This day I love.......: clean

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Shielding has ended and the world has begun to open up slowly, which means my son now no longer has to stay in and can venture back into the world again. I have been doing things very slowly with him but trying to explain calmly to a just turned 5 year old not to touch everything and keep his hands clean is very difficult.

I want him to not think that anything is different, I don't want him worrying about the outside world but at the same time I want to keep him as safe as I can. To be fair to him he is quite good with using hand gels but I do often get screams of it's too sticky!

Canal toys create some great activity toys, and so when they got in touch to ask if we wanted to try their Anti-bacterial slime I knew it would be something all three of my children would enjoy. All three of my children [ages 10, 8 and 5] love slime and are always asking for more.

My 8 year old decided to test out the slime initially before working out which pot she was going to share with her siblings and which she was keeping for herself. She settled for the red one. First test was a smell, she decided there was a little smell similar to had gel but nothing strong. She then got to playing, and was surprised it wasn't too sticky or slimy and that she could stretch and see through it.

In fact she was incredibly impressed at how super stretchy it is. She loved playing and stretching it and moving it across her hands. All the time she was playing the anti bacterial properties in the slime were helping to keep her hands clean. The slime is alcohol free and holds its anti bacterial properties for a month.

What I have noticed as we start to venture out more, is that the hand gel tends to be high up. This makes it suitable for adult use but less convenient for children, particularly my 5 year old. The anti bacterial slime comes in light weight, small pots which means it is super easy to put in your pocket or bag and carry with you. I can say with confidence that I can always get my 5 year old to play with slime but cannot always get him to use the hand gel.

The anti bacterial slime kills 99.9% of bacteria and is the first product of it's kind. Given how child friendly it is and convenient to carry I can see it accompanying us more as we start venturing out more.

Anti bacterial slime can be purchased from Smyths Toys and Amazon and is available in single pack RRP £2.99 or 4 pack RRP £9.99

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My youngest daughter loves her babies and she loves to take care of them. She dresses them every morning before school, often before getting herself ready and every night she gets them ready for bed. She keeps telling me she wishes she was older so she can be a proper Mummy. When we got out more often than not we have at least one of her babies with us strapped into the car seat in the car, or in the pushchair when we go for a walk.

To aid her in looking after her babies she now also has a BABY born Wash Basin Water Fun. The BABY born Wash Basin Water Fun allows her to wash her babies and get them clean too. Whilst she is at school Little Man has also taken a liking to the Wash basin, mainly because of the lights and sounds but also because it has real water in it too.

The sink takes a minimal amount of water to work, but it provides hours of fun and also needs batteries. The sink has a removable cup and small pink toothbrush. When you remove this from the basin you hear the noise of brushing teeth. Little Man finds this rather amusing. I do watch him closely the entire time he has the toothbrush as it is rather small because it is designed for brushing Baby Born teeth.

Of course once you have brushed your teeth then it is time to get a wash. By pushing down on the tap water comes out.

Even at 2 years old Little Man can apply enough pressure to make water come out of the tap. Without the plug in the water simply runs back into the basin bowl.

The plug is a little yellow duck, which again Little Man finds really easy to put into the plug hole. This then allows water to stay in the sink so you can then wash your baby.

Once finished you can remove the duck to let the water drain away. There is a handy towel to dry baby or yourself on. Little Man the likes to check he is clean in the mirror, which lights up and plays sounds.

The BABY born Wash Basin Water Fun appeals to both my son at 2 years old and my daughter at nearly 6, so I would say it has a good range of ages. I like that you can use it as a tool to show children how to get ready by brushing teeth and washing faces with the use of their toys. My youngest loves that she has somewhere that is just for her babies and I think Little Man likes the fact he has somewhere to play with water inside! Overall this is a lovely accessory for any child who likes taking care of babies!

Thank you to Baby Born for sending the BABY born Wash Basin Water Fun for us to review, all words are my own opinion.

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With two young children and 2 dogs running around it can be said that keeping our floor clean can be very time consuming. If I do not sweep or vacuum the floor daily the build up of hair is noticeable. My eldest daughter eczema is also triggered by dust and this is one of the reasons we have laminate/wooden/tile floors in almost every room.

I am now 27weeks pregnant and have been advised not to run the vacuum around because it is too heavy. I tore my abdominal muscles and have had problems with my pelvis so anything heavy can aggravate the problem and could lead to further complications. This means our current vacuum cleaner is too heavy for me to lift.

Imagine my excitement when an email arrived from Gtech to ask if I would like to try the new Gtech AirRam K9 vacuum cleaner. The Gtech AirRam K9 is lightweight and weighs just 3.8kg, this is the same as my daughter weighed at birth. It is therefore lightweight enough for me to use and as it has a specially designed brush-bar to resist the build up of pet hair it is perfect for cleaning up after our two dogs

I was very excited when the Gtech AirRam K9 arrived, it was actually as light weight as expected. I was not sure what to expect as I have never used a cordless vacuum before and I was in some ways expecting there to be lots of pieces to assemble, especially when I saw the size of the box. I was however really surprised, you simply clip the handle in place, then insert the battery and that is it ready to go. There was also have a charge in our Gtech AirRam K9 which was around 20 minutes.

The Gtech AirRam K9 uses around 100W of energy whereas an average upright cleaner uses 1360W and has around a 40minute run time on a single charge. It also comes with a Limited 2 year guarantee. On laminate/tiles/wooden floors it simply glides along and you really do not have to put any effort into using it at all. With carpets there is slightly more resistance but it is still really easy to manoeuvre. It can also be used almost complete flat, meaning it can get under the bed to clean there only limited by the height of the AirRam itself.

Never having used a cordless vacuum before I was a little sceptical at how well it would actually clean. Given that we have two dogs there is a fair bit of dog hair to collect. I was so surprised and even my husband said that the cleaning power of the Gtech AirRam K9 is far superior to that of our current vacuum cleaner.

There are a few things you do need to be aware of though with the Gtech AirRam K9. The brush bar is only able to pick up dirt on the forward motion, so if you run the cleaner backwards it will drag the dirt towards you, however going over the same spot in a forward action will pick it up. Not a problem but worth remembering. We were unable to use the Gtech AirRam K9 to clean stairs or small spaces such as the car. There is a solution for this and that is the Gtech Multi. The Gtech Multi is a handheld cordless solution to cleaning hard to reach places such as the car and stairs.

We live in a 4 bedroom detached house and a 40 minute charge is almost enough to clean the entire house. We can certainly do all of the upstairs or all of the downstairs on one charge, but we need a little extra to do the full house. There is a 1 hour boost charge which works to finish the rest of the house. We tend to empty the dust tray after every other room, less upstairs because the dogs are not allowed upstairs. There is a red warning light that comes on to say the tray is full.

Emptying the dust tray is really easy to do. The dirt is compressed into bales so can be simply tipped out of the tray and into the bin. We haven't had any issues with tangling of hair in the brush bar, but we do tend to try and stay on top of long hair by cutting it off the bar at the end of each use. The Gtech AirRam K9 is incredibly impressive at lifting dog hair from carpet, even hair that has got wound into the carpet it seems to lift with no issue.

Overall we have been really impressed with the Gtech AirRam K9 cordless vacuum cleaner. We are hoping to try the Gtech Multi next year and hope that this in addition to the Gtech AirRam K9 provides a complete cleaning solution. The Gtech AirRam K9 is certainly a powerful cordless vacuum cleaner that if you have children and or pets will provide you with a great solution to keeping your floors clean and pet hair free.

We were sent a Gtech AirRam K9 for the purpose of review. All words are my own opinion.

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Pearl and Silk Facial Mask

My house mate and I decided to try this today before a first date she’s going on tonight. I figured this would be a good excuse for some pampering. The instructions say to apply after cleansing so I started with a gentle oil based cleanser so as to not exfoliate my skin too much before the treatment. I really liked the pump dispenser on the bottle, it made application more like using a face wash and saved me from scooping product from a tub and getting it all stuck under my nails.

Unlike most face masks I've used, once applied, this one was pretty much invisible – hence no photos of me wearing the mask. It made my face a little shiny but mostly undetectable. Initially we both thought the mask had the feel of witch hazel, making our skin feel fresh and tingly. We left the mask for 10 minutes or so as instructed. It didn't really dry or tighten much like other masks but we could tell it was 'setting'. Whilst rinsing the mask we both noticed our skin felt much softer once the water touched it, then afterwards left us with a lovely refreshing coolness to our skin.

I love the smell of this product – it’s like a soft, powdery, witch hazel scent. Very refreshing! Overall it left our skin feeling tighter and smoother. I'm not sure if it’s my new favourite - I usually go for something thicker and creamier with a bit more of a scrub, but I like this product, and I think if you are after something more age-defying (which at 25 I'm not quite there yet) then I'd recommend this!

Jojoba Charcoal Facial Scrub

I love this scrub. It left my skin feeling so fresh and cleansed after my weekend sins! The directions stated to use after cleansing; which I found a little unusual because generally i’d like to double up a scrub as a cleanser as well, but that’s just me being lazy I suppose. I started with the same oil based cleanser as before, I thought best not to irritate my skin too much before using this. The product was surprising gentle however – a dark grey, creamy wash with tiny sugar like beads. It smells amazing, similar to the mask but slightly more soapy. I reckon you could use this without cleansing before hand to wash away make-up a few times a week – although I wouldn't do this daily. I think the scrub was similar to the mask in a lot of ways but for the final result I personally prefer the scrub – simply because it’s more of what I look for in a product. It left me feeling refreshed and gave my skin a softer feel. I would recommend this product as an occasional skin reviver after heavy nights or busy weeks!

These products were sent for the purpose of reviews, all words are my own opinion.

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