Purex Baby Detergent - A Review & Giveaway

There's my beautiful baby girl (I know I am a bit partial)!  I cannot believe she is 5 months old already.  Time is flying by so fast and I am trying to soak up all I can from this first year with her.  My boys are almost 7 and 4 years old, so I know how fast time goes when kids are growing. 

One of my absolute favorite things in the house when you have a baby are all the pleasant smells.  Now I know, you may be thinking of all the "unpleasant" smells, but I am thinking positively here!  These are some of my favorite baby scents:

• the scent of a brand new baby
• the scent of a freshly washed baby, I just love to smell her hair
• the scent of a favorite kind of diapers fresh out of the package (no I am not weird, I always smell diapers before I put it on her)!
• the scent of fresh clean baby laundry

Yes, I love the scent of fresh clean baby laundry and the kind of detergent you use does make a difference!

Recently  I had the chance to try Purex Baby detergent.  Purex Baby detergent delivers the same bright, white clean you've come to expect from Purex, yet is sensitive on baby's skin.  Plus, it has a gentler baby-inspired freshness that families love (that's what I am talking about)!

The dermatologist-tested formula guarantees to remove stubborn stains without hurting delicate clothes, like those adorable little bunny footie pajamas my daughter has.

Like all Purex detergents, Purex Baby is specially designed to ensure proper performance for all washers, from HE to traditional top-loader (like I have) washing machines.

We are a Purex family, which means that we do not spend a fortune on baby and kid safe detergents.  Diapers and formula cost us enough already, so we like to save money on Purex Baby detergent, which costs a fraction of the leading brand, without jeopardizing quality or that fresh baby laundry smell.

I love Purex Baby detergent!  My daughter's clothes come out stain free, smell amazing, and never irritate her gentle, cute, baby skin!  I also love the sound of drying baby clothes and all that clinking from snaps and zippers in the dryer!

Purex Baby is not available in every store, I did however find it in our local Marc's store for under $4 a bottle (currently only available in 50 oz with 100 oz bottle coming soon).  Try using the store locator here to find an outlet near you!

Want to win a free bottle of Purex Baby detergent to try on your little one's cute outfits?  To enter:

1.  Leave a comment on this post of the ages of your children.
2.  (Bonus Entry) Become a Facebook fan of Spend Less 2 Save More and leave a comment on this post.

Contest will end at midnight on 1/1/13!  Open to US residents only with a valid mailing address.  Winner must claim prize within 48 hours.

Purex provided me with a sample of Purex Baby detergent in exchange for a product review.  However, all the opinions expressed here, as always, are my own.

Dial Complete Foaming Hand Wash - Limited Edition Holiday

Dial Complete Foaming Hand Wash is all dressed up in limited edition holiday designs.  The Holiday collection features four cheerful designs:  Santa, Snowman, Candy Cane, and Holiday Scene.  Each design helps brighten up your sink with a bit of holiday cheer, both in your kitchen and the bathroom!

These decorative bottles contain Dial Complete's #1 doctor recommended antibacterial foaming hand wash.  This formula kills 99.99% of germs encountered in the household while still  being gentle on skin.

We got to try the Santa and the Holiday Scene.  I put one in the kitchen and one in the bathroom! 

I love foamy hand soap and I love the germ killing power!  With three kids and a husband who teaches college kids, germs are always abundant in our home.  My kids love to use these festive pumps to wash their hands.  The smell is also pleasant and leaves your hands soft! 

Dial provided a free sample of their Holiday Foaming Hand Soap for this post.  My participation is voluntary and my opinions, as always, are my own.

Purex Plus Oxi - A Review, Sweepstakes, and Giveaway!

I love being a Purex Insider, recently I got to try their new Purex plus Oxi.  Purex plus Oxi is the most powerful Purex detergent available.  It works against 101 different stains!  The 3 stain-fighting enzymes in Purex plus Oxi each work against different types of stains for the most Purex stain-fighting power you can get.

Now you cannot get a better house to try out Purex plus Oxi than one with 2 active young boys and a new baby!  I think we have stains covered in our house!  We have mud and grass from our soccer player, spaghetti stains from our 3 year old, and of course the lovely spit-up stains from a 3 month year old!  So this past weekend, I used Purex plus Oxi on all of our laundry!  The bonus is that it is a hypoallergenic formula with a light, fresh scent perfect for evreyday laundry or heavily soiled loads!

The results?  This detergent left our clothes clean, fresh, and stain-free!  I will defintely be using this detergent in the future for our laundry needs!

Sweepstakes
Purex is hosting a Sweepstakes with some great cash prizes!  One Grand Prize winner will receive $1,000 and 200 lucky 2nd place winners will receive $25,  Sounds good, right?  Go here to enter now!

Giveaway
Two lucky Spend Less 2 Save More readers will receive a coupon for a free bottle of Purex plus Oxi!  To enter:

1.  Leave a comment on this post on your toughest laundry stain.
2.  Like Spend Less 2 Save More on Facebook and leave a comment on this post.

Contest open to US residents and will end at 11:50 on October 31, 2012.  Winners will be notified by e-mail to claim their prize.

Purex provided me with a sample of Purex plus Oxi so I could review them.  However, as always, all of the opinions expressed here are my own.

Van's & Plackers: A Review and Giveaway!

Recently, my family had the opportunity to try some products from Van's and Plackers! 

Plackers is a leading brand of consumer oral care products and a pioneer in dental flossers with the patent on the first disposable dental flosser.  My kids (ages 6 and 3) were able to try out the Plackers kids.  These flossers have fluoride, are mixed berry flavored and come in fun animal shapes.  They make flossing fun!  My six year old loved using them and he said they tasted great!

I got to try out Plackers also!  I love the Plackers Gentleslide!  I have some teeth in my mouth that are extremely close and it is difficult to get dental floss in between them.  The Gentleslide had no issues!  I love these convenient disposable flossers!  They are also great when you travel, just use then and throw them away!

Van's Natural Foods is the market leader in gluten-free and allergy-friendly, natural and organic frozen breakfast foods including waffles, pancakes, English muffins, muffin crowns and French toast sticks.  We tried the Wheat Gluten Free Blueberry Waffles in our house.  Now we do not have any gluten or wheat allergies in our house, but the waffles tasted really delicious.  I could not tell that they were gluten and wheat free.  The blueberry taste was great topped with some butter and syrup!

One Spend Less 2 Save More reader will receive the Plackers prize pack shown above and coupons for Vans products so you can try them out too!

To Enter:
1.  Tell me why you want to try Plackers or Van's products in the comments.
2.  Like Spend Less 2 Save More on Facebook and leave me a separate comment.

Contest will end at midnight on 10/30/12.  Winner must reside in the US and will be notified via e-mail.

I received the Plackers prize pack above as well as coupons to try Van's products.  My opnions are my own and are not influenced in any way.

Make Learning "Greater Than" and "Less Than" Fun!

My oldest son is now a 1st grader!  I love his teacher and she has some very innovative homework assignments to make learning fun!  I just had to share our "homework assignment" on how to practice "greater than" and "less than".  Now I knew my son would have no issue because he loves to play War with a deck of cards!

All you need is a deck of cards and remove the face cards and aces.  Using an index card make a greater than sign.  Shuffle the deck and lay two cards out.  Have your child place the sign in the correct direction.   Remember that the open part of the sign goes to the larger number.  Once the sign is in place, have your child read from left to right.  For the one above, he or she would read "10 is greater than 6".  Now if the six were on the left and the ten was on the right, the sign would have to be turned the other way, and he or she would read as "6 is less than 10"!

Happy Learning!

Tomato, Mozzarella, Basil Salad

So our garden has been loaded with tomatoes this year!  I made this quick and easy Tomato, Mozzarella, Basil Salad for my daughter's Baptism a few weeks ago.  The best part is, you can make this up in the morning, and when the party begins, simply bring it out and serve!

Cut up Roma tomatoes in thin slices.  Slice mozzarella cheese into thin slices.  Cut fresh Basil in thin strips.  Place two tomatoes on serving dish, place a slice a mozzarella on top and then garnish with fresh basil.  Then use a Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing and place all over the salad.  (I used the Aldi brand and it tasted wonderful!)  Let sit in the refrigerator before serving for a few hours to soak up the flavors of the dressing.  Enjoy!  I received so many compliments on this light, tasty salad.  Plus it was a bonus when I said the tomatoes were fresh from my garden!

Soft Scrub Total All Purpose Cleaners - A Review & Giveaway!

Its seems like lately, all I've been blogging about are giveaways, well guess what I have another!

Recently, I am given the chance to try a new household cleaner from Soft Scrub.  Soft Scrub Total All Purpose Cleaner and Total Bath and Bowl.  Now I have been using Soft Scrub Total Bath and Bowl for well over a year now!  I love how one cleaner can clean the entire bathroom!  You have the choice to spray as a foam and liquid.  Plus the bottle works upside down!  So I spray the inside of the toilet as a foam, let it set, and scrub it.  It works great!  I then use liquid spray to clean the rest of the toilet, sink, shower and fixtures.  Works like a champ and leaves a fresh scent!  No more need to buy a separate toilet bowl cleaner and shower cleaner!

 

This was the first time I tried Soft Scrub Total All Purpose Cleaner with Bleach.  I tried it out on my appliances in the kitchen.  Now I have all white appliances, so you know how dirty they can get.  This cleaner did a wonderful job cleaning them up and leaving them looking new.  I think I am hooked on these new Soft Scrub Total All Purpose Cleaning products, I highly recommend my readers to try them out!

Lucky for you, two Spend Less 2 Save More readers will receive a coupon for a free bottle of Soft Scrub Total!  To enter:
1.  Leave a comment on this post, why you need to try Soft Scrub Total.
2 (Bonus) Like Spend Less 2 Save More on Facebook and leave a comment on this post.

Contest is open to US residents, 18 years old and older.  Contest will expire at midnight on 9/15/12.  Prize will be mailed to the winner, Spend Less 2 Save More is not responsible for lost mail.

Soft Scrub provided a free sample of their Bath and Bowl and Total All Purpose Cleaner so I could review them.  However all of the opinions, as always, expressed here are my own.