Miss Mouth’s Messy Eater Non-Toxic Baby and Kids Stain Remover for Clothing, Carpet, Fabric, and Upholstery. Kid Tested and Mom Approved (120ml, 4 oz Spray Bottles) 2 Pack

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This laundry stain remover pen is the ideal solution for getting rid of stains while on the go without the need for immediate soaking or washing. Miss Mouths’ Messy Eater Stain Treater is a powerful stain remover designed for little (and big) professional mess makers and the patient souls that care for them. To test each product’s effectiveness on fresh stains, we applied 1 teaspoon of red wine, 1 teaspoon of chocolate syrup, a smear of grass, and a scribble of a blue Crayola marker to a yellow T-shirt and drew circles around each stain.

You can find laundry stain removers as small as a few ounces in a marker or as large as several gallons in a container. This bleach- and chlorine-free formula is both effective and easy to use and can tackle a variety of stains including grease, oil, food, paint, and more. This 6-ounce bottle is conveniently sized to pack in a tote bag, and it features a built-in brush to help tackle stains when you aren’t equipped with your normal cleaning arsenal. I was worried about the stain transferring based on the sudsiness of the application process, but it all washed away cleanly.The easy-to-use spray is gentle on all fabrics, but tough on stains—and it’s formulated without bleach, phosphates, or chlorine. If you live alone and just deal with the occasional coffee or mustard stain, a container with a few ounces will be sufficient. Our testers loved how versatile and effective this product was at removing the toughest set-in stains, especially wine, makeup, and ink. The OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover Powder is the best laundry stain remover to use when evidence of your wine night is visible on your clothes. While the two ingredients unfailingly make for a great science fair volcano, they neutralize each other when mixed, destroying their cleaning properties.

To find the best laundry stain removers, we tested 30 options—including foams, sprays, sticks, and gels—in our Lab and evaluated them on ease of use, effectiveness, scent, and value. Grease stains include all stains that are oil based, from cooking oils to makeup to bike grease — and depending on the source of the grease, they can be the easiest or the hardest stains to remove. During testing, our testers applied grass, olive oil, marker, chocolate syrup, red wine, and makeup stains to t-shirts and circled each stain with a permanent marker. The good news is easy-to-find surfactants like dish soap can work wonders, breaking down a grease stain on clothing the same way they do on cookware by allowing oil to become soluble in water. Brown also notes that the best laundry stain removers are made with enzymes or surfactants that help address specific stains.

It’s no surprise that the reliable Tide To Go Instant Stain Remover is the best pen stain remover because of its convenience and effectiveness. Sprays are great for larger stains, and pens work for precision staining, but are usually for quick or on-the-go use.

Our testers found that it worked best on fresh, organic stains (it completely removed the olive oil, for example), but it did help fade some of the more stubborn set-in stains (like red wine and foundation). Check out more products that have earned the Real Simple Selects, from humidifiers to cordless vacuums. It didn’t completely remove the stain, but it lightened the spot much better than other products we tested.When testing the pen against a red wine stain, it significantly reduced the appearance of the stain but didn’t completely remove it. It works miracles on the nastier stains created by inevitable accidents like bloody knees or diaper disasters.

Using cold water is extremely important as heat can set any protein-based stain, including blood, meat, egg, and grass: If you wash them in hot water, you can literally “cook” the stains into the fabric. On set-in stains, it successfully lifted grass stains and significantly reduced the appearance of chocolate, olive oil, marker, and makeup stains. In our tests, we found that this gel stain remover was the best at eliminating both fresh and set-in grass stains.

A stick is great for smaller and more localized stains, but can be a bit messier and difficult to use on widespread stains,” Flores says. It quickly and safely removes food stains like berries, fruit, tomatoes and ice-cream from clothes and fabrics. Our testers were impressed with this product’s ability to remove set-in oil, makeup, chocolate, and grass stains.