Leaves clothes, and the entire house, smelling fresh and clean. (Surf Small & Mighty Sunshine Lemons And Bergamot)

Member Name: HonestBob

Product:	Surf Small & Mighty Sunshine Lemons And Bergamot
Date:	23/08/09 (32 review reads)
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Advantages: Gorgeous fragrance and effective at low temperatures on everyday lightly soiled washing.

Disadvantages: Can cause flare ups in skin conditions such as eczema and not entirely effective on stains.

I have never been fan of liquid laundry detergent but I am a firm fan of a bargain and as this Surf Small & Mighty was recently on offer in Tesco AND I had a money off token (double whoopie!) I thought I'd give it a try.

Fragrance
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This liquid detergent smells very strong in the bottle and almost made me sneeze when I first took a sniff. However, it produces a fabulous clean fragrance throughout the house when clothes are tumbling (I've got the tumble dryer on now and it's drowning out the smell of teenage boy!) and smells even fresher when clothes are dried on the line outside. The fragrance stays on the clothes in the drawer or wardrobe for days and it is a pleasure opening the airing cupboard to fetch clean towels.

Cleaning ability
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This liquid is promoted as being effective at 30 degrees so that is what I did most of my washing at when first trying this out. At 30 degrees most of the stains on the washing were shifted but it did leave behind a little curry residue on a couple of white school shirts (will the kids never learn where their moutns are?) . It also left mud splatters on pale pink trousers after the first wash but lifted them at 40 degrees on a second wash (the trousers were worn in a heavy downpour on a country walk and were caked in mud splatters from an old quarry so very heavily soiled).

Skin care
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My youngest son suffers from moderate eczema and this biological washing liquid did cause a flare up on his skin after a week of use and I have since returned to non-biological detergent for his clothes and bedding. The rest of the family have suffered no ill effects.

Best used for
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Bedding and towels as the smell is wonderful. I find the Bergamot fragrance particularly relaxing and it is lovely getting into fresh, clean bedding with a fragrance that gently wafts me off to sleep. Indeed, a little research has informed me that Bergamot essential oil is said to help counter a cold, decrease the effects of PMS and help de-stress. This detergent works effectively on lightly soiled clothes at 30 degrees but check for potential stains first as these may not lift at this low temperature.

Price
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Usually retails in the £2.80 region for 730ml but currently on offer in Sainsbury's for £2.00 until Mid Spetember.

Summary: Leaves towels and bedding smelling wonderful.