Best laundry stain pre-treater

by Emily

Something happened this summer. I don't know WHAT, exactly, but somehow I cannot do one load of laundry anymore without having had to pre-treat SOMETHING beforehand. This wasn't how it USED to be! Even after my kids stopped wearing bibs, they never ate anything so terrible/greasy/RED that it didn't come out in the regular wash, but lately that no longer holds true. My kids are getting food all over themselves. They're rolling in the grass and the dirt. My husband is grilling a lot more, and leaning against oily grates with his favorite t-shirts. I've been splattering stuff all over me when I cook. And we'd look like total slobs with stained, greasy clothes if it weren't for the magic of this:

That's the Oxyclean Max Force Pre-Treater Gel Stick and it WORKS. Oh LORDY, does it ever work. We've gone through TWO this summer alone, and I regret the two-ish weeks when all I had on hand was a stupid bottle of Shout, because it was responsible for the crappification of several beloved t-shirts that still have oily stains on them despite a vigorous pre-treating and washing process. DIE, SHOUT, DIEEEEEE.

I love that it works and I love that you roll it on, making it much easier to be very exact about where it goes on clothing. I do not care how much money you give me, I will not try another stain-removing product. I WILL NOT.

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Comments

[Jenny]

Adding this to my grocery list immediately! Thanks!

[AmyRyb]

I swear by the OxiClean Laundry Pretreater in the spray bottle. I haven't lost one pair of kid undies to an accident, and 99% of the stains that I've battled have come out--even hardcore red fruit punch, watermelon, and lots of various grease. Godsend.

[Sarah C.]

Yes, this! We just started using this a few months ago and now I refuse to use anything else (I had a STRONG dislike for Shout too). With two kids under three, it gets a lot of use and always works.

[Erin]

I went out and bought one this weekend and WOW. My husband dressed my daughter while I was away for a weekend in a white skirt for a playdate and I wasn't sure the CHOCOLATE AND RED JUICE stains would ever come out! And it had been washed! and dried! already, so I put this on it and rewashed and it's CLEAN! Thank you so much!