In the summer, my skin is oily and wearing heavy sun block does not help matters. I often use bar soaps in the shower in the hotter months, and I like to have at least one that has some exfoliating ingredients. I had read good things about Archipelago …

So, I’m not exactly afraid of needles by any stretch of the imagination, but they aren’t a good friend to me either. I don’t cringe when some poor nurse gets the job of poking me, but usually THEY do. I have awful veins. It’s almost impossible to find a …

When I found a really good deal on these Australian soaps from Simple Scents, I bought several. These bars are beautiful looking, perfectly molded, with a little leaf motif embossed onto the front, and creamy soft colors with visible additives and ingredients. The Ginger Pear scent is a soft, …

This product was intriguing to me because of the harsh effects I always get from hand soap when washing dishes. I have always worn rubber gloves because of this but lets face it, sometimes it just isn’t convienent to wear gloves everytime you wash dishes. Hand Renewal promises to …

This antiseptic cream is a herbal product and most of the ingredients are nature based. I have been using it since I was a child as my mum recommended it for almost all purposes. I am …

Anyone here ever heard of the Betet Ointment? Well I guess only the Chinese of the Filipinos have heard about this product. This is an ointment in a small green container. It has a texture of a vapor rub, can also be used as such when you feel your …

I take a hot bath every night to ease the symptoms of fibromyalgia, like muscle pain, tightness and spasms or cramps. Hot water is sometimes the only thing that truly helps. I use a great variety of bath products, and they have become a sort of hobby of mine. It …

Trying out various skin cleansing products have always made my skin care quite interesting and exciting affair. Thus, whenever I happen to see a product which I feel could bring positive results for my skin, I spare no time in buying it for myself as soon as possible. This …

I have nearsightedness since I was a kid and I’ve always hated wearing glasses because first, it’s a hassle to wear glasses since it blocks my peripheral vision, and second, because it doesn’t always match with my clothes and I look like a geek. I used to buy clear …

For anyone who has had female issues you understand how hard it can be. There are very few things I have tried, but most of them truly don’t even work. How hard is that to try something only not to get any type of benefit from them? My problems …

I bought this lotion to try to relieve a bad razor burn I had gotten. I had purchased some new razors that I wasn’t used to, and as a result of shaving my legs with them, I ended up with itchy, bumpy, red, inflamed skin up and down …

The problem with pets is that even though they are such an important addition to your life, almost like children, they can like children tend to be very expensive especially when it comes to health care. My big boy recently started having problems with going in his kitty litter box …

After being disappointed with a Firm workout today, I opted to try out my second Jillian Michael’s Biggest Winner workout. Today’s disc was the Shape Up-Backside workout that I found at a local TJ Maxx.
In case you are unfamiliar with the Biggest Winner workouts …

I have been with this dental centre for about 20 years and I cannot bear the place. The only reason I have been with them such a long time considering I hate it so much is because as any British person knows, NHS dentists that are taking on …

I have a problem with frizzy hair, especially the back portion of my hair, which has been tortured with flat irons, boxed hair color, and refusal to cut it for years. I need products to make it look like hair again, and not tumbleweed.
I have used a lot of …

I like to make my own massage and bath oils using carrier and essential oils. I have found a few companies that I trust for ordering essential oils, and Now Foods is one of them. I decided that I wanted an oil that was very spicy and sensual to match …

I have used a few Pre de Provence soaps in the past, but it had been a long time—“ and when I bought one of their lavender soaps for myself and a friend who had been looking for one, I also bought one of their pineapple soaps.
The fragrance …

Because my allergy symptoms are so severe for pretty much the entire year, I’m always looking for as many ways as possible to live with the problem. My symptoms include all of the basics and some I didn’t even know had anything to do with allergies at all, including …

This is a fuzzy logic blood pressure monitor by the famous name NISSEI.
Previously I used to go to the doctor for routine blood pressure monitoring but since the day I purchased this compact wrist type BP monitor, life has become so easy for me.
I take the measurements as and …

When I first heard of this item, I was intrigued. I love fragrance and I like all my hair products to smell nice, so I wondered what this offered that I could not get from a bottle of scented hair spray or just a spritz of my cologne in my …

Although I am an African American woman with medium brown skin, I have to use sunblock whenever I go out into the sun despite popular belief. This product was fairly inexpensive in my opinion, especially for a sunblock with as high of a SPF number as this one. …

I was never really sold into this yoga thing until a friend invited me to join her in her Ashtanga Yoga class because her group is offering a free one-week trial for “those who are interested but are still not sure if yoga is right for them.” Anyway, after …

I usually go to a drugstore or to a cosmetics shop to buy my makeup products, but to my surprise I found this product in a pharmacy.
I felt curious about it, as if it can be bought in a pharmacy it can’t be just a normal eyelash mascara. After …

With the A(H1N1) virus spreading like wildfire, threatening our health on a daily basis, I suppose it’s easier these days to practice cleaning rituals that help us stay safe, not sorry. I’ve luckily developed an obsession with hand washing, scrubbing twenty seconds with soap before washing it off completely …

I bought another of Eo’s bubble baths and absolutely loved it, so I am surprised to say that I love this one even more. I have had a lot of lavender scented bath products. They are normally sold for relaxation purposes as lavender is the quintessential chill-out fragrance. I’ve seen …

When you think about oral hygiene, the first thing that comes to mind is the toothpaste. However, not so long ago people were only using tooth powders and dry, but more natural, toothpaste alternatives. Lush still stands by the old traditions and offers a few different dry oral hygiene products. …

I really like this toothpaste. It had a good taste to it and made my mouth and teeth feel refreshed and cleaned. I really liked the way it made my mouth feel. I almost felt like I just had my teeth cleaned at the dentist office. You don’t have …

I first ran into this product at work. It was sitting in our employee bathroom amidst a sea of other half-used cleaners and what nots. I’ve only had to clean the bathroom a handful of times, but when I needed to make short work of the disgustingness that was …

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 …

About a month ago, I had a few friends coming to visit. We were going to go camping that weekend and I realized that I may have to deal with my feminine time while trying to camp and canoe. I wanted something that was going to last me for …

I remember that this supplement was popular for a time, and then I think it was taken off the market for some time. I take a prescription drug to help me sleep, but because of the side effects of it, I have often wanted to stop taking it. I have …

Having only recently discovered the Body Electric workout program on TV, I thought for sure that purchasing Margaret Richard’s workouts would be easy. I immediately went to my favorite websites, Amazon and Collage Videos, and was pretty disappointed when I could only find a few DVDs here …

My hairdresser used to use this on my hair after coloring, and I always left with it feeling very soft and looking incredibly shiny. I asked her one day where I could get it, but she said they did not sell it, it was a professional product. I thought it …

As I was stocking my home gym as a new effort to stay fit, I shopped at Walmart for a lot of the equipment that I purchased. I found a great set of curl bars and dumbbell handles for weight lifting. It came as a set of three with …

I have always wanted to have white teeth. When your teeth is yellowish, it has been said that it signifies good health to your teeth. But in my case, it is because I drink too much coffee. I drink 5 cups of coffee everyday. At night and right after meals, …

Keeping my facial skin in the pink of health has always been my top priority. This was because I always believed that to look beautiful, it was important to have a healthy and glowing skin. I had always been fascinated in trying out various products (creams, lotions, face washes …

There are some people who like mainstream high-end body wash products, and some who prefer all natural ones with nature inspired benefits. This product is one that I consider a nice compromise between the two. It has the benefit of a detergent to make an impressive lather (they use …

Since I am really careful about my diet, I was surprised when I started to have frequent problems with gas, heartburn, and bloating. I was taking all kinds of antacids to get rid of the embarrassing belching and burping, but it was only making my indigestion worse. I started …

I tend to cut my fingers a lot when I am working in the kitchen. I have a particular deli knife that gets me every time. Because of this, I always keep bandages and finger cots on hand in the kitchen, so I can quickly bandage up the cut and …

I have had glycolic acid peels done in the past by Esthetician. I have problem skin, and often get ‘whiteheads’ or small white cysts on my face. A professional peel always corrected this but was terribly expensive. Then I found a great alternative at Shoppers Drug Mart.
Renew enzyme facial …

Although in my mind there really is no substitution for water and soap when it comes to washing my hands, sometimes, there just isn’t any water or soap around, and that’s where this little product comes in. It kind of looks like a marker, but inside, it contains bacteria-fighting …

My present anti-dandruff sampoo seems not working for my hair. It is not very effective in removing the itchiness of my scalp and makes my hair so sticky. So I gave Pantene Pro V Anti-dandruff a try.
After shampooing my hair with this brand,I have my hair dried. The …

I like to make my own bath and body products sometimes, and give them as gifts or use them myself. I like shea butter for a moisturizer in the winter when my skin tends to be its driest. I decided, after reading some shea butter “recipes” online, that I wanted …

I have fibromyalgia, and often use massage therapy as a way to relieve painful muscles. I have a variety of oils I like to use, and even some that I have made myself, but when I saw this combination, I was interested. It has ginger, lemon grass, peppermint and lavender …

I used to be a loyal Herbal Essence hair products customer until I purchased this conditioner. To be perfectly honest, I have always heard amazing things from friends and family members about this product, but I had never tried it for whatever reason. During a recent shopping …

This cream was given to me as a prescription when I had to have part of a toenail removed due to an in-growth. It was to help keep the wound from getting infected, and also to soothe and help the pain. It does both quite well, and I …

I have several conditions that benefit from a regular daily dose of fiber. For my diabetes, it helps to manage blood sugar. Fiber slows the digestion of carbohydrates, helping to prevent extreme blood sugar spikes. It also protects the heart by lowering cholesterol naturally, and without statin side effects, …

For a long time now- I had been hunting for an —˜appropriate shampoo’ - a shampoo which was mild and could be used on a day- to day basis to keep my hair looking healthy and shiny. Though I was completely satisfied with my present shampoo and conditioner (Schwarzkopf …

I have always loved aroma therapy and the use of essential oils. I have quite a collection myself. Sometimes I add them to massage oils or creams to treat muscle pain with. Arnica oil is one essential oil that I have added to most of the products I use for …

When I purchased the DivaCup a few years ago, I decided I would also purchase a bottle of DivaWash. It only made sense to purchase a product that claims to be formulated to protect the integrity of the silicone material in the cup or more specifically, designed for the …