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MixedBananas · 18/04/2025 20:49

I am so confused I keep looking at reviews online and there are so many positives and then loads of negatives on each product. I was interested in the Tefal Pop, but there are a few say it works amazingly but then a few say it doesn't do anything.

I don't need a fancy brand just a travel steamer that actually removes wrinkles and works. Most of my clothing is georgette, light microfiber, viscose, bamboo cotton and some thicker canvas / denim fabric. Long flowing dresses and scarves and trousers.

Any recommendations are welcomed.
Size not an issue to much as I have a large luggage allowance.

I own a philips iron steamer it is massive but it works pike a dream for clothing at home, 1 maxi dress takes me seconds to steam and any fabric can be steamed quickly. I probably have high standards becuase of it.

Budget not an issue, happy to spend up to £150 as I travel quiet a bit.

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fartfacenotfatface · 19/04/2025 07:51

I have the Tefal pop and no complaints here.

EffortlesslyDecluttering · 19/04/2025 07:58

We have a Tefal Pop, never used any other steamer to compare with. It's great for tee shirts and lightweight fabrics. For denim or thicker linen it's OK for getting fold creases out but takes ages if something is crumpled from washing or has a lot of creases from being worn eg sleeve creases.

MixedBananas · 20/04/2025 11:28

EffortlesslyDecluttering · 19/04/2025 07:58

We have a Tefal Pop, never used any other steamer to compare with. It's great for tee shirts and lightweight fabrics. For denim or thicker linen it's OK for getting fold creases out but takes ages if something is crumpled from washing or has a lot of creases from being worn eg sleeve creases.

Thank you. Thats what I wasnt sure about as I have a variety if fabrics I would need to steam..my DH has thick cargo trousers and denim so it would need to take wrinkles out of them.
I will keep hunting then.
Thank you

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EffortlesslyDecluttering · 20/04/2025 18:22

Yes, you can do it but it is an effort and not as good as ironing. Also the head is very small so while a teeshirt doesn't take long, long dresses etc will take longer even if they are a lightweight fabric.

fartfacenotfatface · 20/04/2025 19:49

Travel steamers are meant to refresh already ironed clothes to remove fold creases etc from travel. They’re not intended to replace an iron and smooth out heavily crumpled clothes after washing.

CMOTDibbler · 20/04/2025 20:05

I have a Tefal Pop for travel, and its great for removing packing creases, and as long as you are careful hanging things up after washing with a few really good shakes would work on heavier fabrics without ironing. But I'd say that about my larger steamer that can be used for travel as well if you took less clothes, they just don't have the steam volume/ pressure of a bigger unit

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