Comments on: antibacterial kitchen cleaner

By: Katie Baydek

Katie Baydek — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:58:01 +0000

This is the first time my kitchen smells worse than it did before I cleaned it. What is it? Not Orange Zest. It smells like vomit, or maybe urine. I am so disappointed and will not be using it again. Too bad, as I hate to waste an entire bottle.

By: Beki Martin

Beki Martin — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:17:06 +0000

All of these commenters are saying the same thing; the current formulation of Lemon Verbena smells AWFUL. I bought a bottle about a year ago (Nov. 2011 to be exact, because it was when we moved into our new apartment) and I loved it! It cleaned well and had a mild fresh scent. When that bottle ran out I used some other less expensive cleaners for a while before buying another bottle of Method lemon verbena when it was on sale a few months ago. When I sprayed it on the counters I almost gagged! I thought for sure I had gotten a bad bottle or maybe I was misremembering how nice the old bottle smelled. I also hoped that the smell would dissipate after a while but an hour later the counters still smelled like urine! But then I came on here and read the other reviews and now I see I’m not crazy. It really really smells AWFUL! Method, please try and do something about this! I love your products and would happily purchase them but to describe this scent as “Heaven” is to outright lie to your customers. I doubt heaven smells like a New York city subway station!

By: Megan Klosterman

Megan Klosterman — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:20:58 +0000

I really wanted to love this product since I love all other products by Method but Awful scent, please please give us more options or make a kitchen cleaner in the same scents as the bathroom cleaners – I love those and the glass cleaner scent. I might just have to get the antibac bathroom cleaner and use it in the kitchen even though my husband is going to think I am crazy using a product labeled “bathroom” in the kitchen even though they are essentially the same thing. I absoultely LOVE method products, and was extremely disappointed with this – every time I go to Target I look to see if a new scent has came out and am upset when I see there is still the same two awful choices. Granted I still use this product since it’s better then the chemically loaded kitchen cleansers, but boy oh boy the smell I just can’t get past! Please with how many negative reviews there are regarding the scents please come up with some better ones! I vote for fresh and clean like the bathroom cleaners!

By: Kimberly Fritzer Wakefield

Kimberly Fritzer Wakefield — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:18:15 +0000

I normally love Method products, and when my last bottle of Orange kitchen cleaner ran out I had to buy the Lemon Verbana scent because that’s all the store had. It smells DISGUSTING. The first time I used it my husband thought we had ants or something because he thought I went crazy with insect spray. It smells like some sort of awful chemical. I’ve been trying to suffer through it because I don’t want to waste the money I spent, but I give up. Why did you try to fix something that wasn’t broken in the first place??

By: Diane Holmes Anderson

Diane Holmes Anderson — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:59:21 +0000

I am a huge fan of METHOD, but what is up the Lemon Verbena Antibac Kitchen cleaner? I have tried it 3 times now and have to chase the smell with another product. My husband repeatedly ask if our 3 year old had an accident. I agree, it smells like urine. I had to let you all know that you have to do something about this. I feel like I wasted my money. Please change it.

By: Stanlynne Reyes Mixayphone

Stanlynne Reyes Mixayphone — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:21:03 +0000

Ok have to admit didn’t like the smell of the Lemon Verbena antibacterial kitchen cleaner at first but now I don’t really mind it at all. What I do love about it the most is that it is a very powerful cleaner yet it is so safe to spray on my 20 month old daughter’s high chair, in fact, it’s safe enough to clean with anywhere where she will get her fingers, hands, toes, mouth, etc…without the worry. I would recommend changing the smell, fragrance, flavor…whatever it’s called but if you it’s not possible because it would take away the cleaning power…don’t do it, I love this product!

By: Nan Wolf

Nan Wolf — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:23:39 +0000

Smell is disgusting !!! Worse than that, I developed itchy bumps over my entire body !!! It was unbearable, so my doctor prescribed prednisone and benedryl. It took 3 days for the itching to subside. I do not have any history of allergies or sensitivities, so this came as a shock….especially using a “natural” product. What ingredient in this product (Orange Zest, Kitchen Antibac) could have caused such a reaction ???

By: Richard W Farneth

Richard W Farneth — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:02:51 +0000

Twas the night before christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a mouse…EXCEPT for me as I was in the bathroom losing all bodily fluids from a stomach virus that St. Nick must have brought down the chimney. I guess I was on the Naughty List! You ask, what does this have to do with the Orange Zest Antibac Kitchen Cleaner? Well, its the day after Christmas and I am back on my feet so I come down and have breakfast with my family and then offer to clean up the kitchen for my wife. She took wonderful care of me while I was sick. I pulled out the new Orange Zest cleaner from the cupboard to clean and disinfect the granite countertops. Much to my surprise, it made the entire kitchen smell worse than the bathroom I suffered the night in!!! My wife came into the kitchen and asked if the dogs got sick or if I was sick again. I told her it was the cleaner and offered her a smell of the bottle. She ran from the room and insisted that I reclean everything and spray it with the Lysol and Febreeze. We love all the method products we have used so far. But, as I have now read from others, this scent is horrible. PLEASE CONSIDER CHANGING THIS PRODUCT AS IT DOES NOT COMPARE WITH YOUR OTHER PRODUCTS. I have never written to complain about a product before, but I feel you need to be aware that my family of six and visitors all have the same negative opinion of the scent. Thank you for your consideration.

By: Brittany Schmidt

Brittany Schmidt — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:15:12 +0000

I always purchased Method products but after buying the antibacterial orange zest kitchen cleaner, my friend came over and asked me why my house smelled like pee. It was very embarrassing and she recommended that I tried Mountain Green. They are the best products and they smell great. They are truly all natural! I will never again buy another Method product.

By: Katie Fritzen Rienzo

Katie Fritzen Rienzo — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:14:31 +0000

Seriously Method? I loved the old orange so much I would buy several bottles at a time. Well, I opened a new one today (after ordering multiples) and to my surprise, it smelled different. Not good different either. What gives? Why was it changed? I am seriously considering returning it to the retailer I ordered it from and switching to another product like Mrs. Meyers.