Welcome to another product review blog. As you know by now (or perhaps, some of you don’t know), I am a sucker for those latest and greatest products that claim to make life easier. My most recent acquisition: The Super Chamois. It’s heralded as the “world’s most absorbent fabric” and this particular brand claims to “beat any towel out there for soaking up spills and drying off surfaces.” So does it live up to all the hype?
Before I answer that question I would like to start by saying I realize that this “type” of product has been on the market for years. However, “The Super Chamois” I was able to get my hands on came in a pack of four foot long yellow pieces. You may be thinking a chamois is a chamois is a chamois, and aren’t all chamois created equally? I won’t be able to answer that, but I will tell you how effective this particular brand fared in my home.
MESS #1
My 2-year-old daughter loves to play in the bathroom sink. It is where she “washes” her plastic dishes and generally makes a big wet mess (but at least it’s usually contained to one centralized area). Last week she decided to fill all of the little paper Dixie cups we use to brush our teeth with water and line them up on the bathroom counter. I left the bathroom for what had to be 15-20 seconds to return the cordless phone to the base unit. When I returned she had dumped 12 Dixie cups filled with water on the bathroom rug. Whereas I would have instinctively run for the roll of paper towels (this has happened before and it usually takes an entire roll to absorb the mess), this time I remembered to grab the Super Chamois. I followed the directions: wet, fold, and blot. To my surprise, after just two attempts the rug was dry (well, it was a bit damp, but not dripping the way it usually is when I use the paper towels). My conclusion: SUCCESS.
MESS #2
This wasn’t so much of a “mess” than an experiment to see how well the Super Chamois would do versus an ordinary towel (no, I didn’t replace my husband’s bath towel with a Super Chamois, but after this experiment I wouldn’t rule out the idea). Wednesday was a beautiful day here so I decided to wash my car. I usually use a bucket full of rags to wipe the car after it is washed and rinsed, but this time I grabbed Super Chamois number two. I must admit the fairly small yellow chamois was able to suck up a tremendous amount of water (way more than a typical cotton rag). This time I didn’t blot, rather I ran the chamois over the car’s hood, windows and doors and it sucked up (okay, absorbed) the remaining water like a thirsty runner. It worked like a champ.
The one issue I have with the product is its price. As I mentioned earlier, I bought a pack of four for $20. It seems a bit pricey for what are in essence, really nice rags. But, I have to admit the Super Chamois is an effective product. The product is machine washable and can be used on a variety of spills (soda on the carpet, coffee on the counter, etc.). They worked on my “messes.” Now, I just have to remember I have them so when an accident happens I grab the chamois and not the roll of paper towels.
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