Author: Craig
• Monday, February 16th, 2009

One Watkins product that has really changed my life is Linimax.  Seriously, before I started taking Watkins Linimax 1 year ago I had prolonged major knee replacement surgery for 3 years.  The number 1 knee replacement specialist in Houston could not believe I was still walking with the pain I endured daily and only had one solution — immediate knee surgery.  Knowing that weight gain was a contributing factor, I kept telling myself I would lose weight and avoid the surgery.  I wasn’t sacred of surgery, but having never been operated on in my 60 years on earth, I wanted to avoid surgery at all cost.

My wife had convinced me to start taking a very popular triple-strength glucosamine and chondroitin product you can buy over-the-counter from any food chain, discount store or pharmacy in America.  But after 2 years it had not made a single difference in my pain levels.  When I joined Watkins a year ago I had already been a user of Watkins products most of my entire life, but had never used Watkins products to treat my knee pain.  When I became an associate I purchased a Watkinize Your Home kit, an assortment of 52 different products.  One of the products was Linimax.

The day my Watkinize Your Home kit arrived by UPS, I couldn’t wait to dive in and see what all I had received.  When looking at the bottle of Linimax I made a mental note to read more about the product later and then work it into my daily regiment of supplements when my last bottle of Osteo-BiFlex ran out (the over-the-counter product I had been using). 

With the Watinize Your Home assortment I also received (as a Summit Group member), 24 audio CD’s that have proven to be very useful in building my Watkins business and educating me more about the business.  About a week into listening to one CD per day, I discovered a CD that had a Watkins nutritionist talking about Linimax and how the product had been engineered to focus on joint pain, producing a product superior to over-the-counter glucosamine and chondroitin products.  During his speech he pointed out that chondroitin is broken down and destroyed by stomach acid long before it ever gets to a person’s joints.   If that’s the case, why do so many glucosamine products contain chondroitin?  Because, quite simply, their drug patent included chondroitin.

Since chondroitin is destroyed by stomach acid, Linimax does not contain chondroitin.  And, the form of glucosamine used in Linimax is different.   Watkins uses glucosamine hydrochloride in the formulation of Linimax, instead of glucosamine sulfate like most over-the-counter joint pain products.  Why glucosamine hydrochloride?  Because glucosamine sulfate is only 74% pure and must be stabilized with a salt, while the glucosamine hydrochloride compound used in Linimax is very stable and is 99% pure.  Glucosamine hydrochloride delivers 81.3% active glucosamine to the body, while glucosamine sulfate only delivers 47.8% active glucosamine.  This means, in effect, that 1,500 mg of glucosamine hydrochloride is as effective as 2,608 mg of glucosmine sulfate.

In addition to glucosamine hydrochloride, Linimax also contains Boswellia Extract, Curcumin, whole grape extract and Watkins proprietary Bio-Activator Blend.  Each of these products play a very important role in making Linimax the great joint pain product it is today.  For example, Boswellia Extract is an herb which helps fight and minimize the body’s production of leukotrienes, which are pain-causing compounds that are released when there’s inflammation in the joints.

Curcumin is a bio-active product that Watkins derives from Turmeric, a spice that can also be found in Watkins Curry Powder.  No one knows spices and their uses better than Watkins, and Curcumin, like Boswellia Extract, is know to help fight the production of pain-causing leukotrienes also.

Whole Grape Extract contains powerful antioxidants that are extracted from grape seeds and grape skins.  These compounds are known to do wondrous work in fighting free radical damage that are known to lead to accelerated wear and tear in the joints.

Lastly, Watkins proprietary Bio-Activator Blend is a blend of Watkins Black Pepper and Ginger.  Scientific studies strongly suggest that black pepper and ginger may help protect and maximize the potency of vitamins an nutrients in the body.

The combination of each of the components that make up Linimax, namely glucosamine hydrochloride, Boswellia Extract, Curcumin, Whole Grape Extract and Bio-Activator Blend make for a powerful product designed to provide nutritional support for optimum functioning of joints, tendons and ligaments.  These are natural compounds that help support healthy connective tissues, leading to less pain, soreness and stiffness. 

We have numerous testimonials from people all over North America that rave about how Linimax has changed their lives for the better.  If you suffer from joint pain, soreness or stiffness, I encourage you to give Watkins Linimax a try.  To order Linimax now, click here.

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Author: Craig
• Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Petro Carbo salve is a Watkins product I’ve been using since I was boy, growing up in the 1950’s on a rural Louisiana farm.  This is a wonderful product, used to heal cuts and scratches, puncture wounds, burns and blisters long before Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic Oinment became popular. 

petrocarbo1This excellent product has stood the test of time, having been introduced by Watkins in 1888.  Wow!  The active ingredient is carbolic acid, commonly known these days as Phenol.  It’s contained in a unique base of oil of Spruce, Camphor and Oil of Cajeput.  Oil of Spruce has been used for centuries to cure aches and pain.  Oil of Cajeput is extracted from White Tea, anc comes from the same family of plants that produces cloves and eucalyptus.  Camphor is a counterirritant that is extracted from an evergreen related to cinnamon that commonly grows in Asia.  Phenol is a topical analgesic that was used for many decades for disinfecting medical instruments.

The outstanding formulation provides a soothing protective coating with low-level anesthetic action, providing temporary relief of minor cuts and burns, sunburns, sores, scraps, chapped, chafed and windburn skin, rope burns, insect bites, etc.  I’ve used Petro-Carbo for decades to heal and cure each of these conditions.  We even used it to treat animals on the farm that had minor cuts and wounds.

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Author: Craig
• Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
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J.R. Watkins Natural Apothecary line of products consists of body creams, body oils, facial care, body care kits, body salts, foot care, hand and body lotions, hand and cuticle salves and lip care products.  If you’re a health-conscious consumer and are looking for a great natural body cream with a wonderful fragrance, I highly recommend Watkins Natural Lemon Body Cream.

This Great Product is Certified by the Natural Products Association!

J.R. Watkins natural body creams provide your skin with the ultimate moisturizing experience. Natural shea and cocoa butters are whipped together with more than 10 natural oils and extracts to protect, soothe and condition your delicate skin. This is a treat your skin will never forget!  And this month only (December 2008), we have a special promotion price of only $6.49 per tube.

Product Features:

  • NPA Certified
  • Rich non-greasy formula
  • 97.5% natural and above
  • Contains panthenol (vitamin B5)
  • Ideal for rough areas including heels, knees and elbows
  • Natural oils include apricot, coconut, avocado, babassu, jojoba and safflower
  • For everyday use
  • Delicious lemon fragrance (95 g/3.3 oz.)

Brand Commitments:• 95% Natural and above• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate Free• Sodium Laureth Sulfate Free• Paraben Free• Phthalate Free• Mineral Oil, Petrolatum free• Dye Free

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Author: Craig
• Saturday, December 13th, 2008

HomeProductsBusiness.com is happy to announce a new contest we’re sponsoring that will award 3 lucky winners a free Watkins products shopping spree at WatkinsOnline.com.   Our Tell Us About Watkins Contest will award a $100 gift certificate, redeemable at WatkinsOnline.com, to the person that sends us the best overall personal story related to Watkins.  Second and third place winners will receive a $50 and $25 gift certificate, respectively. All contestants that submit a story with their mailing address will receive a free Watkins products catalog and free sample of a popular Watkins product.   The contest rules are very simple and are provided below:

Contest Rules:

  1. You must be a user of Watkins products or have grown up in a household that used Watkins products.
  2. You cannot be a Watkins Associate, a Watkins Consultant, or an employee of Watkins.
  3. You must submit a 250 to 500 word article related to Watkins or Watkins products.  For example, you can write about your favorite Watkins product and why its your favorite, you can write about growing up in a household that used and depended on Watkins products, you can write about your favorite Watkins man or Watkins lady or you could describe what it was like when the Watkins dealer came to your home when you were young.  These are just a few examples that come to mind, but as long as your article has a Watkins or Watkins products theme you’ll be on safe ground.
  4. Your article must be submitted no later than January 16, 2009.
  5. A committee of 3 judges will read the articles and chose a first, second and third place winner.
  6. A $100 Watkins Gift Certificate will be awarded to the first place winner.  The second place winner will receive a $50 Watkins Gift Certificate and the third place winner will receive a $25 gift certificate.
  7. Winners will be chosen on or before January 30, 2009.
  8. A notice of the winning authors will be posted at Watpros.com and HomeProductsBusiness.com, and the winning articles will be posted at HomeProductsBusiness.com

You can submit your special story about Watkins now using the handy story submission form below.   If you opt to include your name and mailing address at the end of your story, we’ll send you a free Watkins products catalog and a free Watkins product sample.  So no one comes out a loser! 

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Author: Craig
• Tuesday, December 09th, 2008

Welcome to the Watkins products blog of HomeProductsBusiness.com.  Whether you’re an old fan and long-time user of Watkins products, or someone that’s just heard about Watkins for the first time, our blog will enlighten you with information, descriptions and details about the many great products that Watkins Incorporated manufacturers.

Watkins Incorporated has been manufacturing great products for home and personal use since 1868.  Throughout that 140 years Watkins has never had a product recall.  Now that’s saying something!  Starting from a single product called Dr. Ward’s Red Liniment, Mr. J.R. Watkins (our company’s founder), began a journey that ultimately led to building the world’s oldest network marketing company.

Today, Watkins Associates throughout the United States and Watkins Consultants in Canada, enjoy selling over 350 wonderful Watkins products through their home-based Watkins businesses.  With this blog we hope to eventually introduce you to all 350 Watkins products.  We plan to do so, one great Watkins product at a time. 

Don’t worry about wearing your welcome out, we hope you visit us often.  We’re always excited to inform the public about Watkins products and hope you’ll take time to browse our Watkins online store, or consider starting your own Watkins home business.

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