I enjoy cooking at home with fresh and local produce. My husband grows a few vegetables, fruits and herbs in his organic terrace garden. The best part about these vegetables and fruits is their crackling freshness and the fact that they are completely devoid of any pesticides and toxic chemicals. Often, when we buy fruits and vegetables from the market, we really don’t know how healthy they are, laden as they are with artificial waxes, dirt and impurities, germs and pesticides. When I see the shiny apples, I am always put off with their artificially waxed appearance.
When I got the opportunity to review Good Home’s Vegetable and Fruit Wash, I was quite happy since I have always been concerned about the safety of our vegetables and fruits that we consume.
What is Good Home Vegetable and Fruit Wash?
This is a mild perfumed liquid wash that guarantees 95% removal of bacteria and fungus from fruits and vegetables after washing in a solution of Good Home Vegetable and Fruit Wash diluted in water.
Method to use:
Add 10 ml. of Good Home Vegetable and Fruit Wash in 1 litre of water. Soak fruits or vegetables in it for 3 minutes. Rinse off with fresh water. Your fruits and vegetables are now free of bacteria and fungus. It is really quite simple.
My review:
Pros:
- It is very simple to use with clear instructions on the pack.
- The fruits and vegetables look clean after the wash.
- The mild product gets washed off easily. It leaves no residual smell on the produce.
- It is a painless and simple way to achieve germ-free vegetables and fruits ready for consumption.
- The packaging of a tall bottle with a flip top cover is convenient and easy to use and store.
- It cleans the product as all the soaking and rinsing also takes out dirt and impurities.
Cons:
- It does not come with a measure for measuring out 10 ml.
- It needs a bit of soaking which increases the time of washing vegetables or fruits. This may not work in those times when you are in a rush.
Some other observations:
- It is not clear whether the product removes other unwanted things like wax from fruits and pesticides or harmful chemicals apart from fungus and bacteria that it claims to remove.
- It is also not clear exactly what type of bacteria and fungus it removes and how.
- I am not sure for how long the cleansed fruits and vegetables maintain their bacteria and fungus free states. Do they have to be used immediately after cleaning?
- There is no real way of judging its efficacy as one can really not know if the fungus and bacteria have been removed. But then that also applies to the kitchen cleaners and bathroom cleaners that we use.
- The pack says very little about what ingredients are used in the product except that it has Tulasi extracts. I would be interested in knowing the other constituents of the product.
Overall, my experience of use with the product has been good so far. Priced at Rs. 100 for 500 ml., it lasts quite long and comes for multiple washes of fruits and vegetables. I think it is a great product for Indian conditions where our fruits and vegetables generally transition from mandis to retailers to our homes and get laden with many germs, bacteria and fungus in the bargain.
Rachna says 
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