Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner review thread NOW CLOSED

[AnnMumsnet]

This thread is for the 150 Mumsnetters trying out Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner.

Here's what Cif have to say, "Our latest cleaning product - Cif Express Direct to Floor - can be used directly on the floor and small surfaces for a sparkling clean home. It leaves a long lasting and fresh fragrance. It's suitable for tiled, laminate and washable/ varnished wood floors. To use, you simply squirt the product directly onto the floor, then wipe with a damp mop and there's no need to rinse and it dries really fast! Now available in Antibacterial, Lemon & Apple Flowers and Wild Orchid & Velvet flowers, the RRP is £2.00 for 750 ml."

Below are a few questions we'd like you to answer but please feel free to add your own comments too.

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?
Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?
Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?
Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?
Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?
Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?
Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?
Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?

We would also love to see some before and after pictures so please feel free to add these to this thread.

Please note that Cif may use comments and photos posted on this thread in their marketing and promotional material so please only post if you are happy with this.

All selected MN testers who add their feedback will be entered into a prize draw to win a £250 voucher as a thank you.

Thanks and good luck,
MNHQ

[MrsWeasley]

Q1. I wanted a new floor cleaner as all I've tried just don't do the job.
Q2. Kitchen, utility, bathroom all tiled and bathroom with link flooring.
Q3. I really liked it. It was easy to use and left the flooring looking very fresh and clean. I liked the scent as it wasn't too obvious not like some that are so overwhelming.
Q4. The delicate/light fragrance was the best bit for me. Not having to rinse meant the job was obviously finished quicker which allowed me to get on with other jobs (or grab a sneaky coffee.)
Q5. Particularly usefully if having people around and just want to freshen the room before the arrive or if you in a hurry to get out to have a busy day with the family.
Q6. Just as effective as my cleaner may be more so as it saved me time. Nd I preferred the smell.
Q7. Yes I would buy it.
Q8. I would definitely recommend this cleaner.

Thank you for letting me test it. (It's amazing that when you say you are testing something for mumsnet other family members want to test it also - thank you for that too. I am tempted to tell them I am testing an oven cleaner next - would that be very wrong of me?)

[Mouseface]

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?

A - I wanted to take part in this product test because we have a variety of different flooring through the house, but no carpets. It was the claims made that appealed to me most.

Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?

A - I used it on all floors, the kitchen Brazilian slate tiles, sealed wooden floors in the lounge and dining room and a ceramic tiled floor in the hall.

Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?

A - I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the smell and the way it made my hall tiles shine like nothing else. EVERYTHING! NOTHING!

Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?

A - I could smell the fragrance for days afterwards, so hats off there. Not having to rinse or wipe over afterwards, is great because I don't take as long as I used to, drying the floors!

Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?

A - Great for stuburn stains, dried on food/sauce that has been left on the floor.

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?

A - Much better than my usually bought product :)x

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?


A - Maybe, (why) - it depends how long it's lasts.

Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?

A - After the first few uses, yes, but I'd want to see how it worked after a longer period of time.

[indyswoofer]

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?
We have a new house and huge expanse of laminate flooring; preschooler and a v hairy dog; anything that makes life easier is what we want!!

Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?
I tried it out first in the camper van on the Lino and then did the laminate floorings of living room and entrance hall in the house.

Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?
I really liked the ease of use, not having to use the mop bucket and quick drying.
I would have preferred the scent to be a bit stronger but will try the other 'flavours'

Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?
As stated previously the scent was nice but could have been stronger/longer lasting. LOVED not having to rinse!

Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?
Saved lots of time, means I can mop before everyone's in bed as don't have to keep them off the floors for an hour!

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?
It was as effective for cleaning but possibly not quite as effective for the lasting smell of 'clean'. However seemed to dry a lot quicker than the usual floor cleaner so that's a bonus!!

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?
Yes I will buy again, thought overall it was very good and easy to use.

Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?
Yes, would recommend to those with laminate/tiles/Lino and a bit short on time and not keen on spending ages doing housework (like me!)

I've added shots of before, during and after!!
Thanks

[HappySunflower]

MNHQ- Are those of us who received damaged products being sent another bottle?

[Ntinyn]

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most? Now I have a baby, cleaning in general is a pain and the fact that you don't have to rinse this is great!

Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on? Kitchen - tiles.

Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like? I thought it worked really well and saved so much time!

Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards? I have the antibacterial one and it's a faint but not overpowering 'clean' smell.

Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for? I think it saved me 10-15 mins. Good for a quick spills

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product? Just as good

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not? Yes I would buy it

Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not? Yes I would. Purely to save time. Who has time to faff about cleaning floors anyway!!!

[gazzalw]

Q1. Wanted a quick and effective solution to dirty floors because ours usually are!
Q2. Used it on lino in the kitchen and bathroom and laminate flooring in the hall and sitting/dining rooms.
Q3. It did quite a good job but our mop isn't the best so not sure it worked as effectively as it would have done with a more squidgy and better quality mop! What I like most about it is that you just squirt it on and mop, no rinsing...and it seems to dry very quickly!
Q4. Didn't really notice fragrance much. It was excellent being able to squirt, mop and leave!
Q5. Quite a lot of time BUT would always need to hoover up first otherwise one would be just mopping bits around the floors!
Q6. As effective but someone needs to invent self-cleaning floors TBQH!
Q7. Not sure...seems quite costly. If you mopped the floor every day I doubt it would last more than a week.....
Q8. Yes because it's handy to have for emergency cleaning ;-)

[charlieandlola]

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?

I wanted to see if it was more effective than my current method of using CIF, with a mop and bucket.

Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?

I used it on tiled kitchen and bathroom floors


Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?

I didn't like the squirtiness of the pull out knob - I found it difficult to control and difficult to gague how much to use at any one time. I did like it,e ventually, but it did take some time to get used to.

Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?

I found it odd not rinsing - I kept checking that the floor wasn't sticky, and I did have to give it a wipe afterwards as I found it so odd.

Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?

It did save me some time, useful especially for when muddy feet came inside from the garden, and I didn't have to get the mop and bucket out for just some footprints.

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?

I found it as effective as my current CIF product - not markedlly different, apart from the lack of dilution and rinsing.

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?

I would buy it again, but not for use every day, in addition. I honestly didn't feel the floors were as clean without rinsing, but I accept that this just me being mad!

Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?

I would recommend to friends and family based on "emergency spills" only, not for everyday, because of my need to rinse!

[cate16]

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?

A. Working full time and having pets I wanted to try something 'quick' and hopefully easy too.

Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?

A. Kitchen and bathroom- both travertine.

Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?

A. I'm really not sure.
Kitchen- used it very quickly on a small area where the animals eat - loved it dried quickly, smelt nice. The second time I used all over the floor I'm really not so sure- yes it dried quickly and the floor looks and smells clean but somehow it just doesn't 'feel' clean in my head.

Bathroom. Liked it for here, much smaller area and as it doesn't actually get dirty as such- I liked that I could give it a quick wipe over and it dried quickly and left a fresh smell.

Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?

A. Nice smell, and it lingered which was good. Not rinsing? I liked this in the bathroom but not the kitchen.

Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?

A. time saved- well to be honest just a few minutes not rinsing the mop out etc, but apart from that just the drying time- but seeing as I don't hang around waiting for floors to dry, not that much time saved overall!
Excellent for quick mop-ups during the day though.

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?

A. Better for quick spills, but I think a still prefer a proper clean for the kitchen.

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?

A. Honestly? I'm not brand loyal - therefore on offer yes, otherwise maybe not.

Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why
not?

A. I've passed on the rest of the bottle for a friend to try as I think she may really like it.

[jmilliner]

1. have tried numerous products but really liked direct to floor cleaners. Cif is also a well known brand.
   2)used on a wooden floor
   
2. really liked how easy it was to dispense from the bottle, loved the smell.
   
3. liked not having to rinse, however this is no different from other products that I have used on the floor, most other products do not require rinsing and I would not buy a product if it did.
   
4. only time it saves is getting a bucket out and filling it with water. I would only use this for small parts of the floor rather than the entire floor, if I used it for the entire floor I would need the whole bottle.
   
5. as effective if not more effective than my usual cleaner
   
6. no I would not buy it for £2, especially as comparable products are a similar price and last longer. However for touch up jobs I would use. If it was dilutable without loosing effectiveness then I would buy it for £2.
   
7. I would recommend, but not as your only floor cleaner, otherwise I would be buying 2 bottles a month.

[17leftfeet]

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?
I have problems with my back and balance and cleaning the floor is one of my most hated jobs, anything that makes it easier is a plus

Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?
I used it on my tiled kitchen floor and on the laminate in my conservatory where the back door from the garden is

Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?
I wasn't really sure how much to use to get the best results but the bottle was easy to use and avoiding having to keep bending down to move a bucket was a massive plus for me

Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?
It smells nice, not too strong as I don't like strong chemical smells especially in the kitchen
Not rinsing felt wrong especially as it leaves a residue but once dry it's fine

Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?
It saved me a good 20 minutes with carrying a bucket up and down the cellar steps etc, plus recovery time as I find mopping hard work
It was particularly good for a quick clean round the pet food bowls and where the dc hadn't wiped their feet by the back door

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?
It was similar in terms of performance to the liquid I usually dilute but much easier for spot treatment

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?
I think that's excellent value

Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?
I see no reason not to

[katyk81]

Thanks for letting us be part of the test. I wanted to be part of the product test as I am fairly house proud but like to find ways to cut corners and save time where possible. With wooden flooring downstairs, and tiles in the kitchen and bathroom along with a constant stream of traffic by way children and visitors it is fairly hard to keep the area clean so I was looking for an alternative solution to dragging the mop around or waiting for the steamer to warm up.
We used it on all of these floor types and my overall impression was that this is an excellent product- it cleaned the area quickly and easier and leaves it feeling clean with none of the sticky residue that the steamer can sometimes miss.
I liked the fragrance- not overpowering or synthetic but fairly fresh and clean and it was great that the floor didn't need rinsing- although it is a hard habit to break!
I felt the Cif Express Direct to floor cleaner was equally effective as my normal products but much less time consuming which is what I was hoping for from the product
I think £2 is the perfect price point- along with the occasional special offer of course!
I would, and already have recommended the product.
Thanks for letting us be involved.

[CarmonEileen]

ou want to take part in this product test? of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?
I wanted to take part to see if it was quicker than my normal method. The fact i didn't need a bucket appealed most.

Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?
Lino in kitchen and laminate flooring throughout downstairs.

Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?
Great. Cleaned very well indeed.Took longer to dry than i anticipated.

Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?
Very fresh. Much easier way to mop!

Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?
Didn't really save much time. Still needed a bucket oc water to make mop wet but did save a little time not rinsing so much. Quick spills .

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?
Very effective. Left no marks.

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?
Definitely will buy again. Great product great value.


Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? Absolutely. Its great.

[HorseyGirl1]

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?
It sounded a bit unusual to have a floor cleaner that didn't require water and a bucket and I thought I'd like to try that.
Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?
I used it on a wooden floor in my living room when my toddler son was sick on the floor.
Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?
When I poured the liquid out I thought it was a bit runny that will never work but actually it makes sense that it is runny it might be slippy otherwise. It was very easy to use.- used it with a tea towel that I discarded afterwards.
Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?
Pleasant but not over powering smell, could maybe a little stronger. It was great not having to rinse the floor but felt a little strange!
Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?
I was able to use it instantly and didn't have to wait for the kettle to boil before I had water for the mop. Absolutely brilliant for the situation that I used it in - ie to clear up after a sicky incident on the floor!
Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?
It worked very well and cleaned just as well as a normal floor cleaner. I have got to be honest not sure I'd want to use a mop with this product without rinsing the mop through afterwards but it was fantastic in a quick mop up situation.
Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?
Excellent price but I wouldn't buy on a regular basis- I would however keep a bottle for an emergency.
Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?
Yes, I probably would recommend it for the situation that I described above and would recommend it for a young family. Maybe one to include as a voucher or a free mini sample within the Bounty pack (not sure if it is OK to say that here!) ? You wouldn't buy it without trying it I think. In summary its an excellent cleaning product but seems a bit unnecessary.

[jackstini]

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?
The ease of not having a bucket

Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?
Tiles (uneven ones, part shiny, part matt - whole of ground floor except living room)

Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? It was ok. What did you like most about it? The even spray action. Was there anything you didn't like?
It didn't get off dried up spills as easily as my current cleaner

Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product?
I was not keen, although it said wild orchid it had quite an old fashioned 'rose petal' smell to me.
How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards? Great

Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? None.
What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for? A quick going over of a floor that was fairly clean anyway.

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?
Not as good.

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? No.
If so, why? If not, why not?
Didn't like the smell and was not as good as my usual cleaner. Possibly buy the lemon one if it was on special offer

Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?
Depends on what they wanted but probably not.

[FrootLoops]

Sorry it took so long - my internet connection was down a few days, but here we go:

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?

I have three children including a crawler and two cats I needed a product that worked well and dried quickly.

Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?

I used it on the lino in the kitchen and the laminate flooring in the living room. Both heavily used areas.

Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?

I really liked the product; it was easy to use, smelled really nice and dried very quickly. The floors came up really shiny and clean with minimal effort on my part.

Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?

I liked the fragrance. It had a nice fragrance, not overpowering that also smelled clean. I loved not having to rinse the floor - the minute / finished the living room floor my daughter walked over it and it was already dry.

Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?

I think it saved me a lot of time, it was really quick and easy and I loved that the children could get straight back in to play so it saved me hearing how bored they were waiting too.
I think it is especially useful for small spills or a quick clean up after the childrens' mealtimes.

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?

I found that the Cif cleaner out performed my usually cleaner and I will be buying this instead now.

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?

I will definitely buy it again. The price is comparable to those of other cleaners and it worked very well.

Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?

I would recommend this to others, especially those with young children. It cleans well and dries quickly meaning my floor can be a playground/ fairytale castle/ jungle again so much faster.

Thanks for letting me try this.

[justmuddlingalong]

Q1 The ease and quickness of the direct to floor appealed. I'm all for easier cleaning.
Q2 I used it on kitchen floor tiles and bathroom linoleum.
Q3 I found Cif Direct To Floor very effective on both types of flooring.
Q4 The fragrance was lovely. A clean fresh smell, not overpowering, I like it. Not having to rinse was great. Cleaning the floor now takes half the time!
Q5 It's handy for squirt and wipe cleaning of jam etc dropped on the floor. Using it to clean the whole floor takes about 5 minutes and by not having to rinse, the floor dries quickly too.
Q6 This product is more effective than my usual floor cleaner.
Q7 £2 for 750ml is a good price and I will definitely buy it again.
Q8 If floor cleaning comes up in conversation, I would recommend this product. I'm glad I had the opportunity to try it. Thank you.

[LittleLostRoeDeer]

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most? I liked the idea of a product that would save me time - I'm fairly lazy at house-cleaning, and mopping is one of my pet hates. I liked the idea that it wouldn't need rinsing off; I've told my partner countless times that you need to rinse bleach off, but he ignores me!
Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on? Everywhere! I've got a 4 bedroom house with tiles in the kitchen, downstairs toilets and bathroom and wooden floors upstairs and down. So I did everywhere in about half an hour!
Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like? Really, really easy to use. Literally just squirted it on and mopped it about. It seemed to work well on some fairly dubious looking, slightly crusty marks in my toddler's bedroom... on closer inspection, it was dried in Weetabix, but it shifted that! I liked most the fact that it really was so quick and easy to use, but seemed to be quite powerful.
Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards? It smelt lovely, very similar to Febreze, but not as overpowering. It seems to have freshened up the house quite well. I loved not having to rinse the floor afterwards - it meant I did the whole house rather than just one room, which is what I'd normally do.
Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for? It took me about half an hour to do the whole house, and that was with a toddler in tow trying to help... I think it probably saved me about an hour in total. That's adding in the time to keep changing the water and then rinsing it off afterwards. It was great to use while she was about actually, with bleach we'd usually have to do it once she'd gone to bed.
Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product? Very effective. I preferred this to using my usual bleach - I didn't seem to have to scrub quite so hard, and most marks just disappeared with one swipe.
Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not? Yes, more than likely.
Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not? Yes, as it really was quite useful to use.

[cherrytree63]

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?
I'm always looking for ways to keep cleaning time down to a minimum.
Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?
I used it in the kitchen on ceramic tiles and the bathroom on varnished cork tiles.
Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?
Simple to use for small areas, but still felt the need to rinse mop out several times for large floor area.
Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?
Pleasant fragrance but would rather something stronger that lingered longer.
Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?
It didn't save me time, I still needed to use a mop bucket to clean the mop. Very effective for small areas and cleaning up spills.
Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?
More effective, I usually use bleach/washing up liquid combined.
Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?
I'd buy it if it was on special offer, but there are plenty of floor cleaners a lot cheaper.
Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?
Yes I would, overall I was pleased with the product.

[telsa]

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?
We have a lot of tiled floors and I don't get round to cleaning them very much at all. mainly because the mop and bucket are outside and a hassle to get at and fill. I was intrigued to see if this would be as easy as it seems.

Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?
Tiled floor in kitchen and hall.


Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?
Unbelievably simple. It went on and then I rubbed it about a bit and it was done. Was confused by lid at first, then worked it out.


Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?
Pleasant fragrance, not very overpowering. I was really surprised that one did not have to rinse. It dried quickly and just left a shine. Not slippery at all. Remarkable.

Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?
It saved me half an hour, I reckon, As normally it is two moppings and one rinse and having to wait for it to dry.
It would be especially useful for pressed for time get the house in shape, or a quick wipe over before going away, so that things are nice for the return. I would also use it regularly in the bathroom where the men and boys of the house drip somewhat around the loo and it is not worth getting the whole mop kaboodle out.

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?
Pretty effective. it can't really cope with the caked on stuff we get under the table, but for a moderately mucky floor it was good.

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?
I would buy it again. Not a bad price, compared to boiling up a kettle and bunging in soap etc.

Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?
I would tell others about it, especially those like me who wish to keep housecleaning down to a minimum.

[attachmentmummy]

Q1. I wanted to take part because the whole getting mop and bucket out, washing floor, drying floor/leaving to dry process takes far to long. I wanted to see if using an 'instant' product would produce good results.

Q2. We used it on our bathroom, kitchen and hall floors, tiles and laminate respectively.

Q3. I thought it was excellent: highly effective and so easy to use. The only thing I didn't like was that it looked like cat wee on our white tiled floor!!

Q4. The fragrance was rather string and a little overpowering when used in a smaller space, e.g. the bathroom. I loved not having to rinse the floor though, and it dried so quickly.

Q5. I'd say it saved a good 15-20 minutes a time, but on top of that I think the floors are cleaner because, being so easy to use, I'm cleaning them more often! I think it would be useful for in between top up or spot cleans, as well as regular cleaning.

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?

Very, I was really impressed with it.

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes, we would definitely buy it again, but I'd be looking out for it on a special offer as that's quite pricey considering it's not a concentrated product.

Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes, I would. I would recommend it for ease of use and effectiveness.

[coffeecups]

Sorry for the late reply.

I've used it a couple of times now which is more often than I would've used a mop and bucket so that's something.

I didn't find it a particularly effective cleaner. It did the job and I liked the speed with which it dried but it didn't make the floor feel really clean.

I've used it twice in the kitchen on engineered wood,
in the downstairs toilet - the same and in the bathroom on the lino..

The bathroom smelt nice but I didn't notice the fragrance in the kitchen.

I don't think it is particularly good value at 2 for over diluted cleaner. I've nearly used two thirds of the bottle on just two cleans.

The bottle with its sprinkle top was easy to use and it was quick and easy.

I wouldn't recommend it, but if it was on a special offer I would try it again.

[Keepcalmanddrinkwine]

Thank you so much for the gift basket.

[sjs1528]

Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?

I like Cif products and use the kitchen spray already so wanted to test the floor cleaner. I only have a tiny kitchen floor so don't like having to make up a big bucket of floor cleaner when most of it gets wasted.

Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?

On my laminate kitchen and bathroom floors.

Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?

I liked the smell but would have liked it stronger. It cleaned well and was easy to use.

Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?

I liked the fragrance though I wished that it was stronger. To be honest I have never rinsed a floor afterwards as I did not realise I was meant to

Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?

Only having tiny floors it saved me having to make up a bucket and also the floor dried a lot quicker than normally.

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?

I normal would use a sponge to clean my floor to scrub it better, with the cif I used a mop as instructed, I would use the cif and a damp sponge next time and hopefully get even better results.

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes, especially if the scent was increased.

Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes as it is very easy to use, especially for a quick daily wipe over.

[HappySunflower]

1. With a toddler and a cat, I always seem to be washing floors. The convenient, speedy option of this cleaner appealed to me.
   

1. Kitchen and bathroom-both vinyl flooring.
   

1. I only managed to test a small area as the bottle I received was badly damaged. It seems to have cleaned well and I liked the smell. I didn't like the fact that I received so little in the bottle due to the poor packaging!p as most of it soaked through the Jiffy bag it came in!
   

1. I had the pink and loved the smell a lot. It left the floor clean without the tackiness left behind by other cleaners used without rinsing.
   

1. I wouldn't say that it saved a lot of time really, maybe a few minutes to fill and empty a mop bucket. It's a useful product for dealing with quick spills in small areas.
   

1. I found it more effective than the cleaner I usually use.
   

1. I oiled definitely buy it again if it was on offer, but £2 is a bit more than I would pay for that sized bottle.
   

1. I would recommend it, yes.
   

No pictures to share as I was only able to clean such a small area, which was a real shame.

[PooFlower]

Sorry for the late review. The product arrived just before I went on holiday and I only got back on Monday.


Q1. Why did you want to take part in this product test? What aspect of Cif
Express Direct to Floor Cleaner appealed most?

It looked like a product that would make cleaning easier.


Q2. Where in your home did you use the Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What type of floor did you use it on?

I used it on laminate floors, tiled floors and lino.

Q3. What was your overall impression of Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner? What did you like most about it? Was there anything you didn't like?
I liked how quick it was to use and not having to get the mop bucket out.

Q4. How would you describe or rate the fragrance of the product? How did you find not having to rinse the floor afterwards?

The fragrance smelled nice and fresh. It was great not having to rinse the floor and saved time.

Q5. How much time would you say it saved you? What sort of situation do you think this would be particularly useful for?

It saved me about ten minutes. I also used it form wiping up spills meaning I didn't need to clean the whole floor as often.

Q6. How effective did you find Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner compared to your usual cleaning product?

It seemed to clean very well.

Q7. The RRP for Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner is £2.00 (750ml bottle), do you think you'll be likely to buy it again or not? If so, why? If not, why not?

I would probably by it if it was on offer anywhere.

Q8. If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Cif Express Direct to Floor Cleaner to your friends/family? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes I would.