Are you a pet owner? If you are, chances are there have been times where your puppy, kitten or other critters (rabbit, ferret…) have had an accident in your home. It happens. It’s no big deal.
Most times you are able to spot where the accident happened. I’ve stepped in a lot of accidents when our dog was a puppy. Our oldest cat also has issues and has had accidents on the mat just outside of the litter box (as if he couldn’t make it in the box in time).
When our pet has an accident we do the right thing and clean it up right away so that it doesn’t cause damage or odor (not to mention it’s not sanitary). But what about the accidents you DON’T see?
You can apply this same train of thought to other accidents around your home, from your son or husband “missing” the toilet seat, to spills and other messes around your home. If you don’t see them and you are not aware of them, how would you know you need to clean it up?
I was sent to review a really cool gadget that can help you find areas in your home that you need to clean up. Just because your home looks and smells clean and fresh doesn’t mean that it’s not harboring some deep, dark secrets.
The product I was sent to review is by a company called OxyLED. It’s called the OxyWild 12 Ultraviolet LED UV Light, Pet Urine Stain Detector Blacklight Flashlight. It even came with the AAA batteries you need to operate it.
The OxyLED OxyWild UV Light looks like a regular flashlight, except it has LED lights instead of traditional single lights you have in most flashlights.
This is NOT a flashlight. It will not help you to see in the dark should your power go out. Instead, this handy little gadget can show you places around your home that are not as clean as you THINK they are.
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! Using the OxyWild UV Light around my home was a real eye opener. I pride myself on keeping my home as clean as possible. My husband and I are also quick to clean up pet accidents, cat puke (hairballs or un-chewed foods), and other messes. I even dust my walls and ceilings at least once a month.
WOW! WOW! WOW! I was in TOTAL SHOCK when I took the UV light around my home. I discovered plenty of places that are not really clean. They may look clean to the naked eye, but not to the UV light.
I was mortified to see how many places around our home our cats puked or had accidents that we never saw. Not only that, I discovered marks on places I THOUGHT were clean.
Take for example the light switches in our home. Two to three times a week I wipe them down and spray Lysol on them because I know things like light switches can have a lot of germs and bacteria on them from people’s hands. What I saw with the UV Light is that the light switches were really clean – but – places on the wall around the light switches had strange marks on them (unseen by the naked eye). When I wiped those areas down with the disinfecting wipes the marks disappeared. I’m not sure what they were, but it’s pretty gross to see all those marks on the wall that you cannot see with the naked eye.
Even around the toilet I found areas that were not perfectly cleaned – and I pride myself on having a clean and tidy home.
Since receiving the OxyLED OxyWild 12 Ultraviolet LED UV Light, Pet Urine Stain Detector Blacklight Flashlight I have gone around our condo and cleaned up areas I discovered were not completely clean. The only thing we have left to do is break out our carpet cleaner and give our carpet a good once over to pick up spots I couldn’t get with regular carpet cleaner.
Whether you have pets, kids or just want a fully clean home you should invest in the OxyLED OxyWild Blacklight Flashlight. It’s available on Amazon for only $9.99 (and it INCLUDES the batteries).
OxyLED also has available a variety of other products. I also have two of their OxyLED N01 LED Night Lights. I keep on in the bathroom and one in the kitchen.
These night lights have a sensor built into them to detect when it gets dark. They automatically turn on when they sense it’s getting dark. I like that feature about them so I don’t have to worry about plugging them in at night before going to bed. I just leave them plugged in all day.
These night lights are very sensitive. The one in our kitchen will turn on if it’s dark and dreary outside. There is no window in our kitchen, so it barely receives sunlight from the dining room. If the clouds get dark outside the kitchen night light will turn on. I have no problem with that at all. It tells me that it’s doing it’s job and doing it well.
These night lights are very powerful too. They provide you with enough light to do what you need to do without having to turn on the regular light.
My husband and I sleep in the living room on a sofa bed. Our living room, dining room, kitchen and hallway are open to each other (there are no doors – just one big wall). When our kids go into the kitchen in the middle of the night to get something to drink and turn on the regular light it wakes us up because its so bright. Since using the OxyLED Night Lights the kids can go into the kitchen and get something to drink without turning on the regular light. I can even use just that night light to go into the kitchen to grab Advil or something if I wake up with a headache.
The OxyLED N01 LED Night Lights are also available at Amazon for $14.99 for two lights.
For more information about these and other OxyLED products you can visit their main website at OxyLED.com. The brand can also be found on Facebook and Twitter (links are found on the bottom right of their website).
Kimberly
*I received free products to review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.
@meandthemush says
Definitely going to invest in the OxyWild.