CHOICE has put 32 different stain removers through their paces in our latest testing, seeing how they fare against everything from cooking oil to makeup to chocolate ice-cream.
“CHOICE puts stain removers through a rigorous testing process,” says CHOICE experts, Ashley Iredale.
“We test ten different types of stains that people commonly get on their clothes, including perspiration, mud, cooking oil, chocolate ice-cream, makeup and blood. We use cotton material swatches that have specific formulas of these stains applied to them. Before washing, we apply a set amount of each stain remover to the stained swatch and let it sit for five minutes. Then a front loader washing machine and a mid-performing laundry detergent is used to measure the degree of stain removal.”
Aldi’s Di-San Oxy Action with Enzymes Pre Wash Stain Remover was the clear winner in this test, receiving a score of 75% from our experts.
“Aldi’s Di-San Oxy Action Stain Remover performed particularly well at removing blood, tomato, makeup and mud stains,” says Iredale.
Here are the three stain removers that scored the highest in our testing:
1. Aldi Di-San Oxy Action with Enzymes Pre Wash Stain Remover with Eucalyptus Oil
CHOICE Expert Rating: 75%
Price per 100mL: $0.25
Particularly good at removing: Blood, tomato, makeup, and mud stains
2. Coles Ultra Prewash Stain Remover
CHOICE Expert Rating: 70%
Price per 100mL: $0.26
Particularly good at removing: Tomato and makeup stains
3. Aldi Di-San Ultra Degreaser with Enzymes Pre Wash Stain Remover Lemon Fragrance
CHOICE Expert Rating: 69%
Price per 100mL: $0.25
Particularly good at removing: Tomato and mud stains
CHOICE experts put each stain remover to the test, attempting to remove:
– Grass/mud
– Olive oil (cooking oil)
– Blood
– Tomato
– Mineral oil
– Chocolate ice cream
– Baby food
– Make-up
– Ground nut oil (which simulates collar grime)
OzKleen Prewash Power (55% CHOICE score) came last in the laboratory testing, performing worse than a regular wash.
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