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Canasten HC - It Gets my Vote

Advantages: Works incredibly well! Long-lasting, scent-free
Disadvantages: Causes thinning of skin, expensive on prescription

I was introduced to Canasten HC cream by my ever-helpful Doctor around 2 weeks ago and I most certainly have not looked back. I went to see him to ask about my eczema, which I had been struggling with for well over 6 months (I have a fear of doctors and managed to put it off for that long...silly me). I was very dubious when he told me he was prescribing a 'strong steroid cream' as I had used an e45 version which hadn't worked and had also heard ...
...around my eyes and around my lips, and one of the rumours was that when used near the eyes, steroid creams can cause cataracts. More on this later... What is Canasten HC? It is a steroid cream with 1.0% Clotrimazole (an antifungal agent) and 1.0% Hydrocortisone (a hormone which reduces the immune response). This cream can be used for most common irritated skin conditions such as eczema and thrush. It is particularly useful for those conditions ...

Frailfrost 25.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Canesten Cream

Better stick with antibiotics if possible

Advantages: Cheaper, available at the weekend
Disadvantages: NOT EFFECTIVE

...weekend and thought I'd give Canesten Oasis a try, as a last resort. Canesten Oasis is an over the counter oral treatment for cystitis. It costs around £4 or £5 at Boots (it is also available in bigger supermarkets such Tesco and Sainsbury) and comprises six small sachets of powder which you dissolve in water and take twice a day (for an overall duration of three days). I'll discuss some of its benefits and drawbacks, in my experience, and then ...
...sure I can say that Canesten Oasis eased the pain better or faster than drinking buckets of cranberry juice/water anyway. That particular episode went away completely after three days, which was approximately how long it took cystitis to go away the first time I got it and left it untreated. - The Canesten Oasis solution tasted nasty. It comes in original and cranberry flavour, and I went for cranberry thinking (delusionally) that it would taste ...

bellahuang86 04.05.2007 · Read full review
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No more towels for me its Mooncup every month from now on, girls!

Advantages: cheap,eco-friendly,kind to skin
Disadvantages: there are none

I cannot believe that Mooncup has been around for years and I had not heard of it til six months ago when a told me about how she had been using one as an alternative to tampons and towels. As the story goes I have an acute allergic reaction to towels and tampons always let me down plus I was annoyed at the cost every month at was is actually an unavoidable expense and also the impact on the enviroment. Mooncup seemed to offer an answer to all these ...
...eighteen pounds which I worked out would have paid for itself within five months. It is easy to fit after a few practice sessions and is truly comfortable. Once fitted in place it collects everything and you just need to empty it every few hours. You can then rinse and replace and is so discreet to use unlike towels that you have to find a bin for. After your period you can soak it in a weak bleach dilution and replace it into its own neat little ...

energysalad 16.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mooncup Menstrual Cup

a pearl tampon??

Advantages: does what it says on the box
Disadvantages: bit pricey

Lets start with the box, bit big and bulky to put discreetly in the bathroom cabinet but looks good and very informative on product. The box is resealable meaning if the box does fall out of cupboard they're not gonna spill eveywhere! The individual wrappers are different compared to the usual applicator tampons and open easily by pulling two tabs in different directions. I mean who wants to be flapping around with the wrapper. On opening you can ...
...shiny and fancy almost too posh for its job but then again if at any time you want to feel like a princess then time of the month is definately one so maybe we deserve the elegance of this new tampon. I personally found the plastic applicator more comfortable and was easy to hold and to release. I would reccomend to those first using tampons as it couldnt be easier. The new design has a pleated string which is supposed to help prevent accidents, ...

helofamum 19.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Tampax Pearl

I could not live without mine!

Advantages: enviromentally friendly, moneysaving and more comfy!
Disadvantages: none

...Basically the beauty of the mooncup is that it is reusable (you just need to boil it once a month), ot can be kept in until it is full AND you can put it in at any point of your period and it will not have that horrible dry feeling that you can get with tampons. Yes it can take a bit of getting used. I would say give yourself 3 months to get used to it. Personally I have found that you do have to be a little careful when taking it out and putting ...
...blood can drip down. The other thing I have found is that i'm pretty certain that women such as myself that have been stitched down there and are not quite how they used to be also have more tendency to leak. Don't get me wrong though this is still a fabulous creation. It is money saving, more hygienic and can be used before and for the whole of your period. The length of time you can wear it for depends really how heavy you are. On my heaviest days ...

f1re_cr4cker 24.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mooncup Menstrual Cup