Laundry stain removers: Soakers

We’ve tested laundry soakers to see which are best at removing a range of different stains.

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March 2024

Vanish

NapiSan Oxi Action Crystal White Powder Fabric Stain Remover + Whitener

Price

$11.99

Score

Recommended

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We recommend Vanish NapiSan Oxi Action Crystal White Stain Remover + Whitener. It does a great job of tackling a range of stains. It's borderline for removing mineral oil stains, but no laundry soakers we tested did a good job with mineral oil. Note that a scoop of powder weighs 9g more than the 60g dose stated on the packaging. We've accounted for this by giving a range for "Doses per pack".

Test results

74
Stain removal

Good points

Excellent for baby food stains.
Excellent for tomato stains.
Very good for chocolate ice-cream stains.
Very good for grass and mud stains.
Good for sweat stains.

Bad points

Borderline removal of mineral oil stains.

More test results

Sweat

70
Collar & cuff grime

69
Make-up

68
Olive oil

62
Tomato

90
Chocolate ice cream

88
Baby food

99
Grass & mud

84
Blood

57
Mineral oil

50

Product

Type

Powder
Pack size

1kg
Dose size

60–69g
Cost per dose

71¢–86¢
Doses per pack

14–17

Label information

Ingredients

Sodium percarbonate 257g/kg
Free from claim

Not stated
Don't use on

Wool, silk, leather, chiffon, satin, embroidered garments, fabrics that might have non-colourfast dyes
Colour safe claim

Colourfast colours only
Antibacterial claim

No
Biodegradable claim

No
Septic safe claim

No
Grey water safe claim

No
Other

Whiter whites plus amazing stain removal, safe on everyday fabrics, colours and whites