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by Dan Crane
Dan Crane tests seven stain removers, including Ecover, Tide to Go, Shout Wipes, OxiClean, Spray n' Wash, Shout and Zout. As a control, Crane also washes his stained white T-shirt in plain water, and tries… out club soda on stains. Zout performs the best, followed by Shout and Spray n' Wash. Methodology is clearly spelled out and the author tested these cleaners with coffee, salad dressing, mustard, lipstick, barbecue sauce and blood. We like that Crane included more stain removers in his test than did Consumer Reports, but the only fabric he used was the cotton T-shirt.
by Editors of Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports tests three spot removers against 48 fabric swatches stained with tomato juice, clam chowder, mustard, grape juice and more. According to editors, none of the products give you much of a… fighting chance to remove stains on the go. Most did not come close to living up to their product claims. Although editors tested stain removers with the widest variety of stains, we wish more brands had been included.
by Editors of Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping has a vested interest in stains; the Institute publishes an entire book on removing them in addition to an online guide that lists stains and removal solutions alphabetically. Editors also… test commercial stain removers in a series of short videos. Oxygen cleaners, kid's stain removers and carpet cleaners are all reviewed in separate videos, and related how-to guides are available. We even saw some tests of stain-resistant tablecloths and kid's clothing. The downside is that the videos aren't dated, so many of the tested products are no longer on the market. This is a good place to check for articles on removing stains from carpet and furniture in addition to clothing.
by Catharine Hamm
In this hands-on test, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times stains khaki slacks with coffee and raspberry pecan salad dressing. She tries four spot removers: Tide to Go, OxiClean Spray-A-Way, StainEraser… and Janie. She ranks Tide to Go as the "best overall." It completely removes the coffee and does the best job at removing the salad dressing. OxiClean "left an oily-looking ring around the coffee stain and didn't begin to get the color out of the dressing." The StainEraser and Janie remove the coffee, but leave the salad dressing.
by Janis Stone
Janis Stone, a Textiles and Clothing Specialist at Iowa State University, provides a comprehensive general discussion of stain removal. Although the discussion does not mention specific products, it does… provide information on basically everything you need to know about stain removal, including how to approach certain fabrics, stains that require unique treatment and home remedies. The author notes that a few common remedies should be avoided. She states that dishwasher detergents should not be used on clothing because they are too alkaline and can fade colors or damage fabric.
by C.K. Pager
The author is a resident medical officer in a hospital in Australia. Blood stains on white pillowcases are pretreated with one of three drugs intended to dissolve blood clots or with one commercial stain… remover (unnamed) before being laundered. A control set of stained pillowcases is laundered without any pretreatment to the blood stain. None of the pretreatments work better than washing alone. The author finds that washing sooner (within five hours) gives better results than washing later (at nine hours). Washing in hot water is better than washing in cold water. However, the stain should be kept wet until laundering and it may be better to use cold water for this purpose. While not a comparison test of laundry detergents, we find this report fascinating and useful.
by Editors of Consumer Reports
by Sonia Baghdady
OxiClean is a product added to laundry detergent to help remove stains. In this television news story, OxiClean is tested against stains made by make-up, grape juice, spaghetti sauce, dirt and grass in two… separate tests. In the first test, OxiClean removes most of the make-up and grape juice, but it doesn't make much of a difference with the spaghetti sauce. The second test uses grape juice and spaghetti sauce, plus dirt and grass. OxiClean removes the grape juice completely and removes most of the dirt. Again, the spaghetti sauce is left. Although no other laundry detergents are tested or rated, this is a well done single-product test.
by No author listed
This test, conducted by a television station news team, evaluates four stain removers that are added to the wash with regular laundry detergent. Clorox's Oxygen Action (discontinued), All's OxiActive… (discontinued), OxiClean and Shout's Oxy Power (discontinued) are tested against four stains: grass, mustard, sherry wine and ketchup. The tester reports that none of the stain removers completely removes all of the stains, but OxiClean works the best.
by Amy Jacquin
In this television news report, OxiClean products are tested on stains provided by Dawn Wilson, a mother of four. The product improves a carpet stain that had resisted dozens of other clean-up attempts.… When added to the laundry, OxiClean whitens better than bleach. Ms. Wilson is so pleased with the improvement in her carpet that she pre-treats the entire carpet with OxiClean and then shampoos it. According to the reporter, "You can see quite a difference." No other cleaning products are tested.
by Darrell Kinsey
by Editors of Retro-Housewife.com
by Debra Ross
by Joe Terrell
In this television news report, Tide to Go is tested against ketchup, grape juice and coffee. In the first round of testing, stains are worked on one at a time so that some of them have a chance to set. The… results are "not great." The stains fade, but "appeared to just spread out to the edges," leaving a faint circle of stain. In the second round of tests, a stain is made and then immediately treated. This time, stains are completely removed. No other stain removers are tested other than Tide to Go.
by Monica Laliberte
by Kurtis Ming
by Kim Setty
by Sarah Aguirre
by Editors of the Housekeeping Channel
by Editors of the Housekeeping Channel
by Sarah Aguirre
OxiClean Free contains no dyes, fragrances or chlorine to trigger reactions in sensitive skin. The writer adds OxiClean Free to a load of her son's laundry to remove grass, mud and popsicle stains. The… stains are removed and her son's skin is not irritated. This product can also be used on upholstery. The writer states that "it performed well in other areas of my home." No other stain removers are mentioned or tested, however.
by Rita Arens
by Sarah Aguirre
by Elisa Huang
by Editors at CP24
by Contributors to InfomercialRatings.com
by Contributors to Amazon.com
by Contributors to Drugstore.com
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