Health Reviews
The Body Shop Satsuma Shower Gel
I have purchased a lot of bath products from the Body Shop in the past, but I have to admit that this is one of my favorites. I do not consider myself to be very picky when it comes to shower gels. The main things that I …
New Chapter Take Care Headache Softgels 30 ea
I have had problems with different types of headaches in my life. I have occasional migraines, but also have problems with sinus and tension headaches. I came across this homeopathic product on a friend’s desk, and asked if it worked. She said yes, but that it was only for …
Aussie Deeeeep 3 Minute Miracle Moisture Treatment
I had used the original Aussie 3- minute Miracle many years ago, when it first came out. Back then it was sold in little individual packets, not a large bottle. I never cared for the fragrance of the original, it had an odd scent that lingered in your hair. …
Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons
This have been my tampon of choice for years. I have tried many other brands and I always turn back to Gentle Glide because the others just don’t compare! The applicators are very smooth and gentle, just as they advertise them to be. They are not bulky at all …
Upper Canada Soap Massage Oil Cranberry Moro Orange 4oz
I love bath products, and I also love to give and receive massages. I have fibromyalgia, so it is more than just pleasure I receive from this, it is relief. I use hot baths and massages to control muscle spasm and tension that he condition causes. It works much better …
ReliOn Blood Pressure Monitor
I got the ReliOn Blood Pressure monitor from my mom. She had an extra blood pressure monitor and asked if I wanted to have one. I was actually thinking of buying one so her offer was great and came at the right time.
The blood pressure monitor comes …
Purell Hand Sanitizing Towelettes
These towelettes come in a box of one-hundred and they are all individually wrapped. For about six dollars and fifty cents, one-hundred small hand sanitizing towelettes would seem to be a pretty good deal. I thought so, and that’s why I gave them a try. They would be a …
Transition Lenses
I’ve been using transition lenses since I changed my eyeglass prescription since February 2009, and I am very happy that I did. Although it’s a little bit pricey, adding the transition feature to my regular eye checkup, I never regretted it because it has helped me a lot reduce …
Zero Bike, cardio gym equipment
It was one weekend last year, we have nothing to do so we were on our couch, flipping the channel and discovered this O channel, they were at that time featuring an exercise equipment called Zero Bike. We were so convinced that we never had second thoughts about it, right …
Natrol Cinnamon, Biotin and Chromium Supplement 60 ct
I have diabetes, and for many years I have tried to prevent complications and manage my disease as best I can with both medical intervention and nutritional support. There are a lot of products on the market that claim to help you lower your blood sugar, which of course …
Penetrex Pain Relief Therapy
I often experience muscle pains after I play my favorite game. There are home remedies available like I normally immerse myself in the bath tub filled with ice cubes to ease the inflammation. This is applicable when I have lots of free time, when I have the following day …
Blue Emu Super Strength Pain relief cream 4 Oz
I have fibromylagia and use a variety of treatments to try and manage flare ups. When someone I knew from church was raving about Blue Emu cream that she used for her arthritis, I decided to give it a try. Although fibromyalgia is not an inflammatory condition, it can sometimes …
Beach Hut Clear Spray Sunblock
Summer is just a few weeks away. To prepare for my family’s camping trip in May, I’ve just packed in Beach Hut Clear Spray Sunblock in my travel luggage. I got this sunblock spray from last summer and still have half bottle left. To be honest, I had a …
Ole Henriksen Muscle Comfort Lotion 12 oz
When a poster on a fibromyagia board I frequent mentioned this lotion, I knew I wanted to give it a try. It is a natural product without synthetic ingredients, petrochemicals or sulfates. It is made with seaweed extract and essentials oils of peppermint, geranium and lavender. I knew the peppermint …
Zicam No Drip Liquid Gel Swab
This product is so fantastic! It does take a bit to adjust to putting a Q-tip in your nose.
Zicam’s Cold Remedy is so amazing. If I start to feel a cold or the flu heading my way, I just go pick up a box of these and I usually …
Katinko Chinese Ointment
I am not a fan of Katinko. It’s a chinese ointment used for muscle pains, head aches etc. It usually comes in a green tube like Vicks vaporub and it costs around 100 pesos. It’s very popular here in the Philippines and you can almost see it in every …
Redken 10 Guts Volume Foam Hair Styling Mousse
On my last visit to the hairdresser, she used a nice smelling mousse product to style my hair. I asked what it was, and she showed me the can. Redken “Guts.” I thought it was an interesting name, and she told me it did really well on my hair. …
Secret Anti-Perspirant/Deodorant
I tried this Secret Antiperspirant/Deodorant once when the usual brand I’m using was not available one time when I was buying in a grocery store. It costs not more than 50 pesos and comes in a 14 gram cylinder-like shaped tube with a round rotating button at …
Avojuice Skin Quenchers Caramel cream Juicie 6.6 oz
I am a regular user of OPI nail polish, and when I saw that the same company that makes OPI also had a skin care line, I was curious. I decided to try out their caramel cream juicie lotion. I love the taste and smell of caramel, and even though …
Puff’s Tissue with Lotion
I will be perfectly honest and tell you that I picked up the wrong package when I went to the store to get tissues. I wanted just the regular type tissue but picked up a box that had lotion in the tissue. I decided not to exchange it because …
Biguerlai Slimming Tea
I never give much attention on slimming tea commercials on TV because I thought I would never have a need of it. I thought they are only for people with weight problems; and since I am underweight, I definitely don’t need it. But when I started to …
Therasteps Gel Toe Tubes 2 Pack
Like most diabetics and fibromyalgia patients and anyone trying to lose weight, I need to keep active. My favorite low impact exercise is walking. There’s a nice little lake I can walk around locally, and this is a great way for me to enjoy the process of exercising. …
Bandaid waterblock clear bandages
This package of bandaids comes in a lot of different shapes and sizes but doesn’t really have any that are super large, just in different sizes ot fit around knees or fingers or even toes. If you have a really big area you need a bandaid for then this …
Equate No Rub Multi-Purpose Solution
I have worn soft contact lenses for over 20 years and during that time, I have tried every brand of contact lens solution available. I rarely see any difference, so I generally buy the cheapest one, because solution can be pretty expensive. In the past few years, most of …
Thera-Med Maximum Strength Universal Reusable Cold Pack
I have to say, I originally purchased the Thera-Med Maximum Strength Universal Reusable Cold Pack, because the picture on the box on how it’s used was intriguing. I saw a women with a thing wrapped completely around her neck, and seemed to take the shape of the area and …
Acai Berry Supplement
I’ve heard a lot of hooplah over the last six months about the health benefits of taking Acai Berry, which I believe is a berry from Brazil, I believe, and looks like a blueberry in a way, though darker in coloring, and it’s supposed to be incredibly high in …
Selenium Natural Wealth
I usually buy all the vitamins and minerals from Natural Wealth, they are little bit more expensive then those you get in a supermarket but I see that they are good for me and I get the wanted effect so I really don’t wanna experiment any more.
I have this …
Avon Soothing Anti-Druff Shampoo with Conditioner
Having dandruff is just so gross. It is not only very itchy but the flakes that fall down on the shoulders are just too embarrassing. Well, I was lately victimized by dandruff. I had my hair straightened and maybe the chemicals have reached my scalp that it triggered dandruff …
Braun Oral-B Vital Sonic Toothbrush
I wanted to buy an electric brush which is rechargeable and I saw this Braun Oral-B Sonic brush. Twenty five dollars seemed little too much at first but with the life of the brush I am fine with the money I paid. The grip and design are great. The …
Zum Bar Goat’s Milk Soap Almond 3 oz
I am a huge fan of natural soaps. When I have tried Zum soaps in the past, I really liked them so when I was last shopping at Whole Foods, I picked up a bar that I had not tried yet. They have so many interesting combinations of scents, that …
Revlon Aquamarine Body Lotion with Aloe 14.8 oz
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 …
Crest Whitestrips Premium
If you are like me, you want whiter teeth. Going to the store and finding something I can afford is not always easy to do. Which was why I was delighted to find that the Crest White Strips where so affordable.
No matter how much you need to whiten …
Listerine Cool Mint Actives Oral Care Fresh Breath Strips
These oral care strips are designed to freshen your breath when you are out and about and when it is obviously inconvenient to use a mouthwash. They are from the Listerine brand and apart from freshening breath, they are designed to kill germs - which is good - …
The Diva Cup
Every month I dreaded my period, for all obvious reasons of course, but also because I HATED the mess and odor of pads and the fear of toxic shock syndrome from tampons. I found Diva Cup and had to try it out. I am so glad I did!
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Natracare Natural Pads Extra Long Night Time 10 ct
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 …
Crest Pro Health Whitening Toothpaste
I have always been a Crest toothpaste user. I had tried all the others before deciding that Crest is the best years ago. When the Pro Health came out a few years back I just had to try it. I really hated paying the price. It was higher that …
Portionpals Food Management Discs
I’ve tried my embarassingly fair share of weight loss miracle pills and products and, honestly, most of them don’t work at all, or not nearly as good as they claim they will. A friend of mine used to work for LA Weight Loss, and she walked me through how …
Hydrite Tablet - Oral Rehydration Salts
Experiencing diarrhea is not easy especially if it is accompanied by stomach ache. I have experience this before and no Loperamide will be enough. I have used Lomotil, Diatabs and other tablets but they are not enough to make me feel better. I was almost nauseating and feeling weak …
Expecta Lipil
This Expecta Lipil is a Soft gel capsule specially for Pregnant and nursing moms.It has rich DHA which is for the development of brain and eyes of the baby.When the pregnancy has been confirmed it is recommended to take one capsule in a day for giving the necessary …
Vinegreat Pomegranate Vinegar
For the uninitiated, Vinegreat Hongcho Pomegranate Vinegar is a popular health drink in Korea. I am from the Philippines and I have never heard of this product until Friday last week when me and my friends from school chanced upon this newly openned Korean health food store just near …
Queen Helene Mint Julep Face Mask
I bought this face mask at Walgreens after reading so many positive reviews about them. It’s actually pretty hard to find since it took me a couple of trips to actually buy it, it gets out of stock really fast. This mask costs a little over $4 which is …
Biogenic Isopropyl Alcohol
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 …
Avon Foot Works Vanilla and Brown Sugar Smoothing Scrub
After doing our job, not only our hands are stressed. Our feet are the first part of the external body that is working in the morning. It deserves care; it needs to be pampered for long hours of standing and walking, and sometimes running. I am scrubbing my own …
Veet Sensative Skin Hair Removal System
After my girlfriend started to talk in detail about how much she hated to have to shave her legs on a daily basis I told her that I thought that she should get her legs waxed and she said that it would be too painful but she needed to …
Kiss My Face Sunspray Lotion SPF 30- 8 oz
Because of the possibility that I may have a mild case of lupus, I have to be very careful about always protecting my skin from the sun. In the summer I tend to wear the highest SPF sun block I can find, and I am aware that it exposes me …
Val Med Convoluted Foam Hospital Bed Pad Full
I use a thick memory foam mattress topper on my bed, and I love it. On top of the memory foam, I keep an egg crate foam mattress topper. As odd as it may seem, this helps to keep me cooler in the summer, because memory foam sort of form …
3′ Singlefold Ramp by PVI : Wheelchair ramp
After having used 2 different wheelchair ramps I finally found one that worked for us. This is a fantastic ramp and if you are in the market you should start here. The 3′ Singlefold Ramp by PVI is wonderful and I love it. I wish there had been more …
Nature’s Bounty V Power
Nature’s Bounty V Power is a great over the counter medicine. It has a lot different natural supplements and extracts in it. After time with hectic schedules, it can be difficult to always be in aroused and in the mood. Nature’s Bounty V Power offers a …
Shiatsu Massaging Cushion by Homedics
This review is for the Shiatsu + Massaging Cushion by Homedics. I really love this product . I have had back pain off and on for the last four years, and this massaging cushion is able to help. I tried some others out in the store …
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