(CLOSED) Seventh Generation “Back to School” Review and Giveaway

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I love Seventh Generation products – not only is the product safe for the environment and smells good, it really does the job!   Now that Princess Nagger has started school again, I’m waiting for when she brings her first major cold home – which she will, of course ‘share’ with me.   Her new teacher is a clean nut, which is a good thing – she has all sorts of disinfectant type products in her classroom to help reduce the amount of germs that will turn into the common cold or flu.  Now she’ll have some Seventh Generation wipes to share with the class.

Not only do I love using the wipes for quick disinfecting clean-ups, but their disinfectant spray works like a charm, too.  And doesn’t have that annoying ‘chemical’ smell most disinfectant sprays seem to have.

With nearly 22 million school days lost each year due to the common cold and flu (CDC) and as many as 2.7 million bacterial found per square inch on common school surfaces (NSF International), it’s no wonder that 82 percent of parents with kids in grades K-5 fret about the germs in their children’s classrooms (according to a survey conducted by Seventh Generation).

This school year, Seventh Generation is sharing tips from best-selling author and pediatrician, Dr. Alan Greene, to help parents protect their child’s health during back-to-school season. Dr. Greene suggests taking the following precautions:

Optimize the immune system

• Reap the benefits of probiotics like those found in yogurt. A recent study showed that children who received enough probiotics daily throughout the cold and flu season had a significant reduction in the number of illnesses they had and, when they did get sick, the symptoms were both milder and didn’t last as long.
• Be sure your child is getting plenty of vitamin D from the sun, from food, or from a supplement.
• Build a strong foundation. Good food, good sleep, and good physical activity all help the immune system to flourish.

Be wise about reducing unnecessary exposure to harmful germs

• Teach children the key times to clean their hands in the classroom. The most important times include after sneezing, coughing or using the restroom, upon leaving “high-risk” places (recess, naptime, play stations) and before meals or snacks.
• Sixty percent of teachers surveyed said that they request that parents donate disinfecting wipes to the classroom. Seventh Generation’s disinfecting wipes kill 99.99% of germs* naturally using the active ingredient thyme, a component of thyme oil which is derived from the herb thyme.
• Stress the importance of not touching their eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.
• Demonstrate to your children how to cover their mouth and nose for every cough and sneeze. This simple maneuver has spectacular results in decreasing the spread of viruses and bacteria floating about the room, waiting to be inhaled.

*Refer to disinfecting product labels for full details

You can also check out Seventh Generation on Facebook and Twitter today! Visit Seventh Generation on Facebook or Seventh Generation on Twitter and “Like” or “Follow” the brand to keep up with the latest news from Seventh Generation.

Now’s your chance to try the Seventh Generation products!

Win It:

Here’s your chance to win Seventh Generation’s “Back to School” prize pack:

You will receive a Seventh Generation “Back-to-School” kit that includes a Seventh Generation backpack, two canisters of Seventh Generation disinfecting wipes (one for home and one to donate to your child’s classroom), disinfecting multi-surface spray cleaner, facial tissue and paper towels.

Required Entry:

(must be completed before any extra entries are valid) Leave a comment sharing your tips for keeping your kids healthy and germ-free, or ways you keep your households clean during the school year.

If your email address is not visible in your profile, you must include it in your comments (or send it to me in an email if you don’t want to publicly display it).

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You have until 11:59pm EST on September 13, 2010 to enter. 1 lucky winner will be randomly selected. I will email the winner who will have 48 hours to respond to the notification email or a new winner will be chosen. Open to US residents. Good luck!

A big thank you to MyBlogSpark and Seventh Generation for providing me with a gift pack and product for review and giveaway.  The opinions are of my own personal experience and not influenced by any outside source.  Disclosure policy here.