I recently received the new vi-poo toilet spray from the home tester club and wrote a short review for them but I wanted to go a bit further into detail here.
Initially I thought this was a joke product instead of a real thing but it turns out this really is a product that they really are selling.
The first thing I do when I receive any product to review is read through the instructions, ingredients and warnings.
I really can't get over the Caution warning placed all over the product that says
"eye and skin irritant" "keep out of reach of children and pets" "may be harmful if directly inhaled. May cause allergic reaction in some individuals. Avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothes: Wipe immediately with damp cloth. For adult use only. Contains solvent and fragrance"
So that is actually a really disturbing thing to see on a product you are supposed to use on your toilet water before you poo.
This product also does not have any ingredients listed, instead it provides a 1-800 number for you to call if you want a list of ingredients or other information.
Regardless of the potential to burn your ass I did follow the instructions for use, shaking then spraying it into the toilet about 4 times before sitting down to take a shit.
Does it work as intended, trapping the nasty shit smell and leaving your bathroom smelling better than before? Umm, yes and no at the same time...
It does leave your toilet smelling like lavender or whichever scent you buy, and it does help eliminate the shit smell to a degree but as my husband pointed out, much of the stink in the bathroom comes from gas not actual shit and the vi-poo does absolutely nothing for gas. Also, if you have diarrhoea, this product really does not trap the smell, it just makes the toilet smell like shit and flowers.
I was reading some other reviews on the home tester club site and I'm not alone in my fear that this product will hurt me at some point. I'm scared that one of these days I will end up with the inevitable toilet water splash that we all eventually receive and this product, in my mind, is going to splash me and cause a bad chemical burn that will land me in the ER.
Of course this is just my imagination, the reality is, if I get splashed by the product I probably won't get any kind of burn or reaction at all.
All in all I really don't see myself buying this product. It's an interesting idea and it has great potential for sales but I just can't picture my family jumping on this. We share a very small washroom so the idea that we won't smell each other is great but honestly, trying to get in there, spraying the toilet then doing our business is really more of a hassle than a saver.
I will give this product props for the scent though, it really lingers in the air after its used. We really put it to the test because right after receiving it we ended up having to turn off the water for a few days. It was fun for the kids getting to spray the toilet instead of flushing it but the fun wore off pretty quickly. The scent did help the washroom smell better, especially with the water being off but since turning the water back on, using this product is definitely not a priority for us.
I can see us using this on the rare occasion that we have a big family gathering but it is not an every day thing for us.
Initially I thought this was a joke product instead of a real thing but it turns out this really is a product that they really are selling.
The first thing I do when I receive any product to review is read through the instructions, ingredients and warnings.
I really can't get over the Caution warning placed all over the product that says
"eye and skin irritant" "keep out of reach of children and pets" "may be harmful if directly inhaled. May cause allergic reaction in some individuals. Avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothes: Wipe immediately with damp cloth. For adult use only. Contains solvent and fragrance"
So that is actually a really disturbing thing to see on a product you are supposed to use on your toilet water before you poo.
This product also does not have any ingredients listed, instead it provides a 1-800 number for you to call if you want a list of ingredients or other information.
Regardless of the potential to burn your ass I did follow the instructions for use, shaking then spraying it into the toilet about 4 times before sitting down to take a shit.
Does it work as intended, trapping the nasty shit smell and leaving your bathroom smelling better than before? Umm, yes and no at the same time...
It does leave your toilet smelling like lavender or whichever scent you buy, and it does help eliminate the shit smell to a degree but as my husband pointed out, much of the stink in the bathroom comes from gas not actual shit and the vi-poo does absolutely nothing for gas. Also, if you have diarrhoea, this product really does not trap the smell, it just makes the toilet smell like shit and flowers.
I was reading some other reviews on the home tester club site and I'm not alone in my fear that this product will hurt me at some point. I'm scared that one of these days I will end up with the inevitable toilet water splash that we all eventually receive and this product, in my mind, is going to splash me and cause a bad chemical burn that will land me in the ER.
Of course this is just my imagination, the reality is, if I get splashed by the product I probably won't get any kind of burn or reaction at all.
All in all I really don't see myself buying this product. It's an interesting idea and it has great potential for sales but I just can't picture my family jumping on this. We share a very small washroom so the idea that we won't smell each other is great but honestly, trying to get in there, spraying the toilet then doing our business is really more of a hassle than a saver.
I will give this product props for the scent though, it really lingers in the air after its used. We really put it to the test because right after receiving it we ended up having to turn off the water for a few days. It was fun for the kids getting to spray the toilet instead of flushing it but the fun wore off pretty quickly. The scent did help the washroom smell better, especially with the water being off but since turning the water back on, using this product is definitely not a priority for us.
I can see us using this on the rare occasion that we have a big family gathering but it is not an every day thing for us.
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