When I was disappointed in a few anti-aging creams for hands that I had tried, my friend in the UK said I should try the Boots brand– being a loyal customer of the famous chemist and knowing their products were very good.
I had a quick look and found …

I am now in my forties, and my skin is starting to show signs of aging, including my hands. Being a musician with long fingers that often get commented on, I am very proud of how my hands look and I don’t like seeing them age. I only have a …

I’ve been using Enervon C Multivitamins for 2 years now, however, I am not really seeing any significant effect of the supplement to my body. Since I started working in a call center, I had lost 13 lbs and still didn’t regain it. Another thing I notice about myself …

This is an interesting concept, nutrition and natural remedies based on the attributes of the planets. And chocolate, of course. That gets everyone’s attention.
I became interested in this product after a fellow diabetic said that it helped her blood sugars stabilize. It makes a lot of claims– like being …

I like to use good quality body oils for a variety of health and beauty reasons. When I came across this very small two ounce bottle f J. R. Watkins lemon oil, the packaging caught my eye. It has an old-fashioned apothecary look to it, which always intrigues me. I …

I take a hot bath every night to treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia that have affected me since my late teens. I use a variety of bath products to keep things interesting and also for their health benefits. Some products, like mineral salts and essential oil blends, help to detoxify …

I take a hot bath every night to help treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia. I have been battling this condition since my late teens, and this is one of the most effective therapies I have found for it. The hot water stops muscle spasms and foot cramps, and eases my …

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 …

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 have a sensitivity to the strong mint flavors in most commercial toothpastes, so I usually end up using kid’s flavors, or natural products that offer milder flavors. This allows me to brush more comfortably, so that I end up brushing longer. I have tried a lot of different brands …

It has been a very long time since I last used a facial mask. The weather outside has been extremely hot, unfortunately causing me to do a lot of sweating. Although I rarely suffer from facial outbreaks, I still experience other problems such as exaggerated pores. …

Since learning about how aluminum in anti-perspirant products can increase your risk of cancer, I have been trying natural alternatives, hoping to find one that works as well as the mainstream ones so I can replace them permanently. I have had a pretty hard time with this, as most of …

When my hair was natural, I never really worried about the amount of products that I put in it since I never had to deal with them weighing it down. Since my hair is now permanently straight, I have had to try to find products that will help …

Just before summer, I undertook a holistic physical exam, and one of the doctor’s significant findings was that my body was deficient of vitamin D. For an adult who lived in a tropical climate, that seemed like a joke, right? I had long banished dairy products in …

I love taking a hot bath at night, and it really helps to calm my fibromyalgia symptoms, so my bath time has become a serious ritual for me and I don’t mind looking for all the best accessories to use with it. I have a bath pouf with a handle …

I am a huge fan of Dove products. I like just about everything they come out with, and have used a few of their antiperspirants and was generally pleased.
The visibly smooth variety is supposed to do something unique. It has a “pro-epil complex” (I’m sure they made that up) that …

I have a love of natural soaps, and in the summer I use a lot of bar soaps. I cannot tolerate them as well in the winter because my skin is too dry, but in the summer, I have oily skin and often get pimples. Wearing heavy sun block products …

I recently purchased a few products from the Body Shop including this shower gel. My skin tends to be very dry, and the sales associate in the store recommended that I try this product since it is designed to be very moisturizing. After taking a whiff of …

I was looking for a cheap piece of exercise equipment for the days when I couldn’t go outside and run or go to the gym. Since I was paying for a gym membership, I didn’t want to spend a lot on home equipment. I found the Walkmaster …

I take a nightly hot bath to treat muscular symptoms related to fibromyagia, which I have had since my late teens. It relieves the pain and cramping better than any other therapy I have tried. In the winter I like to use moisturizing products such as oils and bath bombs …

I take a nightly hot bath to help treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia which I have dealt with since I was a teen. I often have pain and cramping in my muscles, especially my feet and legs, and the hot water helps to stop the spasm and restore my muscles …

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 …

I take a hot bath every night because it helps with the painful symptoms of fibromyalgia. I often use mineral salts for their healing properties, and bath oils and bombs if my skin is dry, especially in the winter. In the summer when my skin is oilier, I like to …

I have a friend in England who I exchange little care packages with. She knows I love bath and soap products, so she picks the ones that she knows I cannot find here. Sometimes she picks one that is available here, but perhaps is not well known. When she …

I normally would not have considered purchasing this product, but it was on sale at a local discount shopping store and I am a big fan of Burt’s Bees. I like the fact that it contains natural ingredients, like all of the company’s products. The tin that …

Even though I usually opt to purchase cheaper products, I decided to buy this deodorant because I like the fact that it contains natural ingredients and there was not any animal testing used in the making of it. I like the idea of supporting a company that opts …

I have had good experiences with the German brand, Kneipp. I have found that they make very high quality bath products, and also that they take bathing as a therapy very seriously. For this, I feel confident using their products for my own bath therapy, which I carry out …

I am a big fan of the natural products that Burt’s Bees make but I had never tried any of their shampoos until fairly recently. I paid about $20 for this product online although I did think it was a bit expensive. I figured it would be …

I love fine bath products and creams. One romantic gift that I received on our anniversary was a jar of this decadently rich Italian body cream from Tocca. The glass jar was presented in a lovely round cream colored box with gold trim, and the smell was amazing. One …

I have combination skin that is dry in the winter and oily in the summer, especially when I am using heavy sun block products. I have found that some detergent based cleansers can be too harsh for my face, and that lotion and cream cleansers which are oil based can …

I have combination skin which is very dry in the winter, but very oily in the summer. My requirements for cleansing it are different depending on what time of the year it is. Summer often leaves me dealing with mild acne and a shiny face, and my cleanser needs to …

I got a bottle of this luxurious bath soak from a friend on my birthday. All my family and friends know that I take a nightly hot bath to ease fibromyagia symptoms, so I am always looking out for the most interesting and healthy bath products. While many of my …

As a thank you token, I was given a small hand cream sample made by the Love and Toast company. I had heard of them, but never used any of their products. This was a hand cream, which came in a small tube. The scent was called Gin Blossom. …

Having fibromyalgia for many years has led me to try many different pain relief products. This is one I had not tried until recently when I ran out of my usual gel and had someone to pick this up for me. It is unique in that it has a blend …

As a long time fibromyalgia sufferer, I am very familiar with pain rubs and “miracle cures.” I mostly use menthol based counter-irritant products that distract the nervous system bu providing a cold or heat sensation to the area where the pain is. It interrupts the signals to the brain, thus …

I have skin that tends to get dry in the winter, and dry skin can sometimes be itchy.
I love to use a bath oil before I dry myself off from the shower. I especially like a spray version, because it goes on more easily and does not spill, and …

I never actually bought this product myself– but I used it for over two weeks while visiting a relative. She insisted I try it. I understand it is quite expensive. On the natural versus chemical scale, it rates in the middle, but it does have quite a …

After trying the Pedifix brand of tea tree foot soap and using it as a foot bath, I discovered they actually made a product specifically meant to be a foot bath. I really like this line of products, so I bought the packets of foot bath to try, and to …

I love to use new and unusual soaps. When my friend in the UK sends me care packages, they often contain bath products because she knows how much I love them. The last bar of soap I received was the La Lavande orange grapefruit soap. Although it came from the …

Imagine you walk into your bathroom, and on the tub, waiting for you, is a cupcake. It looks real, with tall swirls of blue icing on top, and dotted with colorful sprinkles. You pick it up to find that it smells like fresh berries.
This is the scene in my …

When I started using a shampoo that was rosemary mint fragranced, I was really enjoying the scent, and when I saw that Loreal offered a protectant spray with the same smell, I wanted to try it.
This is actually one of their new sulfate free lines, that has no animal products …

I have combination skin. In the winter it is dry, and requires much gentler care, especially where cleansers are concerned. In the summer I can get away with using whatever kind of cleanser I want to, but in the winter it has to be something very mild, and often anything …

I have been using various kinds of dental floss for years, and really liked the stretchy kind that was fluffy when the tension was loose and then thinner when tight. I felt this cleaned the best of any kind of floss I used. My problem was always the inconvenience of …

I love lip balms and especially ones that are made with natural ingredients that are good for your lips instead of petroleum based balms. An extra plus is when they have a great fragrance or flavor. When I found this balm, I found the Holy Grail of lips balms. Being …

I have aging combination skin. It is dry in the winter and oily and acne prone in summer. I have noticed a few small lines and wrinkles over the past couple of years, so I have been trying to find products to minimize these and keep my skin as young …

I have fibromyalgia, and I like to use various essential oils in bath preparations, massage blends, and general aroma therapy uses. Now Foods has been a company I have purchased many essential oils from. The price is great and the quality is generally very reliable. Since I started using …

My oral hygiene is very important to me. After spending almost two months battling a gum problem a few years ago, I got it all cleared up, and promised myself it would never happen again. In addition to careful brushing, flossing daily, and going to the dentist at the …

I have loved Crabtree and Evelyn products ever since I was introduced to them through a little gift store on the NJ shore which sold their lines. Since I have moved away from there, there are very few local stores that carry the full line of products, so when …

Look around and there’s probably a pimple remedy waiting to be found in your first aid cabinet. I did that myself a long time ago, and that’s how I got into putting Neosporin ointment over spots. Many years later, I might have to peek again at what’s …

I always brush my teeth three times a day every after meal. However, i feel that brushing is not good enough to kill the plaques that stick on my teeth. I prefer using mouthwash. I usually use mouthwash once a day before going to bed. I feel fresher and …