I have to say I'm really impressed with Burt's Bees hydration system. We all know I have skin issues. I'm lucky in that I never really break out with acne, though I can easily break out in rashes from sensitivity. No, my problem is extreme dryness. Flaky skin is NEVER attractive.

The first night I washed with Burt's bees I was worried. It tingled and felt tight, and to be honest it kind of hurt a little. Turns out this wasn't an adverse reaction to the product. It was my skin soaking it up. I was that dry, that I was raw. I don't have this issue at all any more. It never made me break out, and I'm super sensitive. And it REALLY cut down/eliminated the flakiness. It comes back if I dont' stay on top of using the product.

So all in all , I'd say at least give this one a try. I don't think you'll regret it.

Just thought I'd do an update of my hair a week and a half later.



The front is annoying though


I am noticing improvement in how my hair feels, and my dry scalp is almost gone. No itching! It's awesome. But I'm not sure how to handle the curls yet, still learning a lot, and not use to using so much product!

Co-washing with Suave Naturals Coconut. Washing out with Garnier Triple. Leave in is Kinky Curly Knot Today. Mousse and gel is Herbal Essences Totally Twisted. From what I hear the second week is the hardest, because the first week had so much change. But then the second week it's trying to figure out what's up. I'm trying my best to do six weeks before I even think of hot ironing my hair again.

Curly Girl Method

I decided to try to embrace the wave. My hair has a natural wave to it. But it isn't ever anything that LOOKS good. And once you sleep on it it's really no fun. So, I thought I'd give the curly girl method a try. http://dormroomcurly.blogspot.com/ has some good background on what the curly girl method is. It involves washing with conditioner, rarely (if ever shampoo), and some other methods.

First to find out my curl type per this http://www.naturallycurly.com/hair-types my pre curly girl hair is a 2a. However, I have a feeling that isn't my true curl. As you'll see in a moment.

To start I'm using Suave Naturals Conditioner as my wash. Garnier Triple Nutrition as my rinse out conditioner. I wasn't able to find a leave in today, so we'll see how that goes. And using Herbal Essence Totally twisted gel as my gel. I also dried my hair off with a microfiber towel and didn't comb or brush.

Picture after yesterday's shower, normal hair routine and dry.

Picture after today's shower using the Curly Girl Method.

Today I got to give SmartFoods a try via Bzzagent. I didn't like these as much as some other things I've tried through bzz. The sour cream and onion tasted very yummy, but I wasn't a fan of the texture. Keep in mind I"ve had a cold/sore throat/pink eye this week. So that can effect a lot of the stuff. However, I really did like the Cinnamon and Brown sugar popped chips. Plus the small bag was only 100 calories where regular chips run 270ish calories for the same amount. May be picking this up for a snack for work.

I still suggest giving them a try. Taste was good. I think the texture just takes a bit to get use to.

Yum, Candy

Another item I was able to try and and review through bzzagent was UnReal candy. Candy this is "unjunked." Being a mom to a small child, it is really important to think about what she is eating. Now, don't get me wrong. Girl doesn't get chocolate all the time. However, once in a while she does get a bite or two as a treat. I am actually pretty excited about having an option of something to give her that isn't full of all the bad stuff.

Yes, there is a totally different taste to these candies than their counterparts. My favorite was the caramel/nugget/chocolate mix that is kind of like a Milky Way. My husband tried out their version of the snickers bar, and he liked it. Said it tasted like trail mix. The chocolate does have a bit of "raisin" taste to it, which was odd, but not a bad thing.

This evening I went back out and bought the candy coated chocolates. Basically they're like M&Ms. They don't taste anything like that. Again, that almost Raisiny taste. But, I did like them. And no weird aftertaste. I would buy them if they were on sale, but I don't see myself going out of my way to buy them either.

I think the candies will do well when they get into bigger stores. I could only find them at CVS right now, I believe they will be coming to Target later this year.

Glade Expressions

I was given an opportunity to give Glade Expressions items a try through bzzagent. I was impressed. It all started with the husband's man cave. Yes, I admit, there is a man cave in my house. I always swore we'd never have a man cave, but it's nice sending him off to his little room with all his computer and gaming items. But, for whatever reason, he chose to place a litter box near one of the two doors to the room. No big deal for him, as he never uses that door.

But is the smell of the litter box overwhelming. I walked into the man cave the other day, because I needed to use the printer. And it was horrid.

To the rescue is Glade Expressions Oil Diffuser. We put it down in the general area this morning. I went down not twenty minutes later, and could no longer smell the litter box! Yay! Now, my husband should be cleaning it more, but hey, I don't go down there often.

We bought the apple scent, and it's quite lovely without being overwhelming. I can smell it in most of our finished basement. It's not overwhelming at all, but I was really surprised how well/quickly the scent filled the space.

I also tried out the mist. Same lovely scent. And after a spray it hung around over half an hour. Which is more than other sprays I have tried in the past. Would definitely recommend. I'm sensitive to scent, some items can give me headaches, I had no problems at all. Hope to try the lavender next!