Something NOT to get your teeth into!!!

Advantages: Smells nice & minty
Disadvantages: Doesn't work, dentures come loose, paste leaks into mouth

...know you can get it cheaper. It comes in a blue 40ml tube and looks a lot like toothpaste till you read the box! You can get it in different flavours, including Original, Fresh and Neutral. Nan likes a nice minty flavour, so dad got her the Original variety and nan seemed pleased when she sniffed the tube. I've never actually seen anyone use this stuff before, so the day nan was getting ready to go out, I was engrossed as I watched her use it for the first time. First, she took her clean, dry teeth and then put little plops all around the plate and a few more for good measure. She then put her upper and lower plates into her mouth and pressed them into place. She said she had to wait for a few minutes before she could eat or drink anything hot as this might make the adhesive not work as well as it should. She waited for the right...

pennywa 02.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Fixodent Denture Adhesive Cream

Santa Loves Disney Too

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: Nothing

...Disney Self Adhesive Labels Santa Loves Disney Too It has come around to that time of the year again when Father Christmas and his elves are beginning to wrap the presents, and even though Father Christmas is brilliant with delivering the presents to all the children around the world, he does tend to forget names, so even he needs to label the presents! There are many different labels on the market for Christmas time, the non-self-adhesive kind are so annoying and quite often I make my own labels with cut out cards and string, though this year with a small daughter in tow, I thought I would make it easier for myself and brought some self-adhesive labels from Disney. These specific set of Disney labels come in many different Disney character and programme types from Jungle Book to Winnie the Pooh. This specific type I am reviewing is...

elfbwillow 30.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Disney Classic Self Adhesive Labels

Adhesive mistake

Advantages: Previews of the scanned image/document, ability to adjust image
Disadvantages: The disc no longer works and we had problems with the cable

...My husband and I have never been very technically minded people so finding products that are easy to understand and very user friendly are a must in our purchasing decisions. We have now owned the HP Scan Jet 4400c for about 3 years now and it served us well until we bought another computer. The problem occurred very stupidly and was nothing technically wrong ? just adhesively wrong. The disc to install this scanner onto a computer had a paper casing which had been glued down. When we installed it into our first computer, we tucked the flap inside and unfortunately the glue stuck to the disc and ruined it. We visited the HP website only to discover a new disc would cost us £10. I suppose this isn?t a bad price but I?ll let you know what happens in a minute. This scanner is a flat bed scanner which means it is in a horizontal...

alliepow 20.02.2005 · Read review
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Review of HP ScanJet 4400C

Get stuck into some decorating!

Advantages: Great adhesion, easy to mix, great range
Disadvantages: Need to keep away from children and pets

...I quite enjoy a bit of DIY and one of the things I like to do is hang wallpaper - it is great way to get a new finish to a room and the results don't take too long to achieve. I live in a house where the walls are not perfectly finished so wallpapering is useful to cover up the odd imperfection. Whenever I am wallpapering I usually make a bee-line for the Solvite Wallpaper Adhesive because I have been really pleased with this product whenever I have used it. Many years ago they ran a series of TV adverts where they pasted a bloke on to a board using Solvite and then flew him over the countryside to show how effective it was. If I am honest I never really was convinced that the stuff was that good (and I certainly wouldn't take part in that stunt to prove it one way or another) but it was a distinctive enough advert to make me use...

laramax 24.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Solvite Wallpaper Adhesive

The Battle of the Plate

Advantages: Sticks like glue - for a while, comfortable gums
Disadvantages: Horrible sensation if you overuse it

...many partial denture users soon abandon them and retain a gappy smile. FIXODENT DENTURE ADHESIVE CREAM There are a number of plate adhesives on the market ? the leaders in the UK are Fixodent from Proctor and Gamble Ltd and Poli-Grip from SmithKeinBeecham. The cream is promoted to hold dentures in place strongly all day (about 12 hours for the average user). It acts as a cushion under the denture preventing abrasion of the gum margin. It acts as a barrier to food particles getting under the plate. These things together allow the user to ?laugh, talk and eat with great comfort and confidence? Fixodent is packaged in 40ml plastic tubes and is available in three flavours (Original ? which is flavoured with peppermint oil), Fresh (flavoured with peppermint powder) and Neutral (no flavourings). The active ingredients are co...

Newfloridian 25.03.2003 · Read review
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Review of Fixodent Denture Adhesive Cream

A rubbish way of locking your loo!

Advantages: ummm any?! no!
Disadvantages: Doesn't stick at all!

...I looked into buying this when I decided I needed to child proof my home! My baby isn't quite at the age yet where she's putting her hands down the toilet or trapping her fingers between the seat of the loo but my friend's toddlers are and it's yet another thing to think about- is another teddy going to be dropped down the loo again?! I saw this advertised in a magazine and thought it looked like a good idea. It's aim is to keep the toilet lid firmly shut so that children don't drop things down the loo or put their fingers into the unhygenic water. I guess it could also be used to stop dogs drinking out of it too! It sticks on with adhesive on the side of the lock. It's very easy to secure on and very easy to use- you just squeeze the side of it to open it when you want to lift the lid so very straight forward. However, what I...

lorriellah 27.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Clippasafe Adhesive Toilet Lock

* Fancy a night on the tiles? . .

Advantages: Very easy to use
Disadvantages: Not a lot.

...for a decent price. You will find most that large DIY stores offer competitive prices, but sometimes your local decorating shop will offer stuff like this at very low bargain basement prices. You will find just about anything available online, but of course this product is very heavy, therefore the cost of delivery is prohibitive so stay local. It is both an adhesive and a grout, making it economical as well as user friendly. I find this stuff very easy to use, it spreads well, and sticks even better. There is no need to use both tile adhesive and grout, just opt for the Mangers Ready Mixed All Purpose Tile Adhesive and Grout, it is specially formulated for both fixing and grouting ceramic wall tiles, to most interior wall surfaces, as well as cement rendering, plaster & plasterboard, existing tiles, wood and wood composites When used as...

smudgeybabes 01.01.2008 (29.12.2007) · Read review
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Review of Wall Tile Adhesive and Grout

Self Adhesive Vinyl Floor Tiles

Advantages: Minimal Fuss, Cheap and Look Effective
Disadvantages: Cutting upto walls and doors

...I recently bought some Self Adhesive vinyl tiles for my elderley neighbour, to freshen up her kitchen, as she wanted a change on a limited budget. She does not have much money, so i gave her the idea of just sticking down self stick vinyl tiles on top of her existing vinyl (it has been down 20 years, very clean still but a dodgy terracotta swirly design and makes the room look dingy). I recently purchased some luxury vinyl tiles for my home which i wrote a review about on ciao (Karndean Flooring) so i knew "vinyl tiles" were a great product, but as my elderley neighbour lived on her own and was not too bothered about interior design i set about on my mission to find a cheap self adhesive vinyl tile i could lay for her with minimul fuss and expense. As i bought my vinyl tiles from www.flooring.uk.com, i knew they sold self adhesive...

denise_Farnham 24.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Homebase Vinyl Tiles for Kitchens/Bathrooms

Paste for a job I hate.

Advantages: good bonding
Disadvantages: I hate wallpapering.

...We have not yet even chosen the wallpaper for the sitting room yet (badly needs redecorating after the building work has completely finished). But if we do it ourselves (probably will as little cash left) we will use solvite wallpaper paste made by Henkel adhesives.. This paste is available in my favourite store (B&Q) as well as many other D I Y shops. I expect we will use the extra strong all purpose solvite. It comes in a bright yellow bag or box enough for 5, 20 or 30 rolls of wallpaper costing £2.18, £4.48p or £4.98p respectively. This powder paste is mixed with water quickly and is ready to use in a couple of minutes. This paste contains a fungicide to prevent mould growth it is not really suitable for children to use. Also it does irritate the skin if you get it on you so keep a bucket of water handy to wash of any that is...

mumsymary 22.03.2004 · Read review
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Review of Solvite Wallpaper Adhesive

PASTED AND PAPERED.

Advantages: Does what it says it does.
Disadvantages: None.

...important and is part of getting good results. Solvite also produce a ready mixed paste, although I do not find this an economical alternative at £11 a tub, and as the mixing is so simple, find that the dry mix is sufficiently easy to use for most enthusiasts. They also make a border adhesive in a tube with a built in brush for ease of use. I use this for borders because if you use ordinary paste, it really is not made for any overlap of vinyl on vinyl and where there is an overlap, the ordinary paste is not sufficient. The tube costs £3.98 and is handy because it also serves at the end of the job to stick any edges that were missed on glueing. All in all, I am satisfied with the product and would not use another now, having already compared products and knowing that solvite does what it is supposed to do....

thingywhatsit 21.12.2003 · Read review
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Review of Solvite Wallpaper Adhesive