brownie points for doing so and keeping our body in shape through the intervening years can even be a mental battle when one has a sedentary type of work. …

Colgate Total Tartar Control Paste
Wal-Mart
$2.49
I usually buy the regular Colgate. This is the toothpaste I grew up with. My dentist has been telling me that I need to do something more about the tartar between visits. I asked for a recommendation and the hygienist recommended Colgate Total with tartar …

Nail fungus is a common disorder among many individuals. I also suffer from this embarrassing nail fungus for more than a year. In my case nail of the thumb of my left hand gets a fungus, and my nail gets detached from the nail bed. I went to a …

I used to visit a little independent gift store in town that sold a lot of products by Crabtree and Evelyn and The Thymes. I fell in love with several of the Thymes scents. My usual favorites were the olive leaf and eucalyptus, but one day I was browsing …

Manufactured by a company called Pascual Laboratories, Poten Cee is one of the Vitamin C tablets in the market today. You can buy it at Drugstores such as Mercury Drugs either in a box or per piece. The packaging is really simple but instantly communicates what the tablets are …

When I first tried these patches to give up smoking I got a painful raised red rash where I had stuck them to my skin. I called the company help line and was told that I had a reaction to the adhesive used and that I should discontinue use. …

As soon as I received an invitation to my friend’s wedding —“ I felt greatly excited and anxiously looked forward to this day. But my only concern was the fact that I would require to stand for long hours at the wedding-a situation which I always tried to avoid. …

Having a gym like the lift in a city like Quito, Ecuador is a kin to finding a local restaurant that serves meatloaf in China. Place like these are not found frequently in Ecuador. The facilities are spotless, the staff helpful, and the rates are geared toward …

I have owned a Total Gym for years. I recently upgraded to the Total Gym 1800 because it had some improved features, and my old one was starting to deteriorate from years and years of use. What I love about the Total Gym 1800 is that there are …

In my almost seven years of playing lawn tennis seven days a week, I came to know this excellent product from La Pointique Int’l. Ltd., LP Neoprene Patella Brace. This is a knee support I have been using for almost two years now because of that mild knee injury …

I have seen the Dentiste’ Plus White Nighttime Herbapeutic Toothpaste a lot of times at the drugstores but never really paid much attention to it as I was quite satisfied with my Colgate Total toothpaste. Moreover the design of the packaging for the Dentiste’ Plus Toothpaste was not …

I take a nightly hot bath to help treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia. Since I am in the tub so often, it is a good thing I enjoy it—“ I have become a bath product junkie. I use a great variety of soaks, oils, and bubble baths to make the …

Having tried a number of Yoga programs in the last few weeks I wasn’t sure what to expect when I eventually came to The Power Zone: Mind, Body, Soul program with Denise Austin. I simply had no idea that Yoga workouts could vary some much in style …