I’ve been seeing TV ads for this product and it finally got to my local supermarket cleaning supplies shelf.
It comes in two scents: citrus and “Gain” scent. It’s sold in a 16oz plastic bottle with an unusual spray cap. It does not spray a stream or a squirt, but more of a fine mist. Once you pump enough to start the spray, if you just hold the trigger squeezed, the mist continues to spray without pumping the trigger further. When you release the trigger, the mist ceases. Less tiring and easier if you’re trying to cover a surface like a sink or tub. It also will spray in short squeezed bursts, if you choose. Also, it works at any angle, including upside down, unlike any other sprayer.
The label says it’s safe on every material but copper, brass, or untreated wood.
I’d say it’s a direct competitor to Fantastic or Formula 409 and similar surface cleaners that cut grease, wipe clean without rinsing, and smell good. I use various formulations of Fantastic (“heavy duty”, or with bleach, etc) so Clean Freak seemed superfluous, but I bought a bottle to try it.
I used Clean Freak and a sponge to clean up spatter on my stove top on the porcelain area next to the burners and to wipe down sticky burner knobs. It did a great job with a very bitsy bit of spray. It’s not as wet and drippy as Fantastic because of the fine mist in the unique spray head. And the light mist that lands on a surface is enough to do the job against any ick, so it’s thrifty to use. As far as reliable performance, it’s still pretty much Fantastic in a different container. The Gain scent is really nice.
I got into Clean Freak mode, so I also “misted” a couple of the white painted kitchen cabinet faces and easily removed a swath of kitchen stickiness that I generally ignore because I’m a lazy slob. So gratifying to remove smudges and fingerprints and The Unknown from doors and drawer faces. Worked on the glass fridge shelves extremely well with no streaking or filmy residue, so it’s good on glass.
Whatever you’re using to spray and wipe surfaces, this may not be gigantically better doing the job, so you don’t have to replace it, of course. But if you want to try it, it’s worth the purchase. It’s a versatile cleaning product, the spray packaging is interesting and the mist and easy sprayer feature (non aerosol, but can continuous spray) are selling points. I bought it in a 16 oz bottle for about $3.69, so it’s not any bargain, but it was worth the money for my curiosity to be satisfied.
I don’t live with anyone, so I own any mess created around here. Sometimes a new product can stimulate the urge to get busy on cleaning tedium that’s being put off too long.
This review is neither a rave or a thumbs down. It’s new and I tried it and I’d buy it again to keep using it. But not until I use up this bottle plus my Fantastic inventory!
(Do I need to post a photo of the bottle, folks?)
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