#LISTERINE 21 Day Challenge GIVEAWAY

Over the past month, I shared with you my experience doing the LISTERINE® 21 Day Challenge.   I took you on the journey of starting the challenge and our progress at the end. For the challenge, LISTERINE® was kind enough to send me an amazing gift pack with tons of great LISTERINE®products for adults and kids.

And now they want to prep YOU for a 21 Day Challenge!

LISTERINE® will be awarding one of my lucky readers their very own LISTERINE® Prize Pack as well as a $100 Walmart Gift Card.

WHAT?

Giveaway starts today and will end at noon on Monday, March 18!  Enter below.  

Good luck!



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Disclosure: “I received products from Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. and The Motherhood as part of my participation in the LISTERINE^® 21 Day Challenge. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own.”

#LISTERINE 21 Day Challenge: Part II

A few weeks ago I shared how I was about to embark on the Listerine 21 Day Challenge. Why 21 days? Well, friends, it takes 21 days to create a habit. Listerine is challenging all tooth-brushers out there (yep, that means YOU) to get into the habit of:


Brushing

Flossing

Rinsing with LISTERINE® ULTRACLEAN®


Twice. A. Day.

Now here's the thing. I learned about oral hygiene all the way back in preschool. I still remember the day the dentist came in and taught us why it is so important to keep your teeth healthy and clean (spoiler alert: SO YOU CAN KEEP THEM). Now that I'm a Momma, I need to instill the same oral hygiene values into my girls. Because they've got some beautiful teeth, and it's my intention that they stay that way!

LISTERINE® was kind enough to send along a box of supplies so we were ready and armed to Battle. Some of these items included LISTERINE® mouthwash, LISTERINE® toothpaste, LISTERINE®  smart rinse anticavity fluoride rinse (which Chica was thrilled about, as they were emblazoned with both Barbie and characters from Phineas and Ferb), Reach flossers, and more. We set up shop in the bathroom so we were ready for the next 21 days.

Remember those Listerine commercials from years ago, where they showed people rinsing with LISTERINE® mouthwash for 30 seconds? Have you ever tried it? It can be rough, because that LISTERINE®? It works. You can feel the burn. Literally. It's a good burn, but not for the faint of heart. And recommended twice a day, to boot. Waaaaay back, in the beginning of my challenge, I couldn't last very long. I was lucky to rinse for 10 seconds before wimping out:



I can proudly say I've made progress over the past 3 weeks! Go me!

Since we made the challenge a family effort, we all feel like we benefitted. I was always good about getting the girls to brush their teeth at night, but not always great about it in the morning. The girls have been reminding me that we have to brush teeth before we go! Here are a few of their thoughts on why it's important to brush your teeth:

Hubby noted how impressed he was with the LISTERINE® toothpaste. We've honestly never tried it before. But just as you can feel the LISTERINE® mouthwash working, so you can also with the toothpaste. I agree with Hubby: there is an extra feeling of clean after using the toothpaste.

One thing I need to work on now that the challenge is over: Flossing. I've never been great at flossing. And by "never been great at" I mean "never do it." Flossing tends to make my gums bleed (which I know it probably because I don't floss) and I honestly just don't think about it. I'm excited to try the Reach Flossers.  I think they'll be a great help in getting me to floss more. Not having to stick my entire fist into my mouth to reach the molars will be oral care bliss.

I am honestly really glad I was asked to take part in this challenge, as it really helped me realize how much I wasn't focusing on oral care. As an adult woman, that is important. As a mom? It's even more so.


And? 

My breath has improved probably 110%.

Double. Score.


Are you ready to take your oral care to the next level?


Head over to the LISTERINE Facebook page and make a pledge to brush, floss and rinse with LISTERINE® ULTRACLEAN® twice a day. Your family will thank you!

Disclosure: “I received products from Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. and The Motherhood as part of my participation in the LISTERINE^® 21 Day Challenge. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own.”

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#LISTERINE 21 Day Challenge: Part I

Let's talk about teeth, shall we?

To start, let me share our Family Teeth Portraits:

My pearly (or, not-so-pearly) whites.

Hubby's teeth, shrouded in manly beard.

Chica's teeth are coming in nicely.

Bug is still working on growing her teeth, but how cute is her front gap?

Since first learning (way back in preschool) the importance of brushing your teeth, I've done my best not to miss a day of oral care in my life. Does it happen from time to time? Sure. My world is busy, and there are plenty of days I rush out the door (with 2 kids in tow), start the car and leave the driveway before realizing, "Um. I so did not brush my teeth this morning." I tend to brush in the morning and before bed, and sad to report that I only intermittently use antiseptic mouthwash.

And?

(Come close)

::whispering:: 

I don't floss.

GASP! HORRORS!

Fact that will knock your socks off:  Brushing alone misses 75% of your mouth.

75 percent!

That's like...MOST OF YOUR MOUTH.

LISTERINE  passed along some other very interesting tidbits about oral care:

• There are more germs in your mouth than there are people on earth!
• Oral disease is now the most chronic childhood illness in the U.S.#
• Millions of children are suffering and experiencing pain so severe, it affects their ability to eat, sleep and learn.
• It doesn’t just affect children either, as nearly half of American adults also suffer from some form of periodontal (gum) disease and may not even know it.# It is an early form of gum disease and is usually painless, but if left untreated, it can lead to even more serious oral health problems like the loss of soft tissue, bone and teeth.

• As many as 130 million Americans lack dental insurance, including more than 15.4 million children.
• More than 51 million school hours and 164 million work hours are lost each year due to dental disease, leading to increased educational disparities and decreased productivity.1

Doesn't that just make you want to go brush your teeth?

I know that I have 2 little girls who look to me as an example of all things in life, including oral hygiene. From the moment they had teeth, they've been teeth brushers.  I make sure they brush twice a day as well as attend two annual trips to the dentist. Hubby and I try to make cleaning our teeth fun for the kiddos. But I still have a lot to teach them. 


So when I caught wind of the LISTERINE 21 Day Challenge, I was all ears (or, rather, teeth).  The challenge is simple: head over to the LISTERINE Facebook page and make a pledge to brush, floss and rinse with LISTERINE^® ULTRACLEAN^® twice a day.  

Did you know it takes 21 days to create a habit? By committing to this kind of oral care regime for 3 weeks, I am hoping not only to improve my oral health, but to inspire my daughters to take seriously their oral health as well.

But I'm not doing this alone.

Oh no.

Because I care about y'all too much.

So I'm challenging YOU: join me in the LISTERINE^®  21 Day Challenge. I'm starting the challenge TODAY, and kicking it off with a "Clean Yo Teeth" Chat Day on the CSHM Facebook page.

The best part (apart from a more pretty smile and better breath)? For every person who signs up for the 21 Day Challenge, LISTERINE^®   will make a contribution to help Oral Health America's Smiles Across a America® program toward their goal of connecting up to 210,000 children with needed  oral health care services in 2013.

That's right. By making YOUR smile better, you are helping better the smiles of kids in need. 

So...are you in? :)  

Leave a comment and let me know 

that you'll be joining me in the

LISTERINE^®  21 Day Challenge!

Disclosure: “I received products from Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. and The Motherhood as part of my participation in the LISTERINE^® 21 Day Challenge. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own.”

* $6.40 will be donated for every person who signs up for the challenge, up to $64,000.