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The Waterpik #NewAgeInWaterFlossing #Ad

March 6, 2014 1 Comment

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Waterpik.

Every time you go to the dentist, you are reminded to floss, but often the simple task goes undone. Why? Many people say they forget; others say it takes too much time, and for others it is simply a pain in the neck (and teeth). If you fall in to any of these categories, you should try a Waterpik Aquarius Professional Water Flosser. This machine is the easy and more effective way to floss.

I had a braces for 2 years and afterward I had to deal with a lot of other dental issues and dental work. I’ve had to have fillings, root canals, and crowns, and a lot of the problems I’ve had and still experience today, stem from a lack of flossing. I had heard of Waterpiks before, and I wish I’d had one years ago. Needless to say, when I recently had a chance to try the product, I was very happy to do so.

The Waterpik water flosser has a very compact, yet sleek design and is very user-friendly. You simply fill your unit with water. Put your desired attachment in place. Plug in, turn it on, and get to flossing! With the push of a button the machine goes from massage to pulse mode, and with the turn of a dial you can change the intensity and strength of the water steam. From there, you just remove the hand-held flosser from the holder and use as directed.

I love the machine for its ease of use, but I also love it because it comes with a number of attachments. There’s the traditional water squirter attachment, toothbrush attachment, tongue cleaner attachment, and tools for specific tasks like cleaning braces fillings, crowns, bridges, gums, and more.

As someone who’s had a number of fillings and crowns, as well as a couple of fillings which have actually come loose due to traditional flosser, I really love the alternative of the Waterpik and it’s attachments.

The Waterpik is also clinically proven to improve gum health more than string flossing.

Buy it! Visit the Waterpik website to order yours.

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Waterpik.

Filed Under: health, product review, Uncategorized Tagged With: dental, waterpik

Accent Cleansing Wash & Lotion Review

December 17, 2013 3 Comments

As you gear up for the winter with new sweaters, coats, scarves, and gloves, don’t forget to protect your skin with the proper cleansing and lotion products!

Your skin has a big job to do. It’s your largest organ, covering your entire body, and it’s responsible for keeping a protective barrier between you and the outside world, as well as keeping a vital moisture balance inside your body.

Lots of things can weaken this protective barrier, like drying cleansers, winter weather, low humidity and some skin conditions. Once that happens, you may have more dryness, itching, redness, flaking, and eventually painful cracking of your skin. At best, this process can lead to a rough, red, unpleasant skin texture. At worst, severely damaged and inflamed skin can get out of control and provide a portal for bacteria.

What makes accént® products different is Protease Technology, a unique blend of plant-based enzymes, combined with amino acids and advanced moisturizers, to help hydrate and nourish dry, flaky skin and promote soft, smooth, healthy-looking skin.1-5

accént® products are also mild and gentle enough to be used as often as desired anywhere on the face as well as the body. They are paraben-free, propylene glycol-free, gluten-free, non-irritating, non-drying and non-comedogenic (will not block pores). With only one wash and one moisturizing lotion for daily use, accént® is a cleansing and moisturizing system that couldn’t be simpler.

You can find accént® products at your local CVS/Pharmacy and at Drugstore.com.

Disclosure: I received product samples for review purposes; however, the opinions are my own.

Filed Under: Beauty, health Tagged With: cleansing wash, lotion

OPEN UP with Sudafed

November 11, 2013 Leave a Comment

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sudafed.

The fall is my favorite season. It’s such a fun and festive time, and I also enjoy the weather, the fashion, and the decor, but the fall and winter seasons can be the worst when it comes to sinus pain and pressure! There’s the coughing, the stuffy and runny nose, sneezing, and headache pain.

Do you suffer from allergies or frequent colds? What is your most bothersome symptom?

For me personally, the thing I hate worse about cold and allergy season is getting a stuffy nose. It is so terrible not being able to breathe and constantly needing a tissue, and it is even worse at bed time when you are trying to sleep and cannot breathe. I try to use medicine such as Sudafed, and I prop myself up with pillows and try to breathe through my mouth, but it can still be very bothersome.

And the other thing I hate is the headaches that can accompany sinus pressure. I already suffer from frequent migraines, and so sinus pressure can easily bring on a pounding headache for me, which makes it even more difficult to sleep or get any work done during the day.

Check out the infographic below to see what sinus sufferers had to say about their sinus troubles.

Sudafed cares about allergy and cold sufferers and wants to know what you think. Sudafed invites you to join the discussion about Sinus Pressure and Pain on their Facebook Page. How does sinus trouble make you feel? How do you find relief? Go over and like their page to share your thoughts and find out what others are saying.

While I was there I found a few useful tips such as taking a hot shower, placing a hot towel on your head, and keeping a humidifier in your room.

While you are there you can also “open up” about how sinus pain and pressure makes you feel with Sudafed’s OPEN UP™ App. Using the app, you can create a picture of how colds and allergies make you feel, and then you will get a money saving coupon for Sudafed!

Here’s a screen shot of the picture I created:

Check out your local retailers for Sudafed products for children and adults and “open up” your sinuses this fall.

Sudafed knows that suffering from sinus pressure and pain can leave individuals feeling crushed, beat down, congested and even squeezed, desperately looking for a way to OPEN UP. Serious sinus sufferers are invited to creatively share how their sinus pain and pressure looks and feels to them by using Sudafed’s OPEN UP™ application on Facebook.

Then, beginning on December 2, the Sudafed Facebook community will vote for one of five finalist sketches that best illustrates the pains of sinus pressure. The winner will receive $5,000 and a chance to have their work included in a Sudafed advertising campaign. For more information, visit the Sudafed Facebook page.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sudafed.

Filed Under: health, product review Tagged With: allergies, cold, medicine, sinuses, sudafed

Kleenex – An Allergy Season Must Have + 12 Allergy Season Tips

October 28, 2013 1 Comment

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Kleenex but all my opinions are my own. #KleenexAllergy #pmedia http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO.

If your family is like mine, since the start of October you’ve been hearing a lot of the following sounds: “Sneeze. Sneeze. Cough. Sniffle. Sniffle.” This means allergy season is in full swing! The weather here has just started to cool down and change in the last couple of weeks, and since then we’ve been starting to experience seasonal allergy and cold symptoms. I try to avoid the cool weather all together to keep myself well, but when you have men working outside and kids doing outdoor activities, not mention all the outdoor fall events going on, it doesn’t exactly help to combat the problem.

For this reason, I like to have plenty of Kleenex on hand. Their products are a great value, coming in 2-ply and 3-ply sheets, and they are very soft to the touch. Kleenex also has very stylish packaging if you’re looking for something to blend in with your home decor.

I recently made a trip to Target to stock up on Kleenex products. They have individual boxes as well as multiple pack boxes so that you can have a box for every room or just stock up for the winter, and they also have pocket packs, which are perfect for when your on-the-go.

Place these in your pocket, purse, suit case, back pack, glove box, or office drawer so you can fight allergies no matter where you are!

Today I’m sharing a few tips on how you can help your family to fight allergy season this year.

1. Keep bedding and carpets cleaned regularly.

2. Keep air filters changed out every 6 weeks (or even more often if you have pets or other potential allergens).

3. Take over-the-counter antihistamines.

4. Drink plenty of fluids, including water and juices that are high in vitamin C.

5. Drink hot chicken broth or eat chicken soup.

6. Drink herbal teas such as ginger tea, peppermint tea, green tea, chamomile, or tea with honey.

7. Irrigate the nasal passages with a neti pot or other saline product.

8. Take an NSAID or other pain relief product for headaches associated with allergies and sinus pressure.

9. Take hot showers or a hot bath, or drape a towel over your head and sit over a bowl of hot boiling water or a vaporizer.

10. Brush and bathe pets regularly and clean litter box to limit pet allergens.

11. Take multivitamins and other anti-allergy supplements, recommended by your doctor.

12. Avoid smoke, fumes, air pollution, and other things that cause your allergies to flare up.

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Filed Under: health Tagged With: allergy, kleenex

Bedtime with Arm & Hammer and a $100 Visa Giveaway

October 8, 2013 55 Comments

It’s time for part 2 of our post series brought to you by Arm & Hammer. This month’s theme is Bedtime with Arm & Hammer. Members of the Arm & Hammer Influencer Network received a great little package (pictured above) with products to help me get ready for bedtime. Included in my package were two products from Arm & Hammer: the Spinbrush ProClean Sonic and a tube of Sensitive Toothpaste from the makers of Orajel.

As someone who’s had her fair share of dental problems, I was really excited to try out the Spinbrush. The Spinbrush ProClean Sonic is clinically proven to remove up to 95% of plaque in hard-to-reach places, and its dynamic fluid action cleans in between teeth. It also has bristles that fade over time, so you know when to change it out, and they have replaceable heads, so you do not have to buy a whole new unit every time. Plus, the Spinbrush comes with a free refill head, saving you even more money and time before you have to buy replacements!

I was also happy to try Arm & Hammer Sensitive from the makers of Orajel. I have the occasional tooth sensitivity and pain, so I like using toothpastes that are especially for sensitivity. Arm & Hammer Sensitive is great for this, taking care of tooth and nerve sensitivity. It is a maximum strength product with flouride for anticavity protection, and baking soda for whitening. Since it’s made with baking soda, it does have a bit of baking soda aftertaste, but it is not too overwhelming, and it also has mint flavors that covers up some of the baking soda taste.

All in all, I was happy with both of these products and would definitely recommend them to you and your family.

For information on Arm & Hammer’s products, tips and hints, FAQs, and consumer reviews, visit the Arm & Hammer Website and their Facebook page.

Also, find out where to buy Arm & Hammer products and sign up for the Arm & Hammer Savings Center for coupons and more!

Giveaway! One Simply Sweet Home reader will win a prize pack featuring the 2-3 ARM & HAMMER products featured today AND One (1) $100 Visa Gift Card for purchasing more ARM & HAMMER products.

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Disclosure: I’m a member of the Arm & Hammer Influencer Network. I received products for review and compensation for this post. The opinions are my own.

Filed Under: Beauty, health, product review Tagged With: arm & hammer

The Cottonelle Care Routine #Letstalkbums #Ad

September 16, 2013 Leave a Comment

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cottonelle.

Bathroom habits aren’t usually a topic we discuss here at Simply Sweet Home, but Cottonelle is partnering up with journalist Cherry Healy to encourage everyone to talk about their bathroom routines and their bums, and today I’m joining the conversation. You can also join the conversation by checking out the Cottonelle Facebook page.

The Cottonelle Care Routine revolves around two products: Cottonelle FreshCare Flushable Cleansing Cloths and Cottonelle Ultra ComfortCare Tissue.

Have you ever used wipes? If you have not, then the idea of using these may seem a little odd at first, but after you get used to the idea, the use of the product becomes second nature, just like using a moist towelette to clean your hands. And come to think of it, if you use baby wipes for your baby’s bottom, why stop when they are out of diapers? We should all be able to feel fresh and clean.

The Cottonelle wipes are really great! They have a nice, clean scent. They are thick and strong but also have a soft texture, and they really leave you feeling refreshed and very clean. Cottonelle has also made recent improvements to the product packaging for their wipes. Unlike other wipes that come in a container similar to baby wipes, their new containers are more like a canister, which blends in better with the bathroom decor. And because the new product packaging allows for the wipes to pulled out of the top so that air doesn’t get to them, they won’t dry out. So that means no waste!

You will also love Cottonelle toilet paper. It has a great texture, and is strong and thick, so you don’t have to use a lot. Again, no waste!

Go to your local grocery store and other retailers to find Cottonelle flushable wipes and toilet paper, so you can get that extra clean and fresh feeling every day!

Cottonelle wants to get you talking about your bum and on a better way to clean “down there” by using the Cottonelle Clean Routine. By combining the use of Cottonelle Toilet Paper and Cottonelle Flushable Cleansing Cloths, the Cottonelle Clean Routine is a revolutionary way to keep your bum cleaner.

Are you ready? Don’t be shy! Visit http://www.facebook.com/cottonelle to learn more about the Cottonelle Clean Routine and join the clean routine conversation.

Filed Under: Beauty, health, product review Tagged With: bath, bathroom

Easy Breathing with Arm & Hammer

August 27, 2013 1 Comment

With the coming fall season, comes cold, flu, and yes— allergies! (Although quite honestly, around my house allergies can attack at any time! They don’t need a season!)

Today I’m teaming up with Arm & Hammer to share a couple of their products that can help you fight allergies. As part of the Arm & Hammer Influencer Network, my kitty cats and I received an Easy Breathing with Arm & Hammer package.

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Filed Under: health, Pets, product review Tagged With: allergies, arm & hammer, cats

Accelerating Muscle Recovery So You Can Stay Active

May 1, 2013 Leave a Comment

If you’ve recently started a rigorous workout routine and your muscles are already feeling fatigued and sore, you might want to take it easy. Research says that your muscles take more time to repair themselves if you’re not allowing enough time for recovery in-between strenuous workouts. Attending high intensity classes are excellent for your health, but they can be hard on your muscles. Allow enough time for recovery by eating the right foods, resting, and taking supplements such as L- glutamine and your muscles will be able to handle your workout routine in no time.

Enough Time to Recover

Are you providing your muscles enough time for recovery in between each workout? If you’re not, this should be important, especially if your workouts are rigorous or you are feeling some extra tightness in certain muscle groups. Resting in-between high intensity workouts will allow your muscles time to heal, as opposed to causing an ongoing injury.

Add L Glutamine to Your Supplement List

If you’re currently not taking L glutamine supplements now is a good time to add them to your daily vitamins. Since glutamine is one of the most common amino acids found in the body and more specifically muscle tissues, it is a pertinent fuel that assists with muscle contraction. Many sports trainers will recommend that you take L glutamine supplements before and after working out so that your glutamine levels don’t drop low. If your levels drop low this could mean muscle injury or not allowing your muscles enough time to repair. Add glutamine to your daily vitamin list and allow your muscles to recover daily.

Stretch Sore Muscles

Another key to muscle recovery is stretching muscles that are sore. Most trainers will tell you that you should not stretch unless you have warmed up at the gym or wherever you are working out first, which is generally the case. Stretch your muscles after you exercise if you know some muscle groups tend to get tighter than others. Begin with shallow stretches and increase to a deeper stretch depending on how your muscles are feeling that day. Taking certain precautions daily will allow you to maintain a great workout schedule without causing injury to your muscles.

Sierra is a freelance writer who enjoys working out without causing harm to her muscles. She stretches and takes L glutamine so that she can stay in great shape.

Filed Under: health Tagged With: fitness, supplement

Look to the Future: Building Blocks for Many Healthy Years

April 15, 2013 1 Comment

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Advertisers will tell you that it’s important to live in the moment, which is good advice as you’re raising your kids. Longing for the past and lamenting the future will rob you of those daily moments of contentment as your kids grow up. However, when it comes to your own personal health, it’s important to both live in the moment and look to the future to set up some best practices in your world today to invest in a long and healthy life.

Glucosamine and Running

For healthy joints, glucosamine is a must-have. It relieves the pain of osteoarthritis as you get older, allowing for an active, healthy lifestyle. Osteoarthritis is a high risk for all women. Glucosamine, available through Seven Seas, helps repair the joint cartilage that can break down as a result of age or overuse of joints from long-term, high-impact exercise. If you’re a runner or enjoy other forms of high-impact exercise, start taking glucosamine before you have problems.

Glucosamine and Strength-Training

Though glucosamine is important for those who indulge in high-impact exercise, it’s also important for those at risk or osteoarthritis who wish to do any sort of activity pain-free. The breakdown of the cartilage can also affect your ability to participate in other activities, including strength training. It’s important in your young life to begin and maintain a strength-training routine. Osteoporosis can begin to set in at an early age, even if you don’t feel its effects until you’re older. Strength-training helps prevent it, as well as other injuries as you age. To keep your joints functioning well enough to strength-train for a long time to come, be sure to take your glucosamine.

Other Healthy Habits

Be sure to drink enough water every day, limit your caffeine intake, and take your vitamins. It’s these routine things that add up over time to build a healthy lifestyle and support your health late in life. If you’re experiencing any ailments, such as back pain, be sure to address these issues earlier in life rather than later. Your bones are typically much more resilient at a young age, and it’s easier for chiropractors or other doctors to work their magic if you’re younger — and it will cost you less in the long run. It’s also easier to establish and maintain a workout routine when you’re in your thirties than it is in your forties. It’s not impossible to start a healthy routine late in life, and it’s still vitally important. However, earlier is better when it comes to your health. Check your daily calcium intake, and if you’re like most women, you aren’t getting enough. Consider taking a calcium supplement in addition to striving to eat healthy each day.

Paige One writes about a variety of topics – including health!

Filed Under: health

Greenie Tots Review

February 25, 2013 1 Comment

It’s difficult to find meals that are fast, convenient, delicious, and healthy, especially when you are trying to feed kids. Greenie Tots is a line of microwaveable meals that satisfies all these requirements. Their meals can be prepared in 5 minutes are less. Each is 100% meatless and contains no artificial colors or flavors and no high fructose corn syrup.

There are 5 varieties available. They include:

Cauliflower Rice with Chik’n
Pasta & Spinach Marinara with Meat-Style Grounds
Mac and Cheese with Peas
Chik’n, Cheese & Spinach Quesadillas with Mixed Vegetables
Cheeseburger Quesadillas with Sweet Potato Fries

I got two try a couple of Greenie Tots entrees. I selected Cauliflower Rice with Chik’n and the Mac and Cheese with Peas. Both were delicious!

The Cauliflower Rice with Chik’n. It contains a soy-free meatless chick’n that, in my opinion, tasted just as good as the real thing. And it had a great mixture of long grain white rice and vegetables. If you are a fan of stir-fry, I think you would love love this. I didn’t even season mine, because the flavor was so good I didn’t see a need. And it was also a good portion size for me.

As for the Mac and Cheese with Peas, I liked it as well. The Mac and Cheese was especially good! It is made with a blend of five organic cheeses and milk, and it tasted just as good as other mac & cheese products I’ve bought in the past. As for the peas, I did season those a bit, to give them a little bit of flavor, I thought they were a great compliment to the Mac & Cheese, and I think kids will love this meal.

I think the other selections looks great as well. For instance, I’d love to try the quesadillas!

Which meal would you like to try?

And what’s most important to you when you’re shopping for frozen entree? Flavor? Healthy? Kid friendly? Price? Something else?

Disclosure: I received product samples for review purposes; however, the opinions are my own.

Filed Under: casseroles and quick meals, health, product review Tagged With: convenience foods