Toothbrush, toothpaste and mouth wash......

Every now and then I qualify to test and review things through BZZ Agent  Just recently I was contacted to try and review the Crest Pro Health range of products.

They sent me a package of toothpaste, a toothbrush and some mouthwash (more than what is in the photograph.)

I have been trying these for a couple of weeks now and these are my thoughts.

LOVE, LOVE the toothbrush.  It has some white plastic things on the side of the brush that sort of massage and help clean the gums.  They are so soft and comfortable and it makes me want to clean my teeth longer.  I know strange eh?  I will be buying this type of toothbrush exclusively from now on.  The handle is also chunky which makes it a lot easier to hold when you have stiff fingers in the morning from arthritis.

The toothpaste is good, lovely fresh minty taste and not at all pasty.  I am very lucky that I don't suffer from bad breath, or at least no one has ever told me I have bad breath, but my mouth feels fresh for a while after brushing.  I haven't really noticed if my teeth are any whiter but as I am a big tea drinker the whitening aspect of the toothpaste is probably fighting a loosing battle with the tea anyhow.

I did test the mouthwash but as I am not a fan of mouthwash anyway, so it wasn't going to score big with me.  But in all fairness it tasted fine and did the trick, but I won't be using it again as all that gargling isn't me.

So out of the three products, the toothbrush gets a 10 out of 10 and I am converted.  The toothpaste gets an 8 out of 10 as that was fine.  The mouthwash I am not going to score even though I did try it, dh did use it and he gave it a 10 out of 10 for the freshness and how fresh his mouth felt afterwards.

Have you tried any of these products?  

Oh and I should add I DO NOT FLOSS either, that is just plain icky, icky, icky.  I do go to the dentist every six months though and for my age my teeth are fine.

Photos.......

Dd sent me a photo of the cake she made for her boyfriends birthday.  This is the first time she has ever used fondant.  For her first attempt I think she did a fine job.  She is going to make one for her dad for next Saturday (18th), so I'll take photos of that as well.

We went to a place called St. Jacobs on Friday for a look around, as it's been a few years since we have been; and goodness me the place has changed an awful lot.  Including the building of the restaurant below.  We had lunch there and I have to say it was really good.   Here is a link to the restaurants website  I felt a bit guilty dining there though, as we normally eat at a family restaurant in the town called Harvest Moon, but have to say we really did enjoy Jack's.

It must have been laundry day around St. Jacobs on Friday, I know it was at The Acreage, but I had no where near as much laundry on the line as this person.  By the way I took this from the car as we drove by.  It was a Mennonite farm with no electricity.

All these pumpkins were for sale on the side of the road, again I took this from the car.  I must look in my pumpkin patch to see what is happening there.

We had an enjoyable day out and we were home by 4pm.  After doing my ironing though, we went and did grocery shopping, basically just to get it over with.

My poor tummy is suffering from taking the pain meds, so me and the toilet are very close companions at the moment.........don't think I will go into anymore detail!!  Roll on Wednesday when it will all be sorted out!

I did NOT have a good day on Monday....

Dh put the blade on the brush cutter for me, so I tried it out and this is what happened to me:

I caught the blade on something and something flew up from it, cutting my arm, there is a hole in my arm now.  I was lucky it didn't hit the vein where the butchers nurses draw blood from.  It's sore {SIGH}.  That bloody brush cutter is dangerous, I think I need to wear full body armour next time.  So I obviously gave up on that job!

I managed to wreck the blades on lawn tractor by running over a stone, so as you can guess dh is just thrilled about that {{SIGH}}!

I made steak for supper on Saturday night.  I am not a fan of steak and have a terrible time chewing it for some reason?  Anyhow, I have ended up with chronic toothache in the back tooth next to the one I had out.......{{{SIGH}}}  I refuse to have the tooth out, as that will mean I will have no back teeth on my right side of my mouth and I will have to start and eat flipping pureed baby food next..........give me strength.....

I called to make an appointment for my feet to get my orthotics.  They are going to cost $460 {{{{SIGH}}}} I did ask if they were gold plated at that price!  Oh and the earliest appointment I could get is for the 25th of May, so I guess I'll keep wearing my crocs.

I also called Sears on Monday to schedule an appointment for my yearly maintenance on the fridge.  I only have it done, as I get a free filter for the water dispenser.  Anyhow, they are coming on Wednesday between 8am until 8pm.  I asked them if they could narrow it down, but no they couldn't.  I told them I would be in the garden all day, so the guy would have to look for me, as I wasn't sitting in the house all day waiting for him.  It took me nearly 20 minutes to sort this out, they are painfully slow {{{{{SIGH}}}}}

So all in all I will be glad to see the back of Monday!

I am thinking of joining the circus this week in my column at the Eden Valley Messenger, just in case you're interested.......