Join Me in Taking the 21-Day Oral Care Challenge with Listerine

Disclosure: “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.”

Let’s be honest, there is never enough hours in a day, and I am usually happy just to get my teeth brushed.  This is why when I was asked to take the Listerine 21-Day Oral Care Challenge, I knew it was not only a challenge I needed to do for myself and my family, but on that would be a true challenge.

What is the 21-Day Challenge?  It is a pledge to brush, floss and rinse with LISTERINE^® Antiseptic twice a day for 21 days!!  Yes, I know it sounds easy, but I know it will be harder than it sounds.

Now that you know what the challenge consists of, lets talk about why you should join me.  Did you know that brushing misses 75% of your mouth?  Seriously!!  That might be the only fact that I need to keep me on track.  Although I might still need a calendar in the bathroom to remind myself.

There are a few reasons why I chose to participate in this challenge, other than the obvious.  First of all, gum issues run in my family and my mom had to recently have gum surgery.  I would really like to avoid this in my future.  Secondly, my oldest has braces and I had him start using Listerine as a way to make sure his teeth were getting cleaned underneath his braces.  Lastly, I find it is a great way to keep my children’s mouths clean and free of germs.

Want to join me?  Head to you local Target and purchase the following:

• LISTERINE^® Antiseptic
• LISTERINE^® SMART RINSE^®
• LISTERINE^® WHITENING^® Original Gel Fluoride Anticavity Toothpaste
• REACH^® Floss

Now that you are ready to participate, lets have some fun!  Take a “Swish Selfie” and post it to the LISTERINE^® Brand’s Facebook page.  For every selfie, Listerine 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!

Want to learn more?  Be sure to join the #Listerine Twitter Party, which will take place on Tuesday, February 25th at noon ET.

Be sure to check back and here how my challenge is going!