For a hospital clean smell..... (Dettol Disinfectant Spray)

Member Name: kimbles245

Product:	Dettol Disinfectant Spray
Date:	02/11/09 (59 review reads)
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Advantages: Kills 99.9% of bacteria & Virus's, can use on most surfaces, a simple spray action

Disadvantages: The smell is really harsh.

We have the most beautiful Border Collie. I have been bought up with Collie's all my life and have never seen one such a beautiful ginger colour as ours. He is a Welsh Collie and his colouring is so rare that I have only heard of another 2 in the country.

However, he is a sock monster. You cannot leave stray socks around the house otherwise he will eat them. Because of this obsession he has, not only does it cost me a fortune but it is how I actually come across Dettol Disinfectant spray.

It was actually yesturday (Sunday 1st November) at 6.45am the dog decided to throw up a half eaten sock under my bed of all places. Typical of Mr Kimbles to leave his socks on the floor! As you can imagine I was mortified so I quickly got the antibacterial cleaner out. But I wasn't happy that this was going ot get rid of the germs and it certainly did nothing for the smell. So off I went to Morrisons in search of a spray.

I have only just recently seen the television adverts for Dettol Disinfectant Spray, so I was really surprised when I have read other reviews today which date back to 2006. I honestly thought it was a new product that had surfaced since the Swine Flu Epidemic. And I hadn't even seen it on all the shopping trips I seem to make.

Dettol Disinfectant Spray come in a 400ml can with a spray lid. The one I choose is the Spring Waterfall which comes with a blue lid. On the front of the bottle half of it shows a waterfall in a lovely green colour and the other half is white with the Dettol sign in the middle over a dark green circle. It also advises on the front that it A) Helps prevent the spread of infection and B) Kills 99.9% of Bacteria and Viruses on Surfaces. And as it advises on the back that it helps kill the MRSA virus as others it can't be bad.

Brilliant I thought, not only will it get rid of the germs from the dog but I can also use it in the kitchen. Reading the back of the bottle also advises you can use the spray around toilet areas, in empty kitchen bins, in sick rooms, on telephone handsets, on shower bases, on door handles, in pet living areas and under sinks.

The only warning of where not to use it advises polished wood, painted surfaces, leather, fabrics containing viscoes or acrylic plastics. For the £1.97 I paid for this (which was on offer at the time) I thought it was a bargain for the uses I will have for it.

So off I went with spraying. Firstly I did under the bed, the toilet room and my kicthen bin. I didn't notice the smell to start but boy when it hit me I noticed that the smell was harsh. On the instructions it advised me to allow the spray to dry so I left it for about an hour before I went back and the smell was just as bad. I don't think it smelt of a spring waterfall at all, it smells more hospital clean.

It got right in the back of my throat and I could taste it all day. As for if it has actually got rid of the germs I will never know. I will just have to trust the hospital clean smell to know if it is working or not.

I am not sure if I will retry the spray once this bottle has run out, I may try a different smell next time to see if it is better in smell (oh and taste), but I will make sure only to use it on leaving the house for a few hours from now on.

Summary: For that hospital clean smell I will only use just before leaving the house!