* Oxiclean: $100 Visa Card Giveaway *
This is a compensated review by BlogHer and OxiClean.
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Our family does three loads of laundry every day. So I was happy recently to be asked to review a couple of new Oxiclean products.
- Oxiclean Max Force Power Paks: these cute little packets use active oxygen to hunt hidden stains and boost the effectiveness of your detergent. I was immediately curious if they’d turn perpetually grey boys’ socks white– you know, the ones my boys wear for three days straight inside, outside and everywhere before I notice how bad they are. Here is a picture of the way the socks look AFTER our normal washing, using either Tide or Cheer in my front load washer.
- It was really hard to get a picture to show the true shade of white. But I think you can probably tell that the socks are not terrible, but definitely grey-tinged.The picture below is the picture of the same socks after another washing, this time using an Oxiclean power pack along with our normal detergent. The socks are definitely whiter. Not blindingly so, and again, I’m not sure how easy it is to tell by the photos. But the power packs definitely made the socks whiter.
Now– the question– would I buy the packs myself? Not for my boys’ socks– they’re just going to run outside in them anyway. But I might keep some of these around for white t-shirts that various family members use for layers. I washed a bunch of t-shirts in with the greyish socks, and was pleasantly surprised at how much better they looked, even the old soft ones that are starting to look a bit ratty.
- Oxiclean Max Force Gel Stick: color-safe pre-treater that gets deep into clothing fibers to release stains. I’ll have to try it a bit longer before I can tell you if I recommend it or not. But it did work for what I tried it on– a spaghetti stain on a white t-shirt. It came right out.
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I would love to be entered. I’m going to look for the Oxiclean Max Force Power Paks to see if they would get the “storage stains” out of the baby’s clothes.
Thanks for this!
Nine people in our family (including two five year olds) = lots of stains.
I really love Oxiclean! I use A LOT of it!
I’ve got two small children and I’m always dealing with stains/spots. I’ve never used oxiclean but should give it a try.
Thanks!
I need to get off this blog and go do MY laundry, namely a large load of stinky diapers!
My 2 year old makes enough stains for a large family. I feel like I am always doing laundry for my family of 3.
2 boys, 1 dog. Do I qualify? ;o)
Sounds like this would be great for brightening my whites.
Great giveaway! My daughter’s white stuff looks way worse than my son’s! LOL
Hmmm…. This might be just the thing to help keep my hubby’s white undershirts WHITE! They go grey so quickly.
this is what i need for my sons clothes they have alot of grease and oil on their clothes , this may do the trick
my worst battle is with pasta sauce. we love italian food! and 90% of my wardrobe is white!
mommy2skie at yahoo dot com
love oxiclean – makes those whites really white with all our well water!
my mother in law uses oxiclean for EVERYTHING not just whites – she swears by it
I love that you posted photos–sometimes I’m very weary of the photos they show on TV commercials. This is real life!
I have two sons and I’m sure that I could really use these products!
I love OxiClean!
Sigh. I have to say *I never win these things!*
Then it might be kind of ironic if I won!
I can never keep white clothes white!!!
Anything that helps keep white clothes white is a plus!
Oh wow! You always see those comparisons on tv about how such and such product works but it’s the first time I’ve seen it done outside the lab and I have to say, it was convincing. Not for those everyday socks but for those other hard “oops” stains!
OxiClean has been a big help in my laundry room.
I haven’t tried OxiClean yet, but I have 3 messy kids, so I think I should!
We’re redecorating my girls’ room and I want to do white matelasse bedcovers and blankets. And with a fourth on the way, I’m remembering what all those spit up stains will be like on onesies, gah!
I have never used oxi clean but would love to give it a go. I constantly seems to have stains I need to get out!
I’m adding OxiClean to my shopping list. With two messy little ones, I need all the help with laundry that I can get! Thanks for the chance to win. mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
I love the OxiClean powder, so I’d love to try the two new OxiClean products. The gel looks awesome! Thanks!!
LOL – “they’re just going to run outside in them anyway” – spoken like a true boy mom! I have two boys myself and thought that was hilarious! I don’t care for the oxiclean power but I’m excited to give the gel a try!
I’m like you. I love OxiClean for certian clothing items that would be expensive to replace, but I don’t use it for everyday use. I was certainly suprised the first time I tried it at how a red wine stain on my nice white shirt came right out!
Thanks for the great giveaway!!!
Wow! I didn’t think about using it on socks. I hate the stains on my white socks and am embarrassed to take off my shoes when company is over. What a great idea!
The gel looks pretty cool. Off to find a coupon.
Oxyclean is amazing! I nannied for twins one summer in college and I used loooots of oxyclean!
I want to try this Gel Stick. It sounds amazing!
Thanks so much for this giveaway.
I spill stuff on myself ALL THE TIME, so I would love
to try the gel stick.
HOORAY for anything that makes doing laundry a little bit easier!
Thanks for the review………I’ll have to give it a try! My kids also like to be outside with no shoes……..what is the deal with that????
Chris
I’ve never used it before, but my kids are still really little…I’m sure I’ll need more such products as they get older!
I love OxiClean! I not only use it for laundry, I mix it with hot water to clean up pet messes on the carpet! Works wonderfully!
As a mom of ten kids and a user of OxiClean, I would so LOVE to win this!
Live on a farm/oxiclean rocks…..thanks for giveaway.
(oops . . my entry above has wrong e-mail address)
As a mom of ten kids and a user of OxiClean, I would so LOVE to win this!
I love buying BIG boxes of oxi clean from Sam’s club . . . that’s how much I love and use it!
When you have boys, you gotta have OxiClean! Love it!
i love oxiclean i have a big box in my basement from costco right now
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I only have 2 toddlers, but they definitely produce their share of laundry & stains! Thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to try this on my husband and son’s white undershirts and socks. So hard to keep them white!
March Mudness … OxiClean to the rescue.
Looking at those socks makes me want to do my laundry now.
Three loads a day? Yikes! I’ve got to come up with a new system. I used to be able to do all of my laundry in just one day, but four growing kids (and two more on the way soon from Ethiopia) makes a one-day laundry routine much, much more difficult. Thanks for the review and the cool giveaway!!
Not doing 3 loads a day, but still a lot of laundry…DH is a veterinarian who also runs his family’s large dairy farm, so that means some DIRTY clothes! Add on myself and our 5 children still at home, and I am the laundry queen…for sure!