Philips Sonicare UV Sanitizer
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Customer Reviews of Philips Sonicare UV Sanitizer
Customer Review: Blue Light Special
Summary: 5 Stars
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I've often read the importance of changing our toothbrushes/toothbrush heads, in order to avoid contaminating ourselves with nasty bathroom germs. I've also read that we can re-infect ourselves with cold/flu germs if we don't replace brush heads when we're ill.
Is it true? Who knows? Whether it's true or not, I really liked the way this little item performed, and I FELT as though I'd done something healthy for myself.
I rate the item 5 stars on each of the following:
1) Packaging (Nice presentation in the box. Great for gift-giving.)
2) Ease of assembly (Clear, easy to follow instructions. Parts that snap easily into place.)
3) Space saving (It's a nice small unit, doesn't take up much space on the bathroom counter.)
4) Ease of use (Plug it in, press the power button; green light flashes. When sanitation is done, light glows solid green and the unit shuts off automatically.)
5) Effectiveness (I saw a difference in the brush color head after the first use.)
Does all of this mean it actually works at sanitizing? Again, who knows! But that blue, glowing UV light sure seems as though it'll sterilize!
So, for the few minutes it takes to run the cleaning cycle, why not feel healthier?
Recommended.
Customer Review: No more recycled germs
Summary: 5 Stars
We love our Sonicare toothbrush. The cost of the replacement brush-heads was actually quite reasonable, considering you only had to do it every six months, and we found it did an outstanding job for our family. (I loved that the 'beep' after each quadrant helped my kids to keep brushing longer and do a better job!)
I have long been an advocate of throwing away your toothbrush after you get sick and starting with a clean one so that you don't reintroduce germs to your body through the dirty brush-head. Using the Sonicare we couldn't do that without having to replace the brush-head early and incurring the cost. Enter the UV Sanitizer-- problem solved. Now we clean our brush-heads on a weekly basis and I don't ever worry that we are recycling germs from the brush-head.
A side note: we had a problem with a bacteria in swimming pools last summer and they tried everyting to get the water clean-- increasing the chlorine in the water to a ridiculous level, closing pools and cleaning them... all to no avail. After researching the problem they have announced that this summer they have a much better plan for keeping the public pools safe for all-- they're going to use UV rays to kill all the bacteria. That just confirmed to me again that this is a really smart investment for a family that wants to keep their teeth clean and healthy without having to buy new Sonicare brush-heads every time someone gets sick. Thanks, Phillips!
Customer Review: Convenient, healthy and nice brush storage--what's not to like?
Summary: 5 Stars
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
This is a really great idea. I have recently been concerned about toothbrush hygiene because of reports of high bacteria counts on brush heads. One report stated that the bacteria on the brush can be a source of infection and recommended buying a new brush after an illness.
Phillips has created a compact sanitizer that can also be used as storage for the brushes. The brush head stand I have is open and gets dust and dirt in it which I have to clean. It is much better to have enclosed brush storage.
After using this product for a while, I realized that prior to placing the brush in the unit, I should dry the brush after rinsing it. This is because I have hard water and then it builds up in the unit creating another thing I need to clean. It only takes a second to wipe the brush with a towel and pop it into the unit.
I like this sanitizer. It is convenient, gives me a clean brush to use and stores my brushes.
Before purchasing, make sure you have the brushes that are compatible to this unit!
Customer Review: Does what it's supposed to do great
Summary: 5 Stars
While that may be an excellent view for a biologist, there's no denying that the product does what it is intended to do: kill bacteria on brush heads. I've had mine since they first came out and had no problem with it. This space is for product reviews, not scientific theories, by giving a product a bad rating on the principle of the thing you undermine the process and mislead consumers. Sodium laureth sulfate and other similar agents do not act to kill bacteria as was stated:
"Sodium laureth sulfate is an anionic surfactant that is used in household products such as toothpastes, shampoos, shaving foams, some disolveable asprins, and bubble baths for its thickening effect and its ability to create a lather. The molecule has a tail of 12 carbon atoms, attached to a sulfate group, giving the molecule the amphiphilic properties required of a detergent."
Those substance are detergents and surfactants used for their foaming properties, they disrupts hydrogen bonding in water causing the bubbling in toothpaste. So, if you value your oral health much then I feel it's a small price to pay for a product that kills the bacteria in tooth brush heads.
Customer Review: One of the best things I have ever bought
Summary: 5 Stars
Honestly, the UV sanitizer is one of the best things I have ever bought. My Sonicare toothbrush head is not only clean, it's sterile every time I use it.
My sonicare toothbrush used to grow nasty, pink sludge in all the little nooks and crannies if I didn't regularly scrub it and disinfect it with alcohol. Now after I brush my teeth and rinse the head I just put the toothbrush head in the case and push the button. Done. Easy!!! And it stores the toothbrush head inside all day so it's not picking up bacteria with every flush of the potty. Excellent!
I use Latisse, that stuff to grow your lashes (awesome product too, by the way, my lashes are sooooo long now!) and I put the little art brush I use as an applicator into the UV sanitizer too. I know that little brush is sanitized every time I use it to apply my Latisse. My eye Dr. would kill me if he read that I'm using the same brush applicator all the time, but it's UV clean Doc, I swear!!
I'm buying two of these UV sanitizers for Christmas gifts this year.