In this day and age of bed bug horror stories, it is no wonder we live in fear. And since we close our houses up and use heat or air conditioning year round, out sheets and other linens do not get that fresh air required to help our …

My dentist recommended that I should use an electric toothbrush for my gum problems, and said that Braun was a good brand. So I shopped around and was astounded by some of the prices. As I didn’t want to spend £80 ($160) on a toothbrush, I was …

I love trying new lip balms, and when I saw that the “Yes to” folks made a few of their own, I wanted to try one. I chose the Yes to Carrots C Me Smile, because it actually had a carrot flavor, and this is one flavor in lip balm …

At my last dental checkup, it was recommended that I use this brush. I have been using Colgate and other brands of soft standard toothbrushes, and a battery powered one every other day, to try and get my gums back into good shape.
When my dentist told me about …

As an avid coffee drinker I usually buy a whitening toothpaste but I was short of money last time I needed toothpaste so I just bought this Colgate Great Regular Toothpaste from Tesco for an economy price of £1 for 100ml tube. As soon as I start using …

While shopping at TJ Maxx the other day I noticed a value priced Perfect Pilates kit by Gaiam. This kit featured an excellent padded exercise mat and a forty-five minute Target Specifics Pilates workout instructed by Jennifer Kries.
As I have only seen The Method …

Does anyone have a difficult time trying to get to sleep at night? I know I have a strenuous time trying to sleep because I do shift work and it is hard to get up in the mornings if needed! Well, I have found the best alternative, something better …

After having some dental work done, I needed a soft toothbrush to use around the very sore gums where I had several stitches. It was difficult to find a n extra soft head that was not a baby toothbrush. I used a baby toothbrush for a little while, as I …

I have no idea who DOESN’T suffer from sinuses but know that I do and when it gets bad, it gets very bad. One of the things that I notice about my sinuses is that it ends up swelling up my nasal membrane, which in turn causes so …

When I saw a 20% free bonus bottle of VO5 Kiwi Lime shampoo in the grocery store, I couldn’t pass it up. I have used their shampoos and conditioners before and was pleased with them. Lately, I have been using heavier moisturizing shampoos with lots of conditioners because …

I’m on my feet quite a lot, thanks to my new job in the retail industry, and they have taken a lot of abuse over the last two years when they were used to being so pampered before I started working. One of the biggest problems I have is …

Everyone knows petroleum jelly is great for mending chapped lips. But not every brand of petroleum jelly is greater than Aquaphor healing ointment. I had to suffer the worst cracked lips in my life to determine the best antidote. It was easy to make scrubbing my …

I bought Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula with Vitamin E Swivel Stick because I often bought a cocoa butter stick of another brand, that I really liked, but it was not availble at the store I went to. So, Palmer’s was what I chose and I felt I couldn’t …

AcneFree’s Terminator 10 acne and blackhead medicated spot treatment is by far the best over-the-counter acne cream I have ever used. It comes in a 1 oz orange tube and is pretty fairly priced (i bought my tube at my local Wal-Mart for about $5.) I have had mildly …

I am a huge fan of bath products of all kinds, and I also love Burt’s Bees. When a pregnant friend received a bottle of the Mama Bee body oil at her baby shower, and found later that she was sensitive to it, she passed it along to me. I …

I have never been the type who would even consider buying an electric toothbrush. Something about them just strikes me as lazy. But I do have to say that my experience using the Oral-B Cross Action Power Toothbrush has changed my views on electric toothbrushes (the one I …

I originally bought the Sonic Brite Cleaning System out of desperation to find something that would clean my Invisalign. They have discolored over time and from what I read the Sonic Brite System was just the thing that would turn them back to their crystal clear self again.
The …

On occasion my feet get excessively moist from wearing pantyhose and this causes my feet to give off a foot odor. Like any woman this is a have not, and I refuse to have smelly feet. I did not even want to imagine what it will do …

Aura Cacia is a fun and healthy company that makes amazing bath products. A friend of mine had been shopping and picked up several varieties of their mineral bath packets and wanted to share a few with me—“ we both have fibromyalgia and our nightly hot bath regimen is something …

I first saw this facial cleanser being used by my elder sister. Until now I know lots of women still using this product. I can say that Eskinol facial cleaser is a trusted product. I, myself has learned to like it and stick with it. I used different products …

Vaseline has been a name I’ve known for many years, as a trusted baby product and chapped lip treatment. Recently I found that the most effective, inexpensive and fast-acting moisturizer for severe skin dryness and damage was right under my nose! After a week long project of cleaning and …

For the past three or four nights I have woken up in the night with my own coughing. It is a very dry cough that has left my throat red, raw and swollen. I have been so stressed and busy lately that I have been ignoring this …

I bought this blood pressure monitor to take with me when I travel, and also to keep track of my blood pressure when I was given a new medication. This is small and easy to take in your purse, or even a small waist pack, so I could actually take …

We get our fair share of cuts and scrapes at home, and when that happens, we bring out the Band Aid brand bandages. I like the medicated version that has Neosporin already added on the cotton part because they help to keep a cut clean and also reduce …

I hate to admit it, but problem skin has been the bane of my existence since I hit puberty and began to experience breakouts at an early age as a result. I noticed that I had excessively oily skin, which paved the way for breakouts at every available opportunity. …

Sensodent-K is a non-fluoridated toothpaste that has done wonders in my mouth. I still remember the days when I was down with shooting toothaches and ran from one doctor to the other, but without any relief from any.
Finally the pain subsided but my gums started bleeding on the slightest …

In the summer, I have weird skin. It is dry all winter, but when warm weather hits, I not only become an oil producing machine, but I break out in adult acne with no warning. This is complicated by the fact that I use heavy sun block products, but this …

I suppose it serves me right to get a product that was not worth the money when I was planning to use it in a most unacceptable way. My hearing is fine. I wanted this product to spy on someone who I thought was telling lies about me behind …

When I was a kid, there were only a couple of different shampoos to choose from. Prell happened to be one of them. I loved Prell shampoo then and I still love it today. I pay $3.50 per 13.5 oz. bottle of Prell shampoo. I consider that an excellent …

When I recently made a concerted effort to switch to more natural hair products, one thing I needed in the arsenal was a frizz control serum. I have combination hair. The top of my hair is fairly healthy, but thinning. (The thinning is the reason I switched to more …

I have used a few capsaicin products before, and I honestly have to give them a mixed review. I tried this product when I had run out of Mineral Ice and just wanted to try something new for my fibromyalgia pain. I had been told that this product would …

Although a lot of their equipment is a bit on the earlier side of the timeline, the service that comes with membership to the Body Lab Studio Gym is very much appreciated by me.
The one truly outstanding feature of the whole set up, is the pricing structure of the …

I ran out of soap one time and asked mom if there are any spare bath soaps she could give since she’s the one who does the groceries. She handed me a bar of SkinWhite Glutathione Whitening Soap. If I were to choose, I probably would be …

I have suffered from allergies for the last 20 years. Because of my allergies I have used almost every brand of facial tissue and toilet paper. Anyone with allergies knows the horror of using toilet paper but sometimes you are at someone’s house and all they …

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 …

This product is meant to protect your teeth from night time grinding. My mom had a real problem with grinding and had to have all her teeth capped. The dentist gave her a special mouth guard that she uses to prevent further damage. When I realized I too was …

So have you seen all these fancy DeTox teas all over the instagram? The ones that promise to help you lose weight, reduce bloating, heal the pain, cleanse your skin and all that other stuff. And have you seen the prices for those? Yep, it’s $30-60 per a 2-weeks program. …

I started taking “Just Once Naturals” Women’s One Multivitamin/Mineral with Probiotics approximately 3 weeks ago and after trying many, many multivitamins over the years, I’m very happy with this choice! As I do with so many items, I spent a lot of time first researching the myriad of …

I am battling at this moment with a tooth that needs a new filling. The old filling is disintegrating, and it is leaving a nasty, disgusting taste in my mouth that I will have to deal with until my dentist’s appointment. I’ve tried several things to get the rotting …

I recently woke up with a horrible pain in my neck that no hot shower could take away. I had to go on with my day even with this inconvenience. I work at a pharmacy so I thought to ask some of the pharmacist what they recommend. I was …

I have suffered from acid reflux for many years. I take a proton pump inhibitor to prevent most of the symptoms before they occur, but once in awhile I have “breakthrough” symptoms that require some additional therapy. Sometimes I turn to over the counter acid relievers or enzyme products, especially …

I purchased a bowflex revolution a couple of years ago thinking that having a gym at home would be wonderful. Well for a while I worked out on it and really used it. When I bought it I even bought the extra weights. Let me tell …

This is made in Germany. It contains eucalyptus oil, lavender oil, and rosemary oil. It’s a soothing ointment that helps babies calm down and relax. It comes in a small dark blue, flat oval shaped bottle that’s about 1.76 oz. The bottle is small and light so it is …

My mom had always said that I have to keep taking care of my skin, particularly in the age of 25 when in certain condition, wrinkles are used to start annoy us. In a magazine couple months ago, I read an advertisement about this product. This is a vitamin …

Having a toothache is definitely one of the worst days one can have. My wisdom tooth was emerging at that time. There was a little bit of pain but it was tolerable. Not until I had dinner in a restaurant with my mother and ate some beef steak. It …

Rosarita’s vegetarian beans are the best. I know that the word vegetarian may freak some of you non-vegetarians out (Relax! I am a non-vegetarian too!), but I cannot imagine why you would buy the regular non-vegetarian beans if you can get something that tastes just as good instead. …

Lahor antibacterial soap bar is made by Saponia, big Croatia producer of cosmetics and housewares. I like Lahor because it’s cheep but good soap, and I like to wash myself with the soap bar and not with shower gels when I take shower because I feel more clean and …

My kids have unfortunately developed the same issues with their sinuses as I’ve had with mine the last several years. I actually didn’t grow up having sinus problems until I moved to Michigan, and then it’s been like a daily occurance for the past eight years. And, probably as …

In the winter I frequently get blocked sinuses resulting in flu like symptoms or even worse sinus congestion that leads to sinus infection. My local Pharmacist recommended I try Simply Saline, Sterile Saline Nasal Mist, to help me combat my congestion so I wouldn’t get sick. I was hesitant …

Most people including myself have been completely content with brushing the normal two to three times a day. I never really thought about brushing in between until I saw the Colgate Wisp mini brushes in a local store for a very cheap price. I decided that I needed to …