Hi everybody! Keep those thoughts on today’s 30 Days of Self-Love post coming. I love reading them. I wasn’t expecting to write all that when I sat down for the post. It just poured out. I knew the topic, but didn’t quite know it would turn so personal for me. I hope you all know just how much this movement means to me and just how much I value each of you for your support and friendship. 🙂

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I have a lighter and quicker post for this afternoon. Amber and Barbara, from the One2One Network and , sent me a tri-set of deodorants to try out and share with you. I received them at the end of last week and have used them since.

takes pride in their all natural deodorants and what they offer their consumers. Established in 1984, they are the original mineral salt deodorant. Mineral salts have many great qualities:

• all natural
• act as a buffer to prevent odor causing bacteria from growing on your skin for all-day, natural odor prevention
• won’t stain clothes
• no white residue
• long lasting – one application will last through the day, including workouts

I know I typically think of all natural products as hard to find or too expensive. proved me wrong. You can find deodorant products nationwide in stores like CVS, Walgreens, and RiteAid. CVS currently offers a promo for the products, no coupons needed, for the entire month of September. Pick up an awesome deal now!

• $1 off the Crystal® Body Deodorant Stick ( )
• $0.50 off the the Crystal® Body Deodorant Roll-On (2009 Winner – All-Time Top 10 Classic Best of Beauty Award by Better Nutrition)  ()
• $0.50 off the Crystal® essence Pomegranate Roll-On (2010 Winner – Best Natural Deodorant by Better Nutrition Magazine)  ()

Now, I’m sure you want to know what I think! These thoughts are my own, despite being provided for free by the company (disclaimer!). I received the three varieties of roll-ons: Fragrance Free, Pomegranate, and Lavender & White Tea.

Oh, the things you do as a blogger….LOL! It’s fun though. 🙂

I really liked the light smell of the scented varieties. They certainly worked on odor and kept me mostly dry (see below).  They are light and easy to use. I also love the lack of white residue that I have to be careful with when using my traditional stick deodorant. I really love that the product boasts so many wonderful things as well – endorsed by Cancer Treatment Centers, rated safest by www.ewg.org (Skin Deep Environmental Working database), part of the Campaign for Safer Cosmetics, and not tested on animals.

I only faced one con. I didn’t feel quite as dry as I do when using my regular deodorant. I don’t know if it is simply due to not being used to a roll on deodorant that goes on a bit more moist than a stick…or if it is because the Crystal products don’t seem to be an antiperspirant. It wasn’t anything serious and I never felt sweaty when using it. I’m not sure if it would keep me dry for the entire day with an intense workout like it claims though.

There you have it! Have you ever considered using (or do you use) natural beauty products? What’s your favorite deodorant?

Last night, Thermos products celebrated the launch of a new series with a Twitter chat. Those who participated had the opportunity of winning some of their products while also receiving healthy living and hydration tips from those in the healthy living field. If you were unable to participate, I have good news for you. Thermos Brand will offer a new series hydration bottle to one FFF reader!

If you strive to live a healthy life, you know the importance of proper hydration. One of the best ways to be certain you get enough water is to constantly sip throughout the day. Having a bottle, like those from Thermos, to drink from will help ensure good hydration.  Check out the features these bottles boast:

• Made from BPA-free materials (stainless steel)
• No interior coatings or linings
• Leak-proof, easy-open lids with pop-up straw or spout
• TherMax® double wall vacuum insulation to keep beverages cold for up to 12 hours
• Capacity: 18 oz.

Plus, they have lots of cool designs. 😉

If you would like to enter this giveaway, complete any of the following. I try to give a variety of simple entries for you to choose from. Each of the following will count as one entry. You MUST comment for each entry.

1. Comment on this post telling me anything about hydration, your use of water bottles, etc.
2. Add me to your blogroll. Leave a comment telling me I’m on your roll.
3. Subscribe in a reader (click icon on sidebar). Leave a comment letting me know you subscribed.
4. Follow me on Twitter (click icon on sidebar). Leave a comment letting me know you’re a follower.
5. Tweet the giveaway with the following “@TinaFFF is giving away a @ThermosBrand hydration water bottle. Check it out! http://bit.ly/b7VLQq ”. Leave me a comment here that you tweeted.

Giveaway will end Monday Aug 30th at 8 PM EST. OPEN TO US RESIDENTS ONLY. Get those entries started!