Tide to Go Stain Pens 3 Count

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While most laundry stain removers are designed for use at home, the Tide To Go Instant Stain Remover is made to be portable. A microfibre tip on this pen delivers a powerful cleaning solution. To lift and absorb stains, brush the tip across the stain like an eraser after applying the solution. Is it Safe to Use on All Types of Fabrics?

While five minutes is convenient, it doesn’t have the lasting effect that soaking does (and the stained item may require another wash). The process of preparing a sink to soak the clothing only takes a few minutes, and if you set an alarm, then the stained fabric can be forgotten about for six hours. Then, we washed each shirt with the same laundry detergent to avoid bias. We also washed each shirt with a different load of laundry so that the effectiveness of the remover wasn’t cross-contaminated by another in the same load. Then, we dried each shirt in the dryer. Why different stain removers exist Hand washing or dry cleaning is frequently required for delicate materials like silk and cashmere, as well as pieces with beaded or embroidered detail. To improve your chances of getting a stain out of a garment, wash it as soon as possible. 3. Drying The Garment Editor's Note (September 2023): This product review was originally written and published in 2021. To make sure we are still recommending the best products for your needs, we recently reviewed this story to make sure it is still accurate and that we stand by what we wrote. In addition to this original hands-on review, we also had the opportunity to test this product in The Lab. Thanks to its at-home and lab performance, it is still a top choice in The Best Laundry Stain Removers despite newer models and options being available on the market.

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Wash the item according to the care tag instructions. Pay attention to the instructions given on care for your specific garment’s fabric and style. Wash by hand, machine, or dry cleaning as instructed.

The best product for the most complex chemical interactions is OxiClean. Not only did the product eliminate all of the stains (besides the week-old ink stain, which it did fade substantially), it is also the best price, the best in usability, and the most versatile. Of course, five to ten minutes is a smaller time frame for the pre-treating process, which makes the other products appear easier than OxiClean. Unfortunately, these products did not measure up to the simple soak that OxiClean offered in ease or effectiveness. We're sad to learn our Tide to Go pen let you down. To get the best results from our Tide to Go pens, follow these directions:

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By comparison, OxiClean suggests that you don’t leave it on a garment for more than six hours, because it can start to damage the fabric. One should still be careful not to use the product on dry-clean-only clothing, but if you’re doing laundry late at night, leaving Shout on a stain overnight is a risk-free treatment. Other products we tested Floral Pens, Dried flowers, Stationery, Office Supplies, Gold Resin pen, Notebooks, Flower Pen, Pretty Pens, Personalised gifts, Stylish Pen The oxygen-based stain remover successfully eliminated the most difficult of substances from white cotton shirts without damaging the fabric. Time is not the enemy of this super-charged stain remover; it worked even on week-old, set-in stains. Original Drawing, English Landscape, Lake District, Cumbria, Ravenglass, Boat at Low Tide, by Robert Lafond

This article was co-authored by Michelle Driscoll, MPH. Michelle Driscoll is the Owner of Mulberry Maids, which is based in Fort Collins, Colorado. With five years of experience, her business specializes in cleaning homes and small offices. She holds a Masters in Public Health from the Colorado School of Public Health. Additionally, Mulberry Maids has an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. We chose plain, white cotton fabric so as not to complicate the study with the science of fabrics and colorfastness. White cotton is one of the easiest fabrics to stain, and stained white fabric is perhaps the most obviously destroyed. We splashed the fronts of seven shirts with the four staining substances and then hung them to dry and set in for a week. Wait and reapply as necessary. Wait several minutes for the fabric to dry to determine the success of the stain removal. Repeat the process of releasing the solution and rubbing with the pen tip if the stain is still very visible. Tide to Go Pens are typically found in big-box stores, drugstores, and discount stores in North America. The tip of the pen should really push into the pen, releasing the solution. 4. Rub the Released Solution Around the Stained AreaDepress the tip of the pen to release solution. Uncap the pen and press the tip onto the area of fabric where your stain is located, until enough solution comes out to cover the area of your stain. Tide To Go pen typically is an effective stain removal for a wide range of stains Tide can help you clean up different stains, whether you're dealing with cooking oil stains or grease from butter or margarine. When it comes to cooking oil stain removal, as well as any other type of cooking stain, Tide will restore your beloved items to their original state. 2. Is the Tide to Go Pen easy to use? Works well on tomato juice, ketchup, BBQ sauce, grape juice, coffee, wine, tea, chocolate syrup, and more I’ve used many stain removers and know there isn’t one miracle product on the market that will remove all types of stains from every fabric type. The Tide To Go Pen didn’t work on all stains, but it was effective enough for some that I recommend it. Even the stains that weren’t eliminated entirely still improved considerably. Since this pen has a small and narrow point, it is best for spot treatments rather than larger, ground-in stains.

We're sorry you had that experience. The Tide To Go Pen works best on fresh stains to keep them from setting. To use your pen follow these steps: All stain remover instructions recommend that you test the colorfastness of an item before using the product on it. This way, you find out if the dyes used in your clothing will be ruined during the stain-removing process.Additionally, stains are both complex and sensitive. Aside from the interactions that occur between the staining substance and material, any change in temperature or additional substances — like water, for instance — can change the chemical bond that occurs in a stain, rendering it worse. When an oily substance hits fabric, the molecules bind to the surface material in the same way tannins do. However, because it is not water-soluble (like the familiar cliche, “oil and water don’t mix”), a simple run through the washing machine won’t successfully break up the stain. Oil and fat-based stains like butter, olive oil, and grease can be especially stubborn on fabrics.