Purex Insider + Me = Giveaways!

 GIVEAWAY is now closed!!  Winner will be announced soon :) 

I am super excited to announce that I am now a  Purex Insider!!  Yay!

What that means (other than a cool new badge) is that I get the scoop on new Purex products and can share tips & other information with the them.  Now if only I had the cute badge to wear around, I wonder if I could pass my kids off as test subjects?  I'm sorry, they're supposed to be dirty so I can test new products! hmm, that could work.

Anyhoo, back to the whole #PurexInsider thing.


As part of my introduction pack, I received a sample of their newest softener.

Pretty, isn't it?

 Purex Complete Crystals Softener is unlike any laundry softener you've seen before.

First of all,  it's not a liquid, not a powder- it's Crystals! 

Next, it's 92 % natural and not oil-based like other fabric softeners.Many of us know that you cannot use traditional liquid fabric softeners on your towels because the oily residue left behind can diminish the absorbency of the towel.  This has been a pet peeve of mine for many a year.  Thank you Purex for solving this!  Non-oil based = you can use Purex Complete Crystals Softener on your towels to get great smelling towels that are still absorbent!  Yay!

Another very important point to make is that this is the first major fabric softener that is 100% safe to use on children's sleepwear as it does not impair the flame retardant qualities that are required by the CPSC.  Quite honestly, this is something that I have overlooked in the past and didn't even realize that oil based fabric softeners can impair this by coating it in the oily residue left over.  Eeek!

Purex Complete Crystal Softeners are simple to use, you just toss them in with your laundry (not in the liquid softener area like Daddy Chaos initially tried to do before I shrieked at gently corrected him ).

 Another cool part of being a Purex Insider is that I get to host a Giveaway!  Yes, you read right! I'm giving away 3 bottles of Purex Complete Chrystals Softener.

There are three new scents to try out : Fresh Spring Waters ™, Lavender Blossom™ , and Tropical Splash™.  * I received the Fresh Spring Water and it is awesome!

So let's get this giveaway started!!

Rules.. Rules.. There are always rules.

1. Mandatory- leave me a comment and tell me which scent you would choose!

For additional entries :

2. Follow me -  @MommaChaos on twitter and leave me a comment that you are doing so -with your twitter handle.

3. Follow @Purex on twitter and leave me a comment that you are doing so.

4. Tweet about the giveaway (daily entry) :

@MommaChaos is hosting a giveaway and I want to WIN!  http://bit.ly/gAvczh   #purexinsider

Contest ends Jan 18, 2011 at 12:12pm.   Bonus entry for anyone who knows why I'm ending it at that particular day/ time.. lol!

Good luck everyone!

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Airwear - a lighter, safer, greener lens

 Quite some time ago, I was given the opportunity to review Airwear Lenses.. We all know how hectic my second half of the year was & quite honestly I completely forgot about it.

Time to make amends!

Let me introduce you first to Airwear Lenses and what's so awesome about them .

1. Lighter - Designed for comfort, performance, protection and style, Airwear lenses are 43 percent lighter than standard plastic lenses.  
2. Safer - Many eye injuries are preventable. The American Academy of Ophthalmology reports that more than 100,000 people sustain eye injuries each year.  Airwear lenses are 12 times more impact-resistant than standard plastic lenses.
3. Healthier- Airwear lenses provide 100 percent protection from harmful UVA and UVB rays.
4. Greener - Airwear lenses are the first Essilor lens material to go green, significantly reducing its environmental footprint by implementing responsible manufacturing, including : packaging made from 100% recyclable cardboard,  100% recycled water is used for manufacturing of Airwear lenses (conserving millions of gallons of water), and recycling excess materials by re-purposing all unused materials for other industries such as automobiles, toys & writing instruments. 

 There's all the company details and now on to our opinion.

Attitude King did not have an extra pair of frames to send off to get the trial when the opportunity came to pass so Daddy Chaos tried these out by having his frames fitted with Airwear lenses.  He reports that they are noticeably lighter than his previous glasses despite the fact that he always used to pay extra for the "thinner, lighter lenses" at the eye doctor.  If he has to have a complaint it was only that the lenses were not polished on the edges like his normal lenses are and he felt this was a bit distracting .  Overall, he felt they are a great product.  In the future we will most likely be purchasing a set for Attitude King when his current lenses need replaced!

*Disclosure :  I was given a free pair of lenses in order to make this review. No other compensation was made. All opinions are 100% my own ! *

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