Our #Listerine #21DayChallenge Results

You may remember that my family and I took the #21DayChallenge with Listerine.

The challenge wasn’t bad!  The hardest part for me was getting the floss between my tightly-packed teeth, but I at least tried twice a day!  If you aren’t currently a twice a day brusher, flosser and mouth-washer, my best advice is to make it a habit.  Make yourself a check-list until it becomes habit to get in there and do it without any reminders.

Did you know that by using LISTERINE Antiseptic mouthwash twice a day for 30 seconds, you can clean almost 100% of your mouth?! In fact, you can get:

• Up to 5 times healthier gums in 2 weeks
• Up to 9 times healthier gums in 4 weeks*

And, the makers of Listerine know that users will feel a difference, or their money back**!!

Oral Care Tips for Kiddos: 

• Make them feel good about what they are doing.
• Teach your kids why brushing their teeth is a good thing to do! 
• SHOW your kids how to brush correctly and when to do it, rather than trying to tell them.
• Make oral care FUN – use rewards (stickers and/or praise), music to brush and rinse to, etc.  (Note: brushing should last 2 minutes and rinsing should last 1 full minute.)
• Let your kids decide which colors and flavors they want to use.  As with most things, if they have a say in it, they are more likely to use it.

Did you know that 42% of children have tooth decay by the time they reach 11 years old?!

Here’s a video of my {almost} 9-year-old brushing his teeth:

I am loving the way my mouth feels now!  Though, I really had to get used to the toothpaste because it wasn’t nearly as “foamy” as my previous brand.  As I said before, we got a BOX of products for this challenge.  I love the Reach Total Care Dental Floss, the Listerine UltraClean (Fresh Citrus) Antiseptic Mouthwash, and (now that I am used to it) the Listerine Whitening Original Gel Toothpaste!  The floss is easy to use and I like the control it gives me.  The mouthwash smells like oranges and I like it better than a minty rinse.  The toothpaste makes my mouth feel cleaner than it has in a long time!

About the Challenge: 

The goal is to establish good oral care habits by incorporating brushing, flossing and using mouthwash twice a day to improve our oral health.  We will be using the Listerine UltraClean mouthwash in addition to other Listerine products.

Join me!? 

Like Listerine on facebook!  They will keep you posted on how to get started.  By the end of the challenge, you’ll have learned a life-long habit of keeping your mouth healthier through brushing, flossing and using mouthwash!

For every person who signs up for the challenge on Facebook, the LISTERINE® Brand will make a contribution to help Oral Health America’s Smiles Across America® program toward their goal of connecting up to 210,000 children with needed oral health services in 2013*.

Have you joined the challenge yet?!

 

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

**Use a LISTERINE therapeutic mouthwash as directed for 21 days.  If you don’t feel a difference, you will receive a full refund for your purchase.  Offer valid until June 30, 2013 (Visit www.facebook.com/listerine for details.)

***Full 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.