Stain Removers: Reviews

Updated February 2008
 

Best add-in for laundry

OxiClean Powder *Est. $6 for 24 oz Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

WTNH (Branford, Conn.): In this television news story, OxiClean is tested against stains made by makeup, grape juice, spaghetti sauce, dirt and grass. ...

KCBD (Lubbock, TX): This test, conducted by a television-station news team, evaluates OxiClean and three other laundry additives. None of the stain ...

KFVS12 (Cape Girardeau, MO): In this television news report, OxiClean is tested on a variety of stains. The product improves a carpet stain that had resisted ...

Redandblack.com: Darrell Kinsey tests OxiClean Powder on several food stains on the carpet in his apartment. OxiClean removes the stains but ...

Retro-Housewife.com: The unidentified writer adds OxiClean Powder to her carpet cleaner and tries it against some stains. It completely removes an ink ...

Surrender, Dorothy: Rita Arens adds OxiClean to her laundry and finds that it helps remove stains made by cheese, juice and pizza sauce, although she ...

InfomercialRatings.com: About three dozen users give OxiClean products generally high scores. Performance seems to depend on the stain used in the test.

 

Pre-wash stain treatment

Shout *Est. $5 Compare Prices
 
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Slate.com: Dan Crane tests seven stain removers, including Shout, against stains made by coffee, salad dressing, mustard, lipstick, barbecue ...

ABC News: This article provides more detailed information about a Good Housekeeping magazine video report on stain removers. Shout serves ...

CP24 (Toronto): This television news report tests four stain removers, including Shout, on coffee, ink, grass and red wine on a white T-shirt. ...

 

Best instant stain remover

Tide to Go *Est. $4 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Slate.com: In a test by Dan Crane of seven stain removers, Tide to Go receives the worst critique - it removes salad dressing and slightly ...

Los Angeles Times: In this hands-on test, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times stains khaki slacks with coffee and raspberry pecan salad dressing. ...

KidsOutandAbout.com: Debra Ross and her kids test Tide to Go on 10 fresh food stains. Overall, it works well on most fresh stains except the mustard, ...

KLTV (Tyler, Texas): In this television news report, Tide to Go is tested against ketchup, grape juice and coffee. In the first round of testing, some ...

WRAL (Raleigh, NC): In this television news report, Tide to Go is tested against ketchup, barbecue sauce, grape juice and coffee stains. The reporter ...

CBS13 (Sacramento, CA): Reporter Kurtis Ming tests Tide to Go against food stains and concludes that it works on most stains and lightens others enough ...

KWCH (Wichita, KS): Tide to Go is tested against ketchup, grape jelly and mustard on a white T-shirt. Stains fade, but don't disappear, and the ...

Housekeeping Channel.com: Sarah Aguirre states that Tide to Go is "amazingly effective" on fresh food and drink stains, but that it "may not work as ...

CP24 (Toronto): This television news report tests four stain removers, including Tide to Go, on coffee, pen, grass and red wine stains. None of ...

Amazon.com: Almost 40 contributors (at the time of our visit) give Tide to Go high scores. A few caution that the product can lighten a stain ...

 

Mark remover for walls and floors

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser *Est. $3.30 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Housekeeping Channel.com: This article features advice from Don Aslett, described as "one of America's most diverse cleaning experts and the author of more ...

Amazon.com: There are several different Mr. Clean Magic Eraser products listed on Amazon.com. The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Cleaning Pads ...

 

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