I use essential oils regularly in my own aroma therapy products and for health reasons. One oil I like to use for its fragrance as well as its ability to add some effect to muscle rubs and oils is spearmint. My last purchase was from Now Foods. I have used …

The habit of snoring had always left me feeling embarrassed and awkward whenever my family just chuckled about how loud I really snored all night. Though I always hated the idea of having to try disturbing them in the night, I was felt almost helpless in actually getting …

I have used a calendula cream before, in a different brand. This one was one I came across while I was shopping, and I liked that it had added a few other ingredients to the mix, to make a homeopathic blend out of the calendula idea. Calendula is something I …

I have tried various forms of stevia. I have never been able to force myself to like it as a sweetener for drinks or food, except when blended, as in the product called Truvia. When I decided to make homemade pots of lip butter as stocking stuffers one …

I bought this temporary coloring product to add some highlights to my hair for a special event. I was wearing a gold colored dress, with gold barrettes in my hair—“ and the hair color spray was meant to add some gold to a few strands to highlight the accouterments.
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Much like many people my age and no I’m not ancient but I am in the 50’s generation, and have a few aches and pains now and then, so one day my brother saw me hobbling around and tossed me a small little bottle of something called Blue Emu. …

When I do my workout or go walking, I like to take a drink with me to refresh and replenish. I have used everything from plain water to juice and many various sports drinks. One that I tried was brought along by my walking buddy, and was called Zizzazz. These …

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 …

Lever 2000 is a product that you just can’t go wrong with! I remember using this soap in my house hold since I was a little child, going grocery shopping every week and my mom reminding my dad to buy a new bar of Lever 2000. This soap leaves …

When I had a bad hacking cough due to a chest infection, my neighbor offered some of this to me. Her son has chronic respiratory issues, and also has sensitivities to many drugs so she relies on a lot of natural products to take care of him. This syrup contains …

Lemon grass and tea tree are two of my favorite natural smells, so when I saw that Nubian heritage had a soap that showcased both of them, I had to have a bar. I have used a few of their other soaps and really liked the nice, natural recipes and …

A friend of mine and I heard about a workout drink called “USN Anabolic Nitro-x 615 g Berry Pre-Workout Energy Drink Powder” that was apparently supposed to give you a lot of energy for your workout. I felt I really needed it especially since I’m constantly low on energy …

One thing I always forget to take in the morning is my vitamin. There is just something about trying to remember to take a pill I just can’t do. Recently I came across a beverage at the store next door to where I work that I think will help …

Our family loves the beach. During summer, we often go to the nearby beach for a swim. Sometimes, we stay the whole day. But most of the time, we stay for 2 days, or more especially during Holy Week. We particularly like this activity because the kids get to …

My never ending quest to find the perfect lotion for my hands and elbows led me to Curel Ultra Healing Lotion Intensive Moisture. I purchased the Curel at the grocery store for $7.59 for a 20 oz. bottle. If it worked, it would be well worth the money spent. …

Over the last few years my kids have begun needing glasses and I had to find someone the insurance we had would be accepted. Although I really was hesitant about using Walmart for glasses and not a regular optical company, I figured how much different than using Sears …

I have never really had dandruff, but I did have an episode that was as close as one can get. I developed a weird rash. It started on my chest, with pink, itchy scaly lesions. Soon it had spread all over my entire body, including my scalp—“ and it all …

Muscle Milk Light is a protein powder from CytoSport which sports advertising clichés such as “thanks to amazing demand of muscle milk, we now introduce muscle milk light.” However, this actually is nothing more than an advertisement cliché.
Unfortunatley for us bodybuilders and muscle-gaining enthusiasts, there are very few protein …

I choose this hospital when I had to deliver my second child. Actually in the beginning, it was not about the hospital that I choose but it was about the gynecologist that I choose for my pregnancy check up.
He works in some hospital and this YPK Hospital in …

These wristbands seem to only protect part of the body from mosquitoes. When wearing one of these wristbands, I still got bit up by mosquitoes on certain parts of my body, like my neck, one of the absolute worst places to get bit, on the back of my neck, …

This is an amazing hair conditioner, I’m kind of upset I’m just now finding about it! I’ve heard a couple of make up and hair gurus on Youtube rave about this product, saying nothing but nice things about it, how it leaves the hair shiny, bouncy, full of life, …

I was looking for a wash to treat itch in my private area. I have tried a few feminine wash but they were not effective. Then I remembered using Lactacyd Liquid a couple of months back. So I went to the pharmacy to get a small bottle. There was …

Just a fortnight back, I had been experiencing a severe knee pain which was indeed making me feel- miserable. The fact that my favorite —˜heating pad’ suddenly stopped functioning properly only seemed to make my condition become from —˜bad to worst’. This is when my husband immediately got this …

I suffer greatly from hair fall. Every time I wash my hair, I would get like 10-15 strands of hair everyday and I almost feel my hair is thinner now than ever! I started noticing this problem a few months after I had a hair treatment done; it was …

When I was diagnosed with diabetes a few years ago, I was told that I might eventually benefit from low dose aspirin therapy. I was not ready to do that yet, but within the next few years, I developed a higher blood pressure and started worrying about my heart …

Since I have gotten older, my hair has gotten thin on top, and pathetically frizzy on the ends. I use a cornucopia of products on it—“ deep conditioners, heat protectants, mousse for thinning hair, creams for de-frizzing the ends, the list goes on.
I also have a chlorine pool …

Despite the fact that I have excellent dexterity in other areas, I tend to cut my fingers in the kitchen a lot. Being a musician as well as someone who types quite a bit, I need my fingers to be pain free if possible. The last time I …

I don’t particularly like using products on my skin that contain questionable chemicals and pesticides; however as far as repelling mosquitoes goes, this is the only type of repellent that works for me. It is a going joke in my family that no one else will get a …

I have combination skin which tends to be oily in the summer. I like to use a toner during the day to freshen up, especially if I am hot and sweaty and have been spending time outside. I love the idea of using a spray bottle for toner and keeping …

I am a huge fan of Happy Feet Custom Made Orthotics. Since I first visited them, I have fallen in love with what they have to offer. Here is the deal: There is nothing better than custom-made stress-reliever for tired, overworked feet. Although through the …

I have always heard about Listerine Mouthwash. Strangely enough the comments have always been mixed. One set thought the product burned like the bowels of hell, others thought it was excellent. As much as people complained about the pain though, the overall feedback was the product was excellent.
I had …

I get hard dry heels in the winter time, and I like to use products that exfoliate and help keep them softer. I have liked a lot of Philosophy’s products in the past, so I wanted to give this one a try. It is made a little differently than most …

I have a friend who is determined to switch me from everything mainstream to something more natural. When I explained to her that I liked to use kid’s toothpaste because the mint flavors sometimes irritated my mouth, she was adamant that I try Tom’s of Maine strawberry toothpaste …

I knew I had a problem licking my lips as a child when I’d come home from school with a giant red and painfully raw ring around my mouth where my tongue had irritated the skin from consistent licking. From that period on, I pretty much always had a …

Wilmington Health Associates is the doctors office that I take my 3 children to. All of the people who work in this facility are wonderful. Their dr Dr Matt Williams is very great. The staff is all very friendly and will do whatever they can to try to help …

You know how when you’re at a certain age and when you look back at photos from the past you go, “Oh my God, I can’t believe I use to be that thin! And there I thought I was some kind of monstrous cow that had been genetically programed to …

Solotone plus is a large brown capsule, to me it is very large. I think it is one of those mega vitamin drugs. But when I checked it out, it was much lacking in vital nutrients such as vitamin C, or the B group. I really get to wonder …

I have been a big fan of Aura Cacia since the very first time I tried one of their products. I love their bath products, and I have used quite a few of them. When I tried a little sample pack of some bath salts in the “Heart Song” scent, …

I found a great pumice stone at one of the local beauty supply stores a while back and, for the most part, I used it pretty religiously, but found that little pieces of the scratchy foam would fall off and I’d have these little pebbles all over my bathtub, …

Due to the recent bunion removal and joint fusion I had on my foot, I have been ordered to wear an ankle height Aircast while venturing outside of my house in order to protect my foot.
This has not been the first time that I have had to wear …

When you have spent as many years on secondary education in college as I have you see a lot of dirty things and you also do a lot of dirty things because you are short on both time and money. I can’t tell you how many times I have …

I have been on this birth control for about three weeks now. I was on birth control about a couple years ago when I was seventeen. I cannot remember the name of it but I got off it after a couple of months because it was too expensive. I …

The Red XL is one of the easiest and fastest ways I have found to exercise that actually works. This cool piece of fitness equipment looks way to easy to work, but it really does and it works well. I can even sit down and use the …

Several years ago, while at the dermatologist office, the dermatologist gave me a list of soaps that I could use that would be better for my skin. I have sensitive skin and deal with eczema. On that list was Cetaphil.
Cetaphil makes many different products. …

My daughter got married this past weekend and knowing a lot of relatives would be here I rushed to the drug store and purchased this product that states within 30 minutes you can see a reduction in wrinkles and even more reduction as time passes. I tried using …

This is the first exercise bike I ever bought out on a whim through Amazon. In fact, I was a bit hesitant to use this because it was a little cheap that I thought it would turn down my expectations, but because it was recommended to me by a …

As everyone already knows about me, I love to shop for bargains. I don’t feel like I have to spend an arm and a leg, just to get quality products. I’m always trying different brands, to see which really has the best quality at the lowest dollar. One brand …

When I was pregnant for the first time I use to get sick with any smell specially smell of meals. I was eating less due to that reason and as a result I was constipated all the time that made me sick even more.
Then my doctor advised me to …

Iodex pain reliever is no doubt a very soothing and effective pain relieving ointment, we have been using it for ages and it gives quick relief but it leaves unrecoverable stains on the clothes. Once I was having some back problem and so applied Iodex ointment over my …