Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent...Review & Giveaway!

Update #2: Congratulations Brenna Fouts & Serena Milan! You are the winners of the free Purex laundry detergent! I'll get you the coupons soon!

Update: The giveaway works best if you do it from a tablet or computer. Some people have had trouble when using a phone.

I love being a Purex Insider! They keep sending me great products to review and give away, and I am so excited about that! As I promised last week, I'm giving away 2 coupons for a free bottle of Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent. Keep reading to find out about this product and to find out how you can win!

Last week I wrote about making my own laundry detergent. I really started doing that for two reasons:
1) Price
2) I wasn't sure how Eliana's skin would react to products, so I wanted to have a very simple detergent without a lot of chemicals.

However, it does take time to make it (especially the liquid version which is what I prefer). So when I was given a free bottle of Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent to try, I was thrilled! Life has been crazy busy since Christmas, and I am all about time-savers right now!

You should also know a little bit more about my laundry detergent background. Prior to making my own detergent, I was a detergent snob. There was one brand I used my entire life, and I was not really willing to budge on that. Thankfully when Tanner and I got married, he didn't care what brand we used (unlike our toothpaste disagreement...we each have our own). Making my own detergent (and trying to be frugal) has made me less of a detergent snob. I'm willing to try other brands now! All of that to say, I think now I can write an honest review of Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent, but 2 years ago would have been a different story!

So, what do you want in a laundry detergent? I can think of a few things off the top of my head: it cleans well, it smells nice not only initially, but the fresh smell lasts, and it isn't expensive. If you have kids, it's also a bonus if they don't get a rash from it. Here are my thoughts on Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent in each of these categories.

1) Does it clean well?
I've done several loads with this detergent. I'll spare you the details of the first load. Let's just say there was a surprise waiting for me in Eliana's crib when I got her up one morning. Anyway, her pillow case, pajamas, sheets, and toys were DISGUSTING!! As in, I almost just threw them all away and started over. What a great time to test out a new detergent! I'm happy to say that Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent did a fantastic job cleaning these! I didn't use any stain remover because I wanted to see how well the detergent worked. I couldn't find any spots after they had been washed! I didn't take any pictures of this load, for obvious reasons.

I decided to test Purex Fresh Mountain Breeze laundry detergent on a white load. I'll be completely honest, I don't bleach my whites as much as I should. Bleach freaks me out for some reason. Anyway, because of that, my whites end up being not so white anymore. Eliana's socks end up being the worst! I took some before and after pictures to show you how the detergent worked. I can't say it got all of the stains out of my whites, but they did smell nice and fresh!

Before (I promise I really do wash our clothes).

After (Not perfect, but better).

 

2) Does it smell nice?
Words cannot describe how much better the first load smelled after I used this detergent. However, I'm a weirdo and I think the smell was still in my head, so I washed them again just to be sure the smell was completely gone! Keep in mind, I really do think the smell was gone after the first time, but I just had to be completely sure. All of the loads I have done with Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent have smelled great! I love walking into our laundry room and smelling such a fresh aroma!

3) Is it expensive?
The coupon I received was for a free bottle of Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent, but it had a maximum value of $6.00. In the past, I paid $11.97 at Walmart for a bottle that stated it was for 48 loads. This bottle of Purex Mountain Breeze was $5.50 for 66 loads!!! I definitely think that's a better deal! Granted, I can make my own for much less than that, but this is not an expensive detergent!

4) Bonus: It doesn't give Eliana a rash!

Overall, I am quite pleased with Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent! I'm not sure yet, but I could possibly be convinced to stop making my own detergent. That will be determined after I've finished the bottle.



The Giveaway
Now, what you've been waiting for! I am giving away 2 coupons for a free bottle of Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent! This giveaway will run from today (February 5, 2014) to 11:59 pm on February 11, 2014. A few people had some problems with getting my last giveaway to work, so I will try to post detailed instructions. If you want me to check to make sure your entries have been counted, contact me and I will verify it.

How can you gain entries?
1) Follow me on Twitter (1 entry).
2) Tweet about the giveaway (3 entries). This can be done once per day.
3) Leave a comment on this blog telling me the biggest factor you look for when choosing a detergent (1 entry).
4) Follow me on Instagram (1 entry).
5) Follow me on Pinterest (1 entry).
6) Share one of my Facebook posts about this giveaway (3 entries). This can be done once per day.

How do I enter?
1) Sign-in to the giveaway window below. You can sign-in with your e-mail address or Facebook.
2) Choose which options you want to complete to gain entries. Click the arrow beside each option and complete the task. Be sure to click the button that says something like, "I follow on Twitter."
3) Continue until you have completed all of the tasks that you want to do.
4) Note that some of the tasks you can complete once per day.
5) You can check to see if your entries worked by looking in the upper right corner of the giveaway window. It will tell you how many entries you have earned. Also, if you write a comment on here be sure that it posts.

 I thought I'd throw in an Eliana picture for the grandparents.

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*Purex Laundry Detergent provided me with Purex coupons in exchange for sharing the Purex-Make-A-Wish Campaign. However, all of the opinions expressed here are my own.