Dry Idea Deodorant...

I gotta say - I would have never bought Dry Idea deodorant of my own accord. Not because of opinions of the brand, but because of the format. It's a roll on - and outside of my mom selling Avon when I was a kid, I'd never used it. Having said that, I'll say this - I think I'm a convert! About the only thing that regular deodorant has on it, admittedly, is that it dries faster (which it should, because regular deodorant isn't wet...). I like everything else about it. I'm forever misplacing deodorant in my house, but I don't do that with my Dry Idea - the white packaging, and simple, bold writing stand out. The scent is clean, without being overbearing, and you don't get any deodorant marks on your clothes if you apply first and then get dressed. I stayed dry all day long (and we all know that for as hot as this summer has been, staying dry has been something of a challenge...), smelled nice, and became a convert to the Dry Idea! *NOTE* In the interest of full disclosure - I received the deodorant for free in exchange for my opinions. All the opinions are my own, and are not influenced by anything/anyone.

Purex UltraPacks aren't exactly a miracle, but they sure do make laundry easier!

Like a lovely little blue care package on my porch, there they were; Purex UltraPacks laundry detergent. I had no idea what they were, or why I was so excited about laundry detergent, but darn it, let's give these things a shot!

First thing I noticed? Measured doses! I have no idea if my husband is unique in this respect, but dude is constantly on me about how much laundry detergent I use. With the Purex UltraPack? No more! Similar in style to the dish detergents that have become so popular, you simply remove a pack from the bag, and place it in your washer, load and fill. Purex recommends that you put the packet of detergent in first - water dissolves the film so that the soap can work, and they say the longer the soap can sit in the water, the better for your laundry.

I also enjoyed the nice, but not overpowering smell. My packets that I recieved were in "Mountain Breeze" which left my clothes smelling nice, but not overpowering. I didn't smell like I'd just been hiking, or anything. And bonus, my guys (my husband and five and a half year old boy) who both have strangely sensitive skin, never broke out, itched, or anything. Hooray!

I found that I had the most stand out, jaw dropping, "Can you believe this stuff got this thing that clean?!" on the hard to wash items. For example - my five and a half year olds winter jacket. This jacket had gone through most of the winter without being washed, and let's not lie to each other - he's five and a half. There's no TELLING what that jacket had been through.

Chuck that jacket and a Purex UltraPack into the laundry, 20 minutes later, I've got a jacket so clean and fresh smelling, you'd swear it just came off the shelf at the store. I didn't pre-treat, I didn't wash it once and then wash it with Purex, nothing. One Purex UltraPack and his coat. That was all that was in the washer. I wish I'd thought to take a Before and After picture of it!

SOLD! :D

My only wish is that these come out in Costco sized boxes. The packages aren't very big, so if you live in a house where you're doing alot of laundry, you'll run through a package of these in a hurry, which would make them pretty cost prohibitive after a while. Which is a shame, because they're fantastic. So I hope that these come out in Costco packs soon!

If you'd like to try them, I recommend that you go toFreeSamplePurex.com to sample this, and all the other fantastic Purex products for yourself!

Full Disclosure; I recieved a full size package of Purex UltraPacks in exchange for this review. The Purex was free, the thoughts are my own. Go.