I was browsing in a store when I came across a root beer float flavored lip balm. I had seen this flavor before in various cosmetic brands like Bonne Bell, but this one was an all natural product, and had the kind of ingredients that I really like to …

I keep a few body lotions around the house so I will be tempted to use them more often, which will hopefully keep my skin healthier and younger for a longer time. I recently found this lotion on sale, and I really liked the ingredients and the fragrance. It has …

I like to take a high quality vitamin, and I have recently been trying a few of the liquid ones that include raw foods. The Garden of Life liquid multi is a pretty comprehensive and impressive formula. It has no chemical preservatives, no synthetic nutrients, and has all the vitamins …

I had some issues a few years ago with gum disease. Through diligence and with a dentists help, I got them straightened out. Now, I get very worried if I see any signs of inflammation in my gums as I really don’t want to go through all that again. …

I found a really low price on this product from Nature’s Gate. Apparently, the store was marking down items that were damaged, and this one had a broken pump. I didn’t really care, since I have a soap dispenser that I refill anyway. It was a big sixteen …

When my partner and I became very ill with food poisoning, we needed to get electrolytes back into our bodies. Constant vomiting and diarrhea was taking a lot out of us (literally!)
I had used Pedialyte, Ensure, and Gatorade in the past, along with other products, but our doctor …

I have been trying to lose weight, and have used several different supplements to try and calm my appetite and give me more energy for exercise. I found that most worked moderately well, but when I was under stress or anxious, I was more likely to eat things that …

I have used a few of the Giovanni products before and I found most of them very nice. The Cassifleur White Tea body wash was one that I happened to run across and really liked the fragrance of. It has a touch of the bitterness of tea, but with …

I have always been a fan of Desert Essence products. When I saw that they had a Green Apple and Ginger body wash, I couldn’t wait to try it. I had recently run out of a pear and ginger scented wash that I had become addicted to, and this one …

I have used Masada brand bath salts before, for my hot baths to treat fibromyalgia. They have several varieties, and I have mostly chosen the scented ones, with the exception of buying the plain ones so I could scent them myself. Masada uses salt from the famous Dead Sea, which …

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 …

I use hot bath therapy to treat my fibromyalgia symptoms. I use a variety of additives to keep it interesting and fun, but sometimes they are also added for their health benefits. This is the case with bath salts. There are various kinds of mineral salts for the bath, and …

I have taken magnesium for a number of reasons. I had heart palpitations, which at one point were thoght to be related to magnesium deficiency. I also have diabetes, which can deplete magnesium. I take proton pump inhibitors for GERD, and that can also deplete the mineral. It is thought …

I hate getting colds, and when I do get one, I tend to always look for products that say they can shorten the duration or severity. I have used zinc lozenges many times, and they do work for me– but the one problem I have is that they make my …

I like to take a drink with me when I go for a walk, which is part of my exercise routine. Instead of the usual water, tea or juice drinks, I decided to look for something interesting that would be beneficial if I got overheated. I started out by keeping …

I have irritable bowel syndrome and the symptoms often alternate between diarrhea and constipation. I also have diabetes, which means I have a tendency to grow more yeast than my body can handle. For years, acidophilus has been recommended to me, and I often do take it, especially if …

In the winter, I like to use bath bombs. Most of the ones I like contain heavy oils and butters, along with salts, foaming agents and various other ingredients. I like the way my skin feels after sing them– moist and luxurious. Since I take hot baths nightly to treat …

We often think that birth control provides less enjoyment. Pills have long-term effects on women and condoms provide less genital sensitivity but with the innovations introduced now particularly in condoms, the use of it is even more interesting. I have tried using Premiere Ultra Thin and I was satisfied …

I have been experiencing severe headaches right from my teen years and always dreaded taking pain killers to help me get some relief. Due to this fact, I always tried using natural aids help me get rid of the pain. One of my favorite among them has always been …

I am a woman that takes a lot of pride in hygiene. I like to try to stay as fresh as possible throughout the day, and use a multitude of products to do so. I have used douche on occasion and have built up a liking for them. On …

I’m not a fan of liniments. Liniments are messy to work with, they sting, and could smell unpleasant. Alternatively, I like Salonpas patches. But the patches are expensive to use very often. What could change my attitude towards liniments? I veered to this special …

I am a person who loves travelling and never miss out a chance to explore new terrains. But the major problem I encounter while travelling is my motion sickness. Due to this problem I have many a times just missed out enjoying my travel to the fullest. So to …

Q-Tips, made by Johnson& Johnson, are such a versatile product, and one that I never let myself run out of. It can be used for so many things. I prefer the J & J Q-Tips over any of the other brands because quite frankly, I believe them …

Bath & Body Works has a lot of really nice scented products, and some I love more than others. I still like to try the scents I haven’t tried previously, or any new scents they come out with, and it’s also a good place to go to for …

Bath & Body works is the type of store I could spend all day long in. I love most of their scents, and the majority of their products from the candles and lotions, all the way to the fuzzy slipper socks they bring out in the winter months. …

I love Bath & Body Works, and go there whenever I run out of a lotion or shower gel that I love, or if I am looking to buy gifts for my girlfriends, since they love the store so much and have their own favorite scents. I like …

I use lotion pretty much daily because it keeps my skin smooth and silky, and also because I love the various scents that can be found. I like to try new lotions when they come out, or when I run across them, because some always work better than …

I am a big fan of natural products, and I have liked most of Alba Botanical’s shower gels. They have wonderful scents, and are very gentle. The last one I tried was the Sparkling mint. Mint is a scent I love all year round, and especially in the summer because …

I have tried all kinds of products to lose weight, boost metabolism, and have more energy. Some of the ones that work the fastest are liquid ones. When I was starting a new exercise program and having a bit of a challenge actually keeping up with it, I went looking …

When I decided to tweak my vitamin routine, I ended up going with a multi that did not quite have all the vitamin C that I wanted. I decided to buy a less potent C supplement separately, and that is how I found this wonderful excuse to eat candy… I …

I hate to swallow pills, so when I find alternatives, I try them. I take a daily multivitamin, and those tend to be large pills. I have used gummy vitamins, and chewable orange flavored ones– even liquid supplements that you mix with a drink. When I saw these from …

Knowing that I adore sea salts and other mineral bath preparations, a friend sent me a product that I found was one of the most unusual baths I have ever taken. I like to use the mineral salts for their effects on my fibromyalgia symptoms. They really help to relieve …

I take a hot bath every night to treat the muscle pain and spasm of fibromyalgia. This has led into my making a huge hobby out of trying different bath products. One of my favorite things to use in the bath is a mineral salt. Not only is it …

After experiencing highland lavender in another product, I wanted to buy some of the exquisite essential oil for my own collection. I looked for a company that produced it, and found that Oshadhi sold one that came straight from France, where the highest quality highland lavender in the world grows. …

I am very sensitive to the strong mint flavors in most of the adult toothpastes that are sold in mainstream stores. Because they burn my mouth, they cause me to not brush as long as I should, so I use children’s fruity flavors or natural products in non-mint flavors instead.
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Lemon grass and tea tree are two of my favorite natural smells, so when I saw that Nubian heritage had a soap that showcased both of them, I had to have a bar. I have used a few of their other soaps and really liked the nice, natural recipes and …

When my doctor told me I had high cholesterol along with my diabetes, it was a wake up call. I tried statin drugs, and had a horrible reaction to them. I have fibromylagia, and statin drugs cause muscle weakness and deterioration that they really want you to believe is “rare” …

When going through a difficult and stressful time, I tried a few natural remedies. Some worked, some did not. This is one that seemed to work, at least moderately. What I liked about this one was that it did not make me feel sleepy. I could be completely clear headed …

When I have had bad colds and coughs, I have tried a few herbal remedies. One that was recommended to me and that I really liked was the Floradix AlpenKraft syrup. It has an odd name, but it is very effective.
This is a syrup that is in …

When I sent my partner to the store, I requested cotton swabs. I was asked what brand, and I replied that as long as it was either Q-Tip or Johnson’s, it was fine. I did not think about the varieties that were available. I have always felt that Q-Tips …

I don’t really like the strong mint flavored toothpastes on the market. They burn my mouth and cause me to spend less time brushing, which is not good for my health. I prefer to use the children’s brands of toothpaste which have gentle fruit flavors, or the natural product which …

I saw “Toe Juice” in a store, and had to pick it up just because the name was so weird. It is an unusual product, and I decided to try it out of curiosity. It claims to help with sunburn, cracked feet, dry skin, underarms and groin issues. I …

I like to use cotton swabs for a variety of purposes, but mostly in the bathroom to clean my ears (the wrong way, the way that will make your doctor cringe and admonish you.) They are also good for putting on eye shadow and other makeup, especially if I am …

After a somewhat questionable experience with another flower remedy that left me feeling as if perhaps the placebo effect was just as useful as anything that was sold in a bottle, I was talking to a friend about my experience. He was into flower essences himself, and started asking me …

I like to use a variety of natural massage oils for massage therapy that treats the symptoms of my fibromyalgia. Most people know this, and for a present one year, my partner and I received a bottle of the Nature’s Inventory Organic Sensual massage oil.
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I don’t like the super strong mint flavored toothpastes that dominate the mainstream market. They burn my mouth and make my spend less time brushing than I need to. Instead, I use either natural brands or children’s brands, both of which tend to have gentler flavors and alternatives to mint. …

My mouth is very sensitive to the strong mint flavors of most commercial brands of toothpaste. They cause me to spend less time brushing because of the burning sensation, so I simply use children’s toothpaste or natural brands which offer non-mint flavored varieties or weaker versions of mint flavor.
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When I saw the soap called “All About Hands” I thought it was very clever. It was a very smooth, square bar with rounded corners, and the words All About Hands embossed onto the front. It was a greenish-clay color, and was sitting in a friend’s soap dish, having never …

I found this soap on sale at a specialty store and was very happy to get the bar for around two dollars. It is a natural soap made with sodium palmate and sodium cocoate. (basically, this means saponified coconut and palm oils) It includes glycerin, sea kelp, fig, lotus seed, …

I have always had a weight problem, and I have tried many different supplements to help me lose weight. They don’t usually help much, or only help for a limited time. Still, they can help give me some much needed incentive. If I spend the money on the supplement, …