I got this play mat because it was only $21 and most play mats are closer to $50. We needed something to take in the car to bring to Grandma’s house. I really should have saved my money. Let me tell you that the …

One of the things I learned from my mother is to make sure that my hands are always clean. I still remember when I was a child, she often scolded me because I had this habit of sucking my thumb. She said that my fingers are dirty I should …

I’d like to be able to say that I’ve had clear and beautiful skin all my life, to such a point that I could be a neutrogena skin care spokesperson. Unfortunately, that would be a total fabrication of the truth. IN truth, it’s been quite the opposite. As a …

Acne has been a huge problem for me for the past few years and has caused me to be self conscious. I have tried countless products ( i.e Oxy, proactiv, neutrogena, etc ) over the years without much progress until recently when I came across Retin-A cream recommended to …

I love bath products and everyone who knows me knows about my “bath habit.” When I was commenting on how much I liked an Upper Canada product I had tried, someone paid attention, and for a gift, I received a bar soap and a matching massage/body oil in Upper Canada’s …

I am a regular user of just about every kind of hand soap I can get my hands on. I love to shop in natural product stores, and on my last trip to Fresh Market, I stopped by the health and beauty department and picked up this Pangea Organics hand …

In the winter I got a terrible cold which ended up becoming a nasty ear infection. Treating it with antibiotics cured it, but one of my ears has never quite been the same since. After my recovery, I suffered several small relapses, which required a visit to an …

I’ve been using Salospas Pain Relieving Patch for a really long time. I have lots of backaches and headaches from working and exercising and from my kids and that’s why this is so useful in my daily life. It’s just a pain relieving patch that is really sticky and …

I find it really hard to be able to quit smoking. I have tried lots of stop smoking medicines. One that I think might work this time is the Nicorette Fresh Mint Chewing Gum. I have high hopes for the Nicorette Fresh Mint Chewing Gum keeping …

With most of my time spend sitting on the chair all through the day- I had started witnessing some pain in my neck and shoulders. This pain though on the milder side would make feeling uncomfortable and stressed. Although I did try adding an extra cushion on the back …

Diurex Water Pills are the over the counter solution for water retention. I was having some health issues and was retaining a lot of water. It really took a toll on my ability to get around. It even affected the feeling in my legs. I had ordered another product …

I was told by an eager sales person (who probably gets a commission) that Genesphere Anti Wrinkle formula was the best thing I could ever do for my skin.
I’m only forty, so I don’t have a lot of wrinkles yet, but the little ones around my eyes were …

I used to take the regular One-a-Day for Women. I would take it every morning with my breakfast. I didn’t notice anything huge when I forgot to take it. I think just psychologically I felt better knowing I was taking a vitamin. I now take something totally different, but …

I ran out of soap one time and asked mom if there are any spare bath soaps she could give since she’s the one who does the groceries. She handed me a bar of SkinWhite Glutathione Whitening Soap. If I were to choose, I probably would be …

I have not used Act since I was a kid that is until just recently. My dentist recommended that I start back up rinsing with Act to strengthen my teeth. I honestly thought Act was for children, but he said Act is for everyone even adults. So I went …

When I was newly wed I and my husband went to Baguio City. This a wonderful place actually. I really enjoyed the cold weather and the abundance of greeneries and floras in this mountainous place. However there was one thing that almost spoiled our short vacation. During the first …

One thing I always liked about the original honey & lemon Locketts was that they actually tasted quite nice and I always accept one if I am offered it whether I have a blocked nose or not. These Extra Strong Lockets, however, are more of an extreme menthol …

I joked that this was a perfect product for me because I was the world’s biggest baby—“ but the truth is, I just liked the way it smelled. I have never let demographics issues stop me from using a product I like! I use kid’s toothpaste and shampoo as well. …

My favorite natural stress relieving body washes to use is Aveeno Active Naturals Stress Relief Body Wash. It has a very calming lavender aroma to it and contains soothing and moisturizing ingredients that help cleanse and moisturize my skin while relieving stress from body, mind, and spirit.
The way …

Having enjoyed Jennifer Kries’ Pilates Method 3 Dimensional Toning, I went back and grabbed a copy of her Pilates Method Precision Pilates. Kries, credited as bringing Pilates to the masses, really stands apart in a field now saturated with Pilates wannabes. Due to her extensive fitness training, …

I have chronic pain from fibromyalgia. I manage it with a variety of therapies, and usually I can avoid pain medication unless I have a really bad flare up. When I do, I do not like to take anything unless I have to, and I don’t like taking prescription pain …

I enjoy taking a nightly bath to help treat the pain and cramps of fibromyalgia, and very often I use bath salts, because of the high mineral content. This helps to draw out toxins from the body, and also to add magnesium to the water which may benefit the muscles …

The Riverlow Swimming pool is one of the best things you could ever use if you are interested in using swimming as therapy. The reason being that the pool is designed to produce five times the amount of currant that a normal pool would and swimming has shown to …

A few months back when I had been attending friend’s wedding, something really awful happened to me. As I was all set to get ready for the marriage to my horror I discovered that I had forgotten to bring my make- up kit and this made just panic. The …

Equate: Flushable All Purpose Wipes should not, I repeat should not, be flushed down a toilet. The reason is simple: they do not dissolve or break-up easily. I know this because a friend of mine encountered trouble after flushing these wipes for a couple of months. They clogged up …

I don’t think this shower gel really works any better than regular soap in terms of cleaning the skin. My skin looks the same weather I use this shower gel or not. I will say though that it does have a pleasant fragrance though that lasts for the better …

The Sinarest syrup is used to cure the cold infection. Generally it is used for kids and even the elders can use it to cure the mild cold infection at the beginning. This syrup is not very strong and does not contain any chemical, which may cause …

I’m a mother first and foremost and I like to keep my kids clean and free of bacteria and germs and try to instill in them some kind of urgency when it comes to washing their hands before eating or after playing in the dirt outside and things like …

Elmex and Aronal are toothpastes which usually have to be bought in a set because both toothpastes have a different effect on your teeth.
Both toothpastes were developed by the GABA-group - a company from Switzerland which specialised on health and mouth care products.
The price for the toothpastes in …

When I saw this product I had to have it out of curiosity. I also thought it might fulfill a need for me. When I travel, I rarely bring anything but the very basic needs to save space. I never seem to have time to do my at-home …

When I needed a simple, basic manicure kit, I found this item in a drugstore. I was staying overnight at a friend’s house who lived out of town, and I needed to do my nails for an event that was planned last minute. I had not thought …

I am sure that everybody knows about the health benefits of red wine.
For example red vine is very good for the heart because such ingredients of the red wine as flavoniods and tannins can help raise good cholesterol in the blood and can also help to reduce the level …

One of the oral rinses I have been using on a daily basis to help keep my mouth clean and fresh is the Desert Essence Natural Refreshing Tea Tree Oil Mouthwash. It is made with cleansing and nourishing natural ingredients and has a pleasantly tasty taste to it. It …

I just came back from the best dental appointment ever! Dr. Lowe at Lakeside Dental in San Francisco is very professional, knowledgable, and nice when it comes to teeth cleaning and drilling. I’ve had many fears in the past about seeing a dentist. Since a kid, I’ve …

Sometimes, it is really difficult to handle stress. It prevents me from functioning well emotionally, mentally and even physically. Physical stress is very common in day to day activities. As for me, I spend longer time looking at the computer and just sitting the whole day. From time to …

When I developed a problem with vaginal irritation that my doctors could find no logical cause for, I went on a quest for knowledge and tried several different things to see if they would help. I had read a story about a woman who was having some irritation due to …

A few weeks back, I noticed that there was a slight pain in my hand and my fingers which made me feel rather uncomfortable to do any kind of work with my hands. Though initially I thought of it as a temporary condition and tried treating it with pain …

I was too busy in the last few months with some tedious work last left me really strained and tired. My blood pressure also went up considerably that I came to know by checking with my personal BP monitor. To relieve of the tension and lower the BP, I …

I found out about this facial scrub from a person who has skin similar to mine. We both have oily in the summer and dry as dust in the winter skin, and both suffer from breakouts of adult acne. We were discussing exfoliating scrubs one day, and she mentioned how …

Vacation to Hawaii? Yes please! Cellulite infused thighs? No. I started using Nivea’s Goodbye Cellulite Gel about 2 months prior to a vacation where I knew I’d be in a bathing suit a lot. I had okay results with this product and was satisfied. I didn’t really expect miracle, …

I paid about $5 for a 2 ounce package of this product. I have always heard positive things about the benefits of this cream which was the main reason why I decided to buy it. Compared to some of the other products that I saw available in …

I purchased this bath soak after reading a review from another fibromyalgia patient who was a big fan. I’ve used several mineral bath soaks, generally formulated for relaxation or muscle pain. I have serious muscle cramps with my fibromyalgia, especially in the winter. Sometimes my …

I have recently been exploring different dental flosses. I found out that I enjoy the deep down clean feeling that I get from the floss and wanted to get that feeling on a daily basis. Since then, I have made sure that there is floss in my home at …

I bought this product from Sephora because it was highly recommended by an acquaintance and I absolutely loved the look of the glass bottle. This bottle is beautiful and I will be keeping it after I use all the lotion.
The lotion I found to be a moderately light one, with …

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 have awful dry mouth that also causes canker sores and bad breathe, which I hate. The only oral care product that helps relieve the dry mouth and heals the canker sores while ridding bad breath is the Natures Answer PerioWash Mouthwash with Alcohol Free Cool Mint.
I like …

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 …

My Weslo Treadmill, Cadence 80 is great. I love it and I am on it at least twice a day. It was a great value, I got it on sale for about $250. It has a ton of features for the price so it was a great deal. One …

All my life I struggle to gain weight and I could eat anything I want anytime of the day. I have really great metabolism as I must fuel my body with food every four hours during the day. If I am burning the midnight oil for any reason whatsoever …

For anyone who has a consistent bad body odor, Dettol daily Hygenic Talc is a great asset to have. This talc is specifically made to burn away bacteria that cause bad odors. I made my husband use this after his workouts and it worked great. He likes it too.
The …