
Which Laundry Stain Removers Brand Wins?
In our test we compared 14 laundry stain removers options head to head. The Pink Stuff came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.

The Pink Stuff
Price shown in test: $6 for 17 oz, 35 cents per ounce
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OxiClean Spray
Price shown in test: $7 for 12 oz, 58 cents per ounce
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Shout
Price shown in test: $4 for 22 oz, 18 cents per ounce
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The quick take
The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.
“the pink stuff came out on top with a 2.4”
Best in 1 of 6 measurements, including Final combined score.
Placed top three in 1 of 6 measurements.
Placed top three in 1 of 6 measurements.
The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.
Graphite oil stain ranking (1st to 14th of 14)
- 1The Pink Stuff10th
- 2OxiClean Spray1st
- 3Shout3rd
- 4Tide Rescue2nd
- 5Home brew (hydrogen peroxide and dish detergent)14th
the worst of all fourteen entries
- 6Spray'n Wash9th
- 7De-Solv-It6th
- 8OxiClean Gel Stick4th
- 9Stain Rescue13th
- 10Dreft5th
- 11Miss Mouth's12th
- 12Zout8th
- 13Attitude11th
- 14Control (Tide Pod only, no stain remover)7th
Grape juice stain ranking
- 1The Pink Stuff2nd
- 2OxiClean Spray1st
- 3Shout3rd
- 4Tide Rescue10th
- 5Home brew (hydrogen peroxide and dish detergent)5th
- 6Spray'n Wash6th
- 7De-Solv-It9th
- 8OxiClean Gel Stick4th
- 9Stain Rescue11th
- 10Dreft12th
- 11Miss Mouth's8th
- 12Zout13th
- 13Attitude7th
- 14Control (Tide Pod only, no stain remover)14th
the worst of all fourteen entries
Coffee stain ranking
- 1The Pink Stuff1st
- 2OxiClean Spray6th
- 3Shout2nd
- 4Tide Rescue5th
- 5Home brew (hydrogen peroxide and dish detergent)3rd
- 6Spray'n Wash7th
- 7De-Solv-It14th
the worst of all fourteen entries
- 8OxiClean Gel Stick11th
- 9Stain Rescue4th
- 10Dreft8th
- 11Miss Mouth's10th
not spoken directly but the only unassigned rank left in that stain's full 1 through 14 list, derived by elimination
- 12Zout12th
- 13Attitude9th
- 14Control (Tide Pod only, no stain remover)13th
Mustard stain ranking
- 1The Pink Stuff1st
- 2OxiClean Spray6th
- 3Shout8th
- 4Tide Rescue4th
- 5Home brew (hydrogen peroxide and dish detergent)5th
- 6Spray'n Wash7th
- 7De-Solv-It3rd
- 8OxiClean Gel Stick10th
- 9Stain Rescue9th
- 10Dreft12th
- 11Miss Mouth's13th
- 12Zout2nd
- 13Attitude11th
not spoken directly but the only unassigned rank left in that stain's full 1 through 14 list, derived by elimination
- 14Control (Tide Pod only, no stain remover)14th
the worst of all fourteen entries
Soy sauce stain ranking
- 1The Pink Stuff4th
- 2OxiClean Spray11th
- 3Shout9th
- 4Tide Rescue8th
- 5Home brew (hydrogen peroxide and dish detergent)2nd
- 6Spray'n Wash1st
described as a terrific job
- 7De-Solv-It5th
- 8OxiClean Gel Stick10th
- 9Stain Rescue6th
- 10Dreft7th
- 11Miss Mouth's3rd
- 12Zout13th
- 13Attitude12th
- 14Control (Tide Pod only, no stain remover)14th
the worst of all fourteen entries
Ketchup stain rating
- 1The Pink Stuff
rating of one (best possible)
- 2OxiClean Spray
rating of one (best possible)
- 3Shout
rating of two (not the best possible)
- 4Tide Rescue
rating of one (best possible)
- 5Home brew (hydrogen peroxide and dish detergent)
rating of two (not the best possible)
- 6Spray'n Wash
rating of one (best possible)
- 7De-Solv-It
rating of one (best possible)
- 8OxiClean Gel Stick
rating of two (not the best possible)
- 9Stain Rescue
rating of one (best possible)
- 10Dreft
rating of one (best possible)
- 11Miss Mouth's
rating of two (not the best possible)
- 12Zout
rating of one (best possible)
- 13Attitude
rating of two (not the best possible)
- 14Control (Tide Pod only, no stain remover)
rating of two (not the best possible)
Gear oil binary rating
- 1The Pink Stuff
rating of one (better than expected)
- 2OxiClean Spray
rating of one (better than expected)
- 3Shout
rating of one (better than expected)
- 4Tide Rescue
rating of one (better than expected)
- 6Spray'n Wash
rating of one (better than expected)
- 7De-Solv-It
rating of one (better than expected)
- 8OxiClean Gel Stick
rating of two (not the best possible)
- 9Stain Rescue
rating of one (better than expected)
- 10Dreft
rating of two (not the best possible)
- 11Miss Mouth's
rating of one (better than expected)
- 12Zout
rating of one (better than expected)
- 13Attitude
rating of two (not the best possible)
- 14Control (Tide Pod only, no stain remover)
rating of two (not the best possible)
- 5Home brew (hydrogen peroxide and dish detergent)not tested
Fabric fading test
- 1The Pink Stuff
no fading observed
- 2OxiClean Spray
no fading observed
- 3Shout
no fading observed
- 4Tide Rescue
no fading observed
- 5Home brew (hydrogen peroxide and dish detergent)
the only entry that caused a small amount of fading on the red test shirt
- 6Spray'n Wash
no fading observed
- 7De-Solv-It
no fading observed
- 8OxiClean Gel Stick
no fading observed
- 9Stain Rescue
no fading observed
- 10Dreft
no fading observed
- 11Miss Mouth's
no fading observed
- 12Zout
no fading observed
- 13Attitude
no fading observed
- 14Control (Tide Pod only, no stain remover)not tested
All measurements (1 more)+
Final combined score (average rating plus average finish)
- 1The Pink Stuff2.4
the best of all fourteen entries
- 2OxiClean Spray3.22nd
second best of all fourteen entries
- 3Shout3.33rd
third best of all fourteen entries
- 4Tide Rescuenot tested
- 5Home brew (hydrogen peroxide and dish detergent)not tested
- 6Spray'n Washnot tested
- 7De-Solv-Itnot tested
- 8OxiClean Gel Sticknot tested
- 9Stain Rescuenot tested
- 10Dreftnot tested
- 11Miss Mouth'snot tested
- 12Zoutnot tested
- 13Attitudenot tested
- 14Control (Tide Pod only, no stain remover)not tested
How it was tested
- graphite motor oil stain removal, ranked 1st to 14th
- grape juice stain removal, ranked 1st to 14th
- coffee stain removal, ranked 1st to 14th
- mustard stain removal, ranked 1st to 14th
- soy sauce stain removal, ranked 1st to 14th
- ketchup stain removal, binary rating of one or two
- gear oil stain removal, binary rating of one or two (a second, simpler pass distinct from the ranked oil stain test)
- fabric fading on a red test shirt
- stain transfer and whiteness retention (aggregate only, no per product breakdown given)
“the pink stuff came out on top with a 2.4”
Data notes and caveats
Fourteen entries competed across six named stains (graphite motor oil, grape juice, coffee, mustard, soy sauce, ketchup) plus a fading test and a stain transfer test: the twelve branded stain removers plus a homemade hydrogen peroxide and dish detergent mixture and a plain detergent only control, both included as reference points and given full 1st to 14th placements alongside the real brands. Several brand names are mangled by auto captions (Dreft as draft, drift, DFT; Zout as is out, out; Miss Mouth's as Miss Moue, Miss Mouse; De-Solv-It as dissolve it, dissolvent) and were resolved against the description's product list. Two pairs of numbers were derived rather than taken verbatim: Miss Mouth's and Stain Rescue's per ounce prices are both captioned with implausible values ($150 and $50 per ounce) that are simple caption errors given both products cost $6 for 4 oz, which is $1.50 per ounce; De-Solv-It's captioned $167 per ounce is likewise just $20 divided by 12 oz read without its decimal point, correctly $1.67. Two per stain rankings (coffee for Miss Mouth's, mustard for Attitude) omit a number in the spoken recap; both are filled in by elimination since exactly one rank position is left unassigned in an otherwise complete 1 through 14 list for that stain. The video's intro promises a comparison of which product removes bad smells like the gear oil, but no distinct smell specific ranking or result is ever narrated separately from the visual stain removal assessment; this appears to be a promise that was not delivered as its own test. The stain transfer and whiteness test gives only an aggregate result (roughly half the shirts kept a bright white rating of one, half darkened to a rating of two) with zero per brand attribution, so it could not be recorded per product. Only the top three entries have a narrator stated final combined score (Pink Stuff 2.4, OxiClean Spray 3.2, Shout 3.3); the rest of the products list here is ordered by averaging each entry's five explicit numbered stain placements, which is consistent with, but not identical to, whatever full chart the narrator references but does not read aloud for the remaining ten entries.


