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Did you know that brushing misses 75% of your mouth? I had no idea! Rinsing with a mouthwash has never been a regular part of my oral care routine. While I religiously brush morning and night I didn’t think rinsing was important. Here’s a crazy fact: There are more germs in your mouth than there are people on earth! Brushing alone misses 75% of your mouth and that’s why it’s so important to rinse twice daily with a mouthwash like Listerine Antiseptic as well as floss daily for optimal oral health.
One of the best lessons I learned back in high school was that it takes 21 days to establish a habit. If you can stick with something for 21 days straight it’s much more likely that you’ll continue with it because you’ve purposefully formed a habit. Listerine wants to encourage you to embark on the 21-Day Challenge to add rinsing twice daily to your oral care routine and create a healthy habit for the whole family.
You can sign up for the challenge at the 21-Day Challenge website and join me on this mission for better oral health! You will commit to rinsing morning and night for 21 days. You’ll also be able to choose an expert in fitness, nutrition or home organization and you will receive daily personalized emails with tips, video content and guidance establish good habits in your chosen area. I chose home organization and am looking forward to the tips from Peter Walsh, an expert in organizational design who has written 5 best selling books on organization and was a regular guest for five seasons on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Creating good habits isn’t the only benefit you can get from the 21-Day Challenge. Listerine is also offering a daily opportunity to instantly win exciting prizes for sticking with your rinsing routine including a Fitbit®, a $100 Container Store® Gift Card or an Amazon Fire TV! For every seven consecutive days you swish, you’ll be entered into one of the sweepstakes drawings for a grand prize.
I have three young children so mornings before school are rushed and with sports, homework etc. nights are a challenge as well. We enforce brushing morning and night however we could probably be doing a better job if we weren’t so busy! Until we were introduced to Listerine for the 21-Day Challenge, rinsing was not part of our routine. Now that it is, I feel a lot better about our overall oral health. I feel like rinsing really gives us a boost and literally adds mere seconds to our routine. Setting the alarm for 5-10 minutes earlier than normal in the morning actually makes a big difference! We aren’t as rushed and have plenty of time for our new rinsing routine. Try it and see how much less stressed mornings can be when you aren’t rushing around like crazy!
Listerine has a whole line of products for the whole family that are available at Walgreens to help us stick with our oral health goals. My kids especially like the bubble gum flavored Frozen themed Anticavity Smartrinse. Not only does it taste good, but the frozen characters on the bottle make it a lot more fun for them and they are eager to rinse both night and day! Establishing this new routine will help keep our kids teeth protected from cavities — something that is important to us!
My personal favorite product is the Listerine Cool Mint Pocketpaks. These little strips dissolve instantly on the tongue and kills 99% of the germs that cause bad breath. I like them for freshening up after I’ve had my morning coffee. Goodbye coffee breath!
What are your wellness goals this year? Whatever they may be, Walgreens has a wide range of products including Listerine to help you on your journey to stick with your healthy habits goals. I hope you’ll join me in this 21-Day Challenge, get inspired by the experts in fitness, nutrition and home management as well as have the opportunity to win some great prizes. Come on, it’ll be fun!
Disclosure: I received Listerine Brand products and a Walgreens gift card from Johnson & Johnson Healthy 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.