- What were your thoughts and feelings about Ecover prior to trying them? Had you used any Ecover products before?
I really like Ecover, I think their products have improved immensely over the past few years. It is nice to know that the products are as near to natural as you can get and I love the refilling.
- Do you currently use wipes as part of your cleaning regime? Is it because they are convenient, value for money or for other reasons?
No, I use a cloth that gets dried and reused then boil washed after 3 days. Or recycled clothes such as socks.
- Ecover Multi-Action Wipes can be used throughout your home - from toilet seats to highchairs - where did you test your wipes? Did they do the job?
I used them in the kitchen, the bathroom, on the high chair and changing mat.
- How important is it that the wipes are Anti-bacterial and kill 99.9% of bacteria?
Very important, especially now we are in 'cold' season.
Do you use any Anti-bacterial products for cleaning or hygiene?
I try ensure all products are anti-bacterial as much as possible. Although building up some resistance is a good thing.
- Thinking about the wipes, did you find the packaging easy to use and carry all the information you needed? Did you like the fragrance? Did the wipes retain enough moisture to get the job done?
The first few wipes out of the package were fine but lower down they were very wet and stuck together, a bit like the end of a pack of wet wipes. The packaging was easy to use although I did almost wipe my son's face at one point, so much was it like our wet wipes. It did carry all the information. The fragrance was lovely and not overpowering. They got the job done although there was a lot of soap on the wipes, I did find it hard to unfold them.
- The wipes are FSC sourced and biodegradable - how did you dispose of your wipes once used? Would you pop them on the compost heap or perhaps with food waste? They are not flushable, is this problem?
In the bin. If we had our composter, I would have put them in there. I would never flush a wipe. I use flushable nappy liners and don't flush them. I would worry what it would do to the drains in bulk.
- Would you buy the products in the future? If it came up in conversation do you think you'd recommend to a friend? Why? If not why?
I think I would buy a pack specifically to do small jobs like wipe down the change mat between changes or to get in the small fiddly bits of the cooker. Otherwise, I think my washable rags do as good a job with less waste.
If it were the sort of friend who already used single wipes to clean then I would recommend they change brand because it is kinder to the environment but I wouldn't to someone not using wipes already as I don't see how they make life any more convenient that a cloth.
- Having now tried Ecover Multi-Action Wipes has it changed your perception of the brand? If so, how?
I like Ecover equally as much now as before the trial.
- Finally, using a 5-star rating with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor? what would you give Ecover Multi-Action Wipes?
3 - there were some positives (getting small, fiddly jobs done, nice smell, handy), and some negatives (a bit wasteful, too much soap, felt like I was trying to clean with a small wet wipe at times). So mid-range. Good for those already using wipes to swap to a better brand.