I live in the Southern US where it can get extremely hot and humid in the summer months. Last summer, our air conditioning use was causing us to have extremely high power bills each month. We decided it might be a good idea to cut back on how much …

On the whole, I consider myself as extremely lucky when it comes to trying out a lesser known, or as most would term it, Generic brands. Of course I do love my pricey name brands, but times aren’t really great as far as finances go right at the moment …

I’ve been using Origin Pink Peace of mind for years. I deal with a stressful life and sometimes I need something to reduce that stress. It may sound crazy but Origin Pink Peace of Mind has helped me find calm and reduce stress with ease. I love it and …

If you are a longtime fan of Vitabath and have not tried this bar soap, I highly recommend giving it a try. This is a very nice product which I had never even heard of until recently. I was under the impression that Vitabath only made the liquid soaps, but …

I love to try new and interesting natural products, and the Kiss My Face brand has always appealed to me. They have very unique and different fragrances, and this one really stood out to me. The Early to Rise fragrance is a super invigorating blend of bay, basil, eucalyptus, juniper, …

I suffer from Bruxism, commonly known as grinding your teeth in your sleep. Sometimes when I wake up my jaw is so stiff and sore I can barely move. This affects my quality of life, sometimes it even hurts to eat, although the pain is in my jaw not …

I have always been fascinated by eye care products which can help me heal my tired and puffy eyes. With most of my time spend in front of the computer, my eyes always are under a strain, which in turn makes them feel quite tired and fatigued. This in …

When I saw a tall, black, slightly leaning shaped bottle of Giovanni D:tox body wash in my shower, I didn’t know who had put it there. I later found out that my partner had—“ and thought it might be a good product for me. I had been complaining about the …

A friend of mine who knows my love of new products and especially unusual ones bought me a bottle of this shower gel as a gift. I have an arsenal of shower gels, but I always have room for one more. This is truly a unique product. Pangea …

People notice that I am getting more skinny. Well, that is the truth and I do not want to lose weight more. The reason why I am not gaining any weight is because I rarely eat. Instead of having three meals a day, I usually had one due to …

I decided to try using little freshener balls in my sneakers, but this was met with disaster as my cats thought they were toys and forced me to keep my shoes on a high and inaccessible shelf, which was not where I wanted my shoes to be. As they lost …

I’ve been eying the Organix brand at Walmart every time I shop there, and I finally got around to trying a couple of their products. I like organic products, and while this is not a strictly natural product, there was enough “good stuff” in it to get my attention. …

I absolutely love Avon’s Skin So Soft Bug Guard and Insect Repellent Spray, which also includes sunscreen of SPF 30! This is a definite must have! I bought this last summer and have been using it ever since. A good friend recommended it to me, she told me she …

Although I am a big fan of this product line, it was not until fairly recently that I actually tried this facial cleanser. I had been shopping in a local pharmacy when I realized that I had been out of my usual cleanser. Since this product is …

If you wear contacts, you have probably heard of Baush & Lomb Renu contact solution. It is a no rub solution that disinfects. It cleans the contacts and removes the daily protien.
You can use it to store your contacts overnight or you can use it as a rinse. However …

I have a strong tendency to want to save money since I am a student with a very limited income and so this forces me to have to cut corners in things that I buy every day, It is not bad because I find that most generic items and …

I am sensitive to the strong mint flavors in most adult toothpastes on the market. They burn my mouth and cause me to hurry through brushing my teeth, which is not really optimal for my oral health. To fix the problem, I use either kid’s toothpastes, which have milder …

As a contact lens wearer of over 10 years, I have tried a lot of contact solutions. For the past year, however, I have turned to Opti Free Replenish Multipurpose Contact Lens Solution by Alcon. I have had no problems with this solution and my contacts have felt great …

I have owned a Total Gym for years. I recently upgraded to the Total Gym 1800 because it had some improved features, and my old one was starting to deteriorate from years and years of use. What I love about the Total Gym 1800 is that there are …

There are different ways to find out if you’re pregnant or not. When you need to know it as soon as possible and you can’t wait to go to the doctor to get it confirmed, they sell pregnancy tests in the pharmacy that can tell you the result quickly. …

I am a person who for some reason, always feels tired during the day. I don’t know what it is about the day but I am just not the type of person that likes to be up in the day and I have very little energy during the day. …

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 …

Supradyn Activo is a product that you can find in pharmacies, and that contains vitamines, minerals and Coenzime Q10.
I bought this product when I was under a big stress due to exams, and my brain and body needed a lot of energy. At that time I went to the …

All I want when I buy a mouth wash is that intense clean feeling you feel when you step foot from the dentist office after a cleaning. This sent me on a quest to try and find a mouth wash I could use that would perhaps clone that …

Clue is a period-tracking app for both iPhone and Android. Based on the information women provide, this app predicts dates for ovulation, PMS and menstruation. In addition to just predicting these dates, women have the option to track different categories such as ’skin’, ‘hair’, ’sex’, ‘fluid’ and ‘pain’. This allows …

I have fibromyalgia and one way to fight it is with gentle massage. I use a variety of massage oils and lotions, and it has become a hobby of mine to make my own blends from good quality carrier oils and essential oils. One staple that I use is …

I first ran into this product at work. It was sitting in our employee bathroom amidst a sea of other half-used cleaners and what nots. I’ve only had to clean the bathroom a handful of times, but when I needed to make short work of the disgustingness that was …

I have been a loyal fan of Desert Essence ever since discovering their wonderful Tea Tree oils. Since then, I have tried several of their other products and generally like them all. I like to try all natural products. Since I spend a lot of time bathing (morning shower and …

I have developed a serious love of the Method foaming hand soaps. When I found the mint eucalyptus, I was in heaven. The next time I was looking, I found there was also a “Refresh Mint” (which is a clever name.) Since I love all mint fragrances, I wanted …

It’s winter in India and although I usually do not use any moisturisers, my friend suggested that I get a good moisturizer, though not an emmolient because I have oily skin and it may cause breakouts. This rules out Shea butter, cocoa butter and vaseline. I needed something light, …

As a diabetic,I’m always on the lookout for things that I can eat with moderate affects on my blood sugar.Like almost everyone else in the world,I like ice cream.There aren’t near as many varieties of sugar free and no sugar added ice creams as there are regular.Blue Bunny does …

I take a nightly hot bath to help treat the effects of fibromyalgia. To keep things interesting, I use a variety of bath products, and some of the most beneficial to me are the bath salt products. Salt helps remove toxins and lactic acid from the body, and adds beneficial …

A sharps container is something I would not normally pay to buy, but there were special circumstances around this one. I have diabetes, so I am constantly using lancets to check my blood sugar. I do not take insulin, so I don’t have syringes, but this container is designed to …

I was concerned that I might be pregnant even though I knew the possibility was fairly low. I was going through a rough period in my life and I had skipped two menstrual cycles. I was fairly young so I didn’t even consider that early menopause could be kicking in. …

Shaving has always been a dreadful process for me, because I usually get bad after effects like getting cuts, dryness, itchiness, and just a whole bunch of irritations, that I just started to stray away from it altogether. But about 2 weeks ago I had to go out to …

I’m a frustrated teeth bleacher before because none of the bleaching styles that I’ve used had totally worked out. My teeth got stained because I was fond of eating chocolates and drinking iced tea almost everyday. It was only when my dentist told me …

I had to rush my son to Accident and Emergency Department of Changi General Hospital few days ago. My son fell down and got injured near the chin and at night I had to rush him to this near by hospital. As I reached there, I …

I have a sensitivity to the strong mint taste in most mainstream brands of toothpaste. It irritates my mouth and gums to the point that I don’t brush as long as really needed, so to solve this problem, I use either kid’s brands, with their fruity mild flavors, or natural …

I’ve used a couple of Grandpa’s soaps and found them quaint and pleasurable, as well as good quality, old fashioned soap. I had been having a little trouble with itchy skin one winter and was using oatmeal bath to help with that problem. Since I came across an oatmeal …

There are many reasons I could put these Band-Aid Advanced Healing Blister for Fingers & Toes to use. I work retail, and I’m always on my feet, and I have to work casual/business type of shoes and sometimes they really do a number on my toes (almost always my …

Thumbs up for the Slim Fast optima Ready to Drink Shakes! I decided to try to lose weight a couple of years ago and started drinking Slim Fast drinks. I drank a shake for breakfast and then lunch, and then had a healthy dinner. At the time, I had …

There’s been a recent advisory in my town reinforcing the neighborhood to be vigilant against mosquitoes. In my particular side of the community, we have a neighbor next door whose son unfortunately passed away because of yellow fever. It was enough stimulus to drive us all manic …

I recently had an accidental cheek bite which left a painful little ulcer in my mouth. I had tried clove oil and a few other remedies but it was still annoying me. Since it was on the inside of my cheek, any movement of my teeth and mouth created friction …

I burned my hand from using a curling iron while styling my hair earlier during the week, and I did not want to incur any noticeable scaring, so I went to Wal-mart and purchased Cococare Cocoa Butter Cream the yellow one that claims to be the super rich formula. …

I had never bothered to buy a tongue cleaner before but I picked up this —˜Extra Care Tongue Cleaner’ from Tesco as an afterthought when I was buying my toothpaste. It was cheap enough at only one pound something. Now I have used this and I have …

We all want to get slim today,and for that we spend hours into gyms,and doing diets,and stuffs like that.I was overweight too,and I was about 30 kilos overweight,I did a lot of stuff to get rid from my fatness,and one day one of my friend suggest me to take …

I love my job, but lately it has been very difficult for me to cope with an abundant amount of overtime and late night work sessions. Not only have I been getting a lot less sleep lately, but I have also begun to notice that this has taken …

My hair has very dry ends, and I don’t want to lose the length, so I try to baby them, iron them, and do whatever I can to manage them. On some days, they feel like straw. I have used Redken products before, namely the shampoo and conditioner for colored …

Until I tried out a couple of their lip balms, I was not very familiar with out of Africa products. When I bought another flavor of lip balm in a whim at the front checkout of a natural food store, I fell in love with the texture and the way …

I am a woman that takes a lot of pride in hygiene. I like to try to stay as fresh as possible throughout the day, and use a multitude of products to do so. I have used douche on occasion and have built up a liking for them. On …