Evolution 25 Watt CF Full Spectrum Fluorescent Bulb

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Product Features

• Bulb simulates full-spectrum natural outdoor sunlight
• Replaces any screw-base incandescent lamp
• Bulb life of 10,000 hours

Product Details

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• ASIN: B000BL6IPE
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #101,035 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

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Product Description

Product Description

Full-spectrum 25-watt fluorescent bulb imitates natural sunlight. Incandescent lamps provide light, but they don't provide the same healthy, natural light of the sun. The Evolution 25-Watt CF Full-Spectrum Bulb simulates the full-spectrum natural outdoor sunlight to provide a healthier indoor environment while also saving energy. The full-spectrum bulb also lasts about 10 times longer than standard incandescent bulbs. The Evolution 25-Watt CF Full-Spectrum Bulb is a medium screw-base lamp designed to replace incandescent lights in table lamps, recessed down lights, porcelain keyless fixtures, and anywhere else you need energy saving possibilities of a fluorescent lamp. Natural light from the sun and sky has a balanced spectrum, rendering colors perfectly. Most artificial bulbs emit light rays in a narrow scope of the visual spectrum. This full-spectrum bulb helps people see better, feel better and creates a healthy indoor environment. The 25-Watt CF Full-Spectrum Bulb equals the light output of a standard 100-watt incandescent lamp.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great bulbs, but fragile and poorly documented, March 13, 2007

By	J. COLBY "CS Ph.D. survivor [with amnesia]" (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

These bulbs produce nice clean full-spectrum light. At first, the difference between the light of the conventional bulbs I replaced with these was strange. But I quickly became accustomed to it; it is much better for doing things in, whether it be brushing your teeth, using a computer or reading. But that wasn't my motivation for purchasing them. I wanted energy efficient bulbs which are long-lived. The bulbs give off much less heat than a regular one. I am able to use the equivalent of a 75 watt conventional bulb in lamps with paper covers. How much more energy efficient and long-lived they are, I do not know yet. They were recommended by Coop America for energy efficient lighting. So for now, I'm taking their word these truly are long-lived, energy efficient bulbs.

Consider this though, as should the distributor if they want to successfully retain customers. The bulb itself is very fragile compared to a conventional bulb. When screwing these ones in, you *must* do it carefully manipulating only the base. Otherwise the bulb will break. I ruined one bulb this way. Also these bulbs are not compatible with dimmer switches. I ruined another using it with a dimmer switch. The distributor sells some that are compatible with dimmer switches.

The main problem, which resulted in the ruin of two expensive bulbs, is these bulbs came arrived with no documentation. This led me to expect they could be handled and used like regular bulbs. As I've mentioned, they can't. As for not being compatible with dimming switches, there was a warning on the bases of the bulbs in lettering so small I didn't notice it until after I had ruined the bulb and looked at it more closely. These bulbs are relatively expensive. Although the seller kindly offered to replace the ruined bulbs with the implicit condition I retract my negative review, I felt ethically bound to refuse their offer. So here is the result. Hopefully the seller will learn from this, so they don't have to offer to replace bulbs.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full Spectrum lights that work ALMOST in any socket, November 15, 2006

By	Cleve D. LeClair "Cripple Creek Consulting" (Eugene, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My Evolution 25 Watt CF Full Spectrum Fluorescent Bulb work just fine, in all my in-door sockets, but my outside motion detector sockets are not a fit. The ad does not say "should not be placed in a recesed socket", but the package does. If this is true I would like the Amazon ad to reflect this as a friend of mine bought nine of them and cannot use them. He did give them to people as gifts. I have two of them here in my radio/computer/reading room/bedroom and they are just fine.

Your customer service was great as out of the four I bought two were broken and they were replaced right then on the phone w/o a return. My friend had one broken out of nine.

Thank you,
Cleve in Oregon

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bring in a more natural light and save money, August 29, 2009

By	ROBERT Niederberger - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We are using these bulbs in an interior townhouse room, and the difference from incandescent bulbs is striking. Saving money over the long haul with these long life bulbs is a plus, and if you suffer from the "winter blues" as I do, the advantage of a more natural light would be worth having, even if they were more costly. Good product -- shipped quickly and the bulbs were well protected by their packaging.