Just Like The Magic Porridge Pot (Persil Washing Up Liquid)

Member Name: Ophelia

Product:	Persil Washing Up Liquid
Date:	23/04/02 (388 review reads)
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Advantages: Effective, long lasting, bubbly

Disadvantages: Colour of bottle

Those of you with children or those of you who were once children may remember the magic porridge pot.

A little girl who was very hungry was given a magic porridge pot with which she could feed her family. However, when she began to make porridge the pot continued to make it and make it until the porridge was overflowing onto the floor, filling the house and spilling out of the front door until it flooded the whole village with porridge.

Persil washing up liquid turned my washing bowl into a modern day equivalent of the magic porridge pot. I squeezed the magic green liquid into my bowl, poured the hot water on top of it and before I knew it the magic washing up bowl was producing bubbles and it wouldn’t stop. Bubbles were streaming over the sides, on to the kitchen floor, through into the hallway, pouring down the front steps into the garden.

Well, almost.

At any rate Persil washing up liquid does go a long way.

THE VARIETIES

Persil have decanted their magic liquid into four different containers. This elixir comes in the following flavours:

Citrus Burst (basically – orange, as indicated by the vivid fluorescent bottle, reminiscent of one of the more disturbing tango adverts)
Lemon Zing
Anti-bacterial tea tree and peppermint
Anti-bacterial tea tree and rosemary

The anti-bacterial varieties are about 15p more expensive than the others and don’t smell as nice. I believe nice smelling washing up liquid is a more important quality than anti-bacterial, as many a scientist will tell you that ‘anti-bacterial’ products are just one enormous marketing gimmick.

The anti-bacterial makes also look less effective, as the liquid is very see-through and weak looking. In actuality they are just as effective as the citrus varieties but certainly not worth the extra money. The rest of the opinion will concern the citrus burst and lemon zing options.
r>THE BOTTLE

Groovy baby!

The 500 ml bottles are shaped so that there are indentations on the plastic where your thumb and finger will naturally hold the container. It is, therefore, essential that you place the bottle the correct way round on your working service. After all, who knows what may occur if you picked it up back to front. I don’t know how dire the consequences would be and I am not taking the risk to find out. Consumer review or no consumer review.

Rather unfortunately the bottles are extremely bright in colour. If you have gone for a very vibrant modern look in your kitchen the vivid yellow and orange bottles will fit in a treat. However, if you have a more traditional kitchen then they will look as at home as an arab at a barmitzfah. Grandchildren take note – an ideal opportunity to buy one of those patterned porcelain washing up liquid holders for your grans for Christmas or birthday for them to decant their Persil into.

EFFECTIVENESS

As stated at the beginning of the opinion (in a somewhat flamboyant and, some would say, unnecessarily frivolous manner) the liquid is indeed very effective. It is the best I have ever come across and prior to this I was using the store’s own ultra-concentrated brand. I have tried other varieties of ultra-concentrated but none have compared to Persil.

The bubbles last so well throughout the wash, that you can be tricked into believing your washing up water is good for another few plates. While the Persil itself is still working hard, below all those bubbles the water has changed a rather unpleasant orangey-brown hue!

Even chip pans just need a quick dip in the soapy water and a whiz round with a jay cloth and they are right as ninepence again.

I normally find one 500 ml bottle will last a household of two people, one rabbit and one parrot, about 6 weeks. (And, yes we do do the washing up rather than just buying new plate
s each day).

HANDS THAT DO DISHES

The bottle sensibly (and in an attempt to avoid law suits) points out that sensitive skinned people should avoid prolonged contact with the liquid. However, this is NOT an excuse to get out of doing the dishes – what do you think they invented marigolds for? Also, girls, if you have found that it is hard to find a pair of rubber gloves that will fit your man and he is using it as an excuse to get out of the washing up – get some of those black multipurpose household gloves instead, which are obviously designed for men as they are gargantuan (and very masculine in the tough black Robocop type appearance – yes, your man can be Bubblecop).

Get those gloves on and don’t worry about whether the liquid is good for your hands. After all, do you really believe that a liquid which wouldn’t affect your skin would be good at cleaning plates? When you clean your lavatory you don’t dip your hand in the bleach and complain because your skin is sore, do you?

WASHING UP AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE

Okay, that’s not really true but Persil does at least make it easier and quicker. Buy a bottle today.