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 …

We have all seen the Ab Lounge advertised on television and wondered if it really worked. I like to keep in the best shape that I can so I finally broke down and purchased one when they finally hit stores. This thing cost about a hundred and ten dollars …

I have combination skin that is dry in the winter and oily in the summer, especially when I am using heavy sun block products. I have found that some detergent based cleansers can be too harsh for my face, and that lotion and cream cleansers which are oil based can …

I am reviewing Arbonne’s acne treating line. If you have been reading these review you will see that some of them worked for me and some I really don’t like. Step 4 of the treatment is Acne Spot Treatment Acne Medication and I think it is really good. Spot …

Zbar nutritional bars is one of the best products that I have ever used for many reasons. I have been looking for a nutritional bar for some time that would make it easy for me to lose weight and I have been taking this for two weeks and I …

I was having a discussion about soap making and pure ingredients and scents with a friend who is also interested in the subject. We got onto the topic of classic lavender French soaps, and she began telling me about her favorite, Pre de Provence, which she buys at places …

This shampoo had a particular draw for me, because I am lazy, and flat ironing my hair seems to take forever. Of course there is the heat damage associated with it also, but the real issue is—“ I am lazy! I heard someone claim this was a miracle shampoo …

I was in need of a new bike since the one I had for my whole childhood no longer worked. I headed to the store looking for a bike with a larger seat and one that was under my 200.00 budget. Color …

This towel is supposed to help protect the hands and face from direct contact with equipment and mats that have been used by other people. Now this is an excellent idea because you never quite know what you might pick up when doing yoga or other forms of relaxation …

I have been a believer in multi vitamins ever since seeing what a huge difference it made in how I felt. I developed fibromyalgia symptoms in my late teens, and went for several years with no clear diagnosis. In this time, I felt so exhausted that I could …

This was another product that I received in a bath gift set from my mother. It had been a long time since I used any type of bubble bath product and I like the fact that this product is designed not to dry out the skin. To …

One day when I was out with a friend, we started talking about the use of essential oils to relieve stress and tension, and she pulled out a small bottle from her purse. She had found this “amazing product” to relieve stress, and it worked by just putting a few …

I’m always open to trying therapeutic alternatives for pain relief, aside from the usual topical liniments and aromatic massage oils. It seems muscle pains get accustomed to the same pain-killing method, that it loses efficacy after long-term use. A new therapy for pain relief I discovered from …

This lotion is a product I received as a free gift when my salon was having a special promotion. I had never used Tigi body products at all, but I had used some of the Bed Head line and liked it pretty well. I especially liked their shampoos which …

I came across Bach Rescue Cream when my homeopathic doctor prescribed it for my baby. As with newborns, she had various skin irritations and rashes that started at two months old. To make matters worse, she also suffered from atopic dermatitis. I was very concerned because …

I am the student of the college and I like to earn money in the Internet. It means that I constantly spend a lot of time near the computer and I constantly do a lot of typing. It is a hard work but I like it. The problem is …

I have fibromyalgia and sometimes lower back pain. In the past, I have used pain patches that warm up, and also patches that provide a counter-irritant effect. The counter-irritant products contain menthol and various other substances that impart a warm or cold effect to the area of skin they …

Have you ever heard of Meizitang capsules? It is a kind of herbal slimming capsules. People consume it because they want to lose some of their weight. This product is coming from China. Most people think that the real Meizitang capsules from China can help you to reduce your …

Getting contact lenses is the best decision that I have ever made. The first brand that I was introduced to is Acuvue Clear. It is cheaper than most contact lenses. I have seen the commercial on TV and the product seems like a wonderful product on TV. It claims …

I have used products containing Arnica in it in the past because I have TMJ and it’s one of the only things that will help the joint discomfort I experience because of that on an almost daily basis. So when I found the Ironman by Mentholatum Gel a few months …

I have been slowly adding to my Bed Buddy heat Packs collection for a couple of years now since they are so effective loosening joints and relieving all sorts of pain without having to run to the pain meds so often. And with the upcoming spring, I always make …

This is yet another fantastic product from Forever Living. My brother keeps it handy especially when he goes out of town for hiking, rock climbing and other extreme sports that he loves to do. When we went to Sagada and hiked to different caves, this was instant relief for …

I usually use Q-tips to clean my ears, but you aren’t supposed to put them inside the ear. That means that the wax can build up quite badly inside the ear. In order to clean the wax out of the inside of the ear, I decided to try Murine …

Recently I stumbled on something I had never seen before, Miracle Hand Repair lotion in my mother’s medicine cabinet. Although she is a veritable magician of creams and lotions, my mother has never mentioned this little tube of cream, I suspect because she forgot about its existence. The tube …

Control solution is a must when using blood glucose monitors. Several companies will give it away for free if you are an owner of their monitor, such as the brand I new now, ReliOn. But, when I used One Touch Ultra blood glucose monitors, I had to …

I love trying new lip balms, and when I saw that the “Yes to” folks made a few of their own, I wanted to try one. I chose the Yes to Carrots C Me Smile, because it actually had a carrot flavor, and this is one flavor in lip balm …

I had been using the regular fresh mint Colgate Total for years and was very happy with it. I have tried other toothpastes like Oral B, Pepsodent etc., but in my opinion Colgate Total series is the best in terms of taste, freshness of breath, clean feel and …

Ordinarily I wouldn’t review such a personal product. But there are so few menstrual products on the market that actually do what they say they will. However, Stayfree is one of those products. This particular pad is longer than your average pad, and is designed to …

I received a bacon flavored lip balm as a gag gift. It was pretty funny. To review it properly, I will start with its effectiveness as a lip balm. It has petrolatum, beeswax, aloe vera oil, coconut oil, mineral oil, vitamin E, castor seed oil, saccharin and flavor. Over all, …

Summer is out and the rain is in. Sickness such as colds and influenza are common. To protect myself from being confined to beds, I take vitamin C every day in the form of Nutricee 500 mg Chewable Tablet. By second quarter of 2010 I changed from Potencee to …

Clean and clear is an acne clearing moisturizer. It comes in a 50 ml grey bottle with a blue cap. It is made by Johnson & Johnson. I had bought this bottle from a store catering to beauty products and cosmetics on the recommendation of the sales person.
I have …

I am diabetic, which means I cannot indulge as often as I would like in sweet treats and desserts. At least not the regular kind—“ but we diabetics do benefit from the low-carb diet craze, as the sweet products made for low carb dieters are much safer for us to …

I am not a fan of Katinko. It’s a chinese ointment used for muscle pains, head aches etc. It usually comes in a green tube like Vicks vaporub and it costs around 100 pesos. It’s very popular here in the Philippines and you can almost see it in every …

I exercise fairly regularly, and I wanted to tone my arms (but, not to the point where I could be confused for a body-builder), and so I started looking for dumbbells to buy. I thought about buying a pair of 5 pound weights, but then I saw the …

I take a nightly hot tub bath to help ease the symptoms of fibromyalgia. To keep it interesting, I use a variety of bath bombs, bubble baths and other products. Some of my favorite products contain sea salt, which helps to add minerals and the magnesium and potassium seem to …

I’ve been using Dr. Bronner’s Tea Tree Oil Soap for quite some time and couldn’t be happier. I’ve always suffered from very dry skin, especially on my arms and elbows. My elbows have always been very dry, to the point of cracking and at …

There are days when I have awful back and hip pain from sleeping in a wrong position to long. So I always keep at least one ThermoCare heat wrap for lower back and hip relief around in the house just in case. I only use these heat wraps when …

Since I turned forty, I have been more and more aware of the signs of aging in my face. This can be disconcerting, as most forty-somethings know. I like to use natural products on my face, because I believe that exposure to too many chemicals can accelerate aging, and there …

I have used crystal deodorant sticks and liquids before and was never really impressed with them. When my partner brought home some of this Crystalux body powder, I did not expect to like it very much. There are some good points about the product. Assuming it works, it can …

This is an interesting concept for a foot cream. I have diabetes and very mild nerve damage in my feet. (which is actually not due to the diabetes, but I treat it the same way) In the summer I am fine, but in the winter I get cold feet. …

I deal with dry mouth a lot. Much of it is due to medications I have to take for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis. I have tried a few things to help with my dry mouth. I have chewed gum, sucked on hard candy, and …

When a friend and user of Herbatint hair dye recommended that I try this conditioner after coloring (with another brand of hair color) I was skeptical. I was complaining about the fact that the hair color I was using at the time did not have a good conditioner tube to …

Due to my prolonged illness a month ago, I suddenly noticed that I have developed some dark patches all over my face and this was making my face look dull and lifeless. Initially I felt that these patches would fade away with time, but to my horror they still …

I purchased Aquafresh ExtremeClean recently because it was on sale for under $3. I usually use Crest products, but I am always willing to try other brands, especially if I can purchase them on sale or with a coupon. So, when I saw this toothpaste on sale, …

Vaseline’s Petroleum Jelly is worth-reviewing mainly because it bears the name of one of the trusted and best-selling brands of skin beauty products in the market today. Petroleum jelly is a common household name and in fact a lot of people underestimate its capability of giving remedies to certain …

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 had taken some Apple Cider Vinegar supplements in the past, on the recommendation of a friend of mine who swore by the homeopathic qualities of vinegar, and even drinks it straight from the bottle on a regular basis to prevent illness, but every time I went back to …

I like any hand sanitizer that has the word lotion in its name mostly because most hand sanitizers are highly alcoholic and dry out the skin and I’m spending ten minutes hunting down some lotion anyway! I work in retail and we are sometimes required to touch things that are, …

Medicated, menthol and Eucalyptus oil based vapour inhalers have been around since the 50s and their popularity has not waned. This is especially true in Asia.
Almost everyone has bought and tried a inhaler to get instant relief from blocked nose at least once.
The most popular one is …

I have decided to rely only on hand wash and soaps during Covid - 19 pandemic. I am not of the view of using sanitizer for prolong duration. For hand wash, I have tried 2 - 3 products and have zeroed in on Patanjali Anti-Bacterial Herbal hand wash.

I bought …