I would definitely describe myself as a thrifty person. Most of the time I purchase products based more on their price and functionality rather than name recognition. I received this product as a gift from my boyfriend which is a good thing since I would have never …

The Germ Guardian Plug-in UV-C Air Sanitizer was another one of those expensive impluse buys that I couldn’t really rationalize and, to this day, am not even entirely sure it did anything beneficial. But, I’m a sucker for strange or bizarre products that claim to be good for the …

The reason I tried this mouthwash is because I was suffering from cough and phlegm and it was very hard for me to breathe so the pulmonologist recommended this product. I just needed to rinse my mouth with this mouthwash twice a day, once when I wake up …

I am into bodybuilding and lift weights regularly. I also run and tend to lose a lot of water soluble minerals. Food nowadays is also not nutrient rich and we tend to have erratic eating habits. What I needed was a good multi-vitamin preparation to supplement my daily …

Manufactured by a company called Pascual Laboratories, Poten Cee is one of the Vitamin C tablets in the market today. You can buy it at Drugstores such as Mercury Drugs either in a box or per piece. The packaging is really simple but instantly communicates what the tablets are …

I am forever trying new types of lotions. I decided that I would try St. Ives to see if it was any better than the lotions I had already tried. I purchased the St. Ives Lotion at the grocery store for $3.97 for a 16 oz. bottle. That is …

I have to hand it to Dial for coming up with soap fragrances that I love. This Soothing White Tea fragrance is my current favorite in liquid soaps. I can smell the herbal fragrance, combined with citrus and a hint of sweetness. I find that it’s a lovely scent …

Like most women, I shave my legs regularly and when doing so, I like to reduce the risk of drying out my legs with plain soap, and use a moisturizing shaving cream instead. I love Skintimate products because they moisturize, but also because they have some of the …

When we began to notice that our tap water was developing an odd smell, we found out that it was because of the chlorine content. I found it quite unpleasant, and started using bottled water exclusively. I could also smell it when I ran a bath. I take a nightly …

I’ve been using Clear Women Softcare Anti-Dandruff Shampoo for more than a year now not because I had dandruff before but because this shampoo brought back moisture and glow to my hair. After dyeing my hair, the damage was undeniably visible. I used to have long, straight black hair …

I have to admit that I am an olfactory person (a nose person in layman terms) and to me, no matter how good something is, unless I have to use it like in order to stay alive important, I would rather take a product that is less quality but smells …

I recently decided that I wanted to try contact lenses instead of wearing glasses. To me, it would seem like contacts would be easier to deal with. I know with my glasses, they fog up a lot or if you get caught outside in the rain, it can …

I really hate having sticky dry or smelly breath. I like to keep my mouth tasting and feeling fresh as much as I can. Though brushing can do the trick sometimes, I often feel I need more. I like to use mouthwash especially, because I have smoked for so …

My mother, who I live with, has an addiction to Avon products. She is forever ordering them and then forgetting she has them. The other night, she was looking for something in a drawer, and came across a little round box of body powder that she did not even recognize. …

I am a person who tends to perspire a lot and this condition sometimes becomes a cause of great embarrassment to me. The fact that I walk on a regularly to help keep myself fit and healthy, heavy perspiration in my feet not only makes it difficult for me …

It seems as though I’ve always been on one diet or another since I was about 13. I’ve had varying degrees of success with them and the only one that had any substantial results and a sustained weight loss was when I went to Weight Watchers with two …

When I became interested in making my own bath and body products, I started doing research into additives that might be good for thinning hair, thinking that I could add them to a shampoo base and customize a product that would work for me.
I started chatting with another …

I have had severe hair growth problems as long as I could remember. Ever since I was a little girl, my hair would grow at a net length of 1 inch a year. It would break off more than it would grow. I was tired of the ridicule and …

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. …

Of course I know it’s a germ filled world out there where the evil strains of flu and worse lurk out there ready to pounce on an unsuspecting healthy soul and where even something as innocent as shaking the wrong hand or sipping from someone else’s drink could leave you …

I always loved trying out any new skin or hair product in the market that really appealed to me. While I mostly preferred natural products to the cosmetic ones, I always loved experimenting with the different and latest products that seem to hit the markets. In fact my …

I just used this hair color for the first time, after hearing rave reviews from others. I’ve been coloring my hair for over a decade. It is a bit damaged from all the chemicals. This product was really impressive to me for several reasons. The whole concept of …

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 …

After having attended one of my cousins wedding recently and having enjoyed myself thoroughly when I came back home, I was rather stunned to find out that my weight had increased around two kilos. This called for immediate attention because even a slight increase in my weight (especially on …

CVS pharmacy Probiotic Acidophilus
My uncle in the US bought me this particular acidophilus for my gut bacteria. I had terrible gas and constant constipation for a long time. People surrounding me complain that my breath stinks so bad. I was so embarrased, but learned everything the hard way. …

I purchased Palmer Cocoa Butter Formula Stretch Marks Lotion because I had gotten stretch marks terribly when I was pregnant with my children. I was hoping that even though I already had the stretch marks that it would help get rid of some of them anyway. I quickly learned …

I have listed the product name as it appears on the bottle—“ however, I want to let everyone know that this product also contains 190 mg of calcium as calcium carbonate. I take chromium for diabetes management, and when I first bought this product, I did not realize it had …

I love the humor of the Blue Ridge Soap Shed as much as I love their well made natural soaps. I also love their genuine attempt to make a soap for every body and every need. I ordered several of their specialty soaps and found them to be very effective …

I had the opportunity to try out this very old and actually pretty unique ointment when I had an itchy insect bite and nobody could find the hydro-cortisone! My mom had some of this Blue Star in the cabinet, and didn’t even remember what she had purchased it for. I …

I eat a lot but yet I do not gain any weight. I consulted many doctors to check what was wrong; finally it came down to having effective digestive system. Too effective, that everything I eat just refuses to stay in. Thus I thought only pills will offer me …

Orazyme mouthwash is a product that is supposed to help with dry mouth issues by supplying enzymes. I have used Biotene, a similar product, in the past to treat a dry mouth issue that bothers me off and on. When I ran out of Biotene, I went to …

I’ve had a problem with hemorrhoids since I was young. I think everyone in my family has had them at one time or another. On some occasions, they are quite painful. Other times they just itch like mad. For external ones that are painful, I waste no time—“ …

This was a cute little spray bottle that I picked up a while back more as a novelty than anything else because I love those last minute impluse buys at the register in this was sitting in one of those buckets they keep up front that I can’t seem …

I am a fan of vitamin C and I have been taking vitamin C as a child. I however stumbled upon sodium ascorbate another form of Vitamin C more three times more potent than the latter, I have found this product online and bought a bottle of it to …

I’d like to be able to say that I’ve had clear and beautiful skin all my life, to such a point that I could be a neutrogena skin care spokesperson. Unfortunately, that would be a total fabrication of the truth. IN truth, it’s been quite the opposite. As a …

I like to spend time outdoors in the summer, and living in the deep South, one gets used to the reality that we are not the only creatures living here. I am talking about mosquitoes, commonly referred to as “skeeters” here, or sometimes by less friendly names. They will try …

At my last contact lens exam I was introduced to a new product. Over the years I have used a wide variety of saline solutions and protein deposit cleaners. This new box however claimed to do everything at once.
When you purchase a bottle of the …

I have thinning hair, and I have learned lately that sulfates might contribute to hair loss for some people. Obviously, I do not want to keep using something if there is a chance it could make this worse, so I have switched to using sulfate free products, for about 90% …

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 …

Having a good pair of tweezers is essential for me because I tweeze my own eyebrows, and I have a child who comes to me with splinters sometimes, for me to remove. The best tweezers I have ever owned were Tweezerman slant Tweezers, and I bought a pair …

I’ve officially assigned this item as my office sanitizer, together with the usual amount of things I stuff inside my bag in and out of work. I carry plenty of disposable rubbish, but this Skin Protec hand sanitizer disguises itself more like a fashion accessory that you can …

It’s been over thirty years since the sensation that is the Atkins’ diet began. It’s still the most controversial weight loss program to date - vegetarians and mainstream health organizations decry it’s high-fat, low-carb, meat-consuming prescription for obesity. For the most part, testimonies don’t lie, numbers of the …

I’ve gotten numerous amount of marks on my skin during the summer, from heat bumps all over my arms, to mosquito and other bug bites around my arms and legs, it’s just been horrible! I’ve also spent a lot of time at BBQs at family and friends house, and …

I was stuck at a friend’s house once when I had a horrible hay fever attack. My throat became dry and irritated and I could not stop coughing. I begged for cough drops, if they should have any.
They raved about a type that they could only find in Atlanta, and …

I decided to try the Diva Cup out of the recommendation of a friend. She said it was really comfortable, easy to use, and cheaper to use in the long run than tampons and pads. So I bought it and gave it a go.
My first experience was upsetting, because …

I recently tried a recipe for head lice which included tea tree oil. My twin grandaughters, age 3 had been constantly plagued with the pesky little critters every time they went to their dads house. There just seemed to be no end to the problem. My daughter even went …

Before I finally got it in my head that I just needed to eat right and exercise to lose weight, I’d tried a variety of weight loss products. I’ve always been over-weight, and my weight fluctuates pretty regularly over the years, going up and down 20 pounds or more. …

I have been a user of headphones of various types for years due to being an electronic musician.
This has sometimes resulted in my developing itchy or irritated ears, and also seemed to produce a wax buildup in the ear canal. I sometimes used a carbamide peroxide wash to help get …

I hate to even relive this embarassing problem, but I suppose it’s a necessary evil. About two years ago, I started to notice what I thought was a pimple forming on the underside of my arm. After another two days, it was getting larger, about the size of a …

I received a tube of this toothpaste as a gift. Everybody who knows me knows how picky I am about toothpaste. I am sensitive to the strong flavors in most standard formulas, so I usually end up using either kid’s fruit flavored toothpastes, or a natural bran. Natural and …