Time heals all wounds EXCEPT aging. As a teen, I suffered with acne problems. Accordingly, I minimized foundation to the Acnesterol the dermatologist prescribed. Then as my skin improved, busy working mom me shunned makeup except on special, formal occasions. Two generations later, people who do not know me guess I am a decade younger than I am. Accordingly without excessive fuss, muss, and cost, I prize my skin enough to care for it. My daily regime is built on moisturizer followed by sunscreen.

Recently I was asked to try Obagi-C Rx System C Exfoliating Day Lotion with Vitamin C. Therefore, for the last week, I have been massaging a few drops gently on my face and neck. I like this thick yet light lotion. I can feel it moisturizing. It is gently, not greasy, and absorbs easily. I can see my skin glow not shine without makeup. Its nice citrus smell never clashes with my fragrance of the day.

This exfoliating lotion was designed to work best on the normal to dry skin that I now have. Exfoliating the outermost layer of the dermis helps correct damage to the outer layer of the skin by protecting cell turn over while accelerating it. I think of this hyaluronate/vitamin C rich moisturizer as my own anti-aging fountain of youth.

Obagi-C Rx System Exfoliating Day Lotion with Vitamin C hydrates and promotes brighter skin. I see my senior senior skin healthy, refreshed, revitalized. I see my skin is clearer, smoother. A little goes a long way, to rejuvenate, protect, and clarify. At first I thought the $49.50 list of a two fluid ounce bottle pricey. However, since a little really does go a long way, I have reconsidered.

This topical antioxidant is available online as well through skin care specialists.

Obagi is also online on Facebook and Twitter.

The product(s) featured in this review was provided free of cost to me for the sole purpose of product testing and review. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.

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I never got much involved in competitive sports or gardening, but I was always physically active. I walked, bowled, played volleyball, enjoyed miniature golf, swam, crabbed, clammed and fished. Then pain from a work injury at work made those things all but impossible. Disabled, I still enjoy outdoor life outside and the water.

As skin cancer survivor, I know that I have to protect myself from sunlight’s harsh exposure. Furthermore, sun sensitivity caused by prescription meds makes that protection critical. Accordingly, I avoid both tanning beds and broiling myself in the sun. I also use sunscreen daily summer, fall,winter, spring. Do not be fooled that burns happen only on hot bright sunny days. Ultraviolet rays exist in dark, dismal rainy weather, in the snow wherever and whenever the sun shines.

I hate my pale almost milk-bottle white complexion. Although I yearn for the sun-kissed glow, I refuse to expose my body to UV deliberately. The price is too great – my life.

Granted most tanning lotions produce no negative effects and protect from the sun. Some people who use them manage to apply them evenly – no streaks, blotches, or globs; others are not as lucky. What’s more they smell awful, the artificial orange-burnt color they leave on the skin is hideous, and the stains they leave on fabrics and clothing is unacceptable. That is why I have used only sunscreen up to now.

Recently I received two bottles of Australian Gold Spray Gel with Instant Bronzer (SPF 15 and SPF 30). I had heard so many good things about the product that I decided I had to try both for myself. I began first with SPF 15–no redness or burn. Then I tried SPF 30 – it too protected my skin. From experience I tell you they apply easily, go on evenly, absorb quickly, are fast drying, look natural, and have no oily feel. Both smell like fresh coconut, absolutely yummy.

I appreciate Australian Gold’s quick spray bottles with attached no waste tops. I appreciate my golden look more. I appreciate how it it conceals spider veins in my leg the most. I just wish it came in a three ounce max size. That way I could carry it on board planes when I am off to sunny climes.

Australian Gold is also online on Facebook and Twitter.

The product(s) featured in this review was provided free of cost to me for the sole purpose of product testing and review. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.

AlternaVites Kids is a fast-dissolving multivitamin and mineral crystal dietary supplement. Certified kosher pareve it contains no major allergens like eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, aspartame, artificial sweeteners, preservatives, color, flavor, animal products or by-products.

Sent a couple of packets of its strawberry bubblegum variety, decided to test it for myself. Had I not looked at the label, I would have mistaken them for pixie sticks candy. They were neither chalky chewy nor sugary gummy. They reminded me much of pixie sticks candy – sweet. (For those with reservations that their little ones would consume them as candy, an alternate way to administer them is to mix them into food or beverages.

I felt denied that the products were being marketed for children. What about old folks like me? Then I learned they are also available in an adult formula. Tasty is better than nasty.

A thirty dose supply of AlternaVites Kids either strawberry bubblegum or raspberry cotton candy lists at $15.95. For more information or to order, please go to www.AlternaVites.com.

The product(s) featured in this review was provided free of cost to me for the sole purpose of product testing and review. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.

Major surgery, four days in the hospital, another eleven in rehab, a home physical therapist recording my spa tub was a personal safety hazard, coupled with the workman’s comp carrier neglecting to authorize a female home health aide (although they did approve a mail one, made hubby offer to hose me off. Only kidding! It is a shame I had to check into a hotel room in order to take a shower. Let’s face it I can’t afford this extravagance day in day out for several months.

I asked the surgeon about going into a pool. His response was a definitive NO, too much possibility of infecting a still open incision site. So it is sponge bathing until…. Meanwhile I am trying to speed things up.

Normally I am not much for over the counter meds, so my decision to use Jason Purifying Tea Tree Pure Natural Skin Oil came after reading about the product, its ingredients, and its varied uses. I hoped 100% pure, natural,organic melaleuca alternifolia’s antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antiseptic properties would soothe my drying, flaking, itchy skin and promote quicker external healing.

This topical works. I have experienced no contraindications. After just three applications, the desire to scratch is no longer constant, and scab wounds are almost invisible. I just wish the oil smelled more pleasant and less medicinal. This is how my knee looks after just three applications.

Jason Purifying Tea Tree Pure Natural Skin Oil is available online and in grocery, pharmacy,and health food retailers like Wegmans, Walgreens, and Walmart with a SMRP of $12.95 for a one fluid ounce bottle.

Jason is also on Facebook.

The product(s) featured in this review was provided free of cost to me for the sole purpose of product testing and review. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.

Husband, children, grandchildren, pets, home maintenance and improvements, lawn and garden, and Mr. Fix-It’s car repairs make for daily of grimy, dirty, greasy, stuck on dirt laundry. I want my whiles while, my colors bright, and my darks stainless.

Man cannot live by detergent alone. Over the years I have tried everything – peroxide, toothpaste, chlorine bleach, borax, washing soda, stain sticks, even specially-formulated removers on lost cause grease, oil, grass, blood, sauce, gravy, ketchup, mustard, tea, coffee, and wine stains. Results have been disappointing. On the plus side, softened water made softened clothes. On the negative, shadows of most stains still remain. There has to be a better way.

Enter Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs Mike Row and Dirty Jobs Heavy Duty Complete. As a no ammonia, heavy-duty, color-safe, stain booster and brightener, take it from me that it really works. Oxygen-powered lipase, protease, amylase, mannanaase, sodium percarbonate, and cellulase enzymes – love those secret-power blue granules safe for standard and HE washers. They degrade dirt into smaller more soluble fragments that wash right off.

And….

Clean laundry is not all I get with Dirty Jobs Heavy Duty Complete. It is a tough product priced right that works and makes everything smell better. Its 101 pet cleanup, carpets, upholstery fabric, kitchen, bath, garage workshop dirty job uses target filth, grime, stench, muck and mold everywhere. My spring cleaning is going to be lots easier. Accessories include Dirty Jobs Laundry Kit, Dirty Job Shammies, Dirty Jobs Spray Bottles, Dirty Jobs Squeegee Scrubbers and Refills, and Dirty Job Sponges.

For more information, go online to buydirtyjobs.com. Non-toxic, biodegradable Dirty Jobs Heavy Duty Complete is available online and nationwide in stores like Walmart.

My Dirty Jobs is also online on Facebook and Twitter.