Doing the house hold routines for nearly a fortnight (due to the absence of my helper) —“ left me feeling just irritating and miserable. Since I was not used to such vigorous routines (washing utensils and mopping the floor, washing clothes) - I felt just frustrated. But little did …

Remember back in the day? When we were kids, and Hoola Hoops were all the rage. Remember all the fun we had? Do you think you are to old to master the Hoola Hoop today? If you answered yes. You are wrong. You are only as old as you …

Most teenagers face a common problem, and that is their face per se. It is common for most teenagers to have acne or commonly called pimples. It is in the adolescence stage wherein a person starts to feel infatuation and starts be concerned with his or her face. And …

I have always been a big fan of Secret deodorant/antiperspirants. I use them regularly, especially the sheer invisible solids. When I went through a fear phase, overly worried about the aluminum exposure from antiperspirant products, I tried quite a few natural and “mineral” alternatives, but never really found any …

I developed a cold this week, and when I stopped by to pick up some cold medicine at Target, they had a big end cap holding several of their own brand of health products. I fell for the merchandising ploy willingly, because I was too tired and sick to …

I love sleeping, I love taking naps, sleeping in on weekends, and everything in between. I could sleep all day if I had the chance to do so. It’s no wonder, then, that I love making my bed as comfortable as possible through the help of various sleeping accessories. …

I recently went to the grocery store, needing some face wash, and was intrigued by a new product on the market - L’Oreal’s Go 360 Clean. Now I am not typically a sucker for advertising gimmicks, but this bottle of colored gel with a “hairy” silicone oval stuck …

I don’t normally use bar soap in the winter, but when I was taking a two-night trip, I decided to pack some because I did not have a small enough bottle for liquid body wash. I chose a Nature de France dry skin soap, as a random choice. I needed …

I have always liked liquid castile soap, but it is a bit expensive. I noticed when I was putting in an order for some melt and pour soap bases at Brambleberry that they have a castile soap paste available. You melt it into water, and you have the castile …

When I developed a strange problem where it seemed something was irritating my intimate areas of skin, I systematically eliminated all possible causes. My doctor had ruled out any infections or medically significant causes, and basically told me he had no idea what was wrong, but that it could be …

When i kid had dehydration my physician recommended to give Pedialyte for her.This is a oral electrlyte solution which is used to prevent dehydration and is available in a all the pharmacies.It is available in many different flavours.It serves the need and helps the baby to regain the …

A while back, I was in charge of catering a large business meeting for my partner’s work. I cooked the food at home the day before, then transferred it to the industrial kitchen in the meeting hall for warming and serving it. It went without a hitch—“ thanks to …

Dr Scholl’s is a company that knows feet and in general I have always been happy with their products. I am diabetic, and even before I was diabetic, I used insoles in my shoes. I used to work in retail and stood on my feet for long hours. …

Tiger balms are great in giving quick and instant relief from headaches, body aches, cold and other external injuries. We live in a cold hilly reason and as such we are prone to these cold and body aches frequently, now taking pills and pain killers are not always healthy …

Lately I have notice that I have been drawn to workouts that remind me of my old Kick boxing classes and also to dance inspired cardio routines. When I spotted the Quick Fix Total Cardio Mix: Cardio Hip Hop and Cardio Kick workout at TJ Maxx the …

I have mixed feelings about this product. On the one hand, it does do what it claims. With the hydrogen peroxide action, it debrides mouth sores, removes particles, kills germs and cleans the mouth. I have used it several times—“ when I purchased it, I did not know that …

ProForm CS17e Treadmill is a nice and affordable ($1100) piece of exercising equipment with many nice features, basically everything you would want in a good treadmill. The treadbelt is the first thing I look at in treadmills, it should be long enough to allow long strides without hitting the …

If you haven’t guessed it yet, but the words ‘wax’ and ‘hair remover’ are two of the most painful combination you could imagine in the English language. It says something about our very superficial culture when people (ladies) will do such torturous things for the sake of beauty, but there …

I remember the funny old irish Spring ads from the 1970’s with their tag line—“ “fresh and clean as a whistle.”
I used Irish Spring back then (I was a kid then!) and I occasionally buy it now just to relive the memory.
It is a nice, unique, fresh smelling soap. It …

I had somewhat of a negative attitude towards the use of supplements when I first started training with weights, back when I was around 15 years old, largely due to some of the misconceptions I had heard about muscle mass building supplements.
After four years odd, I hadn’t made much …

When I was a little girl, my grandfather used Ivory soap. Of course growing up, I got into all of the fancier, more modern shower gels and feminine triple-milled soaps that became popular. I forgot about Ivory. I forgot it even existed. One day last month I was browsing …

I purchased my first Tae Bo Workout several years ago. Back then, I was out of breath during the warm up. Thankfully, I’m in better shape now and am looking forward to doing the Billy Blanks Tae Bo Abs workout I just received from an online purchase. …

This product called Blue Stuff is Emu Oil. I can rub some of the blue concoction on my hip where I have arthritis. There is a cooling sensation and then I can feel the arthritis easing up. I have carpal tunnel syndrome in my right hand and …

My mother used to work in a drugstore, as I did when I got older. We both remembered Revlon’s Aquamarine lotion, once wildly popular in the 80’s. It was one of my mom’s favorite lotions, and she was very disappointed when it disappeared from the shelves. I had not seen …

This is a great product to repel dengue carrying mosquitoes and I love that it offers 8 hour overnight protection for the skin. I personally use it to protect my skin from mosquito bites but I believe it can also protect against other insects as the label suggests. …

I receive massages often due to having fibromyalgia. To show my partner gratitude for helping me manage the condition, I reciprocate by giving massages back. We have a variety of oils, creams, and products for massage—“ but sometimes I like to just have a little fun and try something different …

Summer is absolutely my best time of year. All that sunshine and warm breezes just taunts me to go out and have lots of camping, hiking adventures. But the bugs and plants do a number on my skin. So right before the spring season starts, I like to refresh …

When I saw this very unusual fragrance at a friend’s house, I was very intrigued, because I am a frequent shopper at Bath and Body Works, but never saw this fragrance at all in the stores. My friend was actually packing to move, and I happened to see the …

Hey Ladies!! If you are confronted with having to consider or have to have a hysterectomy, never fear! HysterSisters is your place for quesstions to get answered, fears to be shared, and friends to be made! I had to have a hysterectomy in 2001. I don’t know that I …

I purchased the Urban Spa Natural Loofah Scrubber from Well.ca approximately two months ago because I am in the process of planning a wedding and I realized that part of my back would be on display in my wedding dress and I thought this might help give that soon-to-be …

I find that food is a little too enjoyable for me. With that said and done, I have low self control with it comes to food. A lot of people say they have tried everything, well me too.
The ONLY thing that has ever worked for me is Hoodia …

I bought the Good Cook Diet Scale to help me in keeping track of what I eat during my diet, and I love it. The removable bowl is very convenient for both cleaning and to allow the bowl to be upturned over the top of the scale to …

I’m not a health nut by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, I’m quite the opposite, and like to think of myself as, quite frankly, perpetually lazy. I like my couch,I like my television, I like a good book, and the idea of going for a walk (unless …

I have found a natural throat lozenge that is everything I need it to be. Botano throat lozenges are gentle, non-menthol lozenges that you can take as often as you like for sore or dry throat. They are made from various homeopathic remedies and also use traditional Chinese medicinal …

I love to use a good exfoliating scrub, especially in the summer when I have been torturing my skin with heavy sun block products and sweat. It helps to clean out the pores and get rid of build-up that might end up causing me pimples if I let it stay …

My skin tends to become extremely dry especially in cold climatic condition and this state often leaves me looking quite dull and unattractive. For this reason, it becomes important for me to use very good moisture to keep my skin well moisturized. Since there are a flood …

Autumn is always the starting of the season of the year when a number of people fall sick. I was sick for 3 weeks in total. First , I had a fever, then a cold. As I do not like visiting doctors, I self-medicate myself with lots of fruit …

I have always been a fan of dial products and I also am a fan of deodorant. I sweat a lot for a woman and will not go a day without some sort of antiperspirant or deodorant. When I saw the Dial Roll on Antiperspirant Deodorant Crystal Breeze, I …

The Zip cal is the name of the calcium supplements, which was prescribed by my doctor twice. Once when I was pregnant I was prescribed by my doctor to take the Zip cal calcium supplements to have a healthy baby and for the second time when I had …

I bought TKO Anti Burst Fitness Ball along time ago. Here is my review on it.
Its diameters were 25.6 x 25.6 x 25.6 inches, making it a good fitness ball which was not too big but not too small for me, because I stand 5′8″. It only …

Expecting a baby is an exciting moment for most women. But when you are entering the end of second semester, you will need to get few special things that can help you feel relax on that period.
When you are entering the end of the second semester, most women will …

Since I love fragrances and bath and body products, I decided to make soap as a hobby for awhile. I ordered all of the ingredients from a company called Brambleberry, and this one is one of my favorites. This is a soap base which you can melt and add …

I wasn’t too happy when I discovered that I possibly had a type of athlete’s foot. The word is misleading, because I’m not really athletic anyway, but I guess your feet can sweat wether you are an athletic or active person or not. Now I move around all day, …

I bought Omron HEM-780 Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor for a price of $63 from Amazon because I used to suffer from high blood pressure, and because I did not have one at home. It had the best price online and so I bought it. When it arrived at our …

As soon as I received an invitation to my friend’s wedding —“ I felt greatly excited and anxiously looked forward to this day. But my only concern was the fact that I would require to stand for long hours at the wedding-a situation which I always tried to avoid. …

This is a dense foam cushion that helps ease discomfort during the nine months of pregnancy while you sleep. It is a wedge shaped cushion that has a gradual incline and is great to tuck under your growing belly to add extra support while you lay on your side.
It …

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 …

This lotion is a product I received as a free gift when my salon was having a special promotion. I had never used Tigi body products at all, but I had used some of the Bed Head line and liked it pretty well. I especially liked their shampoos which …

I used to be a regular user of baby powder, and various other talc products. Ever since learning about how talc can be harmful to health, especially for women, I have been using mostly cornstarch based powders. They are not as soft as talc, and sometimes I miss that talc …

This review is for Zestra Feminine Arousal fluid, which comes in small, separate foil packets for use directly on the skin. I wanted to try this product after reading about it. I take medications and also have chronic pain which can affect my libido. Something to spice things up sounded …