by Taylor
I tried Palmolive dish soap, in the original scent, as part of my unofficial project to try a bunch of cleaning products for review and comparison on this site.
by Janel
by Taylor
I recently bought a bottle of Palmolive Fresh Infusions dishwashing liquid, in the lemon thyme scent, while I was at Target.
I have now finished the bottle and overall I thought the soap was alright.
It worked pretty well for washing dishes. The one thing I noticed is that it was difficult to rinse away the soap, so I had to spend more time doing this than I would normally to make sure there was not a film of soap left behind.
However, other than that issue it worked well enough for cleaning both lightly soiled dishes as well as heavier pots and pans.
Further, the scent was nice. Although it is called "Lemon Thyme" I have to say I didn't get the herbal scent too much, but mainly smelled lemon. Since I like lemon scents that was fine with me.
Finally, this product bills itself as "naturally inspired." It also has packaging trying to suggest that it may be eco-friendly. However, I noted that it didn't even really make claims about this, just suggested that with clever packaging.
Therefore, I would say this is a classic case of "green washing" where a manufacturer tries to position a product into a niche where it really doesn't belong. If you read my criteria for defining what green cleaning supplies really are this one wouldn't pass the test.
If you're not concerned with having an Earth friendly cleaning product for washing dishes, this won't bother you. However, I just didn't want anyone to assume it was eco-friendly when it is not.
Has anyone else tried this variety of Palmolive? If so, I'd love to hear what you thought of it too. There are two other scents available, Lime Basil (which is green in color) and Ginger White Tea (which is a light pink color). If you've used any of these varieties please tell me what you thought of it. You can share your review here for this or any other brand, or read lots of other reviews that have already been submitted.
by Taylor
I'm almost done with my bottle of Ultra Palmolive Baby dish soap, so I figured it was time to share with everyone what I've thought of this product.
I bought the bottle partially on a whim -- it looked so cute with the little giraffe on it, and I wondered what was special about a soap made specifically to wash baby dishes and toys.
That seems awfully specialized to me, and perhaps I thought, not necessary.
After using this product I agree it is unnecessary. I see no distinction about this variety that makes it inherently better for washing baby stuff than any other dishwashing liquid. Washing dishes is washing dishes, no matter what type they are.
This product worked well - just like many of the other versions from this brand that I've also tried. It just didn't work better than the others, in my opinion.
It has a relatively thick formula, which meant a little went a long way, and it cut grease as well as would be expected.
I tried to wash a couple of cups with dried on milk in them to see how the baby dishwashing liquid did with this challenge, since that is what it is advertised to be designed to do. Yes, it cleaned the cup, but so does regular dishwashing liquid. Again, no difference better or worse.
However, this product had one distinction that will most likely cause me to buy it again - the scent.
It is a completely artificial scent -- I cannot identify anything in nature that it is like, although it is floral and bright. However, even though I can't describe it well, I know I like what I smell. It is a completely wonderful and fun scent that does actually remind me of babies, and is a nice smell while washing dishes (or my hands if I'm needing to while standing at the sink).
Even my husband (without me prompting) said he'd be sad when the bottle ran out, since he enjoyed this scent more than any other soap we've ever tried. And that is saying something, since I've tried A LOT of them!
Therefore, although I'm not convinced that everyone with a baby at home needs to switch to this variety or their baby bottles and dishes won't be clean, anyone looking for a cute bottle of soap to sit on their counter and a nice unusual scent to enjoy while washing dishes might like to give this variety a try.
by Stephanie Lyons
(Salt Lake City, UT)
This works great for me.
I have had no problem with dirt, oil, or grease not being cleaned off.
The fragrance is pleasant and not overpowering.
It leaves a pleasant smell in the kitchen while doing dishes.
by Lola
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