Review : Temporal Scanner

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Going through my bathroom drawer the other day, I found 4 different thermometers. And old school "wait for 3 minutes" kind, one for the ear, one for the mouth, and one for the rear. (poor babies) The last three actually had dead batteries that I never bothered to replace because I hated how they worked. It always seemed that the temp they took just wasn't right, and it varied immensely. The ear one never really worked for my little kids even though that's what it was hyped up to do well, and the mouth/underarm one took to long to use on my active baby and even worse when he turned toddler.

So when MomFuse asked me to try out the Exergen Temporal Scanner, I was pumped!

This little scanner is actually pretty nifty! As soon as I got it, I pulled it out, quick read over the instructions, called Cody over, and proceeded to do it wrong. Read instructions again. "Oh! Hold the button while moving. Duh!" Tried again. Perfect.

All you have to do is hold it in the middle of the forehead, hold the button, and swipe to the hairline. It takes all of a few seconds and you have your temp. No more holding down little ones trying to get a decent reading! This really seems to be the all around great temp taker for a household. No more trying to keep rectal thermometers separate! One device can take the whole family's temps.

I really liked how easy this was to use. And one of my lucky readers will too! Because the nice folks at Exergen are letting me give one away! How cool is that right?

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Remi-D Hand Sanitizer

Ahh....February and March. Nothing like the end of winter that brings about the cold and flu to more and more people. Because of this, I'm a big believer in hand sanitizers while we're out running errands. Although I stay away from the stuff with alcohol in it since I have a young toddler.

I was recently sent some Remi-D to try out through my connections at Mom Fuse. Personally I love the spray feature. It's easy to apply and doesn't make your hands sticky at all. There's no real lasting smell, which is also nice as some of those gel sanitizers could clear your sinuses! As an added plus my hands didn't seem to dry out at all while I used it multiple times in one day.

Remi-D is also free of Triclosan and Parabens, both of which I am a fan of keeping out of my body. Although one of the ingredients listed on it is "fragrance", which can mean many things. It's the one thing about Remi-D that I'm not a huge fan of, I'd like to know exactly what's in it, but I do think this is a much better alternative to other, more conventional, products out there. And at this point, I would much rather use this than to get sick one more time during this pregnancy (currently at 32 weeks!).

Water Journey Hand Sanitizer

I'm a big believer in keeping antibacterial products out of my house. I really feel that it helps boost our immune systems when we let it actually work. That being said, I also get super grossed out with all the cold and flu germs outside my house! Having a young toddler and myself being pregnant, we're doing what we can to stay healthy this winter. Without staying cooped up in the house that is! I normally bring hand sanitizer in the diaper bag, but have always been less than impressed with how it feels and how it smells. Thanks to Mom Fuse and Water Journey , I now have a product that works well for us!

Water Journey makes a water based, foaming, hand sanitizer that still kills 99.9% of bacteria. It's also an alcohol free, water based formula that doesn't contain any fragrances, dyes, or parabens in it. What I really loved about it though, is that it's super light and doesn't leave my hands feeling all greasy or slimy. It's a light foam that you just rub into your hands until dry and then after it's dry, you don't even know it was there! No after smell, no nothing. And while it may be a bit more expensive than the brands with alcohol in them, this one little 1.69 fl oz bottle has about 150 uses in it! Plus I won't be using as much hand lotion now that my hands aren't drying out from the alcohol.

I also loved the hand sanitizer spray they sent me as well. These pen sized sprays fit perfectly into my purse, the diaper bag and I even tossed one in the car. They work great for my toddler who can't quite get the hang of the foam yet (he keeps trying to eat it!). So a little spray in the hands and some rubbing till dry work great for us! All in all, these are a definite buy in my book. You can order them right from their site or find them at some local retailers.

Definitely loving these and will buy them again!