This marks my third “uneventful” attempt at understanding the so called zinc and acne connection. I say uneventful because I’m unable to milk anything out of zinc supplements in general. The way a lot of online content peddle the positive facts about Zinc, it sounds like a …

After doing the Discover Bellydance Basic Dance program this morning, I realized it was time to take it to the next level and begin doing the Beyond Basic Dance program as well.
This more advanced dance workout still features twins Veena and Neena in a …

I’m a rather full-figured woman, I’ll admit, and one of the biggest problems I’ve encountered when I go on my walks is chaffing of the inner thighs. I had purchased a bodyglide skin protectant stick that worked wonders in this regard and kept the skin of my thighs from …

Health is wealth. It is important as part of your daily regimen to exercise. Sometimes, jogging is the easiest however eventually it gets boring and you loose interest. I’ve read it in Men’s Health magazine that your exercise should not be something boring otherwise you will loose interest in …

NordicTrack Incline Trainer X10 (NTK1994) offers the incline range of up to 50%, which is way larger than any treadmill (the highest I’ve seen on a treadmill is 25%). Incline training allows the user to burn more calories at a shorter time. According to NordicTrack, if you walk at …

I have heard about the health benefits of apple cider vinegar consistently for years. While other nutritional fads and supplement du jour products come and go, people still believe in apple cider vinegar. I have tried to take it straight out of the bottle. It’s a challenge to the …

I love the new Degree deodorant lines that include the nice fragrances and matching body sprays. Several companies are doing this, and I have tried a few here and there of each line.
My last purchase was Degree Delicious Bliss in the fine fragrance collection. I had a sniff …

I was somewhat disappointed with Walgreens brand of cough drops. I tried the ones that were eucalyptus flavored, but the admittedly refreshing flavoring is really irrelevant since the effectiveness of the cough drops was limited. These cough drops are designed to ease the pain of a sore throat, reduce …

When I began making my own bath products, I wanted to make a custom shampoo. The options available to me at the time were mostly unscented chemical laden formulas. Some people I planned on making the shampoo for as a gift try to avoid chemicals like sulfates, which are present …

I have been using cotton swabs to clean out my ears for ages. I have been warned over and over that it is not a good idea and that it just pushes the earwax further into your ear. This may be so, but it just feels so good! When I …

I have thinning hair, and I have tried several supplements that claim to support hair growth and scalp health. It makes perfect sense to me that the problem should be solved from the inside, since hormonal and nutritional factors can play a part in hair loss. I have diabetes, fibromyalgia, …

This Wagi Nasal Aspirator Plus Bonus Ear Syringe is one of the best and most inexpensive types of products to use for infant care. When my kids were young and got a cold, it was a miserable exepreince for the entire household because they certainly can’t tell you what’s …

I love lip balm, especially those made with natural ingredients. Since I had tried some of Honeybee Garden’s body powder, I wanted to see how their beeswax lip balm was. The formula was great—“ it has beeswax, coconut oil, jojoba, sweet almond oil, and vitamin E. All of those ingredients …

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 am a very person with very scanty eye lashes and thin eye brows and always found myself admiring people with longer eyelashes and thicker eyebrows. I had always felt that a thicker brow and eye lash proved to be a great asset to make a woman look beautiful …

I received these cotton gloves as part of a spa gift set. They are soft and appear to be well made.
The design is cute, with little spirals and stars. I have used them with several different creams overnight. Overall, they work as well as any other …

This is a nifty little gadget from Morrisons and I really like using it. Although they call it a pedicure brush, it actually has four different tools on it. It has a stiff brush, a pumice stone section, a foot file section and a fourth section that …

I would like to share my pleasant experience in using the Oral-B Toothbrush with you. I think that this is definitely one of the best toothbrushes that I have ever used!
Please let us start with what I believe is the strongest point in this toothbrush: the specially polished end-rounded …

I’m not a fan of liniments. Liniments are messy to work with, they sting, and could smell unpleasant. Alternatively, I like Salonpas patches. But the patches are expensive to use very often. What could change my attitude towards liniments? I veered to this special …

As I have used various Body Shop products I have come to trust them as an environmentally aware company that takes care to use organic and fair trade products. Whenever you buy a product, you can read about where the ingredients come from and how the production of them is …

A friend of mine lost a lot of weight last year, and as part of her makeover, she bought this product to help tone up her face and chin. Losing lots of weight can leave you with quite a saggy thing going on if you had a double chin. …

This cream rocks! Even with the most frequent diaper changes, babies can still get rashes, particularly from diarrhea which, brings about some of the worst and most painful diaper rashes. I worked in a childcare for a long time and for stubborn diaper rashes, I used to alternate ointment …

I’ve used a lot of bandages in my day, and especially now that I have children of my own, and teenage boys at that! If I’m not bumping into things and cutting myself shaving or some other minor catastrophe then they are sure to somehow injure themselves on a …

Normally parents would be the ones reviewing a children’s toothpaste but I am going to review it from a 40 year old’s perspective.
Awhile back I was having some problems with sensitive, sore gums. Long story, but in the end, it was due to a type of toothbrush I was …

I love to use tea tree oil for health purposes, and endless other uses all over the house. I normally buy Desert Essence or now Foods brand, but for one purchase I chose Holista. I had never used the brand until then and it was available in a store where …

always believed that keeping our hands clean and —˜germ —“free’ was perhaps one of the vital parts in keeping our self in great health. Though I always made it a point to see that my family especially children washed their hands with soap and water before they …

There are so many fitness programs out there to chose from and sometimes it can be so difficult to find the right one that will keep your interest. I love to exercise and I always am looking for new and exciting fitness programs to test and try. My favorite …

The cleansing lotions contains sulfur and anti-acne ingredients. It claims to disinfect, dries up, and prevent acne. For the price, it’s $15 for 8 oz, $26 for 16 oz and $45 for 32 oz. The price is average value to me and I got the 8 oz one to …

Neutrogena is a brand that I have always relied on for making incredibly good skin products. The Norwegian formula hand cream has been around for a long time. It has many loyal fans and followers—“ because it is unique and it works. When I have very dry hands, there are …

I am not an avid fan of the Close Up toothpastes because I have been used to using Colgate instead. At one point I ran out of Colgate toothpaste and I decided to try out a small tube of Close Up’s new toothpaste which is their Fire-Freeze. I have …

For about $20 for 2 oz this mask is definitely worth the price. I know it sounds a lot and it is but this mask works perfectly. This balances out acne irritated skin. It also contains Balsam Peru which is a natural ant-inflammatory ingredient. This mask is used 2-3 …

In May 2006 I bought a baby myna as pet bird and I often let it play out of cage. When the myna felt hungry it would fly to me and twitter loudly and it often stood on my shoulders or even head. Someday it flied away and returned …

It will be no secret to anyone reading my reviews that I absolutely love Dove. I love the quality products, and I love the company and their values.
Lately I mostly use liquid body washes, but when I saw this bar on sale in the supermarket, I decided to try it. …

Six Star’s Rapid Lean fat burner is garbage! This is the crappiest fat burner on the market ever. You can usually find this supplement at Wal-Mart, which is where I bought it from.
Anyways, Six Star’s rapid lean fat burner is trash and did not work at all. I guess …

Although people usually think (and say) that the most expensive product is the best one but I don’t know if that’s actually true. I’ve bought so many thing in my life that were good ad expensive but a lot of them were bad and expensive.
I have been biting my …

When I had a really bad case of bronchitis, I took a round of strong antibiotics to knock it out, but the lingering effects stayed for over a month, leaving me with a frustrating dry cough that sometimes hurt and a sore throat from all the dry coughing. I tried …

When I bought some soap from Bubble Shack, I became interested in their other products. This is a company whose products are Hawaiian and all have a Hawaiian theme. They make a great array of healthy, natural products that are vegan and sulfate free, including soaps, lotions, soy candles, …

I received this as a gift from a very, very close friend. At first I thought this was a set of scented personal lubricants, since it was made by KY, the King of personal lubes.
However, only one of the small trial size bottles was a lubricant. It was the …

I use this product for purposes of treating my acne on places like my back, stomach, chest, and even on my legs. I had been looking for an acne product that was specifically for the body, and Neutrogena Body Clear Body Scrub was the only one I could find, …

I am one of Bath and Body Work’s best customers. I love all of their products and always take advantage of their clearance sales. I also shop when it’s not clearance time, when I am in the mood for a new fragrance of lotion or shower gel.
The …

I have a depressed scar in my face because of Acne and some scars leave a dark mark. I tried so many products to lessen the deepness and the darkness of the scars so my face would become clear and smooth. I even tried to have some treatment in …

I am not a fan of very strong toothpaste flavors, so a friend who knew I was into trying new brands suggested I try this wintergreen flavored natural paste. I had never heard of Nature’s Gate previously nor tried any of their products. They are all natural, free of artificial …

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 …

I have always been a big fan of Secret deodorant/antiperspirants. I use them regularly, especially the sheer invisible solids. When I went through a fear phase, overly worried about the aluminum exposure from antiperspirant products, I tried quite a few natural and “mineral” alternatives, but never really found any …

I tried the Clear Passage nasal strips because they were cheaper than my normal brand. I don’t usually have to use strips at night but I am pregnant and I tend to snore and have a lot of problems breathing at night when I am pregnant.
The strip did open …

My optician recommended these drops for me when I came in weeping and sneezing my head off from seasonal pollen allergies. My eyes were like dripping faucets, they were red and swollen and sore and I was miserable! It was everything I could do to keep from rubbing them due …

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. …

I have been a user of Pro Activ for several years now. My need for it has lessened in recent years and therefore I have branched out from the original acne cleanser formula to other products from the Pro Activ catalogue. Although these products are definitely more pricey …

My husband has always been sort of anti-medication. It really wasn’t until about a year ago that he finally caved and started taking motrin for headaches. Otherwise he’d just suffer through it, lay in a cold dark room with a rag over his face. Not exactly conducive to being …

I have had diabetes for about ten years. When I was first diagnosed, I tried to learn everything I could about the illness and how to manage it. One thing that I heard mentioned over and over was alpha lipoic acid. This is a powerful antioxidant supplement that is used …