The quick and simple answer is Yes, I’m still using the rinse and am really enjoying it! It is so nice to have a clean feeling mouth even after a cup of coffee in the morning.  The more interesting answer is that my husband has actually been using the rinse as well!  And I was really amazed at what he thought!

My husband is a stickler for fresh breath!  From sun up to sun down he almost always has a piece of gum in his mouth.  I think bad breath is one of his pet peeves or fears or something.  But he’s admittedly never used mouth rinse.  He actually started using the Crest Pro-Health rinse when he had a piece of popcorn kernel stuck back by his wisdom tooth.  He saw the rinse sitting on my shelf and thought it might help to get that kernel out.

After that first use he enjoyed how fresh it made his mouth feel that he kept using it.  Of course he didn’t tell me this right away and I was left wondering why my rinse was disappearing so quickly!  After he came clean about using my rinse, he said, “This stuff is crazy! My mouth feels fresh all day!”

A few days later he again said, “Seriously! My teeth no longer feel fuzzy in the afternoon. Even when I forgot to use the rinse the other morning, my teeth still felt clean from using it the day before!”

It takes a lot to impress my husband when it comes to products.  He finds products and routines that he likes and sticks to it.  I would have never believed that he would use mouth rinse.  But now he’s hooked!

As I said, I still like it too. It is really, really nice to have a fresh-feeling mouth when I am up with the baby in the middle of the night.  I really hate morning breath and to have that nasty morning breath feeling at 12am, 3am and 6am…well, it just makes those times a little less fun.  Since I’ve been using the Crest Pro-Health Rinse, that 12am, 3am, and 6am breath isn’t nearly as bad…or at least I don’t think it is.  Baby boy doesn’t really complain about my breath as long as he’s being fed!

What about you? Do you regularly use mouth rinses?

You should know…I wrote this review while participating in a test drive campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Crest and received a sample to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central Consulting sent me a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate. All opinions stated here are my own (and my husband’s).

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For me it is a combination of two things.  If I have these two things each and every day, I feel less zombie-like and just a little more human!  My two must-haves? A hot shower and a minty fresh mouth!

Sounds strange, I know, but somehow the combination of those two things gets me going and keeps me going most of the day.  Granted, I’m still sporting the raccoon look with the dark circles around my eyes, but somehow it’s working for me.

While I’m really only able to get one pretty short shower in the morning, I am figuring out ways to freshen up my mouth throughout the day to give me that little pick-me-up, aside from the typical brushing.

When I’m out and about I just pop in a piece of gum to bring be back to that minty-fresh feeling.  But, when I’m at home, I’ve been turning more towards mouthwash/rinse.  Specifically, I’ve been testing out the Crest® Pro-Health® Invigorating Clean Multi-Protection Rinse.  Phew, that was a mouthful!

Typically I don’t use mouth rinse as a part of my daily routine but I’m eager to see if this will help improve my energy and maybe even curb my snacking!

The ingredients in the Invigorating Clean Multi-Protection Rinse are supposed to “provide an invigorating sensation during use and a lasting cool freshness after use.”  And I must say, it actually does!  It does a great job of eliminating that lingering taste of ‘gold-fish crackers’ from that mid-morning snack with the kids.  And, this is probably my favorite part, the long lasting minty fresh feel is somehow helping me steer clear of the candy and other junk food in my kitchen.  With a minty fresh mouth, I just don’t crave those sweets as much.  Weird, I know!

Of course the idea that it’s killing germs, reducing plaque, and helping to prevent gingivitis is always good, too!

So, I’m going to keep trying the Crest® Pro-Health® Invigorating Clean Multi-Protection Rinse for the next few weeks to see if it, along with my five minute daily shower, can keep me feeling somewhat human until baby boy decides to sleep longer than 2.5 hours at a time!  All else fails, at least I’ll have minty fresh breath and clean teeth! As far as the sleep goes….well, I can always use toothpicks to keep my eyelids open!!!

What are your tricks to feeling a little more human, or at least awake, when you’ve been robbed of sleep…whether that’s from your new little baby or staying up all night partying?

You should know…I wrote this review while participating in a test drive campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Crest and received a sample to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central Consulting sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate. All opinions stated here are my own.

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