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Stain removers abound, all guaranteeing spotless results on the first try. The reality? When it comes to getting out stubborn food stains, almost none of them work.
We tested 7 top-selling national laundry stain removers to find the best one:
OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover
Tide Ultra Stain Release
Resolve Spray & Wash Laundry Stain Remover
Zout Laundry Stain Remover
Shout Trigger Triple-Acting Formula
Clorox 2 Stain Remover & Color Booster Liquid
Resolve Max Power Gel with Scrubnubs
We focused on tougher stains. To each white T-shirt and piece of blue cotton fabric, we applied measured samples of six foods that make stubborn stains: melted dark chocolate, hot bacon fat, yellow mustard, black tea, a puree of chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, and pureed blueberries. We would pit each stain remover against this array while noting its ease of use.
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Cool but what about INK? I washed a black gel pen with my clothes and ruined them all…can't afford to replace them either…
What about colors?..
Finally… a REAL TEST! Thank you
This is helpful. I like to wear colourful and bright clothes but was loosing them to the smallest stains.
Gain burns my arm ok
Ive been using clorex 2 for stains and its been working extremely well. I used to use resolve but have found clorex 2 to be more effective. I dont have to buy any additional cleaners because its something i already use.
I use.oxiclean for my shower curtain when if starts to show mildew or pink stains (possibly iron or a bacteria in our water)
How to clean white gloves which are used in a warehouse.
I am having to buy new disposable gloves every time.
Can anyone recommend dye color remover plz ? Does oxi works?
Also may I add in addition to your laundry must haves… distilled white vinegar takes the smell out of wet towels, sweaty gym clothes etc. This is standard in my wash 1/2-1 cup per load 🙂
There’s a professor out there named William Vining. He was my professor for Chemistry. He helped developed this product and always talked about surfactants! This is TRUE from a scientific standpoint 🙂
Dang Billy Mays Thank You RIP
Review is no good unless you dry those stains 3 times in the dryer.
My tshirts are a mess! I am so embarrased to go out in public with STAINS on them (so I don't). But, plopping them is the washer, even soaking in bleach, does very little. So, I will go out today and buy some Oxiclean and a bucket. Does anyone know how much to use?
Sponsored by Oxi Clean
Thank you for this video.
Pure sodium percarbonate or oxygen bleach is sold on Amazon without the filler
what about dried blood?
Bravo Billy Mays
Does it remove sunscreen stains
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU America's Test Kitchen for EVERYTHING you do!!!
And the winner for most inconvenient is… OXICLEAN!
Billy Mays here – told ya so!!!
I use OxiClean and it is great!
I’ve never had a problem with Shout.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I need to try Oxiclean to see if it'll get out red clay from being on my knees on pants doing yardwork. I put laundry detergent directly to the knees and it only took out a little. My 2nd problem is, I have a new style washing machine with the stubby agitator. The older machines cleaned clothes better.
We need an updated version with Shout, Dreft, OxiClean and Puracy!
You just have to use the tide stain stick and then try your spary and wash
What about Heidi's douche and my boy Harry's spooge, oh, and of course my spooge too, with just a few drops from Heidi's spunk, lots of sweat and tears and surprisingly, no blood.
Where’s the dawn dish liquid?
It’s our go to stain remover!
I came here to find the best "spray" stain remover. Nobody is going to messing with a bucket and Oxi Clean on a regular basis. I have Oxi Clean and use it from time to time, but for regular laundry people want a quick and easy solution. Whisking a bucket of Oxi Clean isn't what most people are looking to do. It would have been nice if they did a comparison of the spray stain removers only, and tested all the spray stain removers (several big names weren't tested). Which spray stain remover works best with old stains "after" the clothes have already been washed and the stain is set? It's probably Oxi Clean again, but we still would like to know if there's something you can spray and go. For example, I wear black t-shirts and an get an occasional (OK I admit it, frequently) grease spot where something I was eating got on my shirt. I used to just launder them, but I started noticing dark spot stains of what I presume were caused by grease. These are stains after washing and drying. It didn't matter what detergent I used. I tried pre-treating with laundry detergent with no success. I told my 82 year old mother my dilemma and she asked me if I'd tried a stain remover spray. I hadn't, I didn't think they did anything. So I gave it a shot and tried Spray and Wash and Oxy "Maxforce". What do you know, to my surprise both removed all of the old spots on my t-shirts. My black t-shirts look great again. Which is the best spray stain remover?
My friend who is in the fabric business told me after I soak the stains in Spray & Wash after 5 minutes rub out the stain & throw them in the wash with a cup of bleach. The clothes come out looking new !!!!
I use Oxi Clean and hands down it's the best.
I always ad a scoop when to the wash to keep things bright- I have to HAVE crisp whites!
So I've used shout and oxi clean in the above video. The powder I threw in and started my clothes but my clothes get stained yellow patches. What am I doing wrong? My HE washer is top load and the water won't turn on unless the lid is closed.
Great Great video… and very well put from beginning to end… much needed content! 😊 👏🏾 👏🏾
LOVE THIS VIDEO
Anyone else just realize that every name on each of the bottles is tilted from left to right? Weird.
Use
1/2 cup of white vinegar
1/2 cup of baking soda
1 gallon of boiling water
Soak couple of hours and you get whitest white
Old old recipe handed down to me from my sister from mom and mom’s mom etc….
Ladies and gentlemen Oxiclean didn’t do it
Always check if stains are gone before you put the garments in the dryer because if clothes are dried with residual stains nothing will ever remove them again
Warshed where’s that accent from?
Just fyi, you can get sodium percarbonate on its own 🤗 they’re great
I'm not at all surprised oxyclean is the winner since the entire garment is soaked in the solution, not to mention the cleansers used, the explanation for which was illuminating.
If the smallest range of time is supposed to work, then what is the point of giving a time range at all? Did this “insider” tell you why? Lol. Also, cold water isn’t going to get out stains.
You guys should’ve used some sort of animal blood as a stain to try to get out, because blood is the worst, speaking as a female who has had periods for decades with MANY times having it occur as a surprise!
Beet and pomegranate juice would’ve been a great choice as well!
Shout and oxi…are the best…no presoaking…spray with shout, throw into washer with oxyclean …boom
Me encantaría este canal en español
Wow… what a review, thank you so much!
I only see one issue with that panel of products… I don't see Simple Green on it.