When I found a recipe for shampoo that I really liked, it required using an unscented shampoo base. I looked at sites where I normally ordered my ingredients from, like essential oils and bases, but the only shampoo bases I could find were either not of very good quality, or …

I decided to write a review on Cholangiocarcinoma. Cholangiocarcinoma is a big word for bile duct cancer. My mother was diagnosed with bile duct cancer and passed away three months later. Bile duct cancer is very rare and almost unheard of in the Western part of …

I take a hot bath every night to help treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia. I have been battling this condition since my late teens, and this is one of the most effective therapies I have found for it. The hot water stops muscle spasms and foot cramps, and eases my …

I have several children, and I have used the Weight Watchers Point System for nursing moms twice; I am currently using the system right now and have been doing this successfully for one month. There really is no better diet for nursing moms than the Weight Watchers Points. …

I really regret purchasing this mask for my skin, I’ve tried a few LUSH products in the past and I’ve only said positive things about them, but sadly now I have a negative about one of their products! Now I’ve tried many masks in the past, some working well …

I am a HUGE Jillian Michaels fan, you can ask anyone. I’ve done her workout Dvds, read all her books, listen to her podcast. So when her new exercise program came out in March of 2012 I was all about it. It’s 15 workouts, a fitness guide and meal …

I became aware of Dermovate Ointment when I had skin allergies way back year 2001. For a while, I had this problem with my skin, especially since my skin allergies kept getting worse as days passed by. From small rashes, they developed into big ones that eventually turned into …

This is an oral rinse which I use whenever I have a sore throat or when I feel that I’m getting a cold. I have to keep my mouth extra clean as brushing alone will not be enough to kill all the germs and bacteria that breed in …

I’ve tried a homemade sugar scrub before, and it worked out pretty well, but I never thought of purchasing an actual product out there! Sometimes they say homemade is better, but I decided to try out Garnier’s Sugar Scrub because it seemed to have more benefits for my skin! …

I got this thermometer when I wanted to know the exact temperatures of my kids when they are not feeling well. I really feel stressed and anxious whenever they have a fever. Alright, I have a quicker technique which I use where I jut press my lips …

When I am very stressed or when my immune system is weakened, cold sores never fail to appear. It is very difficult to get rid of them and we all know how painful and unattractive they can be. There are so many pills, creams and ointments available on the market …

Wanting to lose weight is not a new issue for most women. Most of us always want to lose weight! And even if we do, we always want to lose some more. I am in the same page with most women. I wanted to lose a little weight (just …

I have been using Bath and Body Works Signature Collection Carried Away Body Lotion at work as hand lotion, on a daily basis. I just have the little 2 FL OZ bottle. I prefer to use body lotion on my hands over hand cream since I don’t …

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 just reviewed another first aid kit that I love and I’ll never be without and I carry it with me absolutely everywhere I go, but when my kids always watched me packing that one up when we were going on a weekend outing or anything then they would …

I like wind chimes, I love hearing the sound of them on days when the wind is gently blowing. I’m not too sure my neighbors love the wind chimes hanging on both my porches as much as I do, but they have yet to complain.
So on that note, this …

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 …

I have been using this product which is a powdered form of calcium for about three years and have been very pleased with it. I used to have terrible leg cramps any time of the day or night, and my doctor said I probably needed more calcium. Yet when …

My daughter and I are always trying to lose that last 20 pounds (okay, more like 30 for me) so we fell for the Slimfast Optima ad that shows the slim gorgeous young woman kickboxing her cravings into submission. We went out and bought a couple of sixpacks …

Since joining a new diet I began taking the One A Day Men’s Health Formula to ensure that I was receiving my proper amount of nutritional values while on the diet with less calorie intake. Since beginning the daily formula, I notice the days that I do not take …

I had high hopes for the Rapid White tooth whitener. It cost £30 and with its little hand held device which emits ultra violet light, it looked like a more professional option to the various toothpastes, gels and rinses I’ve tried in the past. So I paid the £30 …

I have gained a few pounds, and while cutting out some foods and getting a little more exercise has certainly helped, I have about 15 stubborn pounds that just wouldn’t budge. Before Christmas at my local Walmart a Pharmacist technician suggested I try MetaSlim Ultimate Weight Loss Kit. It …

The dark circles under my eyes have always been an issue of consideration for quite a few years now. The fact that spending hours in front of the computer or not being able to sleep well or excess tiredness or fatigue could be some of the reasons for …

I have been looking for a safer alternative to aluminum containing deodorants ever since I learned about the dangers of using them. Two women in my family had breast cancer, and I do not want to be the third. Unfortunately, aluminum deodorants/antiperspirants are really the only ones that seem to …

If you want to talk about a product that claims to do a little bit of everything from treating arthritis pains to treating athletes foot than the Absorbine Jr. Original Pain Relieving Liquid is the thing to talk about. I actually ran across this product purely by accident. I …

I bought this WESLO CARDIOSTRIDE PLUS MANUAL TREADMILL after researching some other existing reviews out there. I liked the ratings on it compared to other models. Well, I got it, and I found it easy to set up and it weights about 65lbs. Its medium heavy to carry if …

In the process of looking for the perfect shave product for my legs, I came across this natural product in a health food store. I have always loved olives and use olive oil as a hand treatment as well as moisturizer. This gel is made from an organic olive …

When I decided to place an order with Lush, I became interested in some of the more unusual products they offered on their site. One of them was the “Dirty Toothy Tabs” product, which is basically a solid toothpaste. Normally, I do not use mint flavored toothpastes. My mouth is …

Being an accountant by profession sitting down in front of the computers for 8-10 hours daily gives me a very stiff back daily and so once a while I need to massage it using a good pain reliever and I use only Volini gel by Ranbaxy for giving me …

I like to use natural product on my hair for two reasons. First, it means less exposure to chemicals, which may affect my health in the long run. I can’t eliminate all chemical exposure, but if I can cut it down drastically, I figure that is better than doing nothing.
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I’m a passport member of Fitness First Gym. This means I can visit any of their branches by just presenting my membership ID. However, proximity factors make me workout most often than not in the Quezon City branches since these are closer to home.
Last week was a different …

I sometimes get gas from eating vegetables, and it can be frustrating and embarrassing as well as painful. Lately I have been trying to eat healthier and unfortunately that means adding in larger portions of foods that do cause me to get gas. In the past, I …

When I first saw the infomercial for Sensa on late night tv, I immediately thought: SCAM. I had remembered a similar product from a few years back, which I never tried, but saw on the news all the controversy around it, and I believe it was pulled from the …

I’ve noticed since I turned forty that my teeth are getting yellow and aged looking, like I suppose you would expect. It’s really frustrating when you do everything you can to take care of your teeth and they turn yellow anyway, so I started trying whitening products. …

I had a personal issue that I was trying to get rid of because I was tired of doing it. I wanted to stop smoking but it got to the point where it became very hard. I tried everything under the sun before I gave in and tried …

A few weeks back when I happened to visit my cousin, I was rather surprised to see her hair looking healthy and beautiful. The previous time I had seen her she was quite worried about her falling hair which had become quite scanty and looked quite dull and lifeless. …

I have been trying to lose weight for quite a while, and been looking for a way to track my calories and all. First time I did by manually writing the things I eat in a book, which is not helping because my handwriting is not so good …

Antibacterial Hand Gel from Boots, price .99p bought at the Aberdeen High Street store. One bottle provides 150ml of gel. The gel is in an opaque squeezy bottle and it comes out blue with a strong, perfume smell. The gel feels thick and quite cool to the touch and …

I am diabetic, and like most diabetics, I look for ways to eat carbs without spiking my blood sugars. I have tried carb blockers in the past and not gotten very good results, but when I found this product in a markdown bin for a buck, I thought I would …

I take a hot bath every night because it helps with the painful symptoms of fibromyalgia. I often use mineral salts for their healing properties, and bath oils and bombs if my skin is dry, especially in the winter. In the summer when my skin is oilier, I like to …

Ferrol Compound is a vitamin supplement or compound; as the bottle says, that is mainly found in the Caribbean. It is a nice tonic to take and I used to take it when I was younger.
This tonic comes in a liquid form only but does not contain as much …

Dear all… I have been using Meera Herbal Powder since past 1.5 years. Meera powder, which contains Shikakai, green gram, tulsi, vettiver, reetha, hibiscus and fenugreek, is perfect for any type of hair to keep it healthy and strong.
I have lost almost 3/4th of my hair in …

I started using Unilever’s Sunsilk hair fall solution shampoo for the obvious reason that my hair is falling off. Every time I shower, comb my hair or just simply run my fingers through it, my hair falls. I hate seeing my hair on our bathroom’s floor or on my …

As a young man who goes to the gym regularly and exercises with resistance training quite often, supplementation plays a vital role in my regime.
In order for me to fuel my muscles and make sure that my body always has enough energy reserves for me to grow muscle mass, …

I have really bad stomach ulcers and one of the supplements I take daily to help soothe and heal my ulcers is the Spring Valley Aloe Vera Digestive System Dietary Supplement. I like this supplement because I can get a bottle of with 50 softgels in it that cost …

Like a lot of other people out there, I have trouble sleeping at night. More accurately, I have trouble sleeping at certain times of the night. If I could go to sleep when I wanted and get up when I wanted, then I would have absolutely no problem and …

I thought I—˜d change my routine up this week by trying out a new workout DVD. With the Shape: Sculpt Your Abs DVD; I have my choice of a Cardio Workout, four separate Ab workouts, and the bonus 12 minute Total Body Blitz.
This DVD, said to use moves …

I have been a cigar/cigarette smoker for the past year. I have smoked over 40 different types of cigarettes, and at least 20 different kinds of cigars. The reason being is I like to change things up. To me, smoking the same type of cigarette longer than a …

I have had a problem with thinning hair for the last few years. I am not sure what is causing it, but it could be any number of factors, including age, heredity, hormones, fibromyalgia, lupus, diabetes or hypothyroidism. Lucky me! Since I don’t know what is causing the problem, it …

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 …