P&G Bounty Advanced Paper Towels and Magic Erasers Review

It's time for a product review! Cleaning may not be everyone's favorite pastime, but it's one of those necessary evils. I was asked to review Proctor & Gamble products that are available at Costco from Smiley360. The P&G bag was the freebie, but I had to buy my own product to review.

We did buy the Bounty Advanced paper towels and the Magic Erasers. I did not purchase the Tide Pods or the Downy Unstoppables, as we are very sensitive to perfumes and fragrances as a family. (And I secretly want to slap anyone that uses too much perfume in the first place.)

Last year we bought a house and still have a lot of things that are one the 'clean and repair it' list. Our blinds in the master bathroom  were kinda moldy and showing rust. I've been after my husband for months to clean those.

So we put our new cleaning products to the test. After trying out a towel or two and a cut up magic eraser, my hubby found the right combo on how to get the blinds clean. First he used a Clorox wipe on the slats. You have to have something with a cleaning solution in it to cut through the grime. A wet towel won't help much, no matter who manufactured it.

Then he used the magic eraser to follow up on the harder to scrub off dirt and stains. Here is a before picture with brown spots on the edges.

Then he used light pressure to take them off with the magic eraser. Don't scrub too hard or the finish will come off the metal slats.

Then he had a routine with the paper towels. He said after the Clorox wipe and magic eraser. He wiped down the slat with a damp towel to pick up any floating dirt, and then dried it with a dry paper towel.

After two hours of cleaning each filthy slat..they were visibly clean!

There was still some deep embedded grime on the blinds, but we didn't want the paint on the slats to scratch off like the ones in the kitchen that someone cleaned too hard. (We didn't do it!)

I use magic erasers all the time to clean deep seated dirt in just about everything. They also clean crayon off Grandma's kitchen table when a nephew felt a little artistic. The paper towels are thicker than their normal brand, and we didn't go through that many on this cleaning project. Which is a good thing!

Vitafusion Adult Gummy Vitamins

Through Smiley360, I received Vitafusion Adult Gummy Vitamins for free in exchange for my review. Opinions are definitely mine.

I tried the Beauty Sleep ones first since it was bedtime when I finally opened my box. They tasted like Cherry-Vanilla, exactly like the bottle says. It contains 3mg of melatonin to support sleep. Definitely take them before bed, because they will make you sleepy within the 30-60 minutes. I don't remember when I fell asleep, but it was a little faster than normal. I do remember still tossing and turning though. So, no, you're not going to sleep like a log.

The Hair, Skin and Nails gummies taste like raspberry. We'll see if they help keep my nails from chipping and the rest looking better than usual. 

I decided not to try the Relaxed Mood vitamins that contain L-Theanine, to avoid a possible drug interaction with my blood pressure medication. Always check drug interactions with what you take for health; both doctor prescribed medications and over-the-counter medications and supplements. 

Edit 4/30/16

So, I only take the Beauty Sleep vitamins when my brain won't shut off before bed, and I'm thinking of a million things that definitely can wait 'til morning. It's the perfect thing to help shut the thinking off. Any other time, I'm good and fall asleep like normal with out them.

The Hair, Skin & Nails gummies are just a multi-vitamin with extra Vitamin A, C and Biotin that supports above features. I can't tell if they're supporting anything extra, because my hair, skin and nails always start to look better in the spring after we get out of the dry winter around here in Utah. After a while I just forget to take them. 

I did find that the Hair, Skin and Nails gummies have this odd texture with little pieces of gelatin that didn't seem to get fully dissolved. Sometimes like the chewier skin that forms on Jello. It could be something in the multi-vitamin formula that doesn't make the solution as smooth. But hey, if you think you're not getting enough vitamins everyday and your hair, skin and nails look horrible year round, give them a try. They're better than some giant horse pill vitamins.

Update 6/5/19 I revisited the Vitafusion Hair Skin & Nails gummies in a new post here.