WASHING
UP LIQUIDS
There was a time when washing dishes
involved using crude yellow or white soap. Now, we have washing up liquids. They
are easier to use and safer on the hands. There are a variety of them, but I’ll
be focusing on the three most popular brands.
Morning
Fresh
Morning Fresh is unarguably the most
popular washing up liquid. It is manufactured by PZ Cussons. It has been around
forever. I love Morning Fresh. It comes in Original (green), Lemon (Yellow) and
Anti Bacterial (Blue). I love Morning Fresh because it is thick, cuts through
grease easily and has a great fragrance.
Morning Fresh comes in an opaque white
bottle which I totally dislike. It is so awkward and unappealing, quite
difficult to handle. It doesn’t sit pretty by my kitchen sink.
You need to give the bottle a good squeeze to dispense the liquid.
It retails at about N400 for a 1 litre bottle
Sunlight
Sunlight washing up liquid is a new
entrant to the washing up liquid market manufactured by Unilever. When compared
to Morning Fresh, it’s not as thick. It comes in one fragrance which I love. Whenever
I see the bottle and it’s labeling, the first thought that comes to mind is a Dishwashing
Machine; maybe because of the TURBO written on the label.
It comes in an opaque yellow bottle
which I do not like; it reminds me of toilet cleaning liquid. The 955ml bottle
seems like a small keg, so you need to have a smaller container to put some in
for ease of use.
The spout is a bit large, it tends to let more liquid out than i need.
Sunlight retails at about N850 for the 955ml bottle.
Fairy
Fairy is also a new entrant to the
washing up liquid market, manufactured by Procter and Gamble. It is one of the
most popular dishwashing brands in the UK.
It comes in a transparent shapely bottle
which I love. The problem I have with Fairy is the fragrance. The smell is a
bit too sharp; the first time I sniffed it, I actually winced (this was with
the Platinum variant). The other variants have nice fragrances. I do not like
the original green fragrance; I found it a bit boring which is odd since I love
the green Morning Fresh. Did I already say how much I loved the bottle? There
is something nice about a transparent dishwashing liquid bottle.
The spout is a very good size. Dispenses just the right amount of liquid.
Fairy retails at around N370 for 433ml.
Niyoola’s
Take
Morning Fresh is the cheapest of all
three. The pricing of the other two is ridiculous. A bottle of Morning Fresh
cost half the price of the same quantity of the other variants. May be due to
the Sunlight and Fairy being new products, but if the plan is to be
competitive, something has to be done about the pricing.
Fairy has the best looking bottle. Are
you thinking what I’m thinking? Yup, I pour my green Morning Fresh in my Fairy
bottle …… dishwashing heaven!!!
When I’m feeling adventurous and have
extra cash to throw around, I buy Fairy. I would love it if Fairy was more
affordable; I would definitely buy it regularly if the price is right.
I buy Sunlight for the pop of colour. I
don’t like the bottle, but it still looks better than the Morning Fresh bottle.
What do you think of the washing up
liquids reviewed above? Do you have any favourites?
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