When I ran out of my usual hair spray and hadn’t gotten paid for the week yet, I stopped by a dollar store, and picked up a bottle of White Rain hair spray. I didn’t expect much quality, for a dollar store product. Its good performance surprised me. …

Have you ever suffered from allergies, sinus or a cold only to end up with a stuffy nose and a headache after taking antihistamines. I’ve taken antihistamines for years that have worked just fine, without a decongestant until I suddenly end up with a dry irritated, swollen stuffy nose …

I had been witnessing knee pain for last few weeks and though the pain would be healed sooner or later —“ the time it stayed it did cause a lot of discomfort. Although I tried heal the pain through pain relieving ointments and many other hot/ cold therapies- the …

The cute name of this product, believe it or not, is not why I bought it, although I am subject to falling for those kind of marketing ploys. I actually bought it for myself, not a baby—“ and because of the ingredients. I have always been a tea lover and …

I am a musician and suffer from mild tinnitus due to years of listening and playing keyboards through headphones. It normally only bothers me when the room is quiet and devoid of other sounds, like at night when I sleep—“ which has caused me to rely on fans and sleep …

When my old mattress was giving out and became painful to sleep on, I was on a budget and could not afford to replace it right away, so I tried several toppers for the mattress to see if that would get me through until I could afford a new mattress.
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I think these sanitary towels are brilliant considering the price. These are the Ultra Towels with Wings by Tesco’s own brand and it only cost me just over a pound for a packet of 16 towels. They cost about 10p each basically, so I was not expecting …

I have had gum problems since I was a teenager, and it seems like dentists have no clue as to why. I have a pretty comprehensive oral care routine, including the use of a Water Pik, and various high quality tooth brushes that I keep in rotation, but it …

I had lasic surgery on my eyes a few years back. I didn’t just go to the nearest surgeon for it. I checked out all the lasic surgeons from my area to ‘drive to’ other areas, before I made my choice of doctors. We only have two eyes, and …

I always love things that remind of my grandparents, or even hint at grandparents for that matter because there’s something very much inviting about it that makes you feel you’ve stepped back in time a little, and lets face it because somethings were better the first time around and …

It has been more than two years that I began using Avon Foot Works products. Anti-Fungal Foot Spray to be exact. I never ran out of it except when Avon sometimes discontinues selling it. There are so many Anti-fungal foot spray and cream in the market and some of …

When I was browsing for a new SLS free shampoo, I found Jason’s Apricot shampoo. It seemed like a good lineup of ingredients, and the smell was really nice, so I decided to try it out. It claimed to give super shine and lots of body, and that’s what I …

I have a friend who will stop and nothing to have the perfect face. When she told me she had bought a box of these “frownies” I had no idea what they were. She explained that they were adhesive for the face that could erase wrinkles by keeping …

Honestly, this wasn’t my personal product when I tried it. I was out camping with a group of friends and, halfway through the day, realized I hadn’t brought any sunblock with me at all. I have a very fair complexion and can look at the sun crooked and end …

Ever since we were kids, our mom always puts the Off lotion on us. Since we live in the Philippines, there are mosquitoes everywhere and this number doubles during the rainy season. And Dengue is always something we were always conscious of. I’ve had Dengue before and my mom …

My mother ordered this product from a Carol Wright catalog, and tried it for a few days. When the cream irritated her skin, she stopped using it and asked if I wanted it. Since I am always looking for ways to lose weight, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to give …

I love to pamper myself and I do that with the products I use. I pamper myself eating what I like, I pamper my face with ice to cool off my face, and with my body, I pamper myself with the products I use when I take my bath. …

When my grandmother was in the hospital the last time and started doing a bit better the insurance company of course has a drive behind patients being discharged. She was doing better enough to be released from the hospital, but really not well enough to come home. We …

If you love ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, than you may just want to try out the new dance based workout I just found and performed featuring famed chorographer Cal Pozo, and fitness/dance expert Lisa Wheeler.
In the Dance Fit Cardio Salsa Sizzler workout you …

Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you how much I love olives. I love to eat them, I love to cook with olive oil and use it as a moisture treatment on my hands and feet. An olive bar is my idea of heaven. So when …

Having enjoyed Kathy Smith’s Getting Better All the Time diet and fitness book, I jumped at the chance to try her Tummy Trimmers workout DVD, after I saw it at TJ Maxx the other day.
Besides the fact that Smith has been a featured …

I always felt exhausted and my joints used to hurt during and after my pregnancy. It was probably because of my being inactive especially towards the later stages of pregnancy and after childbirth when I had put on quite a lot of weight.
If I tried to sit on …

I am a person who loves wearing make- up whenever I happen to step out of home. Though the application of make- up seemed quite simple and easy, the worst part of using it was having to remove rather completely without any kind of trace left behind. Apart from …

If you have ever wanted to take the Special K Challenge, now is an excellent time to try it. Not only can it help you to lose an inch from your waist in as little as two weeks, but specially marked boxes come with an awesome workout …

I have tried a few lip plumpers in the past with moderate success. To be honest, my lips are already quite full so I did not really notice any difference in the appearance of them. Nevertheless, I still decided to purchase this product. I have a …

Centrum Performance Multi Vitamins have been a great addition to my daily ritual as far as keeping me healthy. I’m a runner and honestly I probably without these vitamins get nearly enough of what I should on a daily basis. Because I certainly need more than the normal person …

This is a nice inexpensive body moisturizer that really works. If you have dry skin and would like some relief, this lotion really cools and soothes the skin without leaving that irritating residue that some moisturizers tend to leave behind. This is a gentle mild lotion with …

I thought this was a pretty good idea when I first saw it. A toe protector, who would have thought? But, I desperately needed something. I started working a retail job about two years ago that has me on my feet all day long, and my feet SO weren’t …

When I had an allergy attack in the middle of a dinner engagement, I was horribly embarrassed. I had to excuse myself to go into the ladies room and deal with the itching and watering eyes, sneezing and coughing fit, and look of general misery. A companion came in …

Sometimes, when my body feel not so good, I need some vitamin suplement to make it better. Usually I drink Redoxon to fit my body. Redoxon is the food suplement and the additional vitamin that formed in effervescent tablet. It have two flavour which are orange and blackcurrant.
If we …

I decided to write a review on Cholangiocarcinoma. Cholangiocarcinoma is a big word for bile duct cancer. My mother was diagnosed with bile duct cancer and passed away three months later. Bile duct cancer is very rare and almost unheard of in the Western part of …

I have a friend who is kind of a homeopathic nut, in her own way, and when she saw me putting sweet n’ low in my coffee one day I thought she was going to have a heart attack. I had to sit through this long lecture about why …

I have always been the one to catch everything. If anyone near me was sick I would catch it. I always had a poor immune system. I was always sick from something. It wasn’t until about two years ago that I stopped getting sick all of the time. I …

When my daughter turned two years old I switched her old vitamins to Cherifer PGM Syrup for Kids. Since my parents are short in stature although our other relatives are blessed with height, I never wanted my child to suffer the same thing as I did during my early …

When I am not writing, I am often cooking. As an at home caretaker, I prepare all the special meals for myself and my mother, who is on a dialysis renal diabetic diet. Hers is quite a complicated one, and I often prepare my own meals separately. In other words, …

I am a chain smoker since last five years. I know it is going to harm my body apart from being an unnecessary financial drain. After trying hard, I decided to try some medicine.
After seeing an advertisement on television, I order Zero Addiction Powder. It was supposed to …

I usually use an electric toothbrush and have tried various kinds over the past five years. Recently I visited my Dentist complaining about tooth sensitivity and he suggested I try the Oral-B extra soft compact toothbrush for sensitive teeth. I had already begun using a toothpaste for sensitive teeth …

I hate to admit it, but problem skin has been the bane of my existence since I hit puberty and began to experience breakouts at an early age as a result. I noticed that I had excessively oily skin, which paved the way for breakouts at every available opportunity. …

I recently purchased a few products from the Body Shop including this shower gel. My skin tends to be very dry, and the sales associate in the store recommended that I try this product since it is designed to be very moisturizing. After taking a whiff of …

Before when I had my period I had tried so many pad and some pads failed me. It is either it gives me irritation or it does not protect me from stain. Modess is my trusted brand. It never stops to be innovative in bringing out a nice and …

It seems that most products out on the market today do not just offer one or two types of the product, there are multiple choices to be made. One product is for normal use (what constitutes “normal use”?), another is multi-purpose, one is for day time, the other …

I grew up on Flinstone Vitamins. This is a product I trust and would not consider any other vitamin for my kids. They have all the essential vitamins and are prefered by our pediatrician as well. My older daughter never had a problem with the hard Flinstone vitamins, but …

My mother have about eight or nine sisters, which means I have many aunties. I grow up with these aunties around me, so I’m quite aware of what aunties want. Apart from wanting their husbands to pay more attention to them, wanting their kids to excel in …

I received a bottle of Handi-Bac coconut-lime-verbena fragranced antibacterial foam as a stocking stuffer one Christmas.
It’s made by Bath and Body Works, one of my favorite companies for skin care products. I always like to keep an antibacterial around for when I am out and about and might need …

I like to get a nice hot bath sometimes and every now and then I like to add a little something to the water to make the bath even more relaxing than it already is. I bought Vaseline Intensive Care Moisturizing Bath Beads as well as some bubble bath …

Delaware does have several social work agencies that will distribute free contraceptives for teenagers through the age of eighteen. Not only are condoms given out free at such facilities, but so too are birth control pills and pap exams. Information will also be granted to girls who …

I have fibromyalgia, and I have used a wide variety of topical pain medications. Most of them are counter-irritant, meaning that they don’t actually treat the source of the pain directly, but rather they make a distraction for the brain by creating another sensation to take the place of the …

Whenever I am on my period I always buy Kotex Tampons. I wear these tampons because they are comfortable, easy to put in, easy to pull out, in my budget and offer a little variety to girls. I can choose from regular, super, or super plus. I can also …

Germ X is a wonderful hand sanitizer that claims to kill 99.9 percent of germs. I purchased this bottle during the height of H1N1 and it remains more than halfway full. I have to confess that rather than use sanitizer, I usually wash my hands instead though …

I don’t often buy Tom’s of Maine anymore, but I know they have great toothpaste and are widely available. I recently decided to go back to the good old days and buy some Tom’s of Maine peppermint toothpaste as my recent toothpaste purchase.
The peppermint flavor is a strong …