I am going on 4 years with Mirena. It’s an estrogen free intrauterine contraceptive. I can’t stress how good and effective this is. But I can also not stress enough how important it is to be in a monogamous realtionship while you are using this. At first it is …

If there is one thing I can’t abide, it’s the appearance of blackheads on my face! Sure I may have a blemish or two that gets the better of me throughout any given month but for the most part I have never had to contend with blackheads. Then, several …

Finding an all-natural toothpaste, particularly an all-natural toothpaste you’re going to like, is not necessarily an easy task, especially after a lifetime of using commercial toothpastes. Given my previous experiences with Green Beaver products, I was happy to give their all-natural toothpaste a try and I decided to start …

After a burn accident to my wrist, I had to wear gauze to cover the wound for several weeks. I was sent home from the emergency room with a roll of adhesive tape that nearly caused as much damage to my skin as the burn. It turned …

My mom noticed that I had purchased several of the One products, and I was really enjoying them. There’s good reason to- they make really nice products, and they are committed to being environmentally friendly, with a “save the world” type of motto right there on their packaging.
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I have always shaved using standard disposable razors. When my mom saw this product on a TV ad, she decided to get it for me as a gift. It is relatively inexpensive, and it came with a free manicure kit, which my mom kept for herself as I …

I bought a few of these little trial packets of Cellu-Lite to see if it really had any effect on the tone of my skin. I have some cellulite from weight loss, and so far, nothing has worked any miracles, although caffeine did seem to help a bit. This …

I’ve been a fan of zinc lozenges ever since Cold Eeze first became popular. Whenever I have taken them at the beginning of a cold, I have had a shorter duration and less symptoms than I expected to have. Of course there is no way to prove that …

I always hated to wake up and find my husband and children looking at me helplessly. This would be because their sleep would be disturbed due to my snoring- and I would just hate to see this expression on their face. But after having used the anti- snore pillow …

I spend a lot of time outside during outdoor activities so I normally experience muscle pains, joint pains, etc. So having access to a product that not only makes me feel better, but it is also soothing to smell and touch is a big plus in my book. After …

I made the switch to reusable menstrual products after experiencing health related issues due to a sensitivity to conventional menstrual products (disposable pads and tampons). While establishing a stash or collection of reusable menstrual products, I came across A Krafty Kreations, a Canadian-based Etsy shop. A Krafty Kreations sells …

My officemate gave this to me. Actually, this is for her but since she is pregnant she refuse to use it. Nutrilite Acerola is a chewable Vitamin C. It claims that it can protect us from stress, heat of the sun and pollution. I started taking this one 2 …

Years of taking strong medications for intense pain have damaged the absorption abilities of my digestive system. Repeated blood work showed multiple vitamin deficiencies in my body. Taking over-the-counter vitamins were not bringing the results I needed, especially my levels of B vitamins, magnesium, and vitamin D.
Fatigue increased, …

The Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion is something that I use on my kids and when it comes to their skin they need. My son has a really funky skin that gets really dry. I hate that because we spend tons of money on dermatologists, The main issue were were having …

White Flower Oil is great! Its ingredients are wintergreen, menthol, camphor, eucalyptus, peppermint and lavender — a blend of pungent, soothing essential oils that dissipate headache and minor muscle and joint pains.
Some years ago, a Vietnamese co-worker gave me a tiny sample jar to try out on a day …

My hair is a strange duck, I tell you, because it can be dry and brittle one day and oily the next and most days I just try to avoid the issue all together and pull it up in a pony tail, but I got my hair cut not …

I am a little confused at why this is marketed as a nutritional supplement and not a sweetener, but obviously it is intended as a sweetener, since I do not know of any condition it treats, other than bitter coffee syndrome.
Being diabetic, I am usually one of the first ones …

I take a nightly hot bath to help treat the effects of fibromyalgia. To keep things interesting, I use a variety of bath products, and some of the most beneficial to me are the bath salt products. Salt helps remove toxins and lactic acid from the body, and adds beneficial …

When I have a cold with bad chest congestion, I usually use something like Vicks Vaporub or Mentholatum for my chest. The last time I ran out, I decided to try a natural brand that looked interesting. It was from All Terrain, and is called Breathe Better Rub. Like Vicks, …

I have been quit interested in using a soap with charcoal in it, as charcoal soaps seem to be all the rage. A few weeks ago, I began using the Deitanseki brand charcoal soap out of Japan, and while the first few days were amazing for my skin, I …

I was over a friends house and I needed some body lotions for my dry itchy skin. My friend had some J.R. Watkins Lavender Hand & Body Lotion and I used it. I must say I fell in love with and went out and got some for myself. It …

I am a total sucker for exercise equipment that is easy to store. When we lived in our mobile home community, it was really nice and they provided us with free 24 hour access to their gym, and I took total advantage of that. They had quite a few …

A lot of people don’t understand the concept behind Flaxseed Oil and it’s benefits but I do. I have been taking this stuff for a long time. It all started with my mother who always made us take it when we were younger. I never understood then, all I …

I’m ashamed to admit that I had athlete’s foot last year because of the rainy season. My shoes and feet always got wet and it never occurred to me that I would get ’stinky feet’. It smelled horrible, and I had to buy new sneakers because the smell wouldn’t …

I love natural soaps, and when I saw this huge bar in with the Mrs. Meyers Clean Day products, I was intrigued. I thought it was some sort of laundry bar at first, but it is actually bath soap, in a fragrance to match one of the other lines of …

Three days ago I got caught in the rain which resulted to an annoying flu the next morning. I refuse to take the cold tablets that my mother gave me because they make me feel drowsy and besides that, I don’t think its good to take medicines immediately at …

I was introduced to Ultimate Omega by my officemates that is why I get interested to get a fish oil supplement for my diet. Unfortunately I do not have a budget for Ultimate Omega one time that I have to look for alternative just to having fish oil …

One year, I had a particularly bad breakout of acne on my back and shoulders. It was due to a reaction from a sunscreen, and it looked and felt horrible. I tried the few acne products I had at home, and it just seemed to irritate it more, with the …

When I originally bought this product, I thought it was something else—“ I assumed it was a solid balm form of pure vitamin E, which I had intended to use on a scar. I got excited thinking I could use this instead of the sticky oil that I normally use …

PitRok Crystal Natural Spray Deodorant is a deodorant with a difference and personally I have found it very effective. This apparently works by suppressing bacterial growth which is the cause of body odour because it is not actually our sweat that makes us smell, but the bacteria on …

I am a very active person, I play at least one game of tennis everyday on weekdays and three to four games of it during weekends. Because of my passion for the sports, I sweat more often and lose body fluids more compared to non-athletic …

I was told by my musician friend that there is a massage team in almost all major cities in West Europe and the US and Canada who give kick ass massages. It seems that this team mainly does massages for musicians. Since I am a small timer musician myself, …

I have used Pantene in the past and generally like their products. Since I have dry hair (for the most part) I wanted to try this new shampoo and see if it left my hair as manageable as the other Pantene product always did.
I was interested in the …

Playtex Sport Tampons are the best thing to ever happen to me, well at least the best thing to ever happen to me during my time of the month. These tampons are specifically designed for those of us who are very active. When one of my friends told …

I purchase gillette comfort advantage sensitive skin shave gel with vitamin e aloe and glycerin because they sold it at costco. I buy whichever gender neutral shaving cream they have. I was pleasantly surprised with this gel. I knew nothing about it when I purchased …

I’ve switch the brand of alcohol I used, I bought this Green Cross 70% solution. I prefer to used an alcohol based when I wasn’t able to wash my hands with water and soap. Why I bought this Green Cross brand because It has moisturizer that will smother my …

I love to use a rich body butter in the winter when my skin is dry. It often doubles as a foot cream or overnight hand treatment. Since I have been using more natural products, I have come to appreciate that it is important what we put on our skin, …

This is my vitamins when I was in college. College life is so stressful, by doing all the research for my thesis; my health is taken for granted. I cannot eat on time, even sleep on time. I am always in the library or computer lab or in my …

Sometimes I like to treat my feet to a special spa-like bath. I have used a variety of foot bath products, but when I saw this one being used in a pedicure procedure, I was really interested because it smelled wonderful. This product is used in spas and salons for …

This product from Kiss My Face is an all natural (well, almost) alpha hydroxy product that helps to refine the skin by exfoliating the outer surface. It is a gentle, rich moisturizer, full of many valuable oils such as safflower, sunflower seed, jojoba, sweet almond, olive, and soybean oils, and …

When I was suffering from a long term bladder problem due to scar tissue, I decided to take cranberry capsules instead of drinking the juice. I had been drinking the cranberry juice on a doctor’s advice, which turned out to be very poor advice. I did not have an infection, …

I was shopping for a new facial cleanser to try, since I am over forty now and need to try to stay “young.” This product is supposedly formulated by some celebrity skin guru, and I bought into that. The tube is awfully pretty—“ deep purple and silver with a …

I bought the NSI B-100 Complex, which was a bottle of 300 capsules for about $15, mostly because it has all the B vitamins you need for optimum health, and I felt like I was lacking them. Some B vitamins can support the immune system and nervous system and …

I keep a few lip balms on hand at all times, because I have a problem with dry mouth and lips, especially in the winter but all year to some degree. I like to use natural lip balms because they do not have petrolatum, and the natural ingredients nourish my …

After using a few of the wonderful bath soaks made by Aura Cacia, and especially loving the ones with eucalyptus, I decided these folks know what they are doing—“ so when I went to replace my eucalyptus essential oil, I was delighted to find that they sold their own version. …

I was shopping at a nearby mall a couple weeks ago when I stumbled upon this store that I’ve never been to called The Body Shop, and I decided to take a peek inside to see what they were selling. I figured it would be a store sort of …

I always believed that my hands and legs were the most overworked part of my body. While my hands did all the rough work, my feet seemed to take up all my body weight for the day. The main problem with me was the more longer I was on …

How I love these and the kids! The vitamins not only give you strength and agility throughout the day they also give you great patience, concentration and stamina. I also had one and I felt much stronger and fresh because normally my head is always hurting, I always feel …

I love Earl Grey tea and I have always liked beeswax products so I was thrilled when I saw this product on the shelf. I use a lip balm of some kind daily, and often I collect different types and flavors. I’ve been doing this since I was a kid.
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The Breathe Right Advanced Nasal Strips come twenty-six to a box and sell for around ten dollars, although I’ve seen them as high as fifteen dollars for the same size and number of nasal strips at some stores. I don’t have a snoring problem, so I didn’t buy these …