I sometimes suffer from dry throat, and when there is no slippery elm to be found, I have resorted to a few other alternatives, like these throat drops from Ricola. Unlike their strong mentholated cough drops, these have a gentle, light tingly bit of menthol, but mostly they are flavorful …

I use bubble bath once a week just to get a nice relaxing evening in. Taking a bubble bath is one of the most relaxing activities that I do and I don’t think I could get through one more week without taking that weekly bubble bath. I love the …

I am a 29 year old mother of two who decided to take Yaz as a form of birth control to help some of my hormonal symptoms associated with my period. I have always had emotional ups and downs as a result of my period and I can honestly …

I have been a regular user of Benefiber for awhile now. It is very convenient to mix into liquids and makes sure that I have all the fiber my body needs. I like the individual stick mixes for water bottles, and also the clear mix powder which comes …

Rice Bran is an organic soap from Cyleina Organic. It is made out of special organic ingredients; palm oil, coconut oil, water, brown sugar, lavender oil, Geranium oil, grapefruit seed extract, rosemary oil, acapuico rice bran enzyme, palmarosa oil, maychang oil, silk powder, benzoin oil, cedar wood oil, mineral …

Although it’s certainly justifiable to call this drink mix a “multivitamin that isn’t a vitamin” since it does contain vitamins like vitamin B and C, it doesn’t actually offer as many vitamins, minerals and nutrients that a lot of multivitamins in pill form do. That means that this drink …

L-Carnitine 60 capsules
L- carnitine is a product which I usually take when I want to have a surplus of energy, so I take it when I go to the gym or do some cardio exercises. It is supposed to give you quite a bit of energy by re-arranging the …

If other people cant get thru their days without a specific object such as mobile phones, PDA or lip gloss, I cannot go elsewhere without my One Touch Ultra glucose meter.
I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. It was tough. Pricking my fingers to get …

I bought this shampoo because my hair was dry and I figured a name like “Moisture Maniac” had to mean it would help moisturize. Makes sense, right? I thought so. This is a ten dollar bottle of shampoo, from a company that I generally have liked in the …

I occasionally get cold sores, and when one popped up unexpectedly while I was away from town, I had not brought anything to treat it with other than lip balm, which does little. I was going home the next day, and I knew I had some expensive medicine that worked …

My whole family goes to Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield Wisconsin. My mother has back problems and depression, my husband has back problems and is diabetic and I have high trygliceride problems. Originally, my family doctor was in a clinic in Merrill Wisconsin which is closer to home …

I often use the Omega clear soft lenses (a transparent one which doesn’t have certain color, so it will only show my own eyes color), but knowing that lately Omega has its own colored soft lenses attracted me to try once. Well, I didn’t say that the Omega soft …

I bought this product just for fun. I had never seen anything like it, and I had been trying out different types of deodorants, looking for one that was aluminum free, since learning of the risks associated with aluminum products.
This contained zinc ricinoleate, chamomile, potassium alum, phenoxyethanol, estratetaenol, and alcohol. …

I did not realize that even toothpaste, it has separate for morning and for evening varieties. In my years of using cosmetics or makeup, I only encountered a day and night different products from moisturizers. Go Smile has a luxury toothpaste which is for day and night. I …

A few weeks back when I developed some cuts in between my feet toes due to heavy perspiration this summer- I found it extremely difficult even to place my legs on the floor. I just couldn’t walk a step without feeling the pain and this was making me feel …

You know, to be honest, I wasn’t really impressed with this shampoo. I was over at a friend’s house and after going into the jacuzzi in her complex, I had showered at her house and saw a bottle of the shampoo in the bathtub. As many of my friends know …

When I was shopping recently in a Bargain Town store, I happened to see a roll on antiperspirant/deodorant that I had never tried. It was Tussy roll on, with the red cap. I knew it had been around for years, as I had seen it on the shelves many …

I had originally wanted to put this review in the Baby section but as everybody knows, I am not a baby, and I happen to be the user of this product. It is a long story, in fact, it is even a family tradition dating back to when …

My youngest son was prescribed Stiefel Physiogel AI Lotion by a dermatologist. He had red bumps all over the skin with itchiness. The antihistamine medicine was not sufficient to solve the problem. His body was looking quite terrible at that time.

I bought one pack of this lotion and was …

Last year my blood tests results came back and I have very high cholesterol levels. This is still in connection with the type 1 Diabetes that I have. At age 30, 230mg/dL is interpreted as borderline-high risk. The sad fact is that my bad cholesterol is high and …

I’ve used almost all of the adhesive bandage brands, but out of all of them, I still think none compare to Band-Aid brand. There are so many varieties out there as well, which pretty much cover any site of a wound. I keep a few first aid …

Tampax Pearl Pocket Tampons are the worst feminine product that I have ever used. Don’t let the fact that they are pocket sized lure you in! I do not recommend these to anyone.
I’ll admit that I was ecstatic for these feminine products. I love most Tampax Pearl products. I …

I take a nightly hot bath soak to treat fibrlomyalgia symptoms and to relax so I can sleep better.
This has been a ritual for me ever since I realized how much it helped the muscle pain and cramps I sometimes experience, especially at night. I use a variety of bath …

Ok here is the deal with this cushion. I have back problems at a young age. I won’t reveal my age but I will say that it’s shame that I’m so young with such an issue. Now I went and I spent a couple bucks on a cushion that …

I was riding along with my partner on a business trip, when a filling broke right out of my tooth.
I was horrified as this had never happened to me before. I tried to make do without treating it until I could get back to the dentist when we got home, …

This is a review for another incredible Molton Brown hand wash product that was given to me by a kind friend who understands my intense love of bath products and original fragrances.
Molton Brown products are, quite simply, one of the best brands of bath products I have ever come …

Us ladies are constantly seeking for a way to make our skin looks better. Me, for instance, really want the fine lines on my face to disappear (yes, I’m only 21 and I have fine lines on my skin thanks to not getting enough sleep to rush …

I always thought that I can lose those extra fat on my tummy by reducing the total calorie intake, so I try to avoid eating rice, bread, noodles and pasta. I starve myself like crazy. I also go on juicing, which leaves me weak, and once I …

I have never heard of this oral care protection which is toothpaste that is herbal. My husband has been using it for months and when I came back, I checked our stock cabinet and I saw this wonderful toothpaste by Dabur which is Meswak Incredible Oral Care Toothpaste.
I started …

I have GERD, or gastro-esophageal reflux disease. I have heartburn pretty much no matter what, unless I take my medication. I became concerned about some things I had read about the proton pump inhibitor drugs (common prescription reflux treatments, which I take) causing magnesium depletion. Since I have had …

Because I work nine hours hunched over a computer in a highly airconditioned office, I regularly experience a lot of aches and pains in my different body parts. Mostly, I have back aches and neck pains due to my unchanging position. Another common pain the bothers me strike in …

I started gaining weight when I was in college. I tried different kinds of diet pills just to shed off some pounds. However, most of these diet pills were not that effective. One time, I tried taking up Fitrum Green Tea Capsule after I saw its advertisement on the …

I went through a period, about two years ago, when I was getting recurring bladder infections that nothing seemed to get rid of. I was in and out of my doctor’s office about a dozen times within a six month time-frame and it was really getting to a ridiculous …

When I decided that the chemicals in hair color dyes were doing more damage to my hair than good, I decided to try a natural product instead. I had heard several people lavish praise on a product called Hennalucent, but was unable to find it at the time. …

I decided to try this product after a friend had raved about how it tamed her frizzy hair. I had used some of the other products in the line, with mixed results. The back portion of my hair is frizzy and damaged, and I know that macadamia oil is very …

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 love bath products and everyone who knows me knows about my “bath habit.” When I was commenting on how much I liked an Upper Canada product I had tried, someone paid attention, and for a gift, I received a bar soap and a matching massage/body oil in Upper Canada’s …

I’ve been using this Cyleina Tomato soap and I can testify to you the effectively of this to my skin. 3 weeks after, I suffered from mild acne / pimple and blemished skin also at the same time. It makes my skin itchy and flakey also. Then I’ve read …

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 …

This is a ball that you use to use to exercise with. It is suppose to help with balance and strength. It’s good to use for sit ups or crunches. There are quite a few different exercises that you can do with it actually. Most of the time when …

I take a lot of daily vitamins to ensure I get the nutrients that my restrictive diet causes me to lack, and one of the supplements I take not quite daily, but several times a week is Swanson Vitamin B-12 in a lozenge form.
The Lozenges are a lot different …

Xeroderma Pigmentosum is basically a disease where you are extremely sensitive to UV light, basically meaning sunlight. To be exact, it’s not sensitivity to UV light but the body doesn’t know how to get rid of the damage by the sun rays. Normally in human bodies, we can recover …

When I was running low on my usual fiber supplement, I picked up a bottle of these from Rite Aid because they were on sale. They are very similar to the FiberCon I had taken before. Although very inexpensive, it is worth noting that you do have to take six …

I have just had the opportunity to test the Oral B Cross Action Rechargeable Tooth Brush and I have to say that I am very pleased with the results. I purchased it at CVS for $11.99 in total. The cost is not bad compared to other battery powered …

I am a big fan of Dial. I’ve used their soaps for years now and I always smile when I see their commercials. They don’t show them as much as they used to but I remember thinking how clever they were and was always impressed by their ingenuity. Over the …

I take a prescription medication to help me sleep, because I do not go into the deepest stages of sleep as I should, and this is believed to be the reason I have muscle symptoms and other related symptoms of fibromyalgia.
I have been on this medication for many …

In my opinion dental care is very important. When I was younger I was cleaning my teeth with whichever tooth paste there was and I didn’t care if it was a very good one or just some cheap one, but now I hate cheap toothpaste because they don’t clean …

I have reached that point in my life where I feel that if I do not pay attention to my health then no one else will. To this effect, I have started taking vitamins and other essential supplements which I feel would benefit my health and my body. …

After so many years of having to resort to sleeping pills to get a good night rest, companies finally started to come out with some more natural alternatives to treat sleep problems. I have delayed sleep disorder, which means it takes me a really long time to fall asleep …

When I was a kid, my mom always used to pull out the trusty Vicks Vapor rub whenever we started experiencing any congestion. And, as I grew up and had kids of my own, I preferred to use the Vicks Vapor rub as well. However, I’m also slightly obsessive …