Product Review: Eco-Consultant Gwen Brady Tests the Ionator

Green Irene Eco-Consultant Gwen Brady from Framingham, MA recently put the Ionator through its paces in her home. Here are some excerpts from her review:

I am cheap and exceedingly skeptical. Before I could get behind this for my clients I needed to know that it was up to the job of scouring my admittedly less-than-clean home. That it would tackle whatever germs my girls/pets/raw chicken left on the counters and sinks. And that I wasn’t getting hosed financially. In short – Does it work. Amazingly yes – I give the Ionator a HUGE thumbs up. Here’s why.

Test 1: Bathroom mirror covered with normal fingerprints and added bonus of smeared glitter Chapstick. Incumbant: Vinegar/alcohol based glass cleaner by Seaside Naturals. Hubby evaluator did not know which panel was cleaned with which product. Results: The Ionator wiped the mirror down with significantly less liquid, and was streak free. Hubby said the Ionator panel was much cleaner. Winner: Ionator

Test 2: Kid’s sink. Incumbant: Clorox Greenworks multi-purpose cleaner. The Ionator was up to the task and quickly cleaned the countertops. It did take slightly more effort on stuck-on toothpaste than the Greenworks, however when cleaned off left no residue. The Ionator did an outstanding job on the chrome faucets – high marks for immediate streak free shine. Winner: Ionator

Test 3: Kitchen counter. Incumbant: Arm & Hammer multi-purpose cleaner. Once again the Ionator cleaned up vs. the traditional cleaner (pun intended). Our counters are dark and any smudges/streaks are easily visible. Ionator left no streaks or residue.

Test 4: Stainless steel refrigerator, glass top stove. Incumbant: Method Steel for Real, Arm & Hammer cleaner (stove top). The Ionator did a fantastic job on the stainless – super shine! It did take more than one swipe, however so did the Steel for Real. Did not do quite as good a job on food splatters on the stove: A&H better at dried tomato sauce/took less scrubbing. Winner: Ionator – stainless, A&H – stove top.

Test 5: my face. Incumbant – N/A (sorry, not gonna do it, even with the greenest stuff in my aresenal). The best thing – It’s just water. That’s all. I let a 5 year old play housekeeper with it. No harm to her, the dog, the cat, to her sister, to mommy.

Bottom Line: The Ionator outperformed my conventional cleaners in almost every test. The exceptions were spills that are dried on/ require more scrubbing. For these a traditional de-greaser/enzymatic cleaner or scrub worked better.

To read the full article visit Gwen’s blog at: http://greensaversma.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/road-test-activion-ionator-hom/