Seventh Generation Surface Wipes: Effective but nothing special
Earlier this year when my father-in-law came to live with us for several weeks he asked me to bring over some cleaning products he had stored in his garage. Among them was a canister of Seventh Generation Surface Wipes. My in-laws have never shown any "Green" inclination so I have to assume they found these wipes at deep discount. While I found these wipes to be competent performers, I don't find them any better than wipes from Clorox or Lysol, particularly when price is included in the equation. All things considered, when I finished the canister of wipes I wasn't inclined to purchase another. Performance Although the individual wipes are thin, they are fully saturated and hold together well. One wipe can easily handle all of my kitchen counters before having to be discarded. Seventh Generation claims that these wipes kill 99.9% of all germs including the H1N1 virus. I'll take them at their word on that. The wipes are a little sudsy, presumably due to their inclusion of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, a common, often maligned surfactant found in most shampoos and beauty bars. In use on my granite counters I find that the SLS often leaves a thin film on surfaces, requiring an additional rinse of the surfaces after use of the product. This strikes me as a bit counter productive. Ingredients: Thymol (component of thyme oil), Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate (Bluestone), Citric Acid, Essential oils and botanical extracts*: Origanum vulgare (Oregeno) Oil, Cymbopogon schoenanthus (Lemongrass) Oil, Aqua *Citral is a component of these essential oils. Scent While I like herbal scents and didn't object to the combination of Thyme, Lemon and Lemongrass, my wife and daughter found the scent funky, particularly just after the wipe is used. Although the scent dissipates within several minutes on hard surfaces it does tend to linger on your hands for a longer period of time
RudiXeno
Boca Raton, FL