Health Reviews
o.b. Tampons
I’d been using other tampons for many years before I tried o.b., and I have now decided to switch to using them exclusively - they’re that good.
If you’re new to using tampons, I don’t recommend starting with o.b. - the applicator-free system is difficult to get the hang …
Skinwhite Glutathione Whitening Soap
I ran out of soap one time and asked mom if there are any spare bath soaps she could give since she’s the one who does the groceries. She handed me a bar of SkinWhite Glutathione Whitening Soap. If I were to choose, I probably would be …
Jason NutriSmile Toothpaste Orange Cinnamon Mint 4.2 oz
I have a particular sensitivity to strong mint flavors in toothpaste. It burns my gums and tongue, and for this reason, I mostly use children’s toothpastes, or products with a milder flavor. I have found that many natural products have milder flavors as well as milder formulas. I do …
Buddhalicious Silk Bath Salts Energy (rosemary mint) 21 oz
I use a nightly hot bath to help treat the painful symptoms of fibromyalgia, which I have struggled with since my late teens. It also helps to relax me so that I sleep better, which is another important factor in treating the condition. In the summer when my skin …
XyliWhite Refreshmint Toothpaste Gel
I was walking around my local vitamin shop the other day I noticed that the 6.4 oz tube of NOW Xyliwhite Toothpaste Gel was selling for less than $3.00, which I feel is a good price and about average for a tube of toothpaste that size. I really …
Ultra Abs Total Ab Workout by Ab Rocket
Let’s face it whether one was gifted with sheer discipline to maintain good physical health through regular exercise, I give them brownie points for doing so and keeping our body in shape through the intervening years can even be a mental battle when one has a sedentary type of work. …
Band Aid Plus Neosporin Medicated Bandages
We get our fair share of cuts and scrapes at home, and when that happens, we bring out the Band Aid brand bandages. I like the medicated version that has Neosporin already added on the cotton part because they help to keep a cut clean and also reduce …
Earth TherapeuticsCracked Heel Repair Stick 1 oz
This cracked heel repair stick is from my new favorite line of foot pampering equipment—“ by Earth Therapeutics. Although they sell kits with several matching products designed to work together, I purchased this separately. I already had the foot spray, which also has tea tree oil and mint, and …
Biotene Mouthwash with Calcium
I deal with dry mouth a lot. Much of it is due to medications I have to take for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis. I have tried a few things to help with my dry mouth. I have chewed gum, sucked on hard candy, and …
Slim Xtreme Gold Weight Loss 30 Capsules
I will try anything to break a plateau, to the point that I sometimes feel I am a walking target for every weight loss scam out there. Some are worse than others. I’ve tried many.
Here is one with a very scammy-sounding name, but actually I have had more results from …
Sonicare Philips Essence 5500 Toothbrush
Growing up, I always used manual toothbrushes, but now I only use my electric toothbrushes. The one I use now is the Sonicare Essence 5500 Power Toothbrush, and it’s one I still love madly because it gets my teeth so clean.
It’s a rechargeable toothbrush that comes with a …
Nivea Extra Whitening Cell Repair and Protect Body Milk
I used to have fair skin but when I went on a vacation at our grandfather’s house for almost 5 months I’ve been on a 3 day-camping in an open area in a farm, and that was summer back then and 2 day-camping at a resort and many birthday …
Black Pearl Cream Soap
Black Pearl Cream Soap is one of the soaps manufactured by CyLeina Organic. Its ingredients compose of arbutin, collagen oil, licorice and Vitamin C and E.
I only heard about CyLeina Organic Soaps from a magazine site so I decided to give it a try. When I first bought the …
Weight Watchers Program
For about a half a year now I have been on the local Weight Watchers program to lose about 40 pounds. Over that time I have lost the goal of 40 pounds to be the healthy weight I am now, and to learn the healthy habits that we should …
Nexcare Extra Cushion Active Bandages
There are few things I hate as much as getting a pimple on your inner thigh. I mean it’s bad enough when you have to have it on your face, like your chin or your cheeks, or maybe even your nose, but it’s almost traditional to have it there because, …
Assured Spring Mint Antiseptic Mouthwash
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 …
Smart Sense Waxed Dental Floss
I have not always been a fan of flossing, but have recently been getting into it. I like that clean feeling that I get after flossing. I also like to see the nasty plaque that comes off in floss. Though I like flossing, I would never pay a lot …
Ester-C vitamin
American Health makes a wonderful vitamin supplement called Ester-C. The really cool thing about this particular Ester-C is that each capsule is vegetarian and contains no animal products. Each capsule contains 500 mg of Vitamin C with Calcium Ascorbate. The formula is non-acidic and the packets that I received …
Libresse Bodyform Ultra Goodnight Sanitary Towels
My periods are pretty heavy for the first two days and when I go to bed I like to use sanitary protection that is more heavy duty than my daytime one as it is a pain to be woken in the night because you are leaking. I first …
The Naked Bee Shampoo & Conditioner 6.7 oz
After I had fallen in love with a lotion that had the Naked Bee’s orange blossom scent, I found out that they also made a two-in-one shampoo and conditioner. I couldn’t buy it fast enough. This is a natural product, without the usual detergents we see in mainstream brands. There …
Nuetragena T-Gel Shampoo Original Formula
Nuetragena T-Gel Shampoo was created for temporary use between your regular shampoo uses. The idea behind it is that you need to strip the hair clean every now and then and Nuetragena T-Gel Shampoo is supposed to do just that. I purchased some Nuetragena T-Gel at the grocery store …
Cuticle Cure
My cuticles on my toenails were looking real bad. I had not done a pedicure in ages, couldn’t afford to. Not in these tough times. I tried several ways to make them look better such as baby oil, soaking in warm water, nothing worked. I saw …
Nivea Body Good-bye Cellulite Smoothing Cellulite Gel-Cream
Whenever a new anti-cellulite cream comes out, I like to try it. Like many other women, I am always searching for that magic product that will help get rid of the cellulite on my buns and thighs. Although I don’t give it much thought during the winter …
One a Day Vita Craves
The new local grocery store down the road from my house has been hosting a sample day one time a week. And they were giving out these little packets of One a Day Vita Craves, a cute little package with two Vita Craves just enough for a day’s …
Sitting and a stretching with Uncle Steve
This is a kit for $20+ $4s/h it includes an instructional DVD and stretch band, especially for arthritis and the elderly.
This is seated excercise using stretch bands, the DVD is called “Sitting and a stretching with Uncle Steve” it is video taped in the magnificent Hawaiian Island, with Volunteer …
Acuvue Oasys Contacts
I am a contact lens wearer and I have never had any problems. I used to use acuvue 2 by Johnson and Johnson and then I saw a commercial for the Acuvue Oasys, they are supposed to be the ultra comfort series, with hydraclear plus. So, the …
Pantene pro-V Anti-Dandruff shampoo
Dandruff is a very common problem, and in my case, I haven’t always had it. There was a time when my hair was extremely dry, and it caused the dandruff to appear. Then I had to look for a shampoo special to get rid of it, and I tried …
Thermacare HeatWraps
I recently woke up with a horrible pain in my neck that no hot shower could take away. I had to go on with my day even with this inconvenience. I work at a pharmacy so I thought to ask some of the pharmacist what they recommend. I was …
Bodyline Back-Huggar Original Lumbar Cushion (trad. Style)
When I started having problems with my back due to fibromyalgia plus an office chair which was far past it’s useful life span, I tried several options for back support to try and relieve some of the problem. I first used a mesh and wire support, which was no …
Roc Daily Resurfacing Disks 28 ct
I like to use products to exfoliate my face and keep skin as fresh and young as possible for my forty one years of age. I have used a variety of methods for doing this, from loofahs and various scrubs to chemical exfoliates. Someone suggested to me that I …
Mineral Essence Dead Sea Bath Salt Tangerine Sage 28oz
I have fibromyalgia, and one of the ways I help to treat the pain and spasms is to take a nightly hot bath. This has become my #1 line of defense against disability. It relaxes my muscles, eases tension, stops cramps and allows me to sleep peacefully, which is very …
Sesame Street Fizzy Tub Color Tablets 10.4 oz.
I babysit my neighbor’s young son when she is out of town on business. One day she sent him with Sesame Street Fizzy Tub color tablets in his overnight bag. I could have screamed at her—“ because I have lightly colored towels and I just knew these would stain them. …
Bally Total Fitness Thigh Toner
I actually bought this item second hand from a yard sale. It looked like new, and the person selling had lots of different exercise equipment so I assumed they just didn’t get around to using this one much.
I wanted to try and firm up my thighs and chest …
Bob’s Red Mill Soy Protein Powder
I have always considered soybeans a great nutritional food and being a great soy fan —“I am always lookout for products that can give me and my family the goodness of soy. The greatest advantage of using these soy products is the fact that since these products are handy …
Herbatint Herbavita Royal Cream Conditioner 200 ml
When a friend and user of Herbatint hair dye recommended that I try this conditioner after coloring (with another brand of hair color) I was skeptical. I was complaining about the fact that the hair color I was using at the time did not have a good conditioner tube to …
Mederma Skin Care for Scars Topical Gel
Mederma is a cult product popular among consumers and those working in the medical field. This scar remover was recommended to me by a skin clinic. It’s mainly for a cosmetic reason why I and so many others wish to get rid of ugly scars. The …
o.b Tampons
o.b. is my favorite brand of tampons. There are several things that I like about them but they do have two draw backs.
First the likes: They are so compact that you can hide one in your’ jean pocket if you don’t feel like carrying your’ purse. I like that …
Aroma Spa Electric Diffuser by Homedics
Oh what I wouldn’t give to relax a little, I mean I have literally spend countless hours looking for products that are soothing, and conducive to stress relief and restorative health and well being. At this point, I should have a PHD in TLC if you …
Mavala Stop For Nail Biting and Thumb Sucking
Having been a nail-biter for years, usually during stressful times, I have tried lots of things to quit, including fake nails, band aids, and even the old rubber band around the wrist trick. I can go for months without biting, but a stressful situation will set me back. This …
Power Bar Performance Energy Bars
During my regular shopping sprees to the supermarkets, I happened to set my eyes on a diet shelf which happened to stocked up different kind of energy bars and shakes. Though I hadn’t tried any of these earlier, I decided to give it a try and picked up an …
Nature’s Gate Deodorant Roll-On Autumn Breeze 3 oz
I have been trying out different natural brands of deodorant in the hopes of finding one that works as well as the aluminum containing mainstream products. I have been wanting to eliminate or at least reduce my exposure to them, because of the risks associated with breast cancer and aluminum …
Lifetime Fitness Gym
The Lifetime Fitness in Orland Park, Illinois is definitely the best place I’ve ever been to work out, to swim, to play basketball, or even get a massage. The question is, however, is it worth the price? Lifetime Fitness is a very large gym. The second floor is a …
GNC Womens Ultra Mega Active
I have tried alot of the multivitamins you can buy at walmart or walgreens and i dont really notice a difference, i assume im getting the vitamins i need but as a whole i feel the same which doesnt give me much motivation to …
The Firm Cardio Party Workout
For my latest workout, I thought I’d try out the 40 minute Firm Cardio Party. This workout contains 5 individual segments, and features many of their master instructor’s favorite moves. If you have done other Firm workouts, you may be familiar with many of the moves. While I may …
Eye Care Optical
This is a good eye care business and they are good at getting their jobs done well and on time. I like most of the people there and have been going there for a long long time, about 17 years now. The old optometrist that used to run the …
One a Day Women’s multivitamin
If you are a woman, I would strongly recommend you to try this brand of multivitamins. It is the first one I tried which I actually felt work, unlike some other cheap multivitamins I had bought previously. “One a Day Women’s” is designed specifically for the female body, and …
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