I've never used a foaming hand product before, since I thought it was a bit of a gimmick. I do buy liquid hand soaps, and I tend to like the ones that have hand softeners in them. But, I figured I'd give this a try.
I work with the public and when I first started out, I was constantly sick. All day long I'd be taking library cards, money for fines, touching returned books - you don't realize how many germs are passed along that way! You can build up some immunity but chances are you're going to get every illness that comes along, especially if you work in the children's room. I recently caught a rotavirus after filling in at the children's desk and it put me in the hospital. I'm not taking any chances. Everything will be scrubbed from now on! Lysol advertises that this product kills 10X the germs compared to the leading competitor. Bring it on, Lysol! Can you stand up to the germs of a public library?
So, BzzAgent sent me the Vanilla Orchid scented soap, and a pack of coupons for .75 off. I put the soap in the downstairs bathroom and waited to see what the family's reaction would be. My almost 10 year old daughter loves it because she thinks the foam is fun, and she likes the scent. I am usually not a big fan of artificial vanilla scents, but this is a bit more floral than vanilla, and I like it. My husband thinks it's a bit too girlie, but he then said it wasn't any worse than any of the other liquid soaps.
When you dispense the product it doesn't drip. The foam stays on your hand, and it dispenses just the right amount. No more double and triple dips, or soap falling off into the sink before you have a chance to really wash your hands. I'm finding that the soap is lasting a good, long time - much longer than traditional liquid soaps.
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| Foamy! |
I had a big gathering of friends a couple of weeks ago and we were all cooking together. They all had the opportunity to try the soap and liked it. I handed out some of the coupons to them, since they seemed interested in it.
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| Half gone, it lasts a very long time |
Now, getting back to that rotavirus and working with the public: I decided to buy another couple of bottles of Lysol Foaming Hand Soap and bring them to work. They're on sale at Stop & Shop for 3.00 a bottle. Normal price there is 3.50, which I think is rather high, but I did have the .75 coupons, and I noticed there was a coupon dispenser mounted near the soap that was giving away 1.00 coupons.
I bought the other two scents, Rose & Cherry in Bloom and Wild Berry Bliss, so that I could compare them to the Vanilla Orchid. I put the Rose in the staff bathroom and the Berry in the staff kitchen.
We have 5 full-time and 6 part-time people here, so there's a steady stream of people going in and out of the bathroom and the kitchen.
The Berry scent is very sweet, not completely my cup of tea, but all three fragrances are light and not overwhelmingly cloying. I wouldn't object to having any of them in my home.
All in all, I figured this would be a marginal purchase product with a gimmick, but I'm finding that I really do like it. I just wish it had more of a moisturizing aspect to it.
What I like:
- Lightweight
- Antibacterial
- Antimicrobial pump, so no worries
- lasts much longer than liquid soap
- dispenses a proper amount of foam with no waste
- foam doesn't drip or slide off your hand before you have a chance to wash
- the scents are light and don't overwhelm the user
What I don't like:
- I would prefer the product to be moisturizing
- I'd like a peel-off label so I don't have to announce LYSOL to the world
- Price is higher than regular liquid soap, but I think the value evens out
I can't attest to the antibacterial properties, since I didn't buy a petri dish and try to culture my hand after washing, but I feel pretty secure that my hands are doing well.
The Touch of Foam soap is sold in larger bottles for refilling the original unit, so that's good. My verdict? Give it a try, you might be pleasantly surprised! Good for families.
