I really like the way Vanish works as a stain remover. I have used the stain remover stick for years. It has been great for removing stains from baby clothes such as poo, dried on food etc but I was getting rather bored of scrubbing clothes all the time. The stain stick is great but it is a bit time consuming and sometimes all I want to do is stick the wash in the machine and go and not have to scrub out the stain first and then add it to the wash. So, I decided to buy a tub of the stain remover powder as I had read good things about it and I had see the advert on the television numerous times so thought it would be a good addition to my wash. 

The powder is extremely easy to use which is why I like it so much. All you do is add a scoop of the powder to your regular wash in the little pull out draw in your washing machine and then start the wash. It goes in the same section as the laundry detergent although as I use a gel pack the Vanish goes in with my conditioner. I assume in this way it is brought down to your clothes the same way the conditioner is. On the tub it says that the powder contains Oxi Powerlift which removes all types of stains, from the ones you can clearly see to the tougher ones that may be hidden. I have achieved really good results with this powder as so far every clothes item that had a bit of a stain on has been cleaned well by this powder and I can see no trace of it after the wash. The powder is safe to use on both whites and colours which is great as I mix mine all the time in the machine and never have any problems with the colours fading or anything like that. 

You can also use this powder to soak stained clothes in and I have done this with a few of my little boys vests that have food stains and poo stains on. Again its simple to do. You just add some powder to a bowl or sink of warm water and then leave for about the recommended maximum of 6 hours and you can see again that the stains are just about gone and miniscual. 

There are various materials you should not use this powder on and these are written on the tub. I like the way this powder works and would recommend it. A 500g tub costs £4.60 and is a good stain  remover.