Company: Reckitt Benckiser / Lysol
Item Reviewed: Lysol Disinfecting Spray and Wipes
Item Given Away: Lysol Disinfecting Spray and Wipes
Start Date: May 12
End Date: May 26

The beginning of spring means allergy season is in high gear, so I wanted to let you know that LYSOL can now help control indoor allergens to help keep your family healthy year-round.

Allergy flare-ups are often attributed to the allergens outside your front door. However, did you know that the same allergens are found on surfaces inside 75 million homes across America? According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), some of the most common indoor allergens, include dust mites, mold and household pets.

Some easy ways to reduce allergy suffering in the home include:

• Reduce Pet Dander – Decrease your exposure to pet dander by keeping your pet out of your bedroom, since this is typically the room in which people spend a majority of their time.
• Wrap Things Up – Put fabric covers over common dust mite hideouts such as pillows, mattresses and sofa cushions and wash bedding often.
• Clear the Air – Prevent pollen from entering your home by keeping windows and doors closed during peak allergy season. Air filters are also considered useful for helping clear the air of lingering allergens triggers.
• Wipe Down Surfaces – Be sure to frequently clean hard surfaces to get rid of allergens in your home. Use LYSOL Disinfecting Wipes to remove 90% of pollen particles and dust mite debris, in addition to killing 99.9% of illness-causing bacteria. Also use LYSOL Disinfectant Spray to kill the source of mold allergens on hard, non-porous surfaces.
• Avoid Mold Spores – To help reduce mold: use an air conditioner in humid climates and avoid the use of humidifiers in dry climates. Also, run the bathroom fan or open the window when showering.
• Talk to Your Doctor – It is important to talk to your doctor about whether or not allergy testing, medications, and/or other measures are recommended.

My Thoughts

There are a few products that are stand outs from my childhood. Lysol is definitely one of them. I remember the doorknobs being sprayed if we were sick and touched one and it is a product that I have used throughout my adult life as well. When I was a kid I couldn’t understand why the adults around me always used Lysol, but as a parent I now know. You don’t want germs in your house and it certainly comes in hand during allergy season, when all those nasty flares ups occur. Thanks to Lysol I no longer have to worry about that! Keep your family healthy with Lysol, I do!

I have been given the opportunity to giveaway the Lysol products shown above to one Dirty Shirt reader to help protect your family from germs and allergens. Please see rules below to enter today!

Giveaway

• MAIN RULE – Tell me in comments what your favorite spring time activity is. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
• 1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment.
• 1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter (button in header) and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment.
• 1 Extra Entry – Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste – @Jentifa is giving away a Lysol Home Allergen Prize Pack! Check it out here http://bit.ly/aYD0gN . Then come back and leave the direct link to your tweet (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.
• 1 Extra Entry – Friend me on Google Friend Connect on sidebar and leave a separate comment that you did.
• 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog.

This giveaway will run through midnight on May 26, with winner being announced the morning of May 27. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

Company: Lysol
Item Reviewed: Lysol No-Touch Hand Soap System
Item Given Away: Lysol N0-Touch Hand Soap System
Start Date: March 11
End Date: March 25

Now there is a revolutionary way to help keep hands healthy. Introducing the new LYSOL® Healthy Touch™ No-Touch Hand Soap System. It helps stop the spread of bacteria because it automatically senses your hands and dispenses antibacterial soap with germ-killing power, killing 99.9% of bacteria.

For use in your kitchen or bathroom, the soap refills are enriched with moisturizing ingredients and are available in three fresh scents. The healthy way to wash your hands. Use LYSOL® Healthy Touch™ No-Touch Hand Soap System, to kill 99.9% of the following bacteria:

• E.coli
• MRSA
• Pseudomonas
• Strep
• VRE
• Staphylococcus

Starter Kit includes:

• one dispenser
• one hand soap refill
• four AA batteries

Starter Systems available in 2 scents:

• Soothing Cucumber Splash
• Cleansing Green Tea & Ginger

Hand Soap Refills – Antibacterial hand soap refills are enriched with moisturizing ingredients, and available in three great scents:

• Soothing Cucumber Splash
• Cleansing Green Tea & Ginger
• Refreshing Grapefruit Essence

My Thoughts

I love new inventions and while this is not a new one it is new to Lysol and it is one that I am absolutely loving. Anything that allows me to not touch things that are covered in germs is a winner in my book. I am using my review dispenser in the kitchen and it helps in not only keeping my hands germ free but the cleaning process is so much easier, especially when it comes to helping my toddler wash her hands. I no longer have to struggle to hold her, turn the water on and get soap in her hand. Now I just activate it by placing her hand underneath and the soap comes out on its own. I love this new dispenser so much that I will be buying one for each bathroom as well. The Lysol No-Touch Hand Soap System gets thumbs up from my entire family!

How would you like to win your very own Starter Kit? If you would like to have this in your kitchen or bathroom then please see rules below to enter today.

Giveaway

• MAIN RULE – Tell me in comments which of the three scents (Cucumber Splash, Cleansing Green Tea & Ginger or Refreshing Grapefruit Essence) you would like to try out . (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
• 1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment.
• 1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter (button in subscribe section on the right sidebar) and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment.
• 1 Extra Entry – Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste – @Jentifa is giving away a Lysol No-Touch Hand Soap Starter Kit! Check it out here http://bit.ly/9Akf4Z. Then come back and leave the direct link to your tweet (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.
• NEW – 1 Extra Entry – Friend me on Google Friend Connect on sidebar and leave a separate comment that you did.
• 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog.

This giveaway will run through midnight on March 25, with winner being announced the morning of March 26. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

With kids heading back to school, parents need be prepared for what’s being sent home with their children. And we’re not talking homework – we’re talking germs. I have seen it first hand with my nephew who started school a week ago, and within that time he caught something, brought it home to his mom, dad and sister and prevented them from interacting with my family over the Labor Day weekend. Scary thing was my sister received a phone call from his school saying they had three confirmed cases of the Swine Flu. Thankfully all checked out well for them, but the fact remains, kids bring germs home! You can help protect your children and your family with these following tips by Dr. Laura Jana, a pediatrician, mother of three school aged-children and owner of an educational daycare center.

• The Health administration is predicting a very serious cold and flu season, so teach your children about healthy hygiene habits before they go back to school and get exposed to classroom germs, like MRSA or H1N1 virus. Check out the new educational Web Site for kids, developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at www.oopkids.com. This kid-friendly Web site is designed to educate children about healthy hygiene habits and safety routines. This Web site is an expansion from an existing health campaign with the CDC – Ounce of Prevention.
• Send school germs packing by encouraging your children to drop their book bags, take off their shoes and leave their coats at the door when they walk in. Send them straight to the sink to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds (long enough to sing Happy Birthday twice!) while you spray their bags with Lysol Disinfectant Spray to help kill bacteria they may have picked up from the school bus, the playground or the classroom. Lysol Disinfectant Spray effectively kills 99.9% of bacteria on soft surfaces, including the family couch! For more information, check out the Lysol Back to School Information Center.

LYSOL® Disinfectant Spray is an EPA registered disinfectant that kills more than 99.9% of illness causing bacteria and viruses including H1N1, the common cold and staph MRSA. Unlike other sanitizing products which only kill bacteria on hard surfaces, LYSOL® Disinfectant Spray is also approved to kill 99.9% of illness-causing bacteria on soft surfaces. It even works to control the growth of mold and mildew, among the most common type of allergens, on surfaces you seldom think of like plastic shower curtains. No wonder it’s the #1 brand recommended by pediatricians.

LYSOL® Disinfectant Spray can be used throughout your home on surfaces such as: doorknobs • telephones • counter tops • sinks • garbage cans • diaper pails • toilet areas • faucets • couches/sofas • mattresses • pillows • upholstery • backpacks

Use LYSOL® Disinfectant Spray to eliminate the following bacteria, fungi and viruses on hard non-porous surfaces*:

Viruses: Influenza • Rhinovirus (the leading cause of the common cold) • Rotavirus (the leading cause of infectious diarrhea in children) • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) (the leading cause of lower respiratory infection in children)

Bacteria: Staph MRSA and Strep • E.Coli • Salmonella • Campylobacter

Fungi: Athlete’s Foot Fungus • Mold • Mildew

For use in your kitchen, bathroom and all over the house to protect your family, LYSOL® Disinfecting Wipes 4in1 with Micro- Lock™ are the convenient way to clean and disinfect your household surfaces. Each pre-moistened disposable wipe kills 99.9% of germs — even the bacteria that cause odors — where you use it. No bottles, no sponges, no mess. Effective disinfecting has never been faster or easier.

Help prevent the spread of germs in your home. Use LYSOL® Disinfecting Wipes 4in1 with Micro-Lock™ to disinfect commonly touched surfaces where viruses and bacteria can collect and be picked up upon contact, like:
• doorknobs • telephones • faucets • fixtures • appliance handles

Use LYSOL® Disinfecting Wipes 4in1 to kill 99.9%* of the following bacteria and viruses:

Bacteria: Staph • Salmonella • E.Coli

Viruses: Influenza A

I use Lysol products in my home all the time. I , just like everyone, hates to be sick, mainly because I am never sick alone, nope, there is always a kid sick at the same time, or god forbid my husband is sick at the same time, and then I still have to do my mom job! But I also don’t like seeing anyone sick, kids are so sad when they are sick (hubby’s too). So I do my part and try to protect them by using Lysol to sanitize and disinfect everything I can use it on.

I have been given the ability for 2 Dirty Shirt readers to each win a 12.5 oz Lysol Disinfectant Spray and two 40 ct. canisters of Lysol Disinfecting Wipes – one for home and one to send to the classroom. If you would like to win please see rules below to enter…

Giveaway

• MAIN RULE – Check out the Lysol product page here and then tell me in comments what product you use in your home. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
• 1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment
• 1 Extra Entry – Favorite The Dirty Shirt in Technorati and leave your name (I will be checking) in a separate comment
• 1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter (button in subscribe section on on the right sidebar) and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment.
• 1 Extra Entry – Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste – @Jentifa is giving away a Lysol Back To School Package! Check it out here http://tinyurl.com/l7yjf8. Then come back and leave the direct link to your tweet (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.
• 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog.

This giveaway will run through midnight on September 24, with winner being announced the morning of September 25. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.