I have a cousin who lives out in a rural area. When I spent a week with her along with my mom, we got to hear lots of horror stories about the various bugs and wild animals she encountered living in that neck of the woods. (Literally, woods.)
When …

My partner and I give each other massages often. I suffer from fibromyalgia, and these massages are very beneficial for me and help with my muscle symptoms like pain and spasms. I use a variety of massage products like oils and lotions. Some are medicinal, and some are just enjoyable. …

I injured my arm at work one day when a heavy box came flying off a conveyor belt. To help relieve the pain, I wore a tennis elbow brace off and on for many months. When I reactivated the same injury a year or so later, I had …

I decided to try this lubricant out for fun, as some of my girlfriends had been giggling over how much they liked it with their husbands. My partner was willing to experiment with it, so we got a tube at Walmart that we discreetly hid under a bag of onions …

I received this bar of soap as a gift. Friends know that I love bath and body products, and this one was a superb find. From the Bliss spa in New York, this is a super-powered, super big bar of mint soap. I could smell the mint before I even …

Whoever built our house was an idiot. There are a number of things not to like about our home (which we bought because it was the only one in our price range that didn’t have the roof caving in) ranging from the fake brick on the walls to the …

Mentisan is a an ointment that is manufactured in La Paz, Bolivia. According to a number of Bolivians I have spoken with, Mentisan is a cure-all for anything that ails you - kind of like the South American medicinal version of duct tape. On the back of the container, …

I have worn contacts for years, but in the last few years I gave them up temporarily due to eye sensitivity.
When I began waering them again, I noticed that I had a hard time getting them in and out. My nails had grown longer, and I really didn’t want to …

There has never been a diet plan quite as easy to follow as Weight Watchers. As they tell you in the commercials,you it’s not actually a diet, it’s a way to start living healthier. I can’t agree more. Tracking points was a pain at first, but once I got …

I always liked the Crabtree and Evelyn Ginger orange scent, and when I saw this one by Borlind, I thought it might be similar. It is, but not exactly the same. The Crabtree and Evelyn is a little spicier, and stronger, but this one has a sweetness about it that …

Verseo Air Pressure belt
I always woke up with pain in a leg or some other place. Since I am not a pain-killer fan, I visit the spa for a massage to deal with the pain. This was way beyond my means as I spend almost half my monthly earnings …

When I purchased the DivaCup a few years ago, I decided I would also purchase a bottle of DivaWash. It only made sense to purchase a product that claims to be formulated to protect the integrity of the silicone material in the cup or more specifically, designed for the …

Johnson and Jonson soft lenses, a very soft and comfortable eye wear which feels completely natural and doesn’t cause any kind of irritation or reddishness when we wear it. My eye site was weak from a very tender age and with time it started increasing rapidly. I am just …

Since the turn of the economy, I’ve cut back on my once a month spa weekends–unless I’m traveling and the hotel I’m staying at offers spa services. To invest money elsewhere, I’ve started doing my own spa treatments at home, and my favorite self-service is a pedicure.
I had become …

I take a nightly hot bath to treat the painful and debilitating symptoms of fibromyalgia. I use a variety of bath products to make the experience both more fun and more therapeutic. In the winter I like to use moisturizing products because my skin is dry, and the frequent exposure …

Squid Soap- What an interesting name. Squid Soap is made by Airborne. I have two teenage daughters at home and they really don’t need lessons in hand washing. However, when my little niece comes over for an overnight visit, I always have this great product on my …

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 …

One morning I woke up with two horrible canker sores in my mouth, one was just inside my lip and the other one was underneath my tongue! I don’t get canker sores very often and so I didn’t have any medicine at home. But these were so …

Awhile back I became interested in trying out a body lotion with cocoa butter in it. Everyone was saying so many positive things about it. I also became cautious of some of the ingredients that were used to manufacture the popular lotions that I was using. …

A couple months ago, I’ve been breaking out getting acne and on top of that, having dry, oily skin; in my point of view, one of the worse combinations! I was walking through Shoppers and came across the Neutrogena Wave Power-Cleanser and decided to give it a try. I …

Sensodyne toothpaste is best toothpaste especially for those who have frequent tooth aches and suffer from enamel problems. It’s recommended by most of the dentist and I just like it for it’s really soothing and helps fight those dreaded tooth aches. Few months prior to using the Sensodyne toothpaste …

In our household, we have picked this (among so many) spray because it is easy to use, quick and effective, and not messy at all. It provides a very good protection, but for best results I recommend thoroughly rubbing it in the skin, not only spray it all over …

I have only known of and used one kind of cream for cuts and burns and that brand is Neosporin Plus Cream Pain Relief. It is a little pricey but I think it’s worth it if people in your household is always burning themselves cooking. For a …

Axe Shower Gel Recovery Invigorating Electrolytes is an amazing product of the Uni-Lever company. Although the Axe product line is marketed to men, I as a woman, use this product every day.
Axe Shower Gel Recovery Invigorating Electrolytes lathers very well, helping to make my skin come alive. The scent …

The last time that I purchased a Neutrogena product, it didn’t do anything to and for my skin, and I was really disappointed. So this time around when I purchased this product, I made sure that I knew the specifications of the product, and I made sure it had …

I awoke this morning with severe lower back pain. As much as I hate to ‘pop’ pills, I knew I had to relieve my discomfort. I reached for my bottle of Aleve caplets. I can happily say I am now totally pain free after taking 2 …

The posturpedic pillow is one that I have been wanting for some time because I was having problems with my neck. Every night I would go to sleep and when I woke up I would have very severe pain in the upper portion of my neck. The pain felt …

Greens+ is a supplement that my uncle has been taking for six weeks now, he started taking it because his doctor suggested it to him since he had been having problems for some time with his blood pressure and cholesterol and this results from years of not eating vegetables. …

Due to the intolerably off-putting taste of my previous mouthwash, I finally got past that residual bitterness off my palate by switching to a new brand. With the many varieties of oral solutions out there, I personally want to stay away from a high alcohol concentration. Opting …

I always loved to swim, but the problem was though I looked slim - my body shape was such that my arms always looked more on the heavier side( a hereditary factor I suppose). This factor always made me conscious whenever I wore my swimming costume. Although they …

I have fibromyalgia, and often use massage therapy as a way to relieve painful muscles. I have a variety of oils I like to use, and even some that I have made myself, but when I saw this combination, I was interested. It has ginger, lemon grass, peppermint and lavender …

Mealtimes have not been my favorite times to nourish my body lately because my digestive system has been completely off. Recently, I went to my local herbal shop and purchased the Traditional Medicinals Organic Peppermint Eater’s Digest Herbal Tea to see if that would help me and so far, …

The Slimming world is one of the largest UK-based organisations for weight loss.
This company was established in 1969 in Derbyshire and later expanded to Yorkshire. At 2009, slimming world holds about 6000 groups. In this company, over the previous 40 years more than 5 million people have joined …

I have been a user of aloe vera for a long time. I take it internally and use it for skin conditions like burns. I have a hobby of making up my own skin preparations, using essential oils and other natural products and bases. When I heard of someone …

I’ve tried using Scrubbing Bubbles for cleaning my bathtub, and wasn’t too impressed with it, so when my husband brought home the Scrubbing Bubbles Fresh Brush Flushable Toilet Cleaning System, which you just can’t say on a single breath because I’ve tried, I was a little hesitant and almost …

I own a lot of yoga mats and Aurorae Yoga Mats is one of them. It cost $35 online, in one piece.
It had the right measurements of 45 x 70 which was not too large and not too narrow. I like that it was a little larger than the …

Always Ultra are generally a very good brand of sanitary towel as they have pretty advanced technology to keep you fresh and comfortable, thinking of everything. I tend to buy the long ones for extra protection to use along with tampons as my flow is heavy for the …

Recently, my doctor ordered me on an all-liquid diet, so I went to Walgreen’s and purchased a couple of 6-packs of Theragran-M Nutritional Shake Plus. Theragran-M flavors are Chocolate and Vanilla and both are really tasty with no bitter after-taste. I really like the fact that these nutritional shakes …

When I first tried these patches to give up smoking I got a painful raised red rash where I had stuck them to my skin. I called the company help line and was told that I had a reaction to the adhesive used and that I should discontinue use. …

I like to use children’s toothpastes because my mouth is very sensitive to the strong mint flavors in adult mainstream products. I change brands regularly for variety. This is one that I came across when I was actually looking for a natural mouthwash.
The sparkle berry blast is a …

I wear contact lenses for as long as I can remember. This means wearing them for at least 8 hours in a day. When my eyes give up, I just resort to putting on my prescription glasses to get some relief in the eyes. However, during the times I …

A women’s specific travel kit? Get out of town! But when I saw the Adventure Medical Kits Women’s Edition Travel Kit I was all over it like white on rice, because I’m, first off, completely addicted to medicial kits, and secondly, find that idea of a female-oriented kit highly intriguing. …

ok.. so you are asking, what is this stuff?
well, its called tahitian noni dietary supplement. It’s a juice in this really unusual green bottle. It’s made of 100% juice from the noni plant that grows in polenesia. Noni Juice makes no claims other than being a great health supplement. …

I am very sensitive to most adult mint-flavored toothpastes, and because of the discomfort those strong flavors cause, I normally use either natural products which offer more gentle flavors, or kid’s products. Here is a product that is both. On the continuum of mainstream versus natural products, this one …

I have searched high and low for the perfect soap. Dove Exfoliating Beauty Bars (White) was one of the choices that I made along the way. I picked up a six pack of Dove Soap at the grocery store and paid $7.99 which is comparable to other brand name …

Friends know that I am a hippy, new-agey musician type at heart, so I was not surprised when I found this little bottle of aroma therapy oil mixture in a small gift package that was sent to me when I had a terrible cold. I love aroma therapy products. Although …

My favorite natural stress relieving body washes to use is Aveeno Active Naturals Stress Relief Body Wash. It has a very calming lavender aroma to it and contains soothing and moisturizing ingredients that help cleanse and moisturize my skin while relieving stress from body, mind, and spirit.
The way …

I’ve always had extremely thick, curly hair and along with it has come a dry, itchy, flaking scalp. Over the years I’ve tried just about every product out there. Even those not-so-tasteful home remedies like treating it with beer.
Someone saw Neutrogena’s T/Gel advertised in a magazine and they …

It seems to me that the words oil and spray would be counter-productive when put together in a single item, because oils are typically too heavy to make a great spray, but since I’d tried and loved other products in the Macademia Natural Oil hair care line, I didn’t …

One time when I was traveling, some terrible weather prevented my plane taking off, and I got stuck at the Chicago O’Hare airport. If you’ve ever been, you’ll know that it’s big, and busy. After waiting for hours, it was decided that I was not to get …