Spray and Wash Stain Stick Review

Overall 4.00 of 5 view all 3 reviews

Rainmaker
Marietta, GA

Read the Label, Even if you've used it for years

budget-conscious, value conscious, Designer and crafter, Love a great product

Pros

Works pretty well, Easy to use

Cons

It ruined my new slacks

SEP

2008

I've used Spray and Wash Stain Stick for years and haven't read the label since I first began using it. The last time I read the label it said that it contained surfactants. Being the environmentally conscious person that I am, I had to call and ask. They wouldn't tell me exactly what was in there. Customer Service only defined a surfactant and eventually told me that there were no phosphates. Well, I was glad there were no phosphates. That was the important part, but I was left a little wanting at the idea that the particular surfactant they used could be a trade secret.

I don't usually read the label on a product that I have been using for a long time, but this label has changed since my last reading and I have recently had cause to read it again because the product ruined my new khaki slacks! They were Land's End, a respectable brand, and they had a stain, so I used my Stain Stick. It seemed a reasonable thing to do, but I was very suprised and dissapointed. There is on my current label, interestingly, no longer any mention of surfactants, but there is, highlighted in Bold Red Letters, a warning "Not recommended for khaki or flourescant colors". That was a $40 lesson. Ouch!

It doesn't always get the stain out, but it is handy to keep around and works pretty well fairly often. This is the only time I have been dissapointed by ruined clothes so I will use it again.

Last edited on Sep 23, 2008