Clinique has a few products that I really like, so I thought I would like their soap as well. I have combination skin which is more dry in the winter, but in the summer is quite oily and plagued by acne. I was told by a few people and sales …

I have loved Bath & Body Work’s health and beauty products for years, and it just cemented my admiration for the company when I started to work there part time a few years back. Of course the company policies were your standard crappy huge corporation policies and the pay was …

When I was a kid, I was always jealous of my cousin’s freckles she had inherited from her Caucasian father. Of course it didn’t hurt that she was also tall, gorgeous with long black hair and endless legs and sweetheart shaped face, but the one thing that I really remember …

I bought a set of these Bed Buddy Warming Footies with Aromatherapy for my mom and she loves them. These are little booties you slip on and they close at the ankle. You can warm them up in the microwave and they will stay warm for up to an …

I have mixed feelings about this Fisherman’s Friend product. I first tried the original Fisherman’s Friend many years ago, when my grandmother used to eat them constantly. She was a true believer in the product. I tried this variety more recently when I had a really bad cough. I …

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 have to say that I’m a little addicted to the idea of being well-prepared when it comes to medical emergencies. I may not be able to suture an open wound, but I can promise you I’ll come as close as possible. I have several different kinds of splints, …

My allergies started to kick in about three months ago, and they’ve gotten steadily worse. Usually I hit the bad part around August, but this time around it seemed to be taking it’s time getting to the severe point and it wasn’t until late September that I started to …

I borrowed this product while suffering from a painful muscle spasm in my lower back. I have tried several products that work as counter irritants like this one, but I was surprised to find that this product is unique. It’s been on the market for many years and apparently has …

It was my husband who introduced me to the awesome Berocca–a super potent Vitamin B & C combination in tablet form that, when dropped in water, turns the liquid into an effervescent energy drink. I say potent because it really works wonders for me. I take Berocca whenever I …

Years ago when I was a student in high school, I would wake up early in the morning just so I could watch Denise Austin’s television show and workout to each episode. One of the main things that attracted me to her programs was her bright and cheerful …

I bought the NSI B-100 Complex, which was a bottle of 300 capsules for about $15, mostly because it has all the B vitamins you need for optimum health, and I felt like I was lacking them. Some B vitamins can support the immune system and nervous system and …

I absolutely love the scent of lavender. I have munstead, French, and harvest lavender varieties planted in my own herbal gardens. However, I’ve had little success in wild crafting my own shampoos and conditioners so was thrilled when I found Avalon Organics Lavender Shampoo with Beta Glucan. Not only …

When I was in charge of setting up a camp seminar for teens a couple of years ago, one of my responsibilities was to provide any medical or first aid needs we might have. I was given a list of things to buy, and a budget. When I went …

I love the Earth Therapeutics line of tea tree oil products for the feet. I have used almost all of their products. Before a trip to Savannah, I happened to see these foot wipes on the shelf, and bought some to carry with me on the journey.
Savannah always involves a …

While browsing the Bath and Body Works incredible semi annual clearance sale, I picked up a couple of bottles of one of my favorite shower gels. It’s the White Tea and Ginger.
This is a fragrance that has become extremely popular, and Bath and Body Works version leads the …

I purchased this product on the website since it’s kinda embarrasing to consult a doctor for my brother’s condition and he doesn’t want to go with me. Though he knew he might be at risk Chlamydia when he received a call from a sex partner who was diagnosed with …

Depo Provera is a birth control shot that is given once every three months to prevent pregancy. The promoters claim that it is safe and reliable birth control. It may be reliable, but in my opinion it is definately not safe. I received the shot from …

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. …

These eye drops are the best I have tried so far. They immediately relieve dry eyes, and come in an attractive bottle! They don’t sting my eyes and they don’t smell like anything, and the liquid looks just like water. I really like this because if it did any …

Attention: this review is about the periods and is meant for the girls only. Tracking your period is really important. I think every girl nowadays knows that. There are multiple reasons behind that, but I’m not gonna go into much details since I’m sure every woman already knows them. I’m …

Since my work involved a lot of time being spent in front of the computer, my eyes felt quite strained and fatigued most of the time. Although I try blinking or just washing my eyes with a cold water, these solutions didn’t quite work very successfully for me. As …

I have used vitamin E oils in the past to help heal and reduce scars. Most of the time they were in the form of a thick heavy, sticky oil, or the oil straight from a vitamin E supplement capsule. I found the punctured capsules to be the …

I purchased this Pantene product a few months ago. I have had pretty good experiences with their hair products before so I was expecting good performance from this deep conditioner. It comes in a pretty lavender colored plastic jar. I really like their recent update on the packaging of their …

Because of our active lifestyle, all of us in the family needs the right disinfectant alcohol every after activity. It’s my role as a mom to find the right brand that everyone can use especially the kids.
Among the many brands in …

Hi my name is Bonny, and I’m addicted to exercise! I’m 47 and feel great. I work out 5 days a week. In the past year I have added an Exercise Ball to my routine. I had read so much about them.
Exercise Balls are also called stability Balls, …

I do not have a baby, but I bought this product for myself. I like to use a powder in the summer when I tend to have oilier skin and sweat more.
I don’t like to use talc based powders, as talc is not healthy and has been linked to all …

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 …

My husband has always been sort of anti-medication. It really wasn’t until about a year ago that he finally caved and started taking motrin for headaches. Otherwise he’d just suffer through it, lay in a cold dark room with a rag over his face. Not exactly conducive to being …

When my partner and I became very ill with food poisoning, we needed to get electrolytes back into our bodies. Constant vomiting and diarrhea was taking a lot out of us (literally!)
I had used Pedialyte, Ensure, and Gatorade in the past, along with other products, but our doctor …

I have three bathrooms and three children, and I have to keep toothpaste amongst other things in constant supply. For my bathroom I have my own brand of toothpaste, but for the guest bathroom and the half bathroom, I buy Ultra brite Anti Cavity Toothpaste.
I am able to …

Dove Beauty Bar White worked for me for awhile, but then suddenly began drying out my skin after about a month of using it. I was not sure that it was the soap, so I continued using it for quite a long time because I had purchased a …

After having a good experience with some of the other Aloe Life products, I decided to try their high potency multi vitamin formula. It looked really promising, with all of the nutrients included that I was already taking except for two, and blended with aloe vera and an herbal food …

To help treat fibromyalgia, I regularly have my partner perform muscle massages on me, and I reciprocate—“ because everyone can benefit from a massage. I have tried quite a few different kinds of massage oils, lotions, rubs, and other products. While there are many good ones out there, I really …

I have to test my glucose often, and so I use monitors, lancets, and glucose testing strips. the terrible thing about monitors that I find is, if you can find one that is really accurate, it won’t be very long before it needs replacing. So, I’ve tried …

I received a Lampe Berger from my sister, and I was very sceptical of using scented oil lamps. I am a chronic pain sufferer, and tension makes the pain level increase. Well, the Lampe Berger, when using a calming oil, is extremely helpful in more ways than …

I have fibromyalgia, as well as back pain related to muscle strain, so I am very familiar with different muscle rubs and pain creams of all sorts. Whenever there is a new product out, especially if it is a new and natural one, I am interested. I had used the …

Off-hand I cannot even think of another brand of applicator tampons other than Tampax, they are such a famous name and usually my brand of choice, although my favorite type of Tampax is the Pearl one which is fantastic. I have to use an applicator tampons as otherwise …

Two years ago when Scope came out with their tangerine mouthwash I was able to use it at a friends house and I loved it. The reason for this is because it is very light in the alcohol which got rid of the main problem that I had with …

I have always had a problem with sweating underneath my breasts, and living in a hot Southern climate does not help matters. I often get pimples and clogged pores beneath them and this is embarrassing and gross as well as unhealthy. Unfortunately, once you develop this problem, it can be …

Last week I happened to experience severe cold and cough which almost made me bedridden. Due to nasal congestion I was actually finding it hard to breathe- which made me feel rather uncomfortable and irritated. But what was even more pathetic was the fact that the more I blew …

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 …

If you are the type of person that needs a lot of protection from your deodorant then you probably have tried all of the items, which are available over the counter and by prescription. I have tried a lot of them but months later I had been saddened to …

All my life I have hated hearing people snore. It’s just so irritating and truly annoying when you are trying to go to sleep but the person next to you sounds like a freight train about to jump the tracks. You just want to turn to that person and either …

I’ve read lots of studies about how taking various medications can have bad long-term effects on your liver. Browsing through the herb section of the local drug store, I came across Sundown Naturals Milk Thistle capsules. What caught my attention was that the bottle states that Milk Thistle helps …

I have had days when I felt like I could just sit down and cry because I was just so tired. Fibromyalgia will do that. I don’t like energy drinks that are full of caffeine. I drink enough of that in tea anyway, and they tend to make my …

The 3 Day Diet was initially appealing to me, because it’s supposed to result in a 10 pound weight loss in a period of only 3 days. I know it’s generally not considered healthy to lose a lot of weight in a short amount of time, but at …

I purchased this mat, assuming that it would provide really intense physical sensations. I was disappointed. I have tried a few of the shiatsu type massagers, and I suppose that I have been spoiled by the effect they render. At any rate, the massaging mat is …

I sometimes develop some skin allergic reaction especially when I accidentally apply nonhypoallergenic cosmetic products and lotions. There are times that I get some insect bites which cause extreme itchiness and swelling. When these skin problems happen to involve a large percentage of my skin area, I usually …

The advent of rains for sure did give me a break from the hot summer days, but what I disliked about the rainy months was the mosquito menace. These mosquitoes seem to come in from just no where and anywhere, and would leave me irritated and aggravated. But now …