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October 7, 2008

Beating Bugs with Better Hand Washing

Written by Janice

I am a huge hand washing advocate.

Personally, I hate being sick - and I hate having sick kids! When I hear that a classmate or playmate of my kids has a stomach bug, my own stomach tightens and turns and my palms start to sweat just a little. I instinctively have the urge to wash my kids’ hands right that second!

I am not the greatest disciplinarian, but one rule that I set when Jackson was a baby was that everyone (adults too!) washes their hands every time they come in the house.

Regular hand washing is so ingrained in Jackson that he rarely questions it.

When he arrives home with a play date, he instructs the other child, “Let’s go wash our hands!” as he drops his coat and shakes off his Crocs in the middle of the living room. (Remember I said I am not the greatest disciplinarian? But hey - at least his hands are clean!) ;)

Occasionally, as I holler at Jackson to come back and pick up his shoes, the play date will raise his eyebrow at me and question why he has to wash his hands. Before I can answer, Jackson will bellow above the sound of the running water that it is a rule in our house. The other child then shrugs his shoulders and runs off to wash up.

I breathe a little bit easier - and sometimes pick up the Crocs and the coat.

So, when Dial Complete asked us to help promote their Campaign for Clean Hands, I thought, “Ohhhh - I can get even more hands clean! Sure - let’s help wash those germy, grimy hands out there!”

But, since I imagine most of you are already vigilant about hand washing, I also wanted to let you know that you can have a GREAT chance at winning ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS and a trip to Washington D.C. in their Clean Hands video contest. There aren’t that many entries yet and the contest doesn’t run for too much longer - so seriously - you want to enter this contest! You might win!

The site also features an online “DC Germ Blaster” video game and a variety of fun, educational hand washing materials parents can print and share with their children, including a home hand washing chart, coloring and activity sheets, bookmarks and a memory game, as well as a sweepstakes visitors can enter to win a year’s supply of Dial Complete Antibacterial Foaming Hand Wash.

Visit www.campaignforcleanhands.com to enter the contests and partake in all the hand washing fun!

If your kids complain or forget about hand washing, or rush through without properly washing, (Jackson sometimes does that!) then getting them to interact with the site - and even make a video “teaching” about hand washing - might really help to get your kids excited about washing their hands! (I find that when Jackson is the “teacher,” it empowers and motivates him.)

To get you in the mood to make your own video, Jackson and I made a video too.

(Since we are Canadians, we can’t enter, but we still had fun making the video. Jackson cracks me up. I tried to get him to redo his video and leave the last part out, but nope. He insisted that was what he wanted to say. Good grief! Also, our video is longer than videos submitted to the contest should be. Please make sure you read the site for all the Campaign for Clean Hands contest guidelines.

And of course - we have some extra giveaway fun for this post too. We have three cartons of Dial Complete Antibacterial Foaming Hand Wash to giveaway. If you want to be one of the three winners, just leave a comment at this post.

We will draw the winners on October 25th. This contest is open to both US and Canadian shipping addresses.

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342 Comments on Beating Bugs with Better Hand Washing

October 7, 2008

#1 - Hadias @ 10:17 am

Hand washing is a big deal at our house. I have found that my children have less colds and stomach viruses now that they have better hand washing habits.

#2 - m @ 10:18 am

Just this morning my son was telling me that one of the little things he really wants is his own hand sanitizer. Maybe someday soon, kid!

#3 - Kristie @ 10:18 am

I would love to try dial’s foaming hand wash!

#4 - Rebecca C @ 10:23 am

I would love to win we go thru handsoap like crazy here.

legacyofbrutalitysa{AT}gmail.com

#5 - Kim B. @ 10:42 am

I would love to win the soap!! We go through a lot of soap around here!

#6 - Kristi @ 10:42 am

We fight this battle all the time. I have tried numerous kinds of soap, signs up on the walls, an dreading books about germs. I would love to try some foamy soap.

#7 - Erin @ 10:43 am

My son walks in the door from kindergarten and immediately walks to the sink to wash his hands. Unfortunately, that didn’t stop him from getting strep throat two weeks ago…Guess I need to teach him to not touch his face while he’s at school!

#8 - Sarah at themommylogues @ 10:50 am

We go through soap like crazy! The foaming soap works so much better with my little ones.

#9 - Courtney @ 11:04 am

This would be a great giveaway for us with our little one! He’s 2 and 1/2 months old so I think handwashing will be especially crucial for all his caregivers this winter. Thanks for a great giveaway.

#10 - Michelle Rosborough @ 11:04 am

great soap

#11 - rachel crisman @ 11:11 am

We are dirty people so send some to me,please!

#12 - Carol @ 11:20 am

Boy, I sure could use this. We are always trying to keep germs away by washing our hands!

#13 - Marcia "HDMac" McFarlane @ 11:26 am

I’m in! Washing hands is SOOO important. :) Thank you for the opportunity to win! I was told recently that Dial (which IS what we use) is the best antibacterial soap and this from a doctor. :)

#14 - Michelle @ 11:27 am

I’m pretty anal when it comes to hand washing too! It really does make a big difference. I’d love to be entered. :)

#15 - Amanda @ 11:48 am

A great way to combat the signs of sickness or ever to PREVENT bad sickness is to moniter your childs diet. No processed sugar, no startches. No fruit snacks, no french fries and no goldfishes. Its tough, but worth it for your childs health.

Put 3-5 drops of peroxide in thier ears and let sit for 30 secs. to 10 min. This is an excellent way of fighting germs.

#16 - Laura @ 11:57 am

My son LOVES to wash his hands. He’s only two, but he is always in the bathroom cleaning his hands.

#17 - Wendy @ 12:02 pm

With a home child care we are ALWAYS washing our hands!!

#18 - Jessica Stier @ 12:06 pm

Cool contest! I do the hand sanitizer on everyone’s hands after we leave somewhere but I need to do better.

#19 - karen c. @ 12:30 pm

Foaming soap is so much easier to use for cleaning little ones.

#20 - DJ @ 12:44 pm

You can never have too much soap!

I’m lucky enough to have three kids who love to wash their hands, even a little too much. They love the foaming soap so this would be great for them.

Hand washing has been a big deal in this house since about 2 years ago when we headed into our first winter with 3 premie babies in the house. We escaped RSV that first season thanks in part to good hand washing… and lots of luck!

#23 - Rebecca @ 1:24 pm

Our baby is two months old and we are always washing our hands in our house…especially now that cold and flu season is on its way! By the way, loved Jackson’s video! He’s been trained well:)

#24 - Megret @ 1:32 pm

I’m a huge hand washing advocate in our house, too! It’s second nature to the kids now — they just KNOW, even at 2 and 4. My oldest is even asking his teachers at church to “please help him wash his hands” before he has snack. :)

Thanks for the contest!
Megret
musesofmegret (at) gmail (dot) com

#25 - Petula @ 3:35 pm

That’s a great giveaway… and contest. I would love to win this because you never have too much soapl :))

#26 - Pam @ 3:53 pm

My sons get soooo tired of me harping on them to wash their hands!

#27 - alissa @ 4:24 pm

I could use the soap- I go into lots of classrooms and would love to slather the kids hands in it!

#28 - Noreen @ 4:57 pm

I keep forgeting to make video with my girls

#29 - Veronica M @ 5:04 pm

Oh we’re handwashing and santizing fanatics around here–it started with my daughters 3 month stay in the NICU when she was born–I washed my hands and sanitized them so much they bled. Now we have to extra diligent to avoid the common germs that could really put her back in the hospital with lung complications! Love the video too!

#30 - Angelina Lucas @ 5:15 pm

Removes dirt and germs in seconds! Great for hands!

Angie

#31 - Jennifer Stewart @ 5:21 pm

Handwashing is very important and the kids in daycare and school have to wash their hands a bunch of times a day which is great! I don’t even have to remind my kiddos, they are always wanting to wash their hands thanks to school!! I would love to try the Dial soap!

#32 - Sheila @ 5:24 pm

Being the germ-a-phobe that I am…this would be like Christmas for me! lol (how sad!)

#33 - Janelle D @ 5:25 pm

Love the foaming handwash. My daughter just entered preschool so we’re working on ingraining in her little head just how important good hand washing techique is!

#34 - Sharon @ 5:27 pm

Yes please! :)
Perfect time of year for this giveaway. (back to school season;)
Thanks.

#35 - Nadia @ 5:36 pm

Winter is approaching fast, and so is flu and colds season, so we could sure use all the Dial soap we can get! Thanks!

#36 - Lisa @ 5:36 pm

Sounds like a great giveaway that we can use at church and home.

#37 - Jessica @ 5:39 pm

Ever since I had my daughter I have become hand washing obsessed. I could really use this. Thanks

#38 - Amanda @ 5:44 pm

My three year old would wash her hands all day if I let her. The foaming soaps are always easier and less messy too!

#39 - Shannon @ 5:51 pm

I just stumbled across your site somehow. It is great to see a Canadian site like this! I am not a mom yet but will be soon. We are in the process to adopt a baby girl and hope to have her home sometime in the next year.
Off to check out more of your site.
Shannon

#40 - Megan @ 6:38 pm

I would love to be able to win this! Thanks bunches.
mnatherson at comcast dot net

#41 - Tina @ 7:05 pm

We are big handwashers at our house. We love fun soap to encourage handwashing :)

chopf712@yahoo.com

#42 - Jenna @ 7:31 pm

Enter me please!

#43 - Jeanette Jackson @ 7:44 pm

Great prize. I’d like to try it out. Please enter me.

#44 - Ann @ 8:20 pm

Great prize, I would love to win some soap. I can never have enough in the house with 3 kids. Thanks for the great giveaway!

#45 - Tanya Moyer @ 9:06 pm

I work in a school cafeteria and completely understand and promote hand washing! Great giveaway - thanks for offering it!
~Tanya
the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com

#46 - stacey moore @ 9:10 pm

you can never have enough soap!!
thanks!
moore.g@insideconnect.net

#47 - Shasta @ 9:20 pm

I’m big on hand washing, and foaming soap is so much more fun for the kids!

#48 - Stacy @ 9:23 pm

We could use some more soap as we enter flu season.

#49 - Kristan @ 9:37 pm

i hate when my little ones are sick too - we wash our hands a ton!

#50 - Maria @ 9:46 pm

I love soap….is that weird?! I stock up on it whenever it’s on sale!! LoL….if my husband ever looked in the cupboards, he’d wonder why I have SO MUCH soap! (laundry, hand, dish…)

#51 - Hollie P. @ 10:22 pm

We need some help from all those winter bugs! The kids love foaming soap and do not complain as much about washing their hands as much with the foaming soap! :-)

#52 - Nancy @ 10:34 pm

I’d love to win!

#53 - Amanda @ 11:02 pm

While I only have 2 little ones at home, I’ll soon be coming into contact with well over 100 middle school kids each day, so I need all the germ-fighting power I can muster! Here’s hoping!

#54 - Sandy @ 11:16 pm

they learn by example- and don’t think I have ever actually had to tell them wash again- I have to remind my husband more

#55 - Organizing Mommy @ 11:34 pm

Hey, He’s so cute! What a neat commercial you’ve made! Good job.

#56 - Sandra F. @ 11:36 pm

4 sets of dirty hands = lot’s of soap!!! please count us in….thanks :O)

October 8, 2008

#57 - Janet F @ 12:07 am

My family could use this.

janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

#58 - Shilo Beedy @ 12:08 am

I would love to have this at my house! With two kids who can be very messy this would be great.

#59 - Cindi @ 2:09 am

Love your video! Not fair that you can’t enter. I would love to win a carton of your Dial Hand Soap. We go through a lot of it in this house. Maybe, I have made my two sons obsessive compulsive. Just kidding. Please add my name to your drawing. I always appreciate it…..Cindi

#60 - Genevieve Larson @ 2:09 am

Working in a doctors office I wash my hands at least 20 times a day. Its the best way to avoid transmission of viruses.
jen62728@aol.com
jen

#61 - tiff @ 2:44 am

i’m a huge germophobe. i don’t know how many times i wash my hands in a day but i’m afraid to count!

#62 - Elizabeth M. @ 5:20 am

I just love this foaming hand wash. It’s fantastic and doesn’t gum up the counter like regular soap!

#63 - Carol @ 5:23 am

Hope I win, I have 4 kids, lots of handwashing!

#64 - Debbie B. @ 6:54 am

Great product! Hope that I win this - very useful

#65 - Ecki @ 8:15 am

Wonderful give away! Especially with busy kids!

#66 - randi oaklief @ 8:30 am

Hey, cold & flu season is upon us & the very best way to fight it is by diligent hand washing! Count me in, who couldn’t use extra soap!

#67 - Bailey's Leaf @ 8:40 am

My daughter hears me tell her to wash the “tops, bottoms and in-betweens, please!”

Thanks!

#68 - Jenn S. @ 8:58 am

Everybody could use more soap! Thanks for the link to the website - anything that instills how important it is to wash hands is wonderful.

#69 - karissa @ 9:03 am

I know that everyone used to have their kids wash up before dinner what happened to that?
I dont’ have kids of my own but I watch my nieces and nephews a LOT, and they know I am make them wash up ALL THE TIME! I know where those hands have been, picking feet, picking noses, and places we won’t go!
It sets a good habit for later in life so they do it naturally!

#70 - Carol @ 9:07 am

National Hand Washing Day would start at my house. I keep a hand sanitizer at the computer so when the sneezes start, the hands get cleaned. Washing hands is almost a ritual here. I try not to become so hysterical each time someone needs to wash their hands, but an ounce or less of soap can help.

We just bought this stuff when the after-hurricane colds hit our home, to ensure they didn’t get spread. Love this stuff! Would love to win! And thank you for sharing this contest, am going to enter theirs as well! :)

#72 - lweaver @ 10:02 am

I would love to win the hand soap. Did you know antibacterial handsoap can be used to wash your face and helps fight acne. My daughter’s pediatrician told us that.

#73 - Holly @ 10:23 am

We have six kids, so do lots of handwashing at our house. Soap is alwyas needed.

#74 - Shannon B. @ 10:35 am

Just in time for cold and flu season! I always make it a point to have liquid hand soap in each of the bathrooms and in the kitchen. I’m a lucky mom. My boys love washing their hands and being clean. Thanks for the opportunity!

completelyme @ gmail dot com

#75 - Barbara Schantz @ 10:37 am

Oh, yes! We need this for sure with our two sets of twins under the age of four!

#76 - Lynne @ 10:39 am

Thanks for promoting good hygiene!

#77 - Amanda @ 10:41 am

My 2 yr old son is all about hand washing…he will grab something that resembles a “bottle” and pretend like he is pouring it in his hands and then with the most serious look on his face, he “washes” his hands. It is SO cute!!!

#78 - Deborah Wellenstein @ 10:43 am

We go through lots of soap here! Thank you for this giveaway!

#79 - Dianne F. @ 11:00 am

Always cleaning up after dogs, cats, feeding birds. Handwashing frequently. NEED SOAP!
What keeps happening to my entries? They disappear??

#80 - Lauren @ 11:13 am

i love this kind of soap!
thanks for the chance :)

#81 - Erica C. @ 11:41 am

love this stuff…thanks!

LOL Jackson is hilarious. He sure has it down, doesn’t he? :)

#83 - bebemiqui @ 12:05 pm

We could use the soap!
bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com

#84 - Steph Elias @ 12:11 pm

I could really use this prize. Count me in!

#85 - Melissa B. @ 12:19 pm

Who couldn’t use soap? I would love to win!

#86 - Teresa @ 12:20 pm

We stress the importance of washing hands to everyone we know. Especially during cold and flue season.

I love Dial!!

:) Thank you for the great giveaway! :)

#87 - Hil'Lesha @ 12:53 pm

This is really nice. :)

#88 - Regina @ 12:59 pm

I haven’t won anything in a looooooong time so it would really cheer me up if I won this.

#89 - Valerie @ 1:07 pm

great giveaway

#90 - Allie B. @ 1:08 pm

Could really use this in my home. Thanks for the chance to win.

#91 - Kathleen L @ 1:21 pm

Please enter me in your giveaway. Thank you.

#92 - Debra B @ 1:22 pm

Great prize that will certainly be useful, please enter me into this fantastic giveaway, thanks

#93 - Kirby McCauley @ 1:29 pm

This is the only soap I’ll use so I can never, ever have to much of it stocked up in the house!

#94 - phdinparenting @ 1:30 pm

I agree that hand washing is very important. However, I’ll opt out of your contest. Anti-bacterial soaps can do more harm than good (http://www.naturallifemagazine.com/0602/antibacterial_soap.htm). People should use regular soaps, not the anti-bacterial kind.

I wrote a related post on Germs vs. Chemicals: http://phdinparenting.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/germs-versus-chemicals/

#95 - Mia @ 1:30 pm

I could definitely use this! Thanks. :)

#96 - All Rileyed Up @ 1:42 pm

I’m always in need of antibacterial soap. Thanks!

#97 - Gary Emes @ 1:55 pm

Who can’t use soap; especially new and free!!

#98 - Sonya Sparks @ 1:55 pm

Thanks for the chance. I really appreciate it.

Would love to win - thanks for the contests because they’re great!!

#100 - Stephanie Gurnsey Higgins @ 2:29 pm

Apparently DD#1’s class at preschool learned a song to sing while washing their hands. She can’t remember all the words but I don’t sing it right. That is quite apparent. But she loves standing on the step stool and ‘doing the soap’ and anything else that will keep bed time from getting closer. this is a great opportunity to help out and to help kids create good habits. Thanks.

#101 - Judy Shumate @ 3:00 pm

When you have kids…you can never have enough soap.

#102 - Denise @ 3:36 pm

Count me in please!

#103 - Angel @ 4:08 pm

i love it

#104 - Karen B @ 4:10 pm

Will donate to local elementary school if I win.

#105 - Ann Fantom @ 4:22 pm

We go throught hand soap like crazy. I would love to win this!

#106 - michelle maddock @ 4:40 pm

count me in cold and flu season is coming thanks.

#107 - Briana @ 5:00 pm

Definitely put me down for the soap!

#108 - Jennifer Barnett @ 5:46 pm

Hand-washing is a simple way to cut down on illness in our home.

#109 - valerie mabrey @ 5:56 pm

thanks for the contest

#110 - Darcy @ 6:16 pm

Great prize! Please enter me. Thank you for the chance!

#111 - ab @ 6:30 pm

We are big on handwashing too! This would be absolutely perfect!

#112 - Dan Smith @ 6:57 pm

Sounds like a great product

#113 - Cheryl W @ 6:58 pm

Would love to win this!

#114 - susan varney @ 7:19 pm

love to win

#115 - Adrienne Gordon @ 7:31 pm

so handy for this household.

#116 - Susan Smith @ 7:39 pm

I would love to try this

#117 - sara l. @ 7:44 pm

I would so love to win this! We go through SOOO much soap duringthe winter season…This be be super handy!
sblilly14(@)yahoo(.)com

#118 - The Diaper Diaries @ 9:00 pm

Ooh, count me in!!

#119 - michael woods @ 9:09 pm

please count me in..thanks

#120 - Alicia Webster @ 9:17 pm

We are a family of five messy people, so this prize would sure come in “handy” (pun intended).
Alicia Webster
5webs@comcast.net

#121 - Linda @ 9:31 pm

I am a subscriber.

#122 - Kathy D @ 9:44 pm

I work on a farm careingf for three little boys who love to play outside and work with Daddy we need lots of soap….. Great contest…

#123 - Theresa Shafer @ 9:44 pm

With flu season and colds appearing everywhere. It is important to wash those hands and arms and face and nose.

#124 - Todd B @ 10:09 pm

I always need more hand soap. Thanks for the giveaway!

#125 - Jessica Maurer @ 10:23 pm

I always teach the little ones to sing Happy Birthday as you wash your hands. You know you’re done washing when the song is over!

Thanks for the chance to win.

#126 - Richard @ 10:46 pm

We strive for clean hands at our house. This would be a great help.

#127 - Kelly Ann T. @ 10:47 pm

We sing a song while we wash our hands. That way I know they get clean.

#128 - Elaine R @ 11:05 pm

Proper handwashing is such a big prevention during cold and flu season. I would love to try this soap!

#129 - Judy @ 11:42 pm

Always having the soap in a pump bottle makes hand washing easier for the kids.They love to use the pump.

October 9, 2008

#130 - Noreen @ 12:49 am

I uploaded a video, here is my girls campaign page. I hope you will vote for them
http://www.campaignforcleanhands.com/campaign.asp?campaign=9889427291

#131 - Jessica T @ 1:10 am

This would be VERY useful!

#132 - Corrie C @ 1:23 am

im feeling lucky today
enter me

#133 - christopher h @ 2:21 am

love to win this

#134 - Marilyn @ 2:24 am

I use Dial handwashing soap - I love it

#135 - Kathy Scott @ 8:20 am

I think that my boys might wash better with the foam soap.

#136 - Denyse @ 8:44 am

We go through soap like water in this house. We’d love to win!

#137 - ellen cunningham @ 8:48 am

Great giveaway. Dial makes high quality products. Thanks for the chance.

#138 - brandy @ 9:08 am

we are trying to get my kids into the habit of washing their hands constantly. i love dial products and would love to win

#139 - Carol G @ 9:32 am

There are few things that will make me sick to my stomach like being in a public restroom and realizing that someone is leaving without washing their hands! Maybe they should post some of those videos on continuous running loops in the restroom.

#140 - Brenda Macha @ 9:57 am

Great site with some great ideas!

#141 - Deborah R @ 10:26 am

Hand washing really is the single best thing we can do to prevent getting sick - thanks for reminding us to emphasize this important habit.

#142 - charline s @ 10:55 am

I tell the kids to wash their hands often. It seems to work.

#143 - david basile @ 11:36 am

everybody get out there and wash your hands thanks

#144 - Elena @ 11:52 am

Oh yeah, we do a lot of handwashing here too, especially at this time of year! Thanks for the contest!

#145 - Lani ~ The Wooden Porch @ 11:54 am

Jackson is so funny!!!! I love that he only washed his hands for about 3 seconds of the entire video.

#146 - Beverly @ 11:55 am

Hand soap is in high-demand at our house, with three homeschooling kiddos and a messy husband. LOL. :)

#147 - Katharine @ 11:59 am

with two young boys we go through a lot of this stuff!

#148 - Kimberly B @ 12:12 pm

I’m in!! Thanx for the contest.

#149 - Mia J. @ 12:16 pm

We can never have too much soap. We are always washing our hands around here. Hope I win. thanks for the chance.

#150 - Susan C @ 12:17 pm

Handwashing is so important with flue season upon us! I would love to win this great giveaway!

#151 - veronica sandberg @ 12:19 pm

Handwashing is a must here.
want to win this

#152 - Jason @ 12:42 pm

Nice giveaway, I want to win !! Thanks !!!

#153 - Angela J @ 12:45 pm

I’m more diligent than ever with hand washing with flu season coming up.

#154 - Denise B. @ 12:48 pm

Our daughter just loves washing her hands.

#155 - Abby @ 12:49 pm

Please enter me to win we go through soap like crazy with three kids in our house!

#156 - Sheri F @ 1:40 pm

We always run out of soap so this would be great!

#157 - Jennifer Reda @ 1:40 pm

i’d love to win!

#158 - Anne D @ 1:45 pm

Handwashing is always a must at our house.

#159 - DAVID BREWSTER @ 1:49 pm

I love Dial products.

#160 - Tonya Froemel @ 1:51 pm

very cool count me in

#161 - Danielle @ 2:20 pm

Who doesn’t need soap? Please enter me!

#162 - M.A. @ 2:20 pm

DIAL me in, please!
Washy! Washy! Washy!

#163 - Pamela Warren @ 2:36 pm

I would like to blast those germs away with Dial Complete Antibacterial Foaming Hand Wash. Enter me in your contest please.

#164 - Debbie @ 3:03 pm

We use lots of soap in our house.

#165 - Madam Pince @ 3:26 pm

I love Dial Foaming handwash — we use it at home. My hubby has several health problems and it’s the best soap, by far, for him to keep his hands clean.

#166 - stephanie @ 3:30 pm

Thanks so much!

It’s so great that you’ve established the importance of hand washing to your son!

#167 - Valerie Mitchell @ 4:04 pm

What a wonderful prize!

#168 - Mike Weisberg @ 4:13 pm

I want to win

#169 - Linda Pinto @ 4:25 pm

This is so helpful. Thanks for the giveaway.

#170 - Pat Connors @ 5:16 pm

Please count us in to be clean too.

Thanks for the contest.

#171 - Linda Lansford @ 5:46 pm

I could use this

#172 - Linda @ 6:04 pm

Good Luck to all

#173 - Jill Miller @ 6:50 pm

What a useful prize! I’d love to be your winner.

#174 - Eloise Carlson @ 7:05 pm

I love using Dial products around our house. We go through a lot of soap around here with a 6 year old and changing newborn diapers so this would definitely come in handy. Thanks so much for the great opportunity!

furygirl3132[at]comcast[dot]net

#175 - Julie Moe @ 7:08 pm

I’d love this. Thanks.

#176 - tanya @ 7:59 pm

We have 7 people in our house and go through soap pretty fast!

#177 - Linda @ 8:30 pm

I would love to win this prize.

#178 - Joseph Stowell @ 8:40 pm

Suds away!

#179 - Tammy @ 8:58 pm

I am a nurse in a office and we do alot of handwashing and it has spread to our home.

#180 - Tammy Kennedy @ 9:24 pm

My house needs the dial complete as it not only washes the germs and dirt off, it also softens your hands. So no excuse but mom I’m washing my skin off by washing so much as some little kids were heard saying in a public restroom.
Thank you for giving my family a chance to try a new product and kill bugs and germs too.

camper223@live.com

#181 - Casey H @ 9:27 pm

I’d soooo love to put this win to good use!!

#182 - Beverley Justice @ 9:47 pm

Love Dial!

#183 - LeeAnn P. @ 9:48 pm

My kids just started preschool and do I ever need this soap!

#184 - Deanne @ 10:28 pm

I’ve worked with my son for months to get him to understand the importance of handwashing. We wash every time before we eat and after potty, of course, but I find him washing his hands all the time….I hope I haven’t created a monster!

#185 - Nikki @ 11:09 pm

Can always use more soap with two boys! lol

#186 - Erin Jean @ 11:55 pm

I have always been a obsessive hand washer. With my new baby due any day Ive been washing everything even more! DH jokes that the baby will come out of the womb and ask to be carried immediately to the sink to wash his hands as well! hahaha! But especially with all the dirty diapers I am about to touch I would LOVE to win some extra Dial soap to help me in washing away all those germs!

October 10, 2008

#187 - Ashley @ 12:36 am

washing hands is so important especially with cold season coming up

#188 - Courtney S @ 12:54 am

Great giveaway this time of year!

#189 - ANNE S @ 9:46 am

We keep Dial (Soothing White Tea at the moment) by the kitchen sink for washing before handling food.

#190 - Martha @ 12:58 pm

Cold and flu season makes handwashing even more important.

#191 - Linda @ 2:28 pm

Can’t have too much handsoap around the house…

#192 - Clifton Wade @ 3:12 pm

My grandchildren think their hands are not wash unless they use the soap in a pump bottle.
Thank you for this great healthy contest and prize!

#193 - Alexandra Hancock @ 3:46 pm

You can never have too much soap. Especially in the house of a clean freak! :)

#194 - Lisa K @ 4:55 pm

Kids hands can never be too clean.

#195 - reeva @ 6:45 pm

you always gotta have soap!

#196 - Linda F @ 8:49 pm

My children are great with washing their hands. Thanks for the giveaway.

#197 - Perky @ 10:36 pm

Oooooh! Yes, please! You just can’t have too much soap around!!!

#198 - Vicki Wurgler @ 11:34 pm

I’m always telling the boys to wash their hands, and they do seem to like the foaming soap better

October 11, 2008

#199 - Brooke Allen @ 12:34 am

Soap is always something that you need more of.

#200 - Monique Rizzo @ 1:08 am

I would love to be entered! Thank you.

#201 - David @ 6:53 am

It’s important to wash your hands, thanks for the giveaway.

#202 - Jeff Donahue @ 9:25 am

Foam soap is nice!

#203 - Jenn @ 11:34 am

Please enter me. It’s not just kids that need to learn to wash their hands better… I have seen plenty of adults walk out of a restroom without bothering to wash their hands, so gross!!

#204 - tim brown @ 1:14 pm

THANK YOU GOD BLESS

#205 - Jen R @ 3:09 pm

As parents of preemie twins, we constantly wash our hands to keep those nasty germs away (esp rsv!). This would be great to win!
Jen

#206 - Anne @ 5:39 pm

I could so use this, for myself, hubby and my grandchildren especially! We are all so much more aware of how important washing our hands is!

Thanks

#207 - Natasha @ 6:29 pm

We go through so much soap here with the little man, I could ALWAYS use more!! Thank you for the chance to win!!

#208 - Maddy @ 7:21 pm

Great idea to do a video! Love that self reinforcing.
Cheers

#209 - Trina Davidson @ 8:12 pm

We have recently added 4 children to our house hold ( via foster care)Making the total 6 children! so this would come in handy big big time! Here is a Video of our son learning to wash his hands at the age of 8 ( He is special needs)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J8XV2ZHNE0

We charish this video and I watch it very often every week!! Anytime I am having a bad day I just watch our miracle son in action! trinasangels@gmail.com

#210 - Debra F @ 9:22 pm

I too, am not the best disciplinarian, but am anal about handwashing. I work at a school, an now the boys are in school too, we are surrounded by germs and I’ve got to do everything I can to keep germ-free! Hope to win.

#211 - judy brittle @ 10:14 pm

Hand washing is a must do at our house. I do not want to get sick and the kids can bring so many germs home. Great giveaway! I love soap!!!!

October 12, 2008

#212 - Sonya Allstun @ 2:29 am

Enter me got to keep them germs down thanks

#213 - Tamara Bennington @ 12:33 pm

I think I have turned my two youngest children into germaphobics. My daughter has to have a bottle of hand sanitizer in her back pack everyday and my son constantly washes his hands.
tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

#214 - Lexa @ 2:20 pm

I’d love to get my hands on that handsoap …. :)

Thanks!

#215 - Noelia Gutierrez @ 3:04 pm

i would love this, thanks

#216 - lorene desjardins @ 6:21 pm

we go through so much hand soap this would be great

#217 - Janet @ 6:33 pm

Fantastic giveaway, I’d be thrilled to win such a useful product !:)

#218 - Kari Follett @ 7:09 pm

I’d love to win, with three kids, I can never have enough germ fighters in the house!

#219 - Sharon Harmon @ 8:00 pm

Nothing satisfies that obsessive cleanliness bug in me like Dial Antibacterial Foaming Hand Wash!! Thank you for the contest!

October 13, 2008

#220 - Jennifer Short @ 1:59 am

Please enter me. Would be great to have soap with “germ” season approaching.

#221 - Jessica @ 3:00 am

Yay soap! (haha, wanted to say something random)

#222 - hazel hunt @ 1:08 pm

Great giveaway this time of year!

#223 - Sandi @ 9:30 pm

This would be so nice for my guest room.

#224 - Rosanne Morrison @ 11:51 pm

Great for flu and cold season coming up to wash hands frequently

October 14, 2008

#225 - Linda Moeller @ 9:54 am

It’s that time of year!

#226 - Sarah @ 2:34 pm

Love Dial Antibacterial!!

#227 - Sheila Pepe @ 6:25 pm

I like washing with any soap that is antibacterial!

#228 - Karen Gonyea @ 6:56 pm

I use dial.

#229 - Rebecca Peters @ 8:20 pm

We love clean hands!

#230 - carolyn @ 10:03 pm

I wash my hands frequently and I keep potato chip type bags on hand so if I have to pick up something nasty I can use the bag over my hand and then throw the bag out.

October 15, 2008

#231 - amy @ 3:32 pm

we strive to make lots of bubble buddies on our hands here!

aebg1974 at bellsouth dot net

#232 - Steve Scott @ 9:39 pm

Wash Wash Wash

#233 - Vicky Boackle @ 9:49 pm

it is imperative for health to wash your hands.

October 16, 2008

#234 - Melissa P @ 2:56 pm

Please enter me

#235 - Kayce C @ 10:16 pm

I’d love to win.

#236 - zoz @ 11:50 pm

Thanks for the contest! I love foaming hand washes, and I’d love to try Dial’s Cool Plum scent!

October 17, 2008

#237 - Becca @ 12:14 am

We always run out of soap at our house, thanks!

#238 - alison @ 2:30 pm

Great giveaway! With one school age child and one toddler, we can never have enough soap. Thanks!

#239 - Dan @ 5:09 pm

Great contest

#240 - margie ogle @ 8:52 pm

love it!

October 18, 2008

#241 - Rozz @ 9:49 am

Let’s knock those critters dead.

#242 - Aniela R. @ 9:49 am

I like the smell of Dial - not flowery like some of the others.

#243 - Kendra Gillilan @ 10:23 am

thanks for the opp!

#244 - Jillian Veit @ 1:27 pm

you can never have enough soap!

#245 - amir @ 1:50 pm

Thanks for the chance:)

#246 - Joseph Stowell @ 3:54 pm

Oooo, sudsy!

#247 - Janice J @ 8:32 pm

I was always after my kids to wash their hands, and now I hear them telling their kids, so I guess I did teach them that.

#248 - Barbara M @ 8:36 pm

I always wash my hands when I come home.

October 19, 2008

#249 - Molly Capel @ 1:58 am

This would make the perfect prize for our household. My kids go thru sooo much soap!

#250 - Christie @ 3:46 am

I like Dial but have not tried the foaming version. I would love the chance.

#251 - Donna K @ 6:14 am

I need this with my busy family.

#252 - dawn @ 10:29 am

great product

#253 - Deidre @ 4:38 pm

I work at a public library, so I value the habit of hand-washing and sanitizing.

Deidre
deidre_durance@hotmail.com

#254 - israel y @ 11:38 pm

thanks for the contest!

#255 - R Hicks @ 11:59 pm

Love the foaming type. We scrub meticulously everyday

October 20, 2008

#256 - Christina @ 4:27 am

My cable TV work in the past led me to be out among a LOT of people and one always ends up shaking hands, and I am not averse to this but realize how many times I’ve gotten colds and flus through this mere gesture! Even now I do many things (art shows, journalism) dealing with the general public and would love to scrub with antibacterial wash!

#257 - ky2here @ 8:21 am

Perfect for cold and flu season.

#258 - Sandra Brodeur @ 9:09 am

I go through this stuff like mad. My grandkids and great grandkids come over and they use it! Great giveaway and thanks for it!

#259 - K. Cleaver @ 11:31 am

This would be great. We get in the habit of washing our hands as soon as we come home. My kids are finally getting into the habit without being reminded.

#260 - JONI CHADWELL @ 11:38 am

this is such a great idea

#261 - Anita Yancey @ 2:42 pm

This soap would sure help us out during the cold and flu season. Please enter me.
ayancey@dishmail.net

#262 - Gayle Morgan @ 2:54 pm

we go thru soap quickly. would love to have!

#263 - Stephanie Kinchen @ 4:11 pm

We could definately use this around my house. With 3 young boys, it would come in handy!!

#264 - Amanda Caruthers @ 8:06 pm

I love foaming hand soap! Enter me please.

#265 - Candie L @ 9:47 pm

Working at a preschool, I realize how important it is for all hands to be clean and how quickly illnesses could be spread

October 21, 2008

#266 - Jennifer Jozwiak @ 11:39 pm

I hope I win I could use some new soap.

#267 - Brian @ 11:56 pm

I love this stuff. Please enter me

October 22, 2008

#268 - Christy Goodwin @ 9:43 am

Foaming wash is all we use in our home!

#269 - Jiggy @ 12:04 pm

Got to kill those germs!

#270 - Stacy @ 1:31 pm

Dial and twinkle twinkle little star does the trick!

#271 - Terry C @ 1:49 pm

Hand washing is very important in our house. Even more so during th cold and flu season. Thanks!

braaisjo at gmail dot com

#272 - lisa f @ 1:56 pm

Its Flu season again! Our family really could use this.

#273 - Suzanne @ 2:00 pm

Definitely can’t have too much antibacterial hand soap! Thanks for the contest!

#274 - Jennifer hedden @ 2:34 pm

enter me

#275 - sarah @ 5:15 pm

i would love this to use for my family!

#276 - Pat @ 6:10 pm

I think it’s really important to wash your hands to prevent illness. Would love to try the foaming hand wash.

#277 - Reyn @ 7:56 pm

Please count me in.

#278 - Cheryl Free @ 9:43 pm

We love Dial products :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!

#279 - Cassandra @ 9:45 pm

I’d love to be entered to win some of the Dial Antibacterial Wash. We go through so much hand soap around here.

#280 - Zoe Lee @ 10:39 pm

Yay clean is good..thanks for the cool contest.

#281 - Chrysa @ 11:26 pm

WE could put that wash to good use!

October 23, 2008

#282 - Liz Sawyer @ 12:21 am

This gives new meaning to the phrase “all washed up!” Hooray for clean hands!

#283 - Christie @ 12:23 am

I definitely relate to the aversion to sick classmates story. You want to wrap your kids in sterile cotton before sending them out.

#284 - Carolyn Walsh @ 1:14 am

Thanks for the contest!

#285 - Jeanine P @ 2:04 am

Nice prize! I would love to win! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

#286 - Danielle F @ 2:07 am

My kids love the foaming hand wash. It is all I buy them

#287 - Erma Hurtt @ 6:59 am

I’m always in need of antibacterial soap.

#288 - Jennifer C. @ 8:18 am

We go through lots of soap here with sticky dirty hands. My 5 year old is also a little OCD with hand washing too.

#289 - Hesper Fry @ 8:42 am

We use lots of soap and this would be great to win!

#290 - Paula Harmon @ 10:38 am

I have 4 kids. Need I say more? They know if I hold their hand, I can tell if its washed or not. I promise, if I win, we will use every drop of that stuff.

#291 - Heather B @ 11:12 am

my kids have become hand washing addicts as of late!

#292 - Kimberly @ 12:31 pm

Cute video!! My granddaughter loves the foaming hand soap. We sing the ABC song 3 times while she scrubs her hands to make sure she washes thoroughly. She actually looks forward to handwashing now! Thanks for the chance to win your great giveaway!

#293 - Sandy M @ 12:57 pm

Get a flu shot and wash your hands well and often!

#294 - shawna @ 1:26 pm

Love Dial!!

#295 - beth shepherd @ 1:35 pm

Thank you for having this! I would love to win. With 3 young children and cold season coming up this would be fantastic. Thank you!
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net

#296 - claudette flanigan @ 2:54 pm

I would love to win this prize! Good luck to me!

#297 - tiffany pettey @ 3:27 pm

would love this

#298 - Zoey @ 4:00 pm

You can never get enough Dial Complete Antibacterial Foaming Hand Wash!

#299 - Paulie Smith @ 4:01 pm

Beat the bugs . . . with all my outdoor work, this Antibacterial Foaming Hand Wash from Dial would really come in handy. One for the house; one in the garage; one for the work shop . . . .

#300 - Mya Brooks @ 4:15 pm

What a very useful prize!

#301 - Char Geller @ 5:19 pm

Can never have too much soap.

#302 - Jessica A @ 5:39 pm

gotta have soap! thanks! imjessica@mail.com

#303 - Valeen @ 6:00 pm

We go thru so much handsoap at this house it’s incredible! I would love to win this!

#304 - Middy @ 6:15 pm

I think handwashing is very important and feel that if more people would take the time to wash their hands properly, we could help eliminate common sicknesses that are linked to unsanitary hygiene practices.

#305 - Katie @ 6:24 pm

I get that feeling in my stomach and my hands get a little sweaty too Janice! I hate that feeling! Thanks for the post, it is something that makes a big difference at our house with the illnesses.

#306 - Virginia @ 6:25 pm

would love to win this one! Please pick me….maybe this will convince my teenager to wash his hands

#307 - Suzanne Lewis @ 6:41 pm

Hand washing is so important. Thanks for doing this!

#308 - Joanna Smith @ 6:49 pm

I am a bit OCD so I too am a huge hand washing advocate! I think I have rubbed off on my husband and kids because they too wash their hands alot. The kids don’t mind washing their hands when I ask them to, which is several times a day, I think they love the smell of the soap (I usually buy the fruity smelling ones) and also as long as I let them “play with the water” a little while they are washing up! I figure you have to pick and choose your battles and if playing with the water a little is the way to ensure they wash their hands, then I don’t mind wiping up behind them, it is only water!! We go through so much hand soap in our home that it would be so nice to have a backup supply for a while to ensure we have enough to get us through cold and flu season which is quickly approaching us!

#309 - flared0ne @ 7:30 pm

Particularly pertinent since there have been several recent reports of MRSA infection (one fatal) — so good timing. Thanks for the opportunity!

#310 - Mollie G. @ 7:34 pm

Our youngest is autistic, so we’ve worked for years on self-care skills, including basic hygiene stuff like washing hands — now, if we run out of soap, we definitely HEAR about it. So you are potentially helping preserve a certain peace of mind around here, thanks!

#311 - Andrew @ 7:50 pm

what a good story, thank you

#312 - B. Park @ 8:21 pm

I hate flu season with a passion! And though it’s always important to wash your hands, it is even more important right now. My son sometimes rushes the hand washing, but he loves the foaming soaps and this would really come in handy for us right now. Thanks so much for the chance to win!

#313 - Michelle H. @ 8:26 pm

Hand washing is so important. Thanks for the contest.

#314 - Carla Pullum @ 11:07 pm

I have 2 daughter who use alot of this!!!!
Have a great weekend!

October 24, 2008

#315 - Robert R @ 12:21 am

with 2 boys…we go through a lot of soap…

#316 - Jean D. @ 1:28 am

I’ve tried this before, and I love the scent and texture. I’m foamin’ at the mouth for more.

(thanks for another fun contest)

#317 - Lara Aleff @ 2:14 am

I work in a hospital lab so I know very well the importance of good hand washing, and antibacterial soap is the best kind of soap to use!

#318 - Rachel B @ 6:25 am

Thanks for offering this contest. Hope we win.

#319 - fran @ 6:41 am

i would like to win since i am in need of antibacerial training

#320 - Jennelle Henderson @ 7:14 am

We wash our hands a lot and so would love some soap!

#321 - Kathy Conley @ 9:24 am

Great contest for the flu season and the site has great ideas!

#322 - Nanette Olson @ 9:40 am

I would love to win the soap. Please enter me.

#323 - Dottie L Hubbard @ 9:43 am

I totally agree washing hands is a must to keep the flu season at bay.

#324 - Shelly @ 10:25 am

Our house is all about the handwashing. I love Dial soap - the gold bar smell reminds me of my grandfather - he asks for that every year for Christmas :)

#325 - Lori C. @ 10:29 am

As a teacher, I used to get so annoyed that my students didn’t have a place to wash their hands before lunch. Ugh! Handwashing is the best defense from getting a nasty bug.

#326 - Tammy @ 11:05 am

We know our ABC’s really well around here - that’s our handwashing song!

#327 - Heather Blume @ 11:08 am

I take care of two 3 year olds plus my own two kids, this would be great since all of them hate when they have dirty hands.

#328 - Katherine Frazier @ 11:29 am

I use this all the time around my house.

#329 - Marie N @ 12:08 pm

Can always use hand soap. We wash our hands constantly in our home.

#330 - Jennifer S. @ 12:38 pm

I would love to win this not only to use at our house, but to share with my son’s Kindergarten class. I’m sure that a lot of thew illnesses that my family has been experiencing are oming home from his school! Thank you so much for the contest.

#331 - Tammy Marshall @ 12:48 pm

Hope to win! We always need soap at our house. With 6 kids we go through a lot of it!

#332 - Veronica Garrett @ 12:52 pm

With children in the house I need this.

#333 - Denise @ 1:05 pm

I need some good handsoap. Thank you!!!

#334 - Becky Grayson @ 1:29 pm

We have the little stool next to the sink so it is easier for the kids to reach. Hand washing is huge in our house as well because my hubby has weak lungs and when he gets sick it is a long recovery for him. So when the grandkids (all seven of them) come over they know hand washing at Grandma’s is a must. Of course the parents are sticklers too.

Thanks so much!

#335 - Talitha Lee @ 1:57 pm

I would love to win this! Thanks for the contest!

#336 - Randy Amis @ 1:59 pm

excellent soap

#337 - Gianna @ 2:04 pm

Please enter me :)

#338 - Crystal F @ 2:26 pm

I’m a germ freak so this would come in so handy at our house. Thanks for the great giveaway!

#339 - Helen @ 6:19 pm

We’d love to try this as we go through a lot of soap in my household!

#340 - Catharine R @ 6:30 pm

Can always use this! Thank you for the offer.

#341 - danielle @ 7:28 pm

It is good to wash your hands but we all need some germs.

#342 - vanessa hunter @ 7:51 pm

I would be so happy if I won a carton of Dial. I love the stuff!

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