Soft Scrub Review and Giveaway

 

I had the awesome opportunity of trying out Soft Scrub's new Total Bath & Bowl and All Purpose with Bleach foam/spray cleaners! Now, in all honesty, I am allergic to any household cleaners that have a scent, strong chemicals, anything. The way we tested this, was I took before photos, left the house, let my HUSBAND try out the sprays and I came back and took after photos once the house cleared out! I have to say, I was impressed. My husband doesn't always clean to my satisfaction, so the dirty drains were not as clean as I would have liked, but with how he cleans, this product is awesome! The foam sprays really did a lot of the work by themselves! When I first got these in the mail, my initial thought was that the chemical smell would linger in the house way too long and the sinks would not be any cleaner than before, but they looked fantastic! I love the Soft Scrub brand and I know their products are amazing, but I grew up with the actual scrub so I really did not know what to expect of the new sprays. I like them! The only thing I was not fond of was that something in our sink caused a chemical reaction with the spray and left some black gunk around the drain. With another cleaning this pretty much went away, but I would have rather had to clean it only once. Our sink looks nice and clean and shiny now though! Check out the before and after pics for our bathroom sink which tends to get a lot of rust and grime in it from our water:



Before

After

I love that even though the Soft Scrub foam/spray contains bleach, it is fairly gentle. I alo love that you can choose a fine mist OR a thick foam depending on what the cleaning job needs! I have always been a fan of foams as they are more fun to clean with and they really do a great job and will stay more to the area you are working rather than a spray that gets everywhere. Since Soft Scrub Total has both, it makes this product so versatile with your personal preference and specific needs! I know that when I can use sprays (as I mentioned, usually free and clear sprays,) I will accidentally tip the container upside down to get into hard-to-reach places and am always disappointed when nothing comes out. Well, you can even spray with the bottle upside down! How neat is that?

For those of you wondering, as I know some of you do not use bleach, the only one of these that comes with bleach is the one that states it! Since bleach mixed with ammonia is a toxic combination, this may be the way to go if you use a lot of products that contain ammonia regularly. You can use Soft Scrub Total all around your house, not just in the bathroom; try it on your stovetop, kitchen sink, your bathtub, and get creative! Let me know where you Soft Scrub! Take a photo of someplace in your home that could use Soft Scrub Total and post it on my Facebook wall!

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Disclaimer: I am a Purex Insider and received a free product for my review! These views are my own and were not at all influenced by the party who gave me this opportunity.

Combat Source Kill Review/Giveaway

Where we live, there are SO many bugs it's ridiculous! I am used to being outdoors and having a lot of bugs certain times of the year, being from Wisconsin, but here they are all year-round and there are a lot of them. Every day we find new bugs...it's sickening! We recently found out that there is a gap in the seal on our door and it was letting in a stream of ants...disgusting! That's when we grabbed out the Combat (perfect since we are on a military base, by the way.) We put the ant gels inside to kill the ants in the house then cleaned up the floor (to get rid of their sticky footprints that lead more ants in) and put a couple of the ant baits outside of the door on the patio to stop the aunts before they came inside. The aunt problem was eliminated right away! I was in awe! I still had to clean everything down to erase their tracks, but the Combat really did work so we now keep two little ant baits outside of our patio door at all times to make sure we don't have another ant raid inside of our house. After all, with the economy like it is, we need the food for us, not to feed the ants. They can find plenty of food outside!
The Combat Source Kill Max Ant Gel contains Fipronil which is great for killing ants fast, say, if you find a batch by your oven. This will kill the ants right at the spot, but will not eliminate the problem completely as you will still have the rest of the ants to deal with. Combat recommends that you place the Ant Gels near the trails or openings where the ants are entering such as by cabinets, doors, and cracks in the floor and walls.
The Combat Source Kill Max Ant Bait, on the other hand, will not kill the ants immediately, but will act as food to be taken back to the ant hill and fed to the rest of the ants. This allows for the problem to be dealt with at the source, killing the entire colony (including the queen,) where you may not have otherwise found the source to get rid of it. This means that the effect will be long-lasting. The Ant Bait is child-resistant so you don't have to worry about having your little ones playing in and outside of the house when these are set up--something I am thankful about as my son just discovered these outside of our door. This formula is also pretty quick-acting and will not leave any stickiness around your house. I remember growing up we couldn't find a good ant bait in containers so we would put a drop of sticky blue goo on a piece of wax paper and stick those around the house. Needless to say, sometimes we would end up stepping on them. My sister was a toddler, about the age of my son, at that time as well and we always had to watch carefully so she didn't play in it. This is just another thing that makes the Combat Source Kill Ant Gels great!
See how to combat ants in your home!

Congrats Anita L, our Combat winner! So sorry the Rafflecopter isn't announcing winners again. Please contact me as soon as possible with your info so your prize can be sent!

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Disclaimer: I am a Purex Insider and received a free product for my review! These views are my own and were not at all influenced by the party who gave me this opportunity.

Glade Expressions Review

From BzzAgent, I was able to try out the new Glade Expressions collection of home fragrances! Glade Expressions is stronger than the cheapo fragrances and helps to eliminate bad odors in your home! They come in sprays and an adorable oil diffuser. I keep the diffuser in my kitchen, which connects to most every room in the lower part of our house, and I keep the sprays in each of the bathrooms and our house always stays smelling great in spite of having a kitten and toddler running around stinking up the place! Our house is inviting when people come in and the fragrances are not overwhelming like some can be and they don't bother my allergies. My husband LOVES to have fragrances all over the house, so this is GREAT for me. I have stocked up on Glade Expressions...you should see my closet...so I will not run out for a while! I love these! My only complaint is that they got rid of my favorite scents pretty quickly at the stores by me and I would like to see those scents and others back.
For a limited time, print this $4 coupon for the diffuser starter kit (about $5.98 at Target...pair with the $1 Target coupon for Glade products) and this $2 coupon for the spray starter kit (about $2.98 at Target...pair with the $1 Target coupon for Glade products to try free!)


Disclaimer: I am a BzzAgent and received a free product for my review! These views are my own and were not at all influenced by the party who gave me this opportunity.