Secret Smooth Effects Antiperspirant/Deodorant - Silky Botanical Scent

Before you all think I'm just going to review products I LOVE, I'll throw this one in there to balance it out a bit.

I'm always in awe of all the choices of antiperspirant/deodorants I see at the store.  Every scent description is so well, out of this world sounding - I just want to try them all.  If you are at all like me and bounce around from scent to scent in search of euphoria for your nose, let me cross one off the list to try.

Secret Smooth Effects Antiperspirant/Deodorant - Silky Botanical smells quite nice.  I will give it that.  The product claims by using it you "shave less often".  Hmmmmm.

Well.  A couple of days after I started using this product I quite frankly could smell myself.  YUCK!  I thought it was just a fluke so I kept using it for a few more days.  A few more days I smelled 'pitty'.

So I ended up going over to the pharmacy and getting some Secret Clinical.  POOF, all better!

The bottom line with this product is that I will never get to see if in fact I have to shave less often for using it defeats the purpose of using an antiperspirant/deodorant.

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1 star out of a possible 5 stars

Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy from Eucerin

I was reminded of this product yesterday when conversing via Facebook with my friend Alice about dry, damaged skin.

I grew up with eczema.  My mother had it all over her hands.  I know a thing or two about dry, cracked, damaged skin.

But you can imagine my dismay when I discovered that my thin skinned Nordic looking little boy was suffering from skin issues galore.  Some examples of his skin problems have been severe red raised irritation round his hairline, behind his ears and along his chin/mouth area.  He also has significant problems with irritation and raised skin behind his knees and probably the worst is the peeling, cracking feet.

None of these conditions are constant but when one crops up he's very uncomfortable.  I went through many, many different products.  Petroleum Jelly, Lotion with Vitamin E and Aloe, and quite possibly 10 other types of cream that would appear to not have fragrance added.  Low and behold most of them did, or else weren't effective at all.

I finally stumbled across a product made by a company whom I've always trusted, Eucerin.  Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy is the ONLY thing that worked on his tender skin.  Let me repeat this.  THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED.

This product is what is says, it's an ointment.  Expect it to be greasy.  I would advise one to use it at bedtime and make sure you have sheets on the bed you don't care about.  Use of this product liberally, every night (3 to 4) with cotton socks cured his peeling, cracked feet.  I saw a major difference after just one night.  We continue to use this product as needed and it is a STAPLE in my arsenal of medical supplies.  I hope next time you are at the drug store you pick this up.  It's available in a tubes (both small and large) and this pot type container which I love since we use so much of it!

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5 out of a possible 5 stars

Lysol Brand Mold & Mildew Remover Complete Clean with Bleach

Here it is my first product review.

I'd like to introduce you to my bathroom's BFF, Lysol Brand Mold & Mildew Remover Complete Clean with Bleach!

As a family of four our shower/tub gets a LOT of use.  READ: it is always wet!  We have owned two homes and both tubs have had issues with mold/mildew collecting on the joint where the fragile caulk resides.  You know what one I'm talking about, the one where the shower wall meets the tub.

Previously I have tried to remove the mold spraying other "bathroom" type cleaners and scrubbing.  Well there are two problems with that.  ONE : No matter how much "bathroom cleaner" I used it didn't budge.  Maybe it faded a little, but that would be giving the "bathroom type cleaner" a LOT of credit.  TWO : Scrubbing is futile.  Caulk is extremely delicate and damages quite easily when over handled.  My attempts at scrubbing that line have been in vain as it usually meant I would end up breaking the seal and pulling the caulk off completely.  Then my poor husband would have to re-caulk.  Which if you aren't savvy with do-it-yourself stuff you wouldn't know how much of a PITA this is because you have to wait like 24 hours or more for it to "cure"....try living like that with two children! (I actually think there are some quick-cure caulks out there now but still)

Ok, so my Bathroom's new BFF, Lysol Brand  Mold & Mildew Remover Complete Clean with Bleach is literally going to save my shower's life.  I plucked this product off the shelf last week with the faint hope it would help me save my delicate caulk line from imminent demise.

I sprayed it on my grout and in a feeble attempt to test the Lysol's strength, I also applied it to my shower curtain which was in no exaggeration DISGUSTING!

I came home that day to discover the caulk line, PURE WHITE like it had just been done.  And the part of the shower curtain I sprayed was also clean!  NO SCRUBBING!  NONE!

The smell is tolerable, but I would caution you to run your bathroom fan and perhaps use it while on your way out of the house for the day.  This way the smell will dissipate while you are gone.

My shower looks amazing.  Only wish I had done a before and after pic!

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 5 out of a possible 5 STARS!

Greetings!

Welcome to my mid-winter brainchild of sorts.  I often find myself in a state of utter excitement or sheer disappointment at the many products and services I come across as a Mother, Wife, and Personal Assistant.  I buy lots of things and I want to share my hits and misses!  Three cheers for smart consumerism!