I received a Target gift card to purchase LISTERINE® Brand 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.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Actually, no. It wasn’t that long ago and it was right here. It was only a few weeks ago when I told you how we were about to embark on a journey to cleaner, whiter teeth. Healthier gums! With floss! We were taking part in the Listerine 21 Day Challenge.
We are now at the end of those 21 days of the Listerine Challenge and I can honestly say that I can tell a difference. After brushing with Listerine Whitening toothpaste, I can see that my teeth are brighter. Not to mention, I just love how clean my mouth feels after every brush. Brushing with the vibrant mint flavor is a sensation I’ve never received with other toothpastes.
However, as I told you in my previous post, brushing misses 75% of your mouth. Thus, there’s the swishing. Oh, the swishing! That was my favorite part. So much so that I had to buy another bottle of mouthwash halfway through the challenge. We swished a lot! The other 75% of my mouth didn’t know what hit it.
Now, here’s where I admit a few things. I still forgot to floss. I tried to remember, I did. I even resorted to tying a string of floss around my finger to remind me. The problem is that I tend to put the floss back in the cabinet where I forget about it. For me, I need to have it set out right in front of me, directly in my line of vision. Apparently taped to my forehead would be best.
Also, my kids. While their smiles still shined, I should have had a better brushing and mouth rinse system in place. As it was, sometimes they rinsed, most of the time they didn’t. This was my fault. We’ll get the hang of it, though, since I don’t plan on stopping at 21 days. We’re on this journey with Listerine until the end. It’s a tough world out there and we need all the cavity-fighting help we can get!
Swish Selfies for Healthy Smiles
Have you been taking part in the Listerine 21 Day Challenge, too? If not, there’s still time! Be sure to post a “Swish Selfie†to the LISTERINE® Brand’s Facebook page. For every person who posts a “Swish Selfie†to LISTERINE® Brand’s Facebook page, LISTERINE® Brand will make a $5.00 contribution to Oral Health America’s Smiles Across America® program, up to $85,000, toward their goal of connecting 210,000 children with needed oral health services in 2014.
Love your swish selfie! I may try the Listerine toothpaste. I havent used a mouthwash in years. I guess I should try it out again sometime soon.
I hate flossing. I always forget to do it. Like you, if I don’t do something right then when I think about it, I will forget about it. My kids remember to floss thanks to me buying them the little dinosaur shaped single use flosser things.
I’m horrible about remember to floss too. I took this challenge last year, and it really helped!
I love your swish selfie! I need to start using mouthwash again!
I love using Listerine, it takes some time to get use to the burning sensation, but my mouth feels great after swishing.
CUTE! I didn’t even know Listerine made toothpaste. It’s something I should get for myself and my older kids.
I am using Listerine mouth wash, but I did not know that they also have a toothpaste. I should try it out!