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 …

I bought this product just for fun. I had never seen anything like it, and I had been trying out different types of deodorants, looking for one that was aluminum free, since learning of the risks associated with aluminum products.
This contained zinc ricinoleate, chamomile, potassium alum, phenoxyethanol, estratetaenol, and alcohol. …

I sometimes have a problem with swelling in my legs around the time for my menstrual period to start, and I had started to notice what looked like varicose veins forming. I should have asked my doctor first, but I decided on my own to try compression stockings to see …

I’ve been smoking for something like twenty years or more at this point in my life. I’ve never been much of a heavy smoker. There are days I’ll only have a few cigarettes all day long, and then there are times when I could smoke a half a pack …

One morning, I woke to find a finger was behaving very oddly. When I bent it, there was a popping sensation, and slight pain. Alarmed, as I am a musician and my hands are crucial to my art, I went to the doctor right away. He diagnosed my …

My husband has over-exercised himself I think. He has been jogging in the morning for one hour and even playing basketball at night. Aside from this he is also regularly working out in our mini gym. Well I told him already that exercising is not tiring up oneself and …

As we already know the crocin syrup is the best tonic for light fever or saviour cold and cough. But how many of u knew that there is another crocin syrup, which is only used for kids and babies according to the standard dosage. Yes it is …

Q-Tips, made by Johnson& Johnson, are such a versatile product, and one that I never let myself run out of. It can be used for so many things. I prefer the J & J Q-Tips over any of the other brands because quite frankly, I believe them …

I hate the Brand’s Essence of Chicken. This is my first impression with this food supplement healthy drink. This product is not known to me until my Taiwanese officemate recommended me to drink this specially when in stress or physically weak. Since I never had any idea what it …

Last year my grandmother went to the emergency room and being it was a different hospital system than normal, they had none of her medical records. Because they had none of her records, several tests had to be run and the nurses, really didn’t listen to some of …

I’m one of those people too lazy to wash her face with something else than water in the mornings, but one day a friend who had bought two pieces of Clinique Facial Soap decided to give one to me, and I tried it.
It looks a little like a normal …

I have combination skin that is usually very dry in the winter. I try to keep a heavier cream around for use when the dry spell hits. This is one cream I chose for that winter issue, because I really liked the way the ingredients looked. It has safflower oil, …

I am a meticulous mom, I guess that goes with my being a nurse. When my kids get sick, or anybody in the family, I want to be in charge all the time coz I trust the kind of care I provide to everybody. I have so much confidence …

This hand creme was given to me by a friend, She loves L’Occitane products so much that she always ended up having too much or too many of the products. I’m really not a big fan of the products mainly because I’m not very familiar with it, and …

Auto urine therapy
I can vouch from my own experience that Auto urine therapy (AUT)- (drinking one owns urine ) is a real god’s gift to mankind for solving all health problems. But as is always by the rule of nature there is automatically a taboo attached to it due …

Upon joining Forever Living, one of the very first products that I was introduced to was the Aloe Ever-Shield Deodorant Stick.
I have always tended to be an aerosol user, so a deodorant stick was something new to me, but I was keen to try it.
Opening it proved a little …

Who will every forget Vicks VapoRub? For decades now this brand has been trusted by many people from generation to generation. I remember how my late Dad would massage my body with Vicks vaporub whenever I have cough or colds or any painful feelings. As a child I …

Since the turn of the economy, I’ve cut back on my once a month spa weekends–unless I’m traveling and the hotel I’m staying at offers spa services. To invest money elsewhere, I’ve started doing my own spa treatments at home, and my favorite self-service is a pedicure.
I had become …

I had a terrible stomach bug and the medicine the doctor prescribed to help ease it simply was not working for me and nor was the over the counter medicines, ginger ale or ice chips. I ended up going to my local health food store and asking the herbalist …

It is amazing to me how many different medications I can try in a four week period, but I can’t seem to shake whatever it is I have and I’ve been to the store every other day trying something new because not a whole lot seems to be working …

The Germ Guardian Plug-in UV-C Air Sanitizer was another one of those expensive impluse buys that I couldn’t really rationalize and, to this day, am not even entirely sure it did anything beneficial. But, I’m a sucker for strange or bizarre products that claim to be good for the …

I’ve said before that I’m always eager to find something that will massage my body simply but soothingly. One of the products I’ve purchased was the Homedics Lady Bug Personal Massager, Designer Series. Specifically, the model I have is PM-8.
I actually really love this little Lady Bug. …

As a fifty year old woman, I have noticed that I am much more prone to dry skin spots all over my body. Especially after bathing or shaving, there is a feeling of dryness that even the best lotion cannot address. It is like you were cleaning …

I am diabetic and need to use sugar free products whenever possible. Cough drops and sore throat drops especially, since you tend to eat more than a few when you are ill. A friend had some of these Ricola sugar free lemon mint drops and offered me one when I …

I bought this Burt’s Bees scrub after smelling it in the store and loving the sweet peachy smell.
It has peach stone particles to exfoliate and scrub the face clean, while leaving skin moisturized with coconut oil and glycerin. The product, like most of Burt’s Bees products, has mostly natural ingredients, …

I received this cute little product as a Valentine gift. It is a heart shaped, clear container filled with little paper thin roses and leaves which are actually bubble bath petals. The petals are loose, but are arranged so that they look like rose buds. The petals are both red …

Never really been a big fan of electronic toothbrushes. They have there pers but there isn’t anything like a manual toothbrush. I think electronic toothbrushes have been invented for the lazy teeth cleaners who find it hard to always brush their teeth manually. This is how I used to …

Here is my honest and extensive reivew of the Sensa Weight Loss System that has been advertised on television, radio and print add. I purchased the Sensa system wanted to lose at least 30 pounds on the program. Now I am in no way, shape or form …

I babysit for my neighbor sometimes when she has to leave for business related trips. She has a small son, and the last time he was over, he had just gotten over chickenpox. She sent over some of the California Baby Super Sensitive shampoo and body wash for him to …

I’ve watched my friends and a few family members go on diet after diet over the years. They’ve tried every fad that come along and tried to convince me why THIS was the diet that was so different from all the others that they tried. They’d go to all …

In the winter I frequently get blocked sinuses resulting in flu like symptoms or even worse sinus congestion that leads to sinus infection. My local Pharmacist recommended I try Simply Saline, Sterile Saline Nasal Mist, to help me combat my congestion so I wouldn’t get sick. I was hesitant …

Having a glucose problem, I have to check my blood sugar often, and when I was first diagnosed, I went to the store and checked out my options. I’ve seen the One Touch Ultra all over the TV, so that one was the one I was more familiar …

In this stressful world where I belong, it is necessary for me to take in all the supplements I can have. So aside from the Cecon Chewable Tablet, I am also taking Ming’s Grape Seed Soft Capsule. Before I was taking Myra 300E but then I learned from Teentalk …

The nutritional supplement, Ensure Plus, is specifically made for people who want to either maintain or gain weight, like in my case. It comes in an assorted amount of flavors. Some that I know off hand are Strawberry, Chocolate, and Butter Pecan. The only flavor I have experience with …

Arnicare Arnica Cooling Gel is a wonder product that everyone should have in their medicine cabinet.
I recently had an accident that left me with fractures to the face and lots of swelling.
I instanly put on Arnicare Arnica Cooling Gel, went into hopsital for corrective surgery and when I came …

One summer when I was stuck outside for much longer than I had anticipated, I was eaten alive by mosquitoes. I had about twenty to thirty bites all over my arms and legs, and even a couple on my face. I was at someone else’s home at the time, …

I have been using Pro health toothpaste for my family quite some time now and we absolutley love it. Out dentist gave us samples of the Pro Health Mouthwash. We will never go back to any of out past mouthwashes. For one, it has no alcohol and does not …

When I am in a hurry especially at work, I usually skip the tooth brushing and just switch to using mouth washes. There are a lot of mouth washes out there but I feel that most of them are alcohol-based and sometimes hurt when I swish it in my …

My husband is very good and very healthy. But his only problem is that whenever he goes to any other place or due to change of weather he catches the cold infection very soon. And whenever it happens he also suffers from the dry cough for several …

I love to make my own bath salt products, and Dead Sea salt is a must have ingredient for both its quality and its health benefits. Brambleberry’s Dead Sea salt is from Israel, and is very high in minerals. This salt helps to moisturize the skin, encourage faster healing, and …

Okay, I have always been a big fan of Neosporin. My mother used it on me when I was a child, and I have since always carried a tube around with me. It is amazing how quickly a wound can heal when you apply this stuff - …

Frankly, I am not used to use mouthwash after brushing. But when I tried using the Oral-B Anticavity Fluoride Rinse, it is indeed brushing is not enough. I first bought the Oral B mouthwash two years ago. There are still times that I skip using mouthwash but when I …

One of the important things in my list of acquisitions was to replace my old contacts. I was reprimanded by my ophthalmologist for having worn contacts way past their expiration and if I had been more stubbornly persistent —“ it could lead to my vision deteriorating. I …

Since I am diabetic, a friend of mine thought I might benefit from this brand carb blocker, that they have used supposedly with success– it is supposed to stop the digestion of starches by neutralizing alpha amalase, an enzyme which is used to digest starches. I still really do not …

I have always been a fan of the Botanical Nutrients line. I first used it when I was younger and was staying over night at a friend’s house. We had gone swimming and when it was my turn to use the shower, I spied a bottle of the Rose Hips …

Since I am a person with MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivities), I use all products that have no fragrance or chemicals in them for my personal hygiene and cleaning products for my home.
Today, I would like to tell you about the “Free and Clear” hair and body products that I …

My daughter is an active child, but when she reached the age of three, she became even more active. Maybe because she started going to school at this age, and she became exposed to more children her age. She was introduced to more physical activities and games at school. …

I have long had a history of skin problems, which is unfortunate to admit to, but the truth nonetheless. As a young adult, it was full blown acne which has, thankfull over the years, decreased dramatically, and now I’m just overcome with a breakout here and there periodically, which …

Natures Bounty is one of my favorite herbal supplement companies. I really think they know what they are doing and I really think they believe in their products. I feel that they are devoted to their customers and actually want to help their customers feel better and live happy …

I always loved the original Rainbath. It was a classic when I was growing up, a product that stood out as being a little bit better than the others on the shelf. It inspired trust in the Neutrogena brand. One day when I was browsing in a store, I …