I didn’t think I’d ever want to try another dental whitening treatment after Crest Whitestrips Classic but I was mistaken. For years I have really loved the results I had gotten from my 14 day Classic kit. I got so used to wearing them that I didn’t …

Finally, a good sized cold pack for me to use on my back! I was very excited to find a twelve inch pack that I could use effectively to cover the area I need it to cover. I hurt my back almost two years ago, doing who knows what, …

Thank heavens for whoever invented this cooling gel patch. Once upon a time, there was only the ice pack and whenever I would get sick, my mom would fill the ice pack with (whatelse?) ice and place it on top of my forehead to bring my fever down. It …

When I turned forty, all kinds of weird things happened to my body. One of them was the development of ankle and lower leg swelling around my menstrual period.
This is annoying and uncomfortable as well as embarrassing. I have medication to take to alleviate the problem, but it does …

While I don’t have arthritis, a recent bus strike left me with little choice than to do a lot of walking in my home city. I developed sore, aching feet despite wearing very good footwear. Deciding I absolutely had to do something about it, I purchased Avon Foot Works …

I have fibromyalgia, and have used many different types of topical creams and gels for pain. Most of the ones I tend to use are the menthol based products like Ben Gay, Mineral Ice, etc., that work as counter-irritants. Counter-irritants produce a warming or cooling effect on the skin, which …

I have always been a loyal Lubriderm user but with money tightening lately, I’ve been trying generic and store brands. I found Perfect Purity brand in a dollar store and decided to take a chance with it. Most Lubriderm knock-offs are of lesser quality but do bare some resemblance …

I wasn’t sure there was a cure-all for everything until I came upon Vaseline petroleum jelly products. I have this obsessive problem with licking my lips that has followed me from childhood. As a result, I get red, dry and cracked lips no matter the time of year, the …

Maybe you are one of the millions of Americans that need to supplement your daily intake of calcium and vitamin D. After blood tests, my doctor suggested I start taking Caltrate supplements every day. She also explained the importance of taking vitamin D along with the calcium for proper …

As a former smoker, I’ve always been self-conscious about my teeth. Through the years I have tried all the whitening toothpastes on the market, only to see minimal results. One day a friend of mine suggested I try Crest White Strips Classics, and I couldn’t believe how …

I’ve heard a lot of hype about the benefits of acai berries in your diet as a supplement. I had taken some acai supplements about two years ago, and they worked very well, though the results were subtle, but then couldn’t find them again after that. Then, it seemed …

Who likes to workout? Who wants to put themselves in a healthier state of mind? These are all the questions that I asked myself when it came to the type of work out machine I wanted to get. It all started with me wanting to by something for my …

I was looking around the toothpaste section of a local store when I ran across this particular toothpaste. It is a pure herbal toothpaste and contains about 20 or more different herbs in the mixture with some that look familiar and some that I haven’t heard of before as …

I am battling at this moment with a tooth that needs a new filling. The old filling is disintegrating, and it is leaving a nasty, disgusting taste in my mouth that I will have to deal with until my dentist’s appointment. I’ve tried several things to get the rotting …

I have always been a huge fan of green tea, either in a tea, or as part of another product. I’ve always been a tea drinker, but it was always those sugary powdered varieties, and rarely a healthier green tea variety. But, a friend of mine turned me on …

My mother is legally blind and can’t see how to color her own hair, so I am the hairstylist and colorist for both of us. When she recently tried out a new brand of hair color, it turned out to be a disaster. It left her hair a strange creamsicle …

I’ve been attracted by these soft lenses by the TV commercial which was shown on 2 weeks ago, at that time, I was spontaneously interested, not only because it was permanent soft lenses, but I thought it was kind of cheap products. I mean, I used to buy permanent …

I’ve had a lot of baby care products in my house after babysitting my godchildren while they were growing up and just wee little things barely able to stand and get around, and thanks to my friend’s insatiable desire to try organic and all natural products, I’ve fallen in …

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 …

With the advent of winter, when most part of my body is covered during this season, it is my hands which seem to bear the brunt the cold winds that blow in this season. The chilly air seems to just rob the moisture from my skin making my hands …

I tried different diet pills but to no avail they offer drastic weight lose. I am frightened about my abrupt weight lose,I stopped using Chinese products diet pills and seeked professional advice, in my mind I know there’s no more cure to my weight problem. I consulted my Doctor …

With all the inflammation in my body due to my Graves Disease it is important that I take natural supplements daily to help relieve it from my body so my organs such as my heart and lungs can function properly. One of the supplements I take daily is the …

If you are living in the tropics one of the worst problems you will have is dandruff. I really has this worst scalp. I tend to develop dandruff spontaneously and with a different use of shampoo, it will surely cause it to worsen. The only compatible Shampoo I have …

I received a jar of this Victoria’s Secret body butter as a gift. I rarely go into the store, but I do like their bath and body products. I just feel a little weird in there because nothing is in my size, so I am self conscious. I ask other …

Whenever my mother cleans out her closets, I always end up with whatever bath products are found and not wanted. She knows I take a hot bath nightly to treat fibromyalgia symptoms, so I have a never ending need of bath supplies. The last clean-up she did gave me several …

Every once in a while I just plain feel down in the dumps and there’s not a whole lot I can do about it. I’ve tried eating better, drinking more water, getting outside more often, and sometimes that’s just not enough. I went through a period like this a …

During this rainy season, we (Indonesians) are told to consume lots of vit C, with high dose. Because this is the potential time for disease to spread (cough, influenza, cold), especially during transition time (between dry and wet season).Being a good citizen, i went follow the Minister of Health’s …

I have very sensitive skin and my private part is no exception. There are a lot of commercial feminine washes out in the market but I am not one of those women who could use just any of them. I was diagnosed by my OB gyn before to …

About ten years ago I used to be a very religious health nut. This stemmed from my mother having cancer and then later dying of it. During the time she was ill, I learned a lot about vitamins and their uses against the ravages of the modern era and all …

I love using natural oils on both my body and hair because of their amazing ability to seal in moisture in my skin. Although I am a major fan of Burt’s Bees products, I have to admit that it was not until fairly recently that I tried this …

Since I have turned forty, I have had a problem with thinning hair. I have several conditions that could potentially contribute to it—“ fibromyalgia, diabetes, under-active thyroid, and possible lupus, as well as aging which everyone faces. With it being difficult to know the cause of the hair problems, I …

I take a hot bath every night to help treat the muscle and nerve symptoms caused by my longtime fibromyalgia. I have found that this therapy helps more than any other option. To keep things interesting, I use a variety of bath products like oils, bath fizzies, bubble bath …

I am really a long time user of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly even before I switch to Vaseline Petroleum Jelly Cream. Though I have the creamy formula, I always see to it that I have the jelly one. This is already a part of my health habit when it comes …

I have fibromyalgia and have tried pretty much any pain relief cream and gel I can find to try. Most of them are decent, and a few are unusual. The Nature’s herb Boswellin cream is a little different because it uses two methods of relief. It contains both capsaicin, and …

For the past few days I have been suffering from severe dry mouth conditions which indeed were making me feel quite uncomfortable and unhealthy. Apart from making my mouth feel cottony and chalky what really irritated me about this condition was the fact that I wasn’t able to eat …

Friends and family know that I am addicted to bath products, and especially handmade soaps. A friend out of state found a local soap company that was woman owned and created, and she found a lovely cucumber melon bar for me. Cucumber melon is a hit and miss fragrance for …

I have always been a fan of Paul Mitchell’s tea tree shampoo, if for just the smell alone. I do color my hair, and I have been using sulfate free shampoos lately, both to protect the color and to lessen my exposure to the chemical detergents so that they will …

When I was younger, I began using contraceptives as a way to regulate my periods. I have never had any problems with any of the brands I have used (although I switched frequently in the beginning, the doctors had me on Triphasil for the most amount of time) …

Electric toothbrushes have become all the rage. After all having cleaner teeth is a good thing (not to mention a healthier thing). Often finding a good electric toothbrush is about paying for it or paying to maintain it (new heads,new this, new that). So, we bought the Crest Spinbrush …

I have tried the basic kit of Herbalife and I have to say that it is awesome, I lost weight so easy and saw results in 2 weeks,In fact, I had to buy new cloth because the other was too big now. The treatment is a little expensive but …

I have a scar between my lips and nose. It is because I was born with no skin in that area, and I needed a sugery. Thanks to the surgery I had skin trasnferred from my thigh to the area above mentioned, but the surgery also left …

Recently my allergies have been so bad. I get sneezing, coughing, watery eyes, wheezing and sometimes hives. However, I do not like to take drugstore medicines to relieve these allergy symptoms. I personally like to take homeopathic medicine and one of my favorites to treat allergy symptoms with is …

I’ve only had bronchitis twice in my life and both times were really distressful and horrible to have to go through because it seems to last forever and the first time it happened it scared me to death because I woke up in the morning and literally couldn’t breathe …

I usually use an electric toothbrush, but when I couldn’t find any replacement heads at my local drug store, I bought an Oral-B Advantage Plus toothbrush. This Oral-B toothbrush was by no means cheap and cost $5, about half the cost that I pay for two replacement heads for …

By far, the easiest and SAFEST way to exercise would have to be using the OxyCycle. This isn’t a typical exercise bike that you sit on. You need to supply your own chair (couch, bed, etc.) The OxyCycle is basically just motorized pedals that allow you …

The Total Body Wrap Pillow is the best pillow I have ever used. I have spent thousands of dollars for pillows and neck support products, and have finally found the solution.
Being a side sleeper, it is normal for me to wake up in the morning with pains in …

I have had minor back issues for years after getting an Epidural for the birth of my daughter. Over the years those minor back issues have at times been so intense that I have been unable to walk for a couple of days or go to work. …

I like to make my own bath and body products sometimes, and give them as gifts or use them myself. I like shea butter for a moisturizer in the winter when my skin tends to be its driest. I decided, after reading some shea butter “recipes” online, that I wanted …

I was having problem of hair fall and hair thinning.I was very worried and was in need of product that could reduce my hair fall and improve my hair quality.Then I came across this product in Harris teeter.I wasn’t sure about this product but thought may …

I love to use a powder in the summer to help prevent wetness, rashes and chafing. In the past, I used talc based powders, but after learning the dangers of talc and its association with cancers and lung problems, I switched to the much safer corn starch powders.
Using …