Stain Remover reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 224 Reddit reviews across 35 subreddits and 51 posts to rank the best Stain Remover brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/laundry, r/CleaningTips, r/toddlers, r/BabyBumpsCanada, r/Mommit. Top-rated brands include OxiClean (4.6/5), Dawn (4.8/5), Puracy (4.9/5).
Stats
Reviews224
Subreddits35
Posts51
Brands67
Products53
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#1
OxiClean
4.6
(45)
"The best for me always ends up being OxiClean Max Force Spray."
"OxiClean Max Force is my go-to."
"I found the oxi clean white revive pods helped!!"
"We just use oxy clean in the washer and all of my toddlers clothes come out stain free."
"My go to me is spraying all stains with oxiclean before putting it in the laundry basket."
"Oxyclean is for basically everything else."
"Baby oxiclean - added to the laundry load or hot water soaks"
"I rotate through Oxyclean, Puracy, Miss Mouth’s, and Dawn dish soap."
"Oxi Clean"
"I actually just used the Oxiclean white revive pods and it worked!!"
#2
Dawn
4.8
(18)
"Grease Stain: Dawn PowerWash."
"Blue Dawn dish soap and hydrogen peroxide for grease stains."
"Poo skidmarks I use Dawn, scrub it out, and then use Fels-Naptha and scrub again."
"I do dawn power wash and it’s the best I’ve found so far."
"Baking soda mixed with dawn dish soap and some hydrogen peroxide. Let it sit for a while, 45min - 1hr, then wash as normal. For oil-based food stains it works like a dream!"
"I rotate through Oxyclean, Puracy, Miss Mouth’s, and Dawn dish soap."
"Try Dawn spray clean for dishes. It's amazing stuff."
"I started using dawn powerwash spray and it works really well."
"Dawn Powerwash."
"Dawn dish soap (the blue one) with oxi stain remover (the baby one) scrub the stain."
#3
Puracy
4.9
(16)
"For good stains and pet accidents on the floor. It's an Enzyme based stain remover for biological stains."
"Puracy."
"I use Puracy and Fels naptha if it’s really bad."
"Puracy from Amazon .. absolutely works great."
"Puracy is my go to and works very well."
"Puracy is for body fluids (spit up, blow outs, etc)."
"I rotate through Oxyclean, Puracy, Miss Mouth’s, and Dawn dish soap."
"I've been really impressed with the puracy stain remover."
"Puracy stain remover. It takes out blood, poop, and vomit."
"Puracy stain remover gets out everything!!"
#4
Miss Mouth
4.8
(12)
"I’m a mom and that thing is insane!"
"Miss Mouth's Messy Eater Stain Treater works well on a lot of things, especially stains from berries and fruits."
"Miss Mouth’s is for fruit, almost exclusively."
"I rotate through Oxyclean, Puracy, Miss Mouth’s, and Dawn dish soap."
"For a spot treatment, we do love the Miss Mouths Messy Eater Stain Treater. Stains from berries literally disappear in front of your eye."
"Miss Mouth’s Messy Eater Stain Treater Spray. I’ve used this on tomato sauce stains and poo stains with much success!"
"Miss Mouth — you can get it on Amazon. It’s the best."
"Miss mouths messy eater spray. Designed specifically for baby messes."
"Miss mouth’s messy eater spray gets out just about anything. No smell, no chemicals and doesn’t require intense scrubbing or pretreating."
"It's worked miracles! I also use a Fels Naptha bar on all stains that I'm worried about."
#5
Shout
4.5
(12)
"Shout is awesome"
"The best two I've used are Shout for spot treating and Biz for soaking."
"Shout stain remover is the best way to get stains out of clothes."
"\+1 for the Shout spray. Got a lot of mileage out of my laundry sink set-up of Shout, a bar of soap, and a bucket to toss dirty cloths in with hot water when I don't have time to clean it right then."
"I typically use Shout spray, and I recently got a stiff bristle brush to use with it."
"My personal favorite is Shout."
"For the stains, I used some Shout."
"Shout grease busting foam."
"Get standard stain remover like Shout or Oxiclean and follow the package directions."
"Shout spray + rub it in + wash immediately and *this is the most important part* LET DRY IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT."
#6
Folex
5.0
(8)
"It took up very old stains in an entry hall rug I had."
"Try folex. Home Depot or Lowe’s."
"I like folex and the stain remover grove makes."
"Strangely but is Absolutely Amazing been using it for 20yrs it's called Folex instant."
"Folex carpet spot remover + Dawn dish soap."
"Folex."
"FOLEX!! Get it at Home Depot or Lowe’s it’s insanely effective and safe on all fabrics."
"I've heard folex is the way to go"
#7
Vanish
4.7
(6)
"I've been able to remove everything using Vanish OxiAction."
"Also, for "special" stains you might need something like "Fleckenteufel"."
"I like the "vanish" products."
"Just works."
"Thanks, I will give vanish a go."
"In Europe, Vanish is a good stain remover for this purpose."
#8
Nature's Miracle
4.2
(6)
"Nature's Miracle. From a pet store, meant for dogs."
"I've had great results with Nature's Miracle and also Simple Solutions."
"Natures miracles"
"I like to mix Natures Miracle with Liquid Tide 50/50."
"Nature's miracle but make sure you're getting the one with the dog on the label."
"Natures Miracle is the best. You have to get that moisture out."
#9
Fels-Naptha
5.0
(4)
"Fels-Naptha soap bar and a bristle scrub brush is what I use for most stains now. It’s the only thing that works with the paints my preschooler’s class uses."
"Fels Naptha soap bars are the stuff of legend."
"Fels Naptha soap bars"
"I use Fels Naptha. It’s cheap and works well."
#10
Grandma's Secret
5.0
(4)
"Found it years ago and it works better than anything I’ve ever used."
"Grandma's Secret Spot Remover spray is a really good one."
"Grandmas Secret Spot Remover is my favorite! Works better than miss mouths for me - it gets everything out without any pretreating."
"I swear by Grandma’s Secret Spot Remover. I haven’t reached the grass stains era yet, but it takes care of all the food stains and poop stains easily."
#11
Dreft
4.8
(4)
"The dreft spray and messy eaters both worked well for me."
"The dreft spray works miracles."
"The Dreft stain removal spray thats made for all things baby."
"Dreft stain remover works well if you spray when the stain is fresh."
#12
Oxy
4.5
(4)
"I’m a fan of the oxy 5 in one"
"I’ve had good luck with the Oxy spray stain treatment."
"I have better results using powdered oxy in a bucket of the hottest water"
"Water mixed with oxy powder (free of dyes and perfumes!!)."
#13
Spray 'n Wash
4.3
(4)
"I use spray and wash. As long as I catch the stain before it is washed, the stains come out completely."
"We are a Spray N Wash household."
"I’ve been using the Spray n Wash pet stain remover."
"Spray and Wash Max."
#14
Hydrogen Peroxide
5.0
(3)
"The hydrogen peroxide solution I used worked wonders, maybe give that a try!"
"Try a qtip dipped in hydrogen peroxide!"
"3% hydrogen peroxide. Works every time."
#15
Miss Mouths
5.0
(3)
"Miss mouth messy eater. Gets out everything … even blood 🤪"
"For a spot treatment, we do love the Miss Mouths Messy Eater Stain Treater. Stains from berries literally disappear in front of your eye"
"Miss messy eaters stain remover. Omg it works amazing"
#16
Lestoil
4.7
(3)
"Definitely hydrogen peroxide, but you should also give Lestoil a try! Best all around stain remover I’ve ever tried."
"Lestoil!!!!"
"I had good success with treating with lestoil for some tough stains."
#17
Zout
4.7
(3)
"I won’t buy anything else, I’ve tried them all."
"Zout. Not Shout. Not anything else. Always this."
"Zout."
#18
Fels Naptha
4.7
(3)
"Super cheap and works on everything - berry juice stains on white clothing, grease stains from cooking, mud/grass stains from outside."
"Fels Naptha laundry bar/stain remover is a classic: long-lasting, inexpensive, and effective."
"Rub a Fels Naptha soap bar on the stain. Lather it really well."
#19
Zote
4.7
(3)
"You can use zote pink bar laundry soap. It really helps get rid of blow out."
"I just wet the toothbrush and scrub the bar to work up a little lather."
"Peroxide and Zote laundry soap (ridiculously big pink bar, smells like citronella) Rinse with cool water."
#20
Resolve
4.3
(3)
"Oxiclean is just sodium perborate powder."
"Resolve pretreat stick is pretty good too."
"If it's just some spots, I like Resolve."
#21
Carbona
4.3
(3)
"Carbona fats stain remover"
"Carbona - the little yellow bottles have all different stains they focus on."
"For specific stains I use the Carbona products."
#22
Bissell
5.0
(2)
"Bissel portable fabric cleaner did wonders for me."
"The carpet came up good as new."
#23
Gall Soap
5.0
(2)
"What helps me every time is goal soap (Gallseife in German)."
"Gall soap is the best for poop and barf."
#24
Biz
5.0
(2)
"I soaked my kids’ stained clothes in a strong solution of Biz and water before washing them."
"I used Biz for food stains."
#25
Biokleen
5.0
(2)
"I really like Bac-Out by Biokleen as an enzyme cleaner but there are others."
"Seconding biokleen bac out because it’s fantastic."
#26
Dr. Beckmann
5.0
(2)
"They're both amazing, and I know for a fact clean up cat vomit."
""Dr. Beckmann" has a whole pallette of specialized stain removers."
#27
Oxi Clean
5.0
(2)
"Oxi clean and hot water."
"Oxiclean."
#28
Tide
4.5
(2)
"I always put some liquid tide on it and let it sit for 1 hour then wash."
"Tide"
#29
Stain Devils
4.5
(2)
"They are amazing."
"Stain Devils, in the little yellow bottles."
#30
Nelly’s
4.5
(2)
"I use Nellie's all natural wow stick stain remover:) it's been great!"
"It’s been a game changer. It even took a raspberry stain that had been left on a light shirt for almost a week."
#31
Mister Anti-Icky Poo
4.0
(2)
"Mister Anti-Icky Poo might be the best name I have heard, may purchase it just for the name..."
"I use this product as well and it works great but don't expect it to completely remove old stains."
#32
Simple Solution
4.0
(2)
"I've had great results with Nature's Miracle and also Simple Solutions."
"We use simple solution and it has a lovely smell. It’s got the marks off the carpet too."
#33
Coconut
5.0
(1)
"I use a coconut stain stick and it works great on all kinds of stains."
#34
Shopee
5.0
(1)
"Get this Stain Remover and spare yourself the hassle"
#35
Whink
5.0
(1)
"I’ve used whink rust remover with great success"
#36
OdoBan
5.0
(1)
"Treat with OdoBan pet stain remover."
#37
Woolite
5.0
(1)
"I found immediate wash with Woolite gentle, and then machine washing got ours out."
#38
Petpost
5.0
(1)
"Petpost makes the wrinkle wipes that we use they work really well."
#39
Charlie's
5.0
(1)
"Charlie's laundry spray, a more granola version of spray n wash."
#40
Ecos
5.0
(1)
"Ecos makes a free&clear powdered oxyclean stain remover."
#41
Napisan
5.0
(1)
"Soak stained items overnight in Napisan or Friend OxyAction."
#42
Vetericyn
5.0
(1)
"It’s called Vetericyn. I wipe the inner eye folds daily. It took the tear stains away in about a week."
#43
Oxi Power
5.0
(1)
"The OXI Power spray not sure of name exactly…does work really well and was ranked best by a reporting agency comparing pre treatment options."
#44
Resolve Stain Remover
5.0
(1)
"Try spraying with resolve stain remover. Let sit. Then, poolur hydrogen peroxide."
#45
Biokleen Bac Out
5.0
(1)
"Seconding biokleen bac out because it’s fantastic."
#46
Miss Mouth Messy Eater
5.0
(1)
"Miss mouth messy eater works wonders! Stains practically disappear before my eyes when I’m spraying it."
#47
Fels Naptha Laundry Bar
5.0
(1)
"Fels Naptha laundry bar. Gets nearly all stains out!"
#48
Carbona Stain Devils Rust Formula
5.0
(1)
"Carbona stain devils the rust formula .. they have it at Walmart."
#49
Whink Rust Stain Remover
5.0
(1)
"Whink Rust Stain Remover."
#50
Vanish Gold
5.0
(1)
"In Denmark we have vanish gold. It removes everything. And I mean everything."
#51
OxiClean Multipurpose Baby Stain Remover
5.0
(1)
"It comes in a spray bottle and if you have any stains just spray it into the stain, rub it in, then throw it in the laundry basket and forget about it."
#52
Tide Tide Pen
5.0
(1)
"Those tide pens can work well. I got bike grease out of a pair of white pants. Completely gone."
#53
Dynamo 7 in 1 Liquid
5.0
(1)
"We switched to the Dynamo 7 in 1 liquid recommended by Consumer and it removed stains I’d thought were permanent."
#54
Sunshine Baby Poop Stain Remover
5.0
(1)
"Sunshine is the best baby poop stain remover."
#55
Glitz
5.0
(1)
"Can absolutely recommend Glitz carpet cleaner! It’s removed a ton of different stains in our house including coffee."
#56
LA's Totally Awesome
5.0
(1)
"I swear by LA’s Totally Awesome."
#57
Buncha Farmers
5.0
(1)
"All natural stain remover stick by bunch’s farmers, it does wonders even on a old stain."
#58
Nature's Miracle Enzyme Cleaner
4.0
(1)
"Nature's miracle is the largest brand for enzyme."
#59
Desolv-it
4.0
(1)
"I discovered far too late **desolv-it** works on stains, can find it at new world."
#60
Miracle Wipes
4.0
(1)
"I usually just use miracle wipes and it gets most of the paint off."
#61
De-Solve-It
4.0
(1)
"De-Solve-It aerosol, the little one that smells of oranges."
#62
Spray and Wash
4.0
(1)
"I just use spray and wash or revolve and run the clothes through and extra rinse..."
#63
OxiClean Oxy Clean
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been pre-soaking in oxy clean."
#64
OxiClean Oxy Clean Solution
4.0
(1)
"Soak in an oxyclean solution before washing."
#65
Grime Boss
4.0
(1)
"There’s a product out there called “Grime Boss” wipes and if you hit the wet paint with those immediately, you can usually get the stain out."
#66
Seventh Generation
4.0
(1)
"I use seventh generation stain remover."
#67
Surely
4.0
(1)
"Get a bar of the surely soap that we sell, run your stained spot under hot water and scrub and rinse with surely soap."
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