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I've seen Zoflora mentioned on here a lot but never really known what it is so, today, when I saw it on the shelf in the supermarket I bought some on a whim (Fresh Linen fragrance I think it is?).

Whats the best way of using it?

It is just a highly fragranced disinfectant, it doesn't have any cleaning properties. Don't use it on food prep areas though. I hate the smell

It stinks to high heaven. I clean the loo with it though. I have no idea why I buy it other than I always have.

GetOrf -is it one of those products that your Mum or Gran used so you've always used?

I'm sure my mum had a bottle gathering dust in our undersink cupboard throughout my (same bottle, never used!) so it seemed familiar when I heard it mentioned on here.

Do you just put a capful in the water for the fragrance? Or actually use it for cleaning/scrubbing the toilet clean?

*throughout my childhood

No, my gran used Vim, nicked from her chambermaiding job

I remember buying a bottle of zoflora for my first flat when I was 16 because it was a kind of luxury. That and ribena, findus crispy pancakes and coloured loo roll. I don't buy the other shit now but still put zoflora in my basket when I go shopping, insanely.

For some reason I think it's just really nice to clean the loo with it. Madness.

Loyal to the brand then!

I bet your Gran's Vim was in one of those sprinkly tins with a slightly rusty top? (another childhood memory of mine from the cupboard under the kitchen sink)

I put this in a squirty bottle, diluted to wash the floors, great smell, just squirt and mop, job done

i also use it to do my floors with.

I put a tiny, tiny bit in the water before I steam clean the kitchen floor. Have loved Zoflora for years!

It reminds me of my first house and when my kids were little.

I put a capful in with the laundry.
And use it to disinfect where there were dead mice.
Dilute it into a spray bottle for general disinfecting.

I get through a surprisingly large amount

A small piece of J cloth soaked in zoflora & placed in the vacuum emits a nice smell & stops stinky hoover syndrome.

It's the same as Dettol, I think. Oh, I'm too lazy to Google it, but the sort of disinfectant that goes cloudy in water is pheno-something. Anyway, it's just highly fragranced, highly concentrated disinfectant.

Also, it's toxic to cats. Don't spray it around or use it on surfaces that your cat might come in contact with.

Unless you don't like your cat Katy

:D

Thanks for the tips.

I think I might get a spray bottle tomorrow and use it for bathroom surfaces, utility room etc.

Like the tip about the hoover too as I really hate that 'warm dust' type smell you get when vacuuming.

Loved the hoover tip too. I used it today and got high on the fumes whilst doing housework I actually traded my smelly Henry and bought a new one 'cos I couldn't stand it any more. My current Henry was getting smelly so he can stick around a bit longer now

I love the rose scented one.

I use it to wash my floors, it makes the whole house smell nice.

If your Henry gets smelly, a new filter is cheaper than a new machine.

I love the citrus one. I use it for the loo but now going to do the floors with after reading this thread.

Good for cleaning the nit comb. I love it.

Mine's Springtime but I'm inclined to buy more now thanks to this thread

I didn't realise that there was a citrus one.

I went for the Linen Fresh one as the others all seemed a bit too floral.

ooh, just had a look at the website and seems they even do/did a limited edition
Warm Cinnamon one. I'd love to try that one!

I wish there was a scratch n sniff section here

Their website is very good. Has a section on pets, apparently OK so long as they don't lick it or walk on wet Zoflora'd areas

Put undiluted on a damp cloth and wipe over kitchen tops, will eliminate even the smelliest of curry smells and leave the kitchen really fresh,have also put a capful in the sink with a drop of boiling water from the kettle, also acts as a great cooking smell cover-upper.

No good for my cats who follow me as I mop!
Our house smelt of dettol when we moved in, after potty training 2 boys I think my toilets need a good dose.

I hate the smell of bleach so I use Zoflora for those sort of jobs (except cleaning the loo). I like the springtime fragrance. One thing I remember is that you shouldn't mix it with Stardrops, not sure why.
For those of you advocating putting it in the hoover, where should I put the j-cloth soaked in it? I have a henry, should I put it in the vacuum bag?

In the mop bucket for final rise over when dog has had unexpected diarrhoea and the place stinks to high heaven. Warm Cinnamon is best as it replicates a more healthy kitchen odour.

I put it inside the vacuum bag Melfish.

I just cleaned my floor with it because of this thread. At 8am on my day off. What am I thinking?

Blimey Captain. I wish it had that sort of effect on me! My house could do with a good mop.

I bought a small plant spray bottle for 80p from Wilkinsons and put a small amount of water in it with a few drops of Zoflora. Great for using on the table (oil cloth type cover) after we've eaten and all sorts of other quick clean-up jobs.

I used the warm cinnamon one to wash floors and wipe down kitchen and bathroom surfaces at Christmas time - made my whole house smell very festive.

Ooh at warm cinammon.

Yes my gran's vim container was all rust speckled. I wonder if they still make vim - god that cleaned the bath well. Probably caustic soda

I had no idea it was harmful for cats, mop the bathroom with it and my 4 cats also follow the mop - I do dilute it a lot for mopping though.

The lavender one is a bit bloody strong. But the others are good.

Re festive smells my mil had clove oil in a burner the otjher day - her house smelled wonderfully christmassy.

This thread inspired me. I have wanted to do something to leave a "signature scent" in the homes I clean but I didn't want to just spray crap around. Another cleaner told me that he uses Zoflora on the door frames (? Yeah, weird,I know) to leave a scent that greets the customer when they come home. I figured I'd use it on my dusting cloths. You know how you slightly dampen them to dust? Well, I spritzed mine with a Zoflora solution.

I tried the Lavender scent, first, but didn't really like it. Then I found Warm Cinnamon one and tried that. I love it! I use it on my duster and I also spray the Henry filter and bag with it. And, I put a little in the mop water when I cleaned the kitchen floors. I also sprayed some inside waste baskets and onto toilet seats and flush handles. Both of my customers came home as I was finishing up and they both raved about the smell.

I've been desperately searching for the Warm Cinnamon but can't find it anywhere.

I have discovered that the Pound Shop sell (other fragrances of) Zoflora though.

I am so sad I made a special trip to the supermarket the day warm cinnamon was launched. I found it a real let down. I LOVE Christmas & associated smells but this was really sickly, like a fake gingerbread smell - reminded me of an equally sickly yankee candle I got last year. I love zoflora. Use it watered down as a general disinfectant, yy to kitchen towel in the hoover trick, floor mopping, loo, kichen towel with a bit on in the airing cupboard.

warm cinnamon was a special Christmas edition

Yes, I think I just happened to find one last bottle in the shops. Which means I will have to find another fragrance to be "the one." This is a pitty!

I didn't like Lavender. I will try "bouquet" next. If I like it, I will buy several bottles.

I am using hyacynth right now - i like it but Dh cant stand it

I use it to clean the kitchen and bathroom floors. DM says the nursing homes she worked in also used it to clean the toilets.

Is it really toxic to cats?

I have used it for years and I have cats...

Bloody Nora.

I love it. I put a few drops in my steam cleaner to do the floors. I found a couple of days ago that it is fantastic for cleaning windows, mirrors etc. I have always struggled to get my windows smear free. I mixed a little bit with some water in a spray bottle. I used microfibre cloths to wipe on and then a dry one to dry off. My windows are smear free for the first time ever. Normally I spend more time trying to get rid of the smears than cleaning the windows and I have tried all sorts of different cleaning products/methods.