You never know what you'll find in the home remedy section of a health food store

I'm disturbed. Like, for reals. Not in an "I-need-my-meds-now" kind of way, but just in a general "I-really-wish-I'd-never-seen-that" way.

Sister, Friend, and I went to Earth Fare today, which honestly, is pretty much my fave store these days, as far as grocery stores go, that is.

Until today, I'd only ever grazed on free snackage from around the store... because they'll let you try anything... so I can make a whole meal out of taste-testing the peanuts, various trail mixes, almond butter, olives from around the world, cheese, crackers, chocolate... really, whatever I can get my hands on.

But today, Sister and I were with Friend, who may be preggo, so because she was feeling queasy, I decided I'd find her some preggo tea. Mother-in-Law got me some when I was preggo. I mean, I never drank it because there were naked nursing women on the box and in the magazine that came with the tea, and seriously, I was freaked out and charged with preggo hormones, so you know, I threw it away. But since I at least knew of this type of weirdo tea, I thought maybe Friend might find it helpful for her upset tummy.

But on the way to looking for this magic tea, we stumbled upon the home remedy aisle of the beauty section of the store. What we discovered was strange, weird, bizarre, disturbing, creepy... (I'm running out of adjectives... ooh, disconcerting)... to say the least.

There are photos.

Because who would believe there are actually products with these names?...

• Yeast Free Vaginal Salve




• Sweet Annie Vinegar Douche




• Vital Vulva Wild Yam Salve




• Diva Cup

The salves, I can only imagine must be for a raging case of genital warts.

As for the vinegar douche, um... ga-ross!!! Why not just squirt a bottle of Heinz 57 up there?

The Diva Cup was by far the most disturbing of all. Really, it was the final straw. We had to leave after this one, because Friend was getting sick. The Diva Cup is an alternative to other brands like Tampax and Always... You get the idea... And every woman is entitled to her own way of taking care of things... Even the hippie ones... But the thing that made us want to wretch, and frankly, confused the mess out of us was that this Diva Cup came with a charm... like on a charm bracelet... What we couldn't figure out was, "Where the heck does THAT go!?"