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Keep Your Mouth Healthy and Holiday Ready: $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

This time of year is so chaotic; sometimes it seems impossible to get even the most basic tasks done.

Get the kids to school, get my work done, attend whatever special holiday event is going on at the school, pick up the kids, get them to their practices, sneak in some time to shop, get the kids to bed, realize I have some baking to do, then finally fall into bed.

But in the middle of that chaos, I know I still need to take the time to take care of myself. One of my kids told me last night that he was too tired to even brush his teeth and I know that feeling. But, how gross is that? Brushing teeth and doing “swishies” (using mouthwash) are absolute must-do’s. listerine
Can’t imagine doing all that running around with bad breath, plus we always want to take care of our teeth. Brushing alone actually misses 75 percent of your mouth. That’s why it’s essential to rinse with LISTERINE® Antiseptic in order to reach nearly 100 percent of your mouth and kill the germs that cause plaque, gingivitis and bad breath.

I never really thought about what’s in LISTERINE® mouthwash or why it works so well. I just thought of it as that minty stuff that helps after I eat garlic. Clinical data shows that LISTERINE® Antiseptic reduces 52 percent more plaque and 21 percent more gingivitis than brushing and flossing alone.

Essential Oils in LISTERINE® Antiseptic

LISTERINE® Antiseptic actually has the four essential oils that originally came from plant sources that have protected your mouth for more than 100 years. listerine essential oils

  • Eucalyptol – Derived from trees usually found in Australia, this essential oil acts as both an antibacterial and anti-fungal agent.
  • Menthol – Identical to menthol found in natural corn mint, this essential oil is known for its germ killing properties.
  • Thymol – Identical to the thymol in natural thyme and ajowan herb, research continues to demonstrate this essential oil’s effectiveness against bacteria.
  • Methyl Salicylate – Identical to the methyl salicylate in natural wintergreen, this essential oil is also often found in chewing gum due to its fresh flavoring properties.

No other branded mouthwash has this unique, fixed combination formula that kills millions of germs on contact, helping keep your mouth healthy and holiday ready. For more information on LISTERINE®mouthwash, its unique essential oil-based formula, and how you can improve your oral health, visit http://www.listerine.com/products-essential-oils.

$100 VISA Gift Card Giveaway

Leave a comment naming the four essential oils found in LISTERINE® mouthwash to enter for your chance to win a $100 VISA Gift Card.

Sweepstakes Rules:

No duplicate comments.

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

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  2. Tweet (public message) about this promotion; including exactly the following unique term in your tweet message: “#Listerine” and “#SweepstakesEntry”; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
  3. Blog about this promotion, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
  4. For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. The notification e-mail will come directly from BlogHer via the sweeps@blogher.com e-mail address. You will have 72 hours to respond; otherwise a new winner will be selected.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 12/16/14 – 1/15/15.

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Comments

  4. The four essential oils are:
    Eucayptol, Thymol, Menthol, and Menthyl Salicylate

    Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
    Erin
    fairyfractal at gmail dot com

    • Uhhh sorry for the typos in my previous comment! The four essential oils are: Eucalyptol, Thymol, Menthol, Methyl Salicylate.

  16. The four essential oils found in this mouthwash are: Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol, and Methyl Salicylate.

  29. The four essential oils are:
    Eucayptol, Thymol, Menthol, Menthyl salicylate.
    Pretty wonderful!

  31. Eucayptol, Thymol, Menthol, Menthol Salicylate!
    Thanks for the nice giveaway.
    happy Holidays!

  34. The 4 essential oils found in Listerine are: Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol and Methyl Salicylate.

  40. The four essential oils in Listerine are Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol, and Methyl Salicylate. Thanks for the great giveaway!

  48. Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol, and Methyl Salicylate are the four essential oils found in Listerine Mouthwash.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  64. The four essential oils found in Listerine are Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol, and Methyl Salicylate.

  67. Eucalyptol – Derived from trees usually found in Australia, this essential oil acts as both an antibacterial and anti-fungal agent.
    •Menthol – Identical to menthol found in natural corn mint, this essential oil is known for its germ killing properties.
    •Thymol – Identical to the thymol in natural thyme and ajowan herb, research continues to demonstrate this essential oil’s effectiveness against bacteria.
    •Methyl Salicylate – Identical to the methyl salicylate in natural wintergreen, this essential oil is also often found in chewing gum due to its fresh flavoring properties.

  68. Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol, and Methyl Salicylate are the four essential oils found in Listerine.

  74. Fun to know new information about such a familiar product- thanks! Eucayptol, Thymol, Menthol, & Menthyl salicylate.

  79. The four essential oils found in LISTERINE mouthwash are: Menthol, Eucalyptol, Thymol and Methyl Salicylate.

  82. The four oils are Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol and Methyl Salicylate
    cshell090869 at aol dot com

  89. The four essential oils used are Eucalyptol ,Menthol ,Thymol and Methyl Salicylate.

  101. The four essential oils in Listerine are Eucayptol, Thymol, Menthol, Menthyl salicylate.

    Thanks for the chance to win!
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  104. They are Menthol, Thymol, Eucalyptol, and Methyl Salicylate

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  105. The four oils in Listerine are Menthol Thymol Methyl Salicylate & Eucalyptol.
    thank you

  114. The four essential oils found in Listerine Mouthwash are Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol, Methol Salicyate.

  115. I’m excited to learn that Listerine is incorporating these natural ingredients into their product, as I’ve become quite interested in essential oils myself this past year. The essential oils in Listerine are: Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol and Methyl Salicylate.

  118. essential oils found in Listerine are Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol, Methol Salicyate – Truckredford(at)Gmail(Dot)com

  119. The four essential oils are:
    Eucayptol(eucalyptus), Thymol(thyme), Menthol, Menthyl salicylate(wintergreen)

  123. Eucayptol, Thymol, Menthol, Menthyl salicylate are the four oils.

    d3christie at gmail dot com

  134. The four essential oils in Listerine are Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol, and Methol Salicyate. It’s good to see natural oils being used.

  139. I love Listerine.. really makes my mouth feel fresh. The 4 essential oils are Eucalyptol,
    Menthol,Thymol, and Methyl Salicylate.

  141. The 4 essential oils are Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol and Methyl Salicylate. Thank you for the great giveaway. Happy 2015!

  170. The four essential oils are Eucalyptol, Menthol, Thymol and Methyl Salicylate.

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

  173. The four essential oils found in LISTERINE® mouthwash are Eucalyptol, Menthol. Thymol and Methyl Salicylate.
    mizztuts AT bellsouth DOT net.

  179. The four essential oils found in LISTERINE mouthwash are Eucayptol, Thymol, Menthol, and Menthyl salicylate. Thanks!

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