Review And Giveaway: Vanish Stain Removal Products
Review And Giveaway: Vanish Stain Removal Products
Before becoming a mum, I rarely needed to use stain removers. I’m a bit clumsy and even back then, I would sometimes spill pasta sauce on a white t-shirt but since having a baby I use stain removal products so much more often.
In the early days of parenthood, there are the newborn baby poo explosions to take care off. Luckily our daughter wasn’t a sicky baby because that would have meant even more washing! After that phase is over, weaning starts and that comes with a lot of mess and stains. Then toddlers often become more opinionated and refuse to wear bibs and want to feed themselves and that of course makes an even bigger mess. At the same time, exploring the world becomes important and that comes with plenty of grass and mud stains and this last part can go on for many years.
Sometimes the spills are your own fault too — when you are sleep deprived you naturally get more clumsy and might spill tea/coffee/wine/food on yourself or on the floor. Well, that’s me at least!
As a parent, you quickly become a pro at removing clothes stains. We’ve had some help from Vanish lately to make stain removing efficient and easy. One less thing to worry about!
Vanish Gold Oxi Action Powder is the very best from Vanish. It’s a super boosted formula that is so powerful that it removes some stains in just 30 seconds! You can use it on colours and whites and as a pre-treatment, for soaking or in the washing machine. We’ve used it in the washing machine so far and have had great results with old and new stains.
Vanish Gold Oxi Action Gel is very similar to the Vanish Gold Oxi Action Powder. The difference is that it’s a liquid instead. You can use it for all the same things. We usually get washing powder residue on our sheets when we wash them but when I added a cap of this to the wash, that didn’t happen. Amazing! Our sheets look so much better now.
Vanish Power Shots are handy gel caps of powerful stain remover. They have 50% more power per drop compared to the regular Vanish Action Gel and they easily dissolve in the washing machine to remove stains efficiently. You can use it on colours and whites, in hot or cold water. You simply add one to the drum of the washing machine before loading it up with your washing. I love how quick and easy these are to use. Mess-free too! For those reasons, this is my favourite product out of the four but they do probably work out a bit more expensive per wash.
Vanish Oxi Action Pre-Treat Spray is a pre-treatment spray to help remove stains. Spray it onto the stain as quickly as possible and let the powerful formula penetrate the fibres of the fabric to break down even the toughest stains. For best results, treat both sides of the stain, rub in gently and leave it on for 1-5 minutes before washing the item as usual. It can be used on colours and whites. We put this to the test on a soy sauce and grease stain and the stain went away after the first wash.
For lots of tips and advice on how to remove specific stains, visit the Vanish website and use their handy Stain Solver tool to find the solution you need.
You can buy Vanish products from most supermarkets, Wilko, Amazon.co.uk and other shops that sell laundry and cleaning products.
Giveaway:
I’ve been given the opportunity to give a kit of Vanish goodies to one of my readers. The kit includes one of each of the products in this post. To enter the giveaway, use the Rafflecopter below. Terms & Conditions apply. UK entrants only. The giveaway will end on the 24th of August 2015.
We were sent the items in the pictures for this review. As always, all my reviews are 100% honest and all thoughts and opinions are my own.
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Pre treat with the vanish products & leave them over night xxx
try and make cleaning enjoyable
Keep on top of the cleaning, a little bit each day makes it less daunting.
Try using an e-cloth instead of chemical cleaners! It really works and it’s all natural x
Harpic Toilet Bleach works a dream on hard to remove limescale!
Dont skimp on washing products you’ll be disppointed if you do
my top laundry tip is treat stains as soon as they happen, even cold water and a bit of hand soap will do wonders if caught in time
Best laundry tip is to use the spray vanish to pre-treat tough stains. Also to get orange stains out of baby clothing leave them to dry in direct sunlight after washing (if they are still a bit stained) the natural sunlight bleaches the stain out.
Always try your clothes on a drying rack. No need for much ironing !
Whenever you are waiting, clean :) For example if you are making a cuppa tea, whilst the kettle is boiling have a quick wipe down of the kitchen cupboards :)
Use a teaspoon of salt in your wash when you do your laundry – it’ll help to prevent colours from fading!
Keep on top of it!
using dental floss to clean under the knobs of the hob if they don’t come off
use vanish it nearly always works
Colour Catcher – it allows you to wash both colours and whites in the same load. This is a great way to save money and time. Really cool idea! I use it all the time – It’s never failed me once. It really helps when you have half a load of whites and half a load of colours because you can just throw them into together. Saves on the electricity bill too!
A splash of vinegar in the wash (white vinegar) kills bacteria, handy if you use a 40 degree wash most of the time
To clean oven grills soak them in the bath with some washing powder and in the morning any dirt will come off easily
Deal with it straight away! Don’t think you can do it later – it will be SO much harder!
bicarb of soda sprinkled on carpets/mattresses/fabric & hovered off, great for getting rid of bad odours :)
use baking soda to clean grease
Do not have children :) xx
Soak red wine Staines with white wine
on a stain, rub fairy liquid in to it before washing
Use vinegar to clean the windows
deal with stains as soon as they become apparent to prevent long lasting damage
A cold rinse will help stop stains from ‘setting’ on clothes x
I always struggled to get stains out of washing, even using Vanish. I then discovered the pre-wash setting on my washer and popped a scoop of Vanish in the relevant draw. Now all our clothes come out stain free. Miracle!!
Stay organised and clean each room on rotation
for those stubborn orange spaghetti/tomato sauce stains that won’t budge with any cleaner…just hang washed garment out in the sun…the sun will bleach away the stain almost every time.
whatever it is, deal with it straight away. Best results are always after swift action
a good soak overnight before popping in the washer
Soak overnight
Wash as soon as you can after getting the stain for a better chance of getting it out.
Use washing powder for tea cup stains and spoon stains :)
I always clean the bathroom by spraying surfaces then running the shower hot with the fan off, window and door closed for a minute. It’s like a steam clean and makes the job so much quicker and easier.
Take care of stains as they happen as it’s a lot easier than after they have set
I always try to do my cleaning on a little and often basis. I hate to not be on top of things. With little ones stains are a big problem. I try and treat the stains immediately
Cleaning as often as you can and use a good cleaning product.x
Clean as soon as you can after using an item, it is so much easier
Wash stained clothes as soon as you can.
Don’t worry about it too much – a lived in home isn’t meant to be spotless!
Deal with stains as soon as you see them, the longer you leave it the harder it will be too remove!
Do a little each day and it won’t build up so much.
always soak soiled items before washing x
Let someone else do it
sOAK STAINS FIRST OVERNIGHT
I usually try to buy things mostly white because if they get stained you can bleach them before you chuck them in the washing machine and come out looking new!! Xx
Wash hot first and then do a cool rinse :)
overnight soaking works! I thought it was just a grandma thing
Treat stains as soon as possible.
use a toothbrush to get in small awkward places
I use wet wipes for all spills and carpet stain…I think they r a wonderful invention…I use vanish for the heavier carpet stains…and with four little one we have many!
Use hairspray to remove pen marks from off of leather sofas.
always change ur good clothes ur wearing when you get home into old clothes.
and treat stains asap.
Try and do it as quick as possible!
occasionally put a dishwasher tablet through the washing machine on a high temperature to clean your washing machine from the inside
By asembling a wire hanger, some wet wipes and some rubber bands you can effectively clean that pesky hard-to-get-to window panel on your oven.
do a bit of cleaning every day that way it does not get on top of you
sing while you clean
Use vinegar to clean greasy oven hoods
I always wash the most of my clothes inside out
crushed up chalk on suede boots
Hot soapy water cleans most things vanish if that doesn’t work and use good beeswax polish
Different baskets for different colours
Sunlight can remove some stains, works great on our nappies.
Oil based stain such as lipstick in your carpet? Use vaseline to lift it out!
Don’t skimp on cleaning products, it makes the job harder than it needs to be
Use Vanish – it’s the best at removing stains
We still have a old fashioned washboard to get grass / bike oil out of jeans.
Magic Erasers for scuff marks – they’re brilliant.
Write a to do list and break things down into individual tasks
train up your husband!!!
Clean as you go
Use a microfibre cloth to clean glass
White vinegar!
use a colour catcher they really work and save so much time!
Soak tough stains before washing
hang washng outside, it smells so much nicer
soak soak soak
Get everyone involved – neither cleaning nor laundry should be one person’s job. Even littlies can pull up their duvet to make their bed and actually enjoy helping. Okay, it may not be to your standards, but they do get better.
put the washing machine on a boil wash cycle with soda crystals (and no laundry) once a month
when it comes to doing laundry always keep your washing straight and neat, even when drying or waiting to iron as it saves on the ironing!
Don’t let it build up – do little and often so it is not such a huge task
always pay for the dearest powder you can afford. the results will be better
varnish in the washer
If things have a stain soak overnight. x
Another for little and often, the more it piles up the more stressed you get about doing it!
Use a paste of Vanish to get rid of tough stains, then wash as normally.
Get someone else to do it
I use laundry balls instead of detergent – they last up to 1,000 washes!
get someone else tp do it, lifes too short
Deal with issues straightaway!
use vanish first on the stain before washing it
try and do it as soon as it needs doing, rather than letting it build up.
send it to the laundrette ;-)
Try and get into a habit of wiping down the shower and tiles once you have showered this will help prevent the build up of limescale.
Little and often
don’t just spray and wipe, read the instructions on how to make the product be most effective
use white vinegar to clean windows, mirrors and as rinse when washing towels
I use white vinegar for getting rid of limescale and also running through my washing machine to clean it
wash stains straight away and use a rinse hold if you cant hang and dry straight away
Don’t put it off! Do it straight away!
Don’t rub it in!
Keep your used tooth brush’s they are very useful for use in cleaning around the house.
With washing I always find hanging it outside to dry, rather than over racks, makes it smell better & feel cleaner/fresher.
Rubbing a teaspoon of lemon oil on glass shower doors makes them lovely and shiny!
When I’m using lemon juice in cooking, before I through the pieces of lemon away after squeezing the juice out, I run them around the sink and the plug hole. It’s a great natural cleaning aid and smells great!
Remember to presoak when yoy have seen the stain
buy a robot hoover! It does a chunk of the work for you, you can then just top it up with a more thorough vacuum later in the week.
washing up liquid on grass stains
Music makes chores easier.
Try to do a little bit every day so you dont end up overwhelmed with piles of laundry and washing up and rubbish (which is what my house looks like after a week of being too ill to do anything!!)
Have a cleaning routine so nothing gets missed and it doesn’t build up.
Hang clothing to dry on hangars & it’s will reduce or even eliminate the need to iron them
use washing up liquid on greasy stains
If you get pen on your clothing spray hairspray on it straight away and rub and it instantly disappears :)
Baby wipes are amazing and not just for babies! They’re great for getting rid of stains! I used them a lot for any spills or if I get food on the settee.
Use boiling water and bicarbonate of soda to clean tea stains from cups
My washing has been revolutionised with vanish gold, i even cleaned my blinds in the bath with it and they came up lovely.
try having some music on to sing/dance to as you go, it makes things more pleasant and pass by faster
I sometimes using bleach on whites if nothing else helps to get rid of the stain.
Pretreat stains straight away to ensure they dont set.
Deal with stains as soon as possible !
get the stain soaked asap