Catching my eye today is this roll of toilet paper called, "Hemo Roll".

It's a product of Slovakia, made by a company named "Tento".

The paper is infused with herbal compounds that are claimed to help prevent hemorrhoid inflammation with continued use. According to the product's website...

Toilet paper Hemo-Roll is 3 plies hygienic product. The coloured side of a piece of Hemo-Roll tissue paper contains a herb micro-layer of an extract from oak bark, marigold and common yarrow, with easeful effects on rectum.

It goes on to say that it's recommended to use Hemo Roll just for preventative purposes too.

Visit online: http://www.tento.sk/eng/index.php

A company called "Bottoms Up LLC" claims to have ushered in the dawning of a new age, with its hands-free toilet seat.

It's essentially a toilet set with a motor that lifts it up and down without having to touch it. Probably a good thing for public restrooms. No more having to lift the seat with the sole of my shoe.

Visit it's website: http://www.thebottomsup.biz

Though, I'm afraid it's not really the dawning of a new age. We wrote about another "self-lifting" toilet seat over a year ago, one that's more cleverly designed using shifting weight to lift and lower the seat. See, "Self-Lifting Toilet Seat".

Jig-A-Loo is a silicone-based lubricant that can be used to lube just about anything that you might lube with WD-40.

This stuff is marketed as the alternative to other household lubricants in that it contains no oil, grease, wax or detergent and will not stain or drip. It's also colorless, odorless, non-stick, and wonderful aroma. It can be used on wood, metal, plastic, leather, and fabrics.

Apparently, the stuff has been around for a long time, but not in the consumer market. In the 1990s the company, Jig-A-Loo World, launched it for consumer sales in Canada. They say they managed to take away 50% of the market share from WD-40 there in the Great North.

Now, they're ready to attack the States. Jig-A-Loo is supposedly making its way to store shelves in most True Value stores and eventually in every big-box hardware and home improvement stores.

You can just imagine the television commercials for this stuff...

Jig-A-Loo your drawers,
Jig-A-Loo your doors,
Jig-A-Loo your chair,
Jig-A-Loo your hair.

What do YOU Jig-A-Loo?

Visit website: http://www.jigaloo.com/

Betty Beauty is the name of a hair coloring made especially for pubic hair.

Apparently many hair salons have made the practice of providing women with a brown bag of hair coloring to match the coloring they just got put on their heads. A woman named Nancy Jarecki decided why not sell a product like this over-the-counter.

And so, Betty Beauty was born.



Coloring comes in five different colors, brown, black, blonde, auburn, and hot pink. What? No red?

It's supposed to be the safe alternative to using head-hair coloring, and can be used by men also.

Visit website: http://www.bettybeauty.com

Thanks Becky Morris for the tip.

In the USA, Gorilla Snot is used to help guitarists hold on to their picks. But in Mexico, it's used as a hair gel.

"Moco de Gorila" is made by Mexican-based N.I.S.A. and is supposed to provide an extreme hold for ape-like hair-doos.

I like the cartoon picture of a gorilla with a mohawk, earrings, and slimy stuff running out of his nose.

New Wave Enviro Products out of Englewood, CO makes a new water bottle that contains a built-in filter. Just fill it up with tap water, and let the filter remove the stuff that gives water its nasty taste.

Moreover, the bottle itself is made from corn. The manufacturer claims it will biodegrade in 80 days in a commercial compost system (is that anything like tossing it in the trash?).

You can refill the bottle as many as 90 times, but must be hand washed.

Contact New Wave Enviro at their website: http://www.newwaveenviro.com

Big Ox is the name of a canned oxygen product marketed as an alternative to energy drinks.

I mean why bother with energy drinks, when energy drinks can take several minutes to take effect and may contain substances banned from professional sports? Bix Ox goes straight to the source, bringing badly needed oxygen to starving muscles.

The canned oxygen is offered in Tropical Breeze and Mountain Mint varieties and comes in a 10 liter can containing 93% pure oxygen (30 to 40 breaths). Priced at $14.95 per can, you can buy it online at Monty's Gourmet Foods.