I’m sick. So my house smells like all kindsa cleaning products – none of them “green” – I have to get over my need for things to SMELL clean (not that I would know because I really can’t smell anything right now).

Anytime a parent gets sick, we secretly (and sometimes not so secretly) blame our kids for bringing something yucky home to share. When I am out with the kids – it is war time.

I don’t think I’m that old. I do remember when there was no such thing as anti-bacterial soap, outside of hospitals.  I also remember when hand sanitizer didn’t exist for the general public.  Now it is a staple in classrooms, grocery stores, desk drawers, and pocketbooks everywhere.

So the kids know mommy has “issues”. I do battle with germs on the daily… sometimes in my mind – sometimes with the Clorox wipes.  Yep, I have issues.

I LOVE the smell of Dettol.  Sounds crazy, I know – but it just means clean to me, like the smell of bleach equates clean in America.

Now, am I that crazy mom running behind her kids with wipes? No… not that anyone can see – and I definitely don’t run, but I am on the look out for ways to keep my kids from getting sick.  As a homeschooling mom, the show must go on when one kid gets sick, so prevention for me is key.  Homeschool doesn’t mean always home for us though.

The boys have soccer, baby girl has ballet, and both have the potential to expose them to infection in locker rooms and on the soccer field. One of the most difficult infections to treat in kids and adults is MRSA. Here’s what the National Library of Medicine’s website says about MRSA:

MRSA stands for methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus. MRSA is a “staph” germ that does not get better with the first-line antibiotics that usually cure staph infections…. It is normal for healthy people to have staph on their skin. Many of us do. Most of the time, it does not cause an infection or any symptoms. This is called “colonization” or “being colonized.” Someone who is colonized with MRSA can spread MRSA to other people… A sign of a staph skin infection is a red, swollen, and painful area on the skin. Pus or other fluids may drain from this area. It may look like a boil. These symptoms are more likely to occur if the skin has been cut or rubbed because this gives the MRSA germ a way to “get in.” Symptoms are also more likely in areas where there is more body hair due to hair follicles.

Kimberly Clark has a brand new First Aid Antibacterial Gel called Safeskin Kids. Kimberly-Clark has been making medical products for 30 years that are used daily by doctors, dentists, nurses, clinics and hospitals around the world.  The Antibacterial Gel lasts for up to 48 hours, and protects against MRSA infection through wounds.

Now this isn’t your typical review.  To let you know how it really works, I’d have to have a kid that gets injured.  No cuts to test it out on right now!  I will say that I am adding it to my arsenal of items I use to keep my kids safe.  If you think it is something that you would like to add to your first aid kit, enter to win one (1) tube of SafeSkin First Aid Antibacterial Gel.  I will also be posting a coupon next week, so that if you need it NOW, you can save some money on it.

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