I have often had trouble with allergies. But the over the counter allergy medicines just did not quite do the trick. And when my allergies are bad enough that I do break down and obtain an over the counter allergy medicine, it always dries up everything on …

For years, I have been using this alcohol. I am very conscious when it comes to personal hygiene and I always want to keep myself clean wherever I go. Sometimes, it is imposible to wash my hands with soap and water. And sometimes, it is not enough to just …

How I ended up with this conditioner is a bit funny. A friend of mine, who is white, bought this thinking it would be good for her frizzy hair, but then realized it was really more of an “ethnic” hair product, and found it far too heavy for her type …

When I was struggling with eye irritation and dryness associated with wearing soft contacts, there were many different products and ideas that I tried. One was to switch my brand of rewetting drops. Because I was having to use them so frequently during the day when I wore the …

My daughter has been suffering from lice for about half year. I had tried to pick them out one by one for her but one week later they were hatched again. I picked them out again and again but they have been still hatched again. I didn’t know there …

Once while combing my hair —“ I was just stunned when I noticed that my hair line had been receding and my thick healthy hair suddenly appeared thin. Though of late I had noticed that my hair had been falling consistently, little did I realize that the results of …

Because we wrongly assumed our HMO required us to use an in-plan hospital, in June, 2010, we went to the Mercy San Juan ER needing stitches for a three-inch laceration my son had sustained on his hand a half-hour earlier. Triage was fairly prompt–a nurse wrapped some gauze around …

When I was shopping in Rite Aid one day, I saw that they had their brand of bubble bath on sale. Since I take a hot bath nearly every night to help treat fibromyalgia symptoms, I keep plenty of various bath additives on hand, including bubble bath—“ which I use …

I have used many pantiliners as I’m the kind of gal that uses them daily. These are by far my favorite. I’ve tried the kind that feels like cardboard and the kind that claims they are super thin but then feels wedged up by the end of …

I used to work for the Postal Service about ten years ago, and I would be the person that entered into the computer all the addresses written on the envelopes, so that the machine could properly sort the mail. I was typing upwards of 100 words per minute, and …

When I have lower back pain or menstrual cramps and want heat therapy that I can move around with, I usually use one of the Thermacare heated pads or one of its generic equivalents. One day I decided I wanted to try and save some money by finding a reusable …

The drug market is flooded with many generic brands of supplements where a small percentage only gets to surface and become recognizable due to adverts. I was surprised by the other unknown brands waiting somehow to be tapped off their shelves. At the moment, I’m taking Pharex’s …

I am picky when it comes to protein and I have never been an overly huge fan of the supplement company VPX but something attracted me to this product that they made. The main reason I was attracted to this product was because they gave so much inside of …

After a prolonged illness last month, I noticed that my skin had become extremely dry and dull. My skin seemed to have lost all the essential moisture and looked just cracked and chipped. But my lips seemed to be the most affected due this dryness. What made their condition …

I’ve said many times that Crest is my favorite and preferred brand of toothpaste. These days, there are many varieties available, and I really don’t know if they all do what they claim or not. I’m not even sure we have a true way of gauging and …

In the most part of my teenage years, I have had some sort of a recurring problem with acne. I kept going to see the doctor and getting treatment in the form of a lotion as well as tablets to help fight the acne. It worked for short periods …

No woman likes to admit to having problems with gas, and I hate to dispel any illusions men might have about us but…. we have gas like anyone else. In my gas, it’s almost always dependent upon the kind of foods I’m eating. Anything high in milk product or …

I have turned so many people on to using Burt’s Bees products that it’s not even funny. I think I’ve tried just about every single product they’ve put out save for a few anti-aging kinds of products, and I have pretty much loved every single one of them. And …

I have been a huge fan of Healing Garden products ever since they arrived in Canada about 7 years ago. My favourite is lavender, as the Healing Garden line uses a lot of lavender in their scents, unlike other cosmetic lines where I’ve noticed an alcohol scent.
Lavender is a …

My husband joined this gym some time ago. A good gym with many facilities and fitness trainer to guide especially for personal weight loss. My husband joined this gym as it was very close to the work place. The best …

Massengill Floral Feminine Wash is a feminine wash made by Massengill and works to wash and clean the female sensitive part. I ordered this product online for $10 .
Thankfully, when it came in 3 weeks via Fed Ex, it was wrapped well enough to avoid leaks and …

I bought these speakers to protect the privacy of my ears from noise coming from my mother’s bedroom across the hall. She listens to audio books nightly, and the droning noise from them can sometimes drive me nuts. I have a stereo CD player that I use most nights …

Not just as diet - A life style by choice
I consider “Fit for Life” more than just a diet but a lifestyle and a very good preference in keeping myself healthy and fit. Most diets work by telling you to abstain from certain types of foods or count …

Being a fitness freak I was starting on learning yoga- as I had been quite impressed with the benefits it had to offer. So to start learning yoga I had to get myself a yoga mat —“ which seemed to be the basic requirement for yoga. After much hunting …

The Nivea Soft moisturizing crème contains vitamin E and jojoba oil. This is very lightweight and absorbs into the skin really well. The vitamin E evens out the skin tone and with the help of jojoba oil, it controls and reduces the production of oil in your skin.
This sounds …

Who doesn’t want whiter teeth in 2 minutes? Certainly, this product is such a tease. Apart from that, the affordable price of Paula’s Choice Brighten Up teeth whitener convinced me to spend a little of my cash. The whitening stick involves simple instructions that, in comparison …

I am a contact lens wearer and I have never had any problems. I used to use acuvue 2 by Johnson and Johnson and then I saw a commercial for the Acuvue Oasys, they are supposed to be the ultra comfort series, with hydraclear plus. So, the …

When I came across Gaiam Prosperity Yoga Mat online and read all the product descriptions, I thought, well, it can’t be real. I bought a lot of yoga mats before and they all promised the same thing - comfort, durability, flexibility and all that crap. I tried a lot …

I have used the original Noxzema cream for many years. My mom used it when I was a kid, and I started trying it out in my teens. I took a vacation from it for a few years, but when I got older I realized how good my mom’s skin …

I’m glad Happee Toothpaste came up with its own Kiddie Toothpaste. They have comparatively cheaper price but the flavors are good. I myself have tasted all the seven kiddie flavors such as Tutti-Frutti Twist, Strawberry Bloom, Juicy Grapes, Apple Crunch, Orange Squeeze, Bubblegum Pop, Cookies and …

I saw this on TV, and after being reassured by someone who had used it that it would not cause me to injure any muscles, I ordered one. I have flabby arms from weight loss and thought maybe this could tone them, since my usual exercises didn’t seem to …

The Himalaya is the very big company, which produces many kind of products, which are very good for the health. It is a company, which produces the products, which are very pure, and causes no side effects. The natural and very rarely available herbs are used to …

My partner uses calendula cream for treating eczema, and I use it for minor skin irritations, and it works really well for both. The last time I purchased a calendula cream, it was not the kind we usually get, and it did not seem to work as well for my …

If you are looking for a way to lose weight then I am happy to tell you I have been in your position many times. In fact, I still am because I have been going out a lot and not exercising much which makes it very difficult for …

I always believed that a beautiful smile is great asset to a beautiful face, but this advantage can also become a disadvantage if your teeth are not clean or are stained and discolored. This is what has exactly happened to me. Though the structure of my teeth is good, …

One of my favorite herbal teas to drink when I need relief from stress and tension is Celestial Seasonings Herbal Tension Tamer Tea. The tea has a nice minty and warm spice flavor to it and a very nice blend of relaxing and calming herbs in it. It helps …

I bought some of this lotion to keep at my desk after borrowing some from someone else. The first thing I noticed was the scent. I thought maybe it was her body spray, but she handed me the lotion to try, and I loved it. This is a large bottle …

I’ve been to a number of opticians over the years, some good, some not so good. I have no complaint about the actual eye examination I had today, but the system left me feeling like I’d been processed like a piece of meat.
To start, you are sent to sit …

In the past I admit that I was kind of a snob of sorts when it came to conditioners, mostly because I had that thick, almost horse long hair that reached to my waist and I had to get very good conditioners because otherwise my hair would be a tangled …

I awoke this morning with severe lower back pain. As much as I hate to ‘pop’ pills, I knew I had to relieve my discomfort. I reached for my bottle of Aleve caplets. I can happily say I am now totally pain free after taking 2 …

I believe in the benefits of health.That is why today I decided to write about some of the products I use.As you have seen from title,the first one is called Biofarm Calcium and Magnesium.I use for some months now,along side Omega-3 Salmon,of which I wrote about some time ago.The …

I ordered this soap along with another variety from the same maker. The other appealed to me with its healthy ingredients, and this one made me curious about the interesting combination of cinnamon and rose. It’s not a duo I have encountered before and probably would not have imagined myself. …

When visiting an elderly friend’s house, I laughed when I saw what she had done with her old slivers of bar soap. She had tied them up into a sock, and had the sock tied onto a bar inside her shower. We all hate to waste those little …

I received this honey scrub as a housewarming gift. I had never used a scrub made with honey before, so I was intrigued. It smells amazing and even looks good enough to eat. It has raw honey, sugar crystals, almond oil, apricot kernel oil, jojoba oil, royal jelly, arnica, evening …

I am very sensitive to the strong mint flavors in most of the adult toothpastes that are sold in mainstream stores. Because they burn my mouth, they cause me to not brush as long as I should, so I use children’s fruity flavors or natural products in non-mint flavors instead.
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This product had gotten so much publicity I almost had to try it to appease everyone else. The inhabitants of Okinawa, Japan live ten years longer than people on the mainland, and the story is that it is because of their exposure to the coral calcium in the water. It …

My daughter had a very serious illness and she had lost all appetite and had completely stopped drinking. I took her to see the doctor and she said that my daughter needed to have one wet diaper before bedtime, or she would need to be in the hospital …

What I appreciate uppermost with this drops, is the small individual plastic vial thingies. Each comprises just a couple of drops. It is supposed to be utilized only once and even called a »single use container«, but I regularly use one vial at least twice. It is easy to …

Unfortunately last year, I suffered heavily with bouts of thrush. It turned out to be one severe infection that, although I was treating it and calming it, I was never fully getting rid of it. I tried what seemed like everything, mostly Pessary medications to begin with that I …

One day I went shopping and came across Joy Bathing Soap. This soap is a small bar soap but it works quite effectively like other bar soaps I have used before.
I noticed that this soap is not far much better than other soaps I have used. This soap does …