I love when I get to try new products out - I think that's obvious by this blog. Even if everything isn't rand new on here, it's usually new to me. But this time, the product is really new.
Everyone knows the brand Ricola. The brand's been around a long time and everyone know their 'catch phrase' from commercials... "Riiii-co-laaaaaaa!!" Well, now they've taken their natural herbs from their cough drops and put together a new kind of 'drop' for us... a Revitalizing Herd Drop. 
I tried the Lemon Zest flavor through CrowdTap and I have to say, it surprised me... quite literally!
I popped one in my mouth and started sucking on it like I would one of their cough drops. And then in true impatient form, I could wait no longer and had to crunch it up. And that's when the shock came! It says right on the bag, 'Effervescent Center' but I didn't fully comprehend what that would be. It fizzed up and tingled and felt all crazy for a minute. But definitely in a good way.
Now the whole point of these is that they are 'revitalizing' and supposed to restore your energy. They definitely tasted good, and the citrus flavor did it's job with the 'illusion' of waking you up wit the scent/flavor. But I'm not sure if it truly 'restored' energy. I guess that's where I was left a little unsure... to what extent was it supposed to restore my energy? Like a shot of caffeine? Or just enough to keep you going?
Either way, I did enjoy them. They were quite tasty, and even if this was treated like a straight piece of candy, I'd be okay with that. If nothing else, the effervescent pops you awake, however briefly. Not a bad thing if you're stuck in front of a computer all day.
I am the first to admit that I hate cleaning. It takes too long and more often than not, I'm not content with the outcome, which means it takes longer still to get it to a point where my OCD self is happy with the results. So you can imagine my skepticism when I had the opportunity to try our a cleaning product.
Enter Zep cleaning products and, for my trying pleasure specifically, Zep All Purpose Clean & Degreaser and Quick Clean Disinfectant. First thing to tackle... the kitchen. I used the Quick Clean Disinfectant on all the counters and was pleasant surprised by how easily it cleaned some of the grime from the sticky lunch that afternoon. It seems almost too easy (that was the skepticism in my head). But they looks great and there was no denying they were clean. But what about the stove? 
It seems to get attract grime, even if it's not being used. So I tried out the degreaser here. WOW! It made removing even some of the tough stuff so easy... just wiped right off.
I was sold at this point. Me... of all people. I wanted to try it out in some other rooms. Next stop... the bathroom! Our powder room has an antique sink in it that, in my opinion, just looks dingy all the time. I just chalked it up to being old. But even it had some shine left in it after using the Zep Quick Clean on it. Was there anything this stuff couldn't do?? Imagine what their other products are capable up. If they can make all cleaning this easy, I might actually getting into a cleaning routine I don't dread!
Zep cleaning products may be a new name to some people out there- it was to me. But apparently, it's been in the commercial markets for years. Businesses have been using their products to clean grime and grease in the background of probably some of your favorite restaurants. But now they're trying to bring their products to you. I even saw them in a hardware store since I was able to try these out. They have a FULL line of products... anything you could imagine needing to clean, they probably have something for it. So go... NOW! Buy this stuff! You won't regret it!
I tried the Lemon Zest flavor through CrowdTap and I have to say, it surprised me... quite literally!
