Mumsnet users review Vanish Non-Bio Gel Fabric Stain Remover

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We were asked by the team at Vanish to find 250 MNers to put their new Vanish Non-Bio Gel Fabric Stain Remover 940ml (RRP £5.75) to the test. Read on to see what they thought!

Here’s what Vanish have to say: “Stains occur every day on clothes and carpets in thousands of homes. As the UK's stain removal expert, Vanish produces stain removal products that eliminate almost every conceivable stain for you and your family. Vanish Non-Bio Gel Fabric Stain Remover, provides amazing stain removal in a Non-Bio format. The gel is effective on baby and children’s stains including baby poo and baby vomit stains. Wash, Pre-Treat or Soak to get these amazing results.”

Testers please answer the following questions on this thread:

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?
• What did you like most about the product?
• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?
• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?
• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

Everyone shares their feedback and fills in a short survey as required will be entered into a prize draw where one person will win a £300 voucher for the store of their choice(from a list).

Thanks and good luck!
MNHQ

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• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

Baby weaning stains, food on bibs mostly, some nappy leaks

• What did you like most about the product?

Nice smell, did make whites whiter

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

I don’t think I would, it didn’t remove the stains I was trying to, I tried pre-treating and soaking as per the instructions but the stains remained.

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

It hasn’t impacted it, I have used another stain remover before which I will continue to use.

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

I have a vanish stain remover bar which helped on some stains. I will continue to use my other brand stain remover

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

All toddler related ones! Sick, some berry stained drool and poo.

• What did you like most about the product?

It smelt lovely and fresh and was easy to apply to stain/s.

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

Yes, I have always used Vanish, it does what it says it will do.

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

I have always used Vanish for stain removal.

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

Food stains such as strawberries, raspberries and blackberries (baby DS gets pretty messy!), mud, explosive poo from white vests/light coloured grobag.

• What did you like most about the product?

It really works! I like that you can add it to the drawer of the washing machine or you can put it directly on the stain and it worked both ways for us. I love that it is non biological as my DS's skin is quite sensitive and I like to avoid harsh chemicals coming into contact with his skin.

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

Most definitely. I know that lots of baby clothes/vests are thrown away due to poo/food stains by one friend in particular so will be recommending this product to her!

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

I have previously used a range of Vanish products, which have always worked very well for us. This has the added bonus that it is non biological.

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

See above comment. I will definitely be buying this product again once it is released.

Thanks for letting us test it!

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

I have a 9 week year old baby so poo and baby sick predominantly

• What did you like most about the product?

I like that it is non-bio so safe for baby without additional rinsing and that it is easy to use and apply - crucial for a new mum with limited time to do laundry in between feeds!

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

I would recommend it as it is easy to use and non-bio, however, given the recommended dosage size I don't think it represents brilliant value for money and would make clear that you get through a bottle quickly with a messy baby.

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

It didn't work very well on older poo stains that had already been washed but very good on fresh stains. I am not very good an individual scrubbing so just put the liquid in the machine drawer which is nice and easy.

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

I have used other vanish products in the past, eg the bar, and recently bought some of the powder but hadnt actually used it prior to starting this trial. I will use it when the Vanish liquid has finished to see how it compares.

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

Tomato sauce, baby poo, general food, shirt collars

• What did you like most about the product?

Was easy to use

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

Yes - it did get most of the stains out first time. I had less success with tomato based pasta sauce which I had to soak and use sunlight

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

I found the gel quite easy to use

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

I would consider buying more depending on the price

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

Mainly food and mud stains.

• What did you like most about the product?

Easy to use and nice smell.

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

Not sure as I don’t think it is very good value for money (expensive and requires a lot of product per wash), plus it faded our coloured clothes a lot.

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

It does a slightly better job than the powder I currently use.

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

Have used other products in the past and prefer the powder as it is better value but only buy it when it’s on sale.

Some of the stains I used vanish non-bio on were mud, food, paint.
I love the fact that is non-bio and yet gets rid of the stains that many other stain removers can’t shift.
I would definitely recommend this product to others as it’s fantastic.
Using vanish got rid of stains that other products just couldn’t shift.
It was my first time using vanish stain remover and I’m very impressed

I used it on baby clothes with food on and my husbands filthy work clothes.
It had a nice fragrance and was simple to use. I’d probably recommend it to friends with babies as it did help although some weaning stains weren’t removed completely. I also feel it’s fairly expensive considering there’s only enough for 9 loads of washing. I didn’t use it as a spot cleaner though so maybe that would be more economical. I will look at other vanish products especially when they’re on offer!

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

Baby poonami, grime and grub from pre school and deodorant marks on my partners shirts

• What did you like most about the product?

Loved the smell and consistency and ease of stain removal

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

Yes I would, it really got the stains of efficiently so what's not to like, anything for an easier life

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

Shortened the time it took.

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

I've used the vanish bar before but not anything else! Yes I would consider buying more if on offer (on maternity so on a budget)

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

Baby food, felt tip, ketchup on a white school tshirt

• What did you like most about the product?

The smell, really clean

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

Yes, worked great

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

I didn't really bother, just used stained clothes around the house

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

Yes and yes!

-What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?
Bolognese sauce

• What did you like most about the product?

Didn’t smell too much of chemicals

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

Yes I’d recommend the product, as it gets stains out whilst being gentle on babies clothing

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal? I’ve always used vanish stain removal in liquid form. But not one that is gentle for my children. Therefore I tend to only use it as a last resort. This would allow me to use it more often
• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products? I use the vanish as mentioned above, and I would definitely buy this product to replace it

What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?
Baby food and general grime. Grease Stain on dh's jumper

• What did you like most about the product?

Nice smell

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

I don't think I would, despite it being non bio it's still very harsh chemicals. I got some on my hand and it burned and turned the skin white.

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

It didn't work as well as I had hoped and was not as good as the old vanish bar

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

No, I use and will stick with the bar

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

Food items mainly banana, weetabix, spaghetti bolognaise sauce which are stubborn to remove.

• What did you like most about the product?

The product had a nice smell and the consistency wasn't too thick/thin.

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

No

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

Didn't notice much of a difference, whites slightly fresher looking. The spaghetti sauce didn't wash out clean, left a faint orange stain.

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

Probably not

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

Mostly baby food - banana, sweet potato, tomato etc
Also on mud and vomit

• What did you like most about the product?

Worked really well even though it’s a lighter formula and also had a lovely smell

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

Yes. Worked amazingly on every stain I tried and is multi use so is a great buy. Much better than other products on the market and gentle enough that it doesn’t irritate skin.

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

Made removing stains much quicker and easier.

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

Yes, this is the first time I’ve used any varnish product and after seeing the results I would consider purchasing some products in the future. I now trust this brand to delivery high quality products.

What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?
Baby food and the odd poo stain.

• What did you like most about the product?

The smell and the ease of use .

Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?
Probably not, I had a white bib that had a orange stain on, it didn't get it out.

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

It didn't work very well compared to the granules I normally use.

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

No I have used the granules for a good few years and will stick with them.

What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?
Food, mainly banana, tomato sauce.

• What did you like most about the product?

Lovely smell and very easy to use.

Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?
Probably not, didn’t get all stains out and lots of harsh chemicals.

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

Not as good as the vanish granules.

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

No I have used several Vanish products and will continue to do so

• chilli sauce stains that never come out of my husband’s shirts, stains on a white jumper that had already gone through one wash.

I liked the smell and the ease of use. It dissolves better for soaking than an equivalent powder

I would recommend the product as it worked so well

It was much more effective than other products I have used

I use vanish frequently and preferred this to their powder products as it seemed to work better with soaking

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

Yes, as i did notice the whites had removed all the old staines

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

I used a powder stain remover previously but preferred this and easier to apply and could apply directly to stains easily and it work better

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

No not my first time with a vanish product but thia appeared to work well

Great product!

What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?
Tomato sauce and other food stains, juice stains.

What did you like most about the product?
I liked the shape and style of the bottle, well designed with the lid to measure out volumes to use. It smelt lovely and fresh!

Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?
Yes it really gets rid of those pesky stains and lovely fragrance.

Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?
Normally a supermarkets own brand is what I would use but vanish exceeded my expectations and I would definitely continue using.

Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products? Yes most definitely!!!

I tried to remove food stains. The clothes were mainly covered in tomato based sauces which this product did a good job of removing.

I love that it’s a non bio product. I understand that this means it’s suitable for sensitive skin such as baby skin. I’m not aware of any other non bio stain remover on the market and think It’s a great idea.

I would recommend this product. It removes stains well and good for sensitive skin.

As it’s non bio it means I can use it on my babies clothes.

I’ve used Vanish before and will buy their products in the future.

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

Mud, chocolate stains, tomato soup stain, orange juice dribble

• What did you like most about the product?

Nice fresh smell and easy to use

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

Yes if someone asked what I used on stains I would say this. And it worked!

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

Easier than a powder, more effective than just soaking in water

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

No I have used vanish before, my mum used vanish when we were kids so I use it too

- What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?
Baby sick and pop, mud from my older boys, and whiteboard pen marks my oldest boys school jumpers!
- What did you like most about the product?
The ease of use!
- Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?
I'm not sure I would I wasn't overly keen on the smell or how it left my clothes feeling afterwards!
- Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?
I found it to be slightly better than the powder but definately prefer powder as there is no smell afterwards.
- Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?
I have used the powder stain remover and also the carpet foam! Both of which I would buy again, I dint think I would buy the test product again though!

Thankyou for letting me be a tester though!

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

Baby vomit and baby food

• What did you like most about the product?

The smell! When I use a non bio detergent and the “Pure” fabric softener, they don’t really smell of anything and the vomit clothes often need another wash to get rid of the smell - after using the non bio Vanish though, they came out smelling beautifully fresh first time!

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

Yes - the clothes came out clean first time round even having used a non bio detegent (I find that usually there could be stains left first time round when using a non bio, but my daughter’s skin has eczema tendencies so that’s why I use it) and they smelt amazing!

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

Stains came out first time in the wash and all I did was put the Vanish in the drum with the clothes - so easy!

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

I’ve use the powders before, which I think do keep my whites more white but I don’t tend them for my daughter’s and baby’s clothes. This non bio liquid was really effective (something I was surprised by having been disappointed by non bio’s generally before) and made the wash smell so clean and fresh compared to usual, plus it was really easy to use.

• What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

Some food and mud stains on my daughter's clothes.

• What did you like most about the product?

How fresh it smelt (and how easy it was to use)

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

Yes it was so easy to use and it worked really well

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

It definitely managed to remove the majority of stains on my daughter's clothes

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

No I've used a few products but I would definitely buy this again.

What were some of the types of stains you used this product to remove?

General food stains, poo, sick, grass stains, sweat stains from school shirts

• What did you like most about the product?

It smells lovely and the consistency is good.

• Would you recommend the product to a friend and/or family member? If so why?

I will definitely recommend this, easy to use and good that parents with newborns can use it too!

• Compared to what you did before, how did using Vanish impact your stain removal?

Was easy to use and on some stains I've had to soak for ages but vanish non bio I can quickly scrub in then put some more in the wash.

• Is this your first time using Vanish? If so would you now consider buying more of their products?

I normally use the stain remover bar which I find works just aswell, however this smells lovely and I think I prefer the consistency for pre treating.