Listerine Oral Care Challenge - Wrap Up

For the past month, my family has been participating in the Listerine Oral Care Challenge.  We were attempting to establish better oral care habits that would result in healthier, stronger teeth and gums.  We were provided with an assortment of Listerine products to help us with our quest - toothbrushes, floss and flossers, and rinse.


We were pretty good about brushing before we started the challenge (although LJ had room for improvement with brushing in the morning).  The area we really needed to work on was the flossing and rinsing with regularity.  We found that the Listerine Zero really helped in this area since we liked that it did not burn the way our previous rinse did.  Because we liked it, we were more likely to use it.


The flossing got much better as well.  Having it as part of the Listerine challenge made us much more likely to think of it and make sure that it got done.  We aren't perfect in that department, but definitely better.  LJ's brushing in the morning became a regular thing - until winter break hit.  We had managed to make it a part of the before-school-schedule, and as soon as that schedule was disrupted, the brushing suffered.  We will make it a point to get right back on track with it when school resumes and hopefully it will again become a regular part of his morning routine.


They say it takes 21 days for something to become a habit.  We have found this to be true, but also learned that any disruption in a regular schedule can easily derail the progress that has been made.  No worries - we will just stay vigilant for at least another 21 days and re-establish the good habits we had formed!


I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Listerine and received a sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.