Lovelies, did you know that brushing alone misses 75 percent of your mouth, leaving millions of germs behind?! Ack!

Some of you are probably thinking “Yeah, well, I brush my teeth enough and that seems to do it for me… I don’t have time to floss.” That was also my opinion of brushing/flossing/rinsing about six months ago. Unfortunately, brushing alone doesn’t do anything to prevent tartar buildup in between your teeth and beneath your gumline. The only thing that will do the trick and prevent Periodontitis (when bacteria gets into your gums and causes your teeth to eventually loosen and fall out) is flossing at least once a day. After several recent trips to the dentist and several hundreds of dollars that I’ve just spent on deep cleaning to remove the plaque and tartar buildup, you bet that I’m flossing at least once a day from now on.

To be honest, I never really thought that my teeth looked that bad at all until they showed me the pictures and x-rays. It was pretty horrifying. It cleared up the skin around my mouth, my frequent headaches stopped and I never in a million years thought it had anything to do with keeping my teeth and mouth clean.

Don’t ever think that it’s too late to start an oral care routine! Once I began flossing and rinsing, along with brushing twice a day, the dentist told me that the problems were starting to clear up already – within a matter of weeks!

We’re really excited to partner with Listerine to bring you this week’s giveaway. We’re giving away one “Your Mouth Matters” prize pack to encourage readers to begin (if you haven’t already) an oral care routine. Brushing, flossing and rinsing are healthy habits for maximum health and beauty.

The prize pack has all the oral care tools you need, along with accessories and products to help get you ready for a fresh fall including:

·         New LISTERINE® ULTRACLEAN™ that cleans virtually 100 percent of your mouth. This is the only leading mouthwash to contain an anti-tartar ingredient giving you that long-lasting dentist clean feeling up to three times longer than brushing alone.


·         New LISTERINE® WHITENING® Original Gel that not only whitens teeth and controls tartar to help prevent stains, but also provides several healthy mouth benefits by restoring enamel, strengthening teeth and protecting teeth against cavities by providing fluoride.

·         Variety of other oral care products (REACH® By Design Toothbrushes, REACH® Floss) to help complete the oral care routine of brushing ,flossing and rinsing with a therapeutic mouthwash twice a day.

·         Fabulous lip care products for a chic smile this season.

·         A $25 Walmart gift card to stock up on all our LISTERINE® products to keep smiles shining all year round!

Here’s how to enter the giveaway:

Comment below letting us know what’s your favorite toothpaste.

The giveaway ends Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 6p.m. EST. We’ll randomly choose 1 reader (in North America) to receive the prize pack.

Best of luck, Lovelies!

xoxo,
The Lovelyish Team