Dove is one of my favorite companies. I use their hair products, soaps, body washes, deodorants, skin care, and I will try anything they come out with. I don’t normally buy aerosol hair sprays for myself. I prefer the non aerosol, I feel that they last longer and you …

There’s been times when I’ve had some problems with my elbows hurting me. Nothing the doctors have said or done has helped me with this problem but it’s been so bad at times that I can’t even straighten my arm out or lift up a book bag of school …

Like a lot of other people out there, I have trouble sleeping at night. More accurately, I have trouble sleeping at certain times of the night. If I could go to sleep when I wanted and get up when I wanted, then I would have absolutely no problem and …

Advance odomos is a mosquito repellant cream manufactured by an indian company called Balsara Home products. In India wherever you go the mosquito follows you. It is mandatory for every house to have some mosquito repellant coil or liquid. Though I use the mosquito repellant liquid and …

I hurt my elbow when I tried to stop a very heavy box that was going to fall off a high shelf. I should have let it fall. I pulled tendons in my elbow that hurt for months afterwards.
I took anti inflammatories and tried to do the …

Vaseline lotion is a brand I remember from my childhood. My grandparents used it exclusively, and I was always asking for some of the smooth yellow lotion for my own hands. The newer formula of the Intensive Care is called “total moisture” and is very similar to the one …

I suffer from fibromyalgia, and to help treat the sore muscles, pain and cramping that come with it, I take a nightly hot bath. This has helped more than any other therapy and I credit it with allowing me to have a normal life and normal activity level. I use …

I use so many brands of toothpaste that even I my self do not remember the name but when I tried Aqua fresh Fluoride Toothpaste (fresh and minty) I am only using it till date. Actually the toothpaste contains fluoride which is also recommend to children. I find fluoride …

Who of us hasn’t had trouble sleeping once in awhile? When you do have problems it can be aggravating to say the least. For whatever reason, we can choose to either go to our family doctor or look for something over-the-counter.
That is how I ended up buying the Equate …

I heard about Dove a long time ago. Their advertisements says it is a 1/4 moisturizing milk put into a beauty bar. I wasn’t that interested because when I tested it I thought it is too gentle for me.. It wouldn’t make a noticeabe difference. Another thing is it …

During both the summer and winter, I have to add some sort of lip ointment to my daily regime, or else I will end up with chapped or cracked lips. It never was so bad before, and I could get away with just using lip gloss to moisten …

I recently purchased a Bowflex sport because I kept finding it harder and harder to get to the gym, while dealing with my 4 daughters, 2 Girl Scout troops, cooking, cleaning etc. I decided that it was time to bring my workout home with me to free up …

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 was talking to my hairstylist the other week, and we got onto the subject of using multiple hair products at the same time. I told her I used a heat protection spray, since I often used curling irons and flatirons, and I also used a volumizing serum or …

Cory Quirino’s World of Wellness is a well-known line of wellness products in the Philippines. With the recent strain of dengue that has been going around, my mom decided to get me the Health Protect Insect Repellant Spray (Lemongrass) upon seeing Cory Quirino recommending it and hearing some …

A supplement I take nightly to help me stay asleep throughout the night is Natures Way Valerian Root. I like this supplement because it is all natural and contains one percent valerian root in it, which is an herb, used to calm down the nervous system and promote relaxation …

I care for my elderly mother, who takes a literal shoebox full of prescription medicines. Her doctors sometimes adjust her doses, but with oddly shaped pills (and many of hers are) it can be very difficult to get them split accurately. I also take a few medicines and sometimes …

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 …

When I first saw the infomercial for Sensa on late night tv, I immediately thought: SCAM. I had remembered a similar product from a few years back, which I never tried, but saw on the news all the controversy around it, and I believe it was pulled from the …

If you want to fully monitor your weight and be very well alerted if you are gaining some unwanted pounds then go and buy your own EatSmart Digital Bathroom Scale w/ Extra Large Backlit 3.5″ Display and Oversize Platform. This is really a very smart choice. It is far …

I purchased this Bodymax B15-GE1 exercise bike at the recommendation of a personal trainer friend who suggested I compliment my gym sessions with workouts at home. This particular bike had everything I was looking for, was in my price range and most importantly it was available for collection …

I have read a lot of reviews on Bee Pollen but there is one thing that most of them do not mention that I feel should be mentioned in reviews about Bee Pollen. The Bee Pollen I am referring to is the super-food. Bee Pollen is a nutritional supplement …

I had this horrible stress marks on my legs and I needed a skin care product to help them away. I ended up picking up a bottle of Tree Hut Mother with Child Collection Shea Stretch Mark Firming Lotion. So for it has done wonders at fading my stretch …

When I broke out in a rash from coming in contact with some mystery plant at a park get-together, I asked the pharmacist what was the best product for itching. I had already tried hydro cortisone, and it was not working like it usually did. Not knowing exactly what caused …

While flipping through the channels one day, I spotted a woman with the most perfectly chiseled mid-section. Since a perfect tummy has always eluded me, I was curious to find out what she did to have such awesome killer abs. That person
happened to be Brenda DyGraf, an …

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 …

Not too long ago, I had tried some alcohol wipes from Walgreens that I really liked and found especially useful for cleaning keyboards and keeping things germ free when I was at work. I used to keep it on my desk at work and it would be gone in …

I really regret purchasing this mask for my skin, I’ve tried a few LUSH products in the past and I’ve only said positive things about them, but sadly now I have a negative about one of their products! Now I’ve tried many masks in the past, some working well …

I have been using this product for a few years now. And it really helps with my immune system such as colds and flus. Though you have to be on it for quite a while as your body gets adjusted to it. The pharmacist advises that you take this …

I ordered my Derek Cardigan eyeglasses through Coastal Eyewear, and I was lucky enough to get them on a free promotion where all I had to pay for was the shipping. These are one of my favorite pairs of glasses, and I’m only disappointed that I didn’t upgrade the …

Having to spend quite a few hours in front of my computer, would sometimes leave my eyes tired and fatigue. This would often leave me feeling irritated and uncomfortable. Though using eye drops often did help me get some relief, I always opted for more natural methods (using eye …

I was diagnosed with Psoriasis a few years ago and kept on having to get prescriptions for anti-biotics and Prednisone (Cortisone). It is a very painful, itchy skin disorder for which there is no cure, only treatment and it can occur at any time as it is triggered …

I have always been a water baby, meaning I wish I had been born a mermaid because I used to love swimming so much. In fact, I remember the time when I used to go swimming at our local pool when I was around nine year old and I would …

I used to use just plain soap and water to remove makeup, but it got so tiresome and my face would end up drying out. I started buying Almay Hypo-Allergenic Eye Makeup Remover Pads to take off my waterproof mascara and such much more effectively.
It came in a …

For those who don’t know what it is, it basically mixes important digestive enzymes with good bactaria together to provide your body the necessary tools it needs to digest and process food you take in.
I have been taking this for more than a year now ( that’s right, more …

I have really long hair, and it’s naturally straight but it’s always frizzy and tangled. One day, I saw the commercial of Mane & Tail shampoo on TV and the commercial said that the shampoo will make your hair grow longer, softer, and straighter. Being desperate, I asked my …

I purchased this cleanser because of my past experiences with neutrogena products. Neutrogena has a fine reputation of making more gentle and effective acne treating products you can get at the pharmacy. Here are the highlights of this product.
It smells great. Like most neutrogena products it …

Because my diet (hypoglycemic) is so restrictive when it comes to the foods I can eat, I do not get all of my Vitamins from my food. And so, I take a large amount of vitamins daily just to make sure I get all that I am lacking. …

I have been using ACT mouthwash for a year or two now and I am pretty happy with the product. I get the “cool splash mint” flavor which I like because it leaves a slight minty aftertaste and smell.
It’s about as easy to use as any other mouthwash–fill …

This past summer there were some days when I really felt that the sun was burning me and having read so many magazine articles about the dangers of being burnt and the direct link to skin cancer, I decided to copy the Australian cricketers and try a …

I use bandages, sadly, on almost a daily basis. If not me, then it’s one of my teenage sons, or my husband who is always hurting himself at work. My biggest complaint about typical bandages, though, is that they don’t allow the cut a chance to breathe. Sure, you …

I own a pair of the fuzziest bunny slippers. I hustle my feet every day to work, and thus they deserve to be treated like royalty at home. I love wearing comfortable slip-ons inside the house —“ you know the faux fur slippers that feel so snug. …

It is not often that I find a use for gauze around the house, but it does happen on occasion. My kids are always super busy running and playing, which leads to cuts, scrapes, and bruises on occasion. Whenever I am treating or cleaning a cut or scrape, I …

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 …

I was at a organic store / health store to look for some vitamines that could boost my immune system and energy level. I, then saw a bottle of wheatgrass in powder form. I have heard that wheatgrass does actually increases one’s energy level. Without much hesitant, I bought …

I like to use a body powder in the summer to help keep me dry and comfortable and prevent skin rashes. When I was helping to do some landscaping at a friend’s house, I started getting sweaty and itchy and really wished I had put some powder on that morning—“ …

Flood water is not safe so I really hate stepping on it. It can trigger the development of fungus and can cause different kinds of skin disease such as athletes foot. However, during rainy days there are very few places that don’t encounter floods. In our country, flood …

Facercise is a facial exercise video by Carol Maggio. It costs $15 on Amazon when I bought it. I was really glad to buy it because it had a lot of useful info about facial exercises, and it actually offered valuable facial exercises which were more advanced and more …

Before actually using this product, I was like many other people who were both skeptical and afraid to use it. I had a best friend who claimed to have lost weight, but I honestly could not tell the difference in her appearance. I also had heard various …