Updated 12 Sep 2017
Active
Rapid Lime with Baking Soda
Snapshot: The Active Rapid Lime with Baking Soda is a tablet detergent that has a dissolvable wrapper and costs 33 cents per wash. How well does it clean your dishes?
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Test results
Overall score
Egg yolk
Rice starch
Baked-on cheese
Red wine
Coffee
Good points
- Very good at removing egg-yolk stains.
- OK at removing rice stains.
- Good at removing baked-on cheese stains.
- OK at removing red wine stains.
- OK at removing coffee stains.
- Very good at removing minced-meat stains.
- Dissolvable wrapper.
But
No obvious bad points.
How we test
Overall score is the average of 6 scores for stain removal.
We test in a controlled lab environment using plates that are pre-stained. We get the plates from the same company that supplies consumer organisations and dishwasher manufacturers globally. We set the dishwasher to a standard cycle at 60°C and test each detergent 4 times. To see how well the detergents have cleaned the plates, we measure the reflectance with a spectrophotometer before and after cleaning.
Key data
Extra test results
Minced meat
Model
Avg price
Type
Pack size
Cost per load
Specifications
Washes per pack
pH
Origin
Features
Dissolvable wrapper
Claims
Contain rinse aid
Septic safe
Phosphate free
Cruelty free
More Info
Notes
Member reviews
"Excellent"
10 Mar 2018, Nicholas G.
Product use: 3 - 6 months
Pros:
Great value and cleans superbly in our new Boschdishwasher. Changed from Finish following reading Consumer review and have no regrets
Cons:
None at all
Recommend it?
Yes, I recommend this product.
"Very disappointing performance"
19 Dec 2017, Kaaren M.
Product use: 1 month or less
Pros:
Nothing
Cons:
In 3 washes, rapid, normal and intensive, tablets failed to dissolve completely leaving grains on most s
Dishes
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
"Mostly happy"
24 Oct 2017, Judy L.
Product use: 6 months or more
Pros:
Easy to use and does a very good job at cleaning.
Cons:
Older coffee mugs retain a baking soda smell - it doesn't affect the taste but can be disconcerting.
Recommend it?
Yes, I recommend this product.
"Very disappointed"
21 Sep 2017, Linda J.
Product use: 1 - 3 months
Pros:
Tried this product after an excellent consumer review
Cons:
Tablet did not completely dissolve and was not happy with finished result as did not clean well at all.
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
"Good Product"
16 Sep 2017, Jennine S.
Product use: 3 - 6 months
Pros:
It does a good job on the quick wash which is what we use 99% of the time
Cons:
None that I know of
Recommend it?
Yes, I recommend this product.
"Maureen"
16 Sep 2017, David S.
Product use: 1 - 3 months
Pros:
It cleans very well using tank water.
Dishes come out sparkling
Value for money
Cons:
None
Recommend it?
Yes, I recommend this product.
"Very disappointed"
20 Aug 2017, Scherer
Product use: 1 - 3 months
Pros:
It does a pretty good job on crockery
Cons:
It is hopeless on tea and coffee cups
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
"Active Rapid lime with baking soda"
03 Mar 2017, Lynette C.
Product use: 1 - 3 months
Pros:
The price
Cons:
I would not use this product again as it was hopeless at removing stains in coffee cups - very disappointing.
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
"Don't understand the negative comments"
21 Feb 2017, Hilary V.
Pros:
We are just about to finish a pack of 100. We thought we would wait until we finished before commenting.
We have found it has cleaned our dishes no problem ( we do rinse off our plates before putting them into the machine) and we have had no problems with filters etc.
Cons:
None
Recommend it?
Yes, I recommend this product.
"Poor handling of fats "
28 Jan 2017, Niall&Jan
Product use: 1 - 3 months
Pros:
Soluble coating makes for easy handling
Cons:
Since changing to this product we have been getting a big accumulation of fats around the filter basket of our Westinghouse dishwasher
Recommend it?
Maybe, it depends on what you're after.
"Does not remove tea stains"
22 Jan 2017, Kate B.
Product use: 1 - 3 months
Pros:
This is a very average product and not as good as the Select tablets I was using previously.
Cons:
It is particularly bad at removing tea stains from mugs.
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
"Tried again but failed "
15 Jan 2017, Diana W.
Product use: 1 - 3 months
Pros:
No particular pros
Cons:
We moved to this product after it was rated highly by Consumer. After being caught out by their faulty product, the company gave us full replacement so we thought we'd try again. But there is blue staining on all the plastic fittings in the machine, residues have started building up in the filter area, and the tea stains on the metal parts of my teapot are getting worse. Going back to the Select tablets which we know work well.
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
"Leaves residue on baby bottle teats. "
14 Nov 2016, Tony T.
Product use: 6 months or more
Pros:
NZ Made and cheap.
Cons:
Leaves greasy residue on baby bottle teats. Have to clean them again in hot water. Changed to Finish and no problem any more.
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
"slime build up"
12 Nov 2016, Thorsten S.
Product use: 6 months or more
Pros:
cleans well
Cons:
pale brown slime build up rapidly around and in filter in our Bosch dishwasher. After much exploration a) put the tablet in the cutlery container not the door and b) only use HALF a tablet for each wash
Recommend it?
Maybe, it depends on what you're after.
"Does not dissolve well"
12 Nov 2016, Charles N.
Product use: 6 months or more
Pros:
Works ok when fully dissolved. Easy to use. Contains rinse aid.
Cons:
Often the tablet does not dissolve, leaving a residue in the the dishwasher.
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
"Active not so active sometimes"
12 Nov 2016, Bruce & Sue W.
Product use: 1 - 3 months
Pros:
When properly dissolved, it worked fine, but........
Cons:
The tablet comes wrapped in a dissolvable wrapper which, more often than not, did not properly dissolve and the tablet lay for the most part in the bottom of the machine to be found when the dishwasher had finished wth dishes etc, not properly washed!
Went back to Finish, n
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
