Best Carpet Stain Removers in the UK

Vanish Oxi Action is meticulous, thorough, and precise. This agent will be lifting the toughest stains and pet hairs. The product has been formulated to combat carpet dirt build-up, especially when dealing with high traffic areas like hallways, doorways, and staircases.

Removing ground-in dirt and dust, this strong agent will be leaving rugs clean, soft, fresh, and neat. All you'll have to do is shake and clean, as the package suggests. When doing that though, we would recommend erring on the side of caution since otherwise you might inhale small particles and they're not necessarily what you want to be inhaling. Besides that, you should be alright.

The agent takes no more than 20 minutes to dry up, so you'll be able to use the rug very soon. Better yet, this product usually takes ~30 seconds to remove stains, meaning you'll be seeing the results right away. Plus, this carpet stain remover will also be able to neutralise odours, leaving the rug smelling nice and fresh. You don't need to apply more than 1-2 scoops, so the 650-gramme pack will last you years.

In other words, Vanish Oxi Action will be able to make tired- and dull-looking carpets (even wool carpets) look brilliant again. With this product, you can apply and go away, knowing that the agent will do its job.

Dr Beckmann Carpet Stain Remover is an excellent product, though the people behind it have some suggestions that you should follow before applying the solution. First, avoid oversaturating stained areas because you might cause fibre damage and ruin the carpet. The product is more than effective enough, you don't need to apply more than a few drops. Aside from that, avoid applying the product onto leather, velvet, suede, or any other fabric that's so fragile that even water alone can damage it. That concerns all carpet stain removers though.

The solution will usually be able to remove all stains but when these stains have already caused discolouration, that can be permanent at times, so you cannot treat them. Setting ordinary stains aside, the product is also great at removing wine stains, coffee stains, pet stains, food stains and particles, dirt, and more. It will also be neutrailising odours, leaving the rugs/carpets smelling fresh.

What's especially attractive about this product is the brush head attachment that comes with the bottle, so you'll be able to tackle stains without purchasing a brush separately. To put it differently, this product alone is enough to make any carpet look more than presentable.

Vanish Carpet Cleaner costs practically nothing. Even so, this solution is pretty effective. From what we can tell, the product's shortcomings are limited to the fact that the dispenser is difficult to regulate, so you'll be occasionally applying more shampoo than necessary but that's fine since the product is so affordable to begin with. Setting carpets and rugs aside, this foam shampoo can also be applied onto upholstery items.

Penetrating deep into the fibres, the formula will be removing dirt, pet hairs, and urine odours. To add more, this product will also be able to prevent new markings, discouraging pets from staining the rug.

You'd expect that effect to entail unpleasant odours but the opposite is actually the case as the product leaves behind this pleasant fragrance that might even make you want to smell the carpet, which is something we would not recommend doing, especially when entertaining guests. We would, however, recommend applying this product to high traffic areas, such as hallways and soft furnishings.

In short, Vanish Carpet Cleaner is an affordable product with excellent potential. With its help, you'll even be able to make curtains and sofa pillows look and smell pleasant again.

Stikatak Carpet Stain Remover provides almost immediate results. The instant foaming action will be drawing out and wiping away stains within seconds. You won't need to add water. You won't need to rinse. All you'll have to do is apply the spray and use any damp cloth to rub the agent. Apart from rugs and carpets, the product can be used to remove stains from upholstery items too, including different covers, curtains, and more.

The solution removes all stains, from standard stains coming from food and dirt to pet stains and more. You'll have to occasionally apply the solution twice to lift the toughest stains but that's something you can say about most carpet stain removers. What you cannot say about them and can about this product is the anti-static effect that will allow you to walk on the carpets without experiencing that light yet uncomfortable electrocution.

The smell that the product leaves behind is also quite pleasant, so you won't have to worry about odours staying even with the stains gone. Last but not necessarily least, the applicator is easy to regulate, so the 400-millilitre bottle should last you years. Plus, the bottle is pretty slim, meaning you'll easily find enough storage space.

HG Spot & Stain Spray Cleaner looks somewhat bland, with the least uninspired logo we've seen in quite some time. You don't buy these products to look at them though. They're not about aesthetics, they're about bringing back the carpets' aesthetic. When that's the subject, we've no complaints here. The product removes most stains, from the toughest food stains to dirt and more. You can apply this one onto most fabrics, except those fragile fabrics that do not cope especially well with liquids. That's something that most cleaning products can do though.

What separates this one is the dirt-repellent components that will be able to prevent future stains. In addition to that, this product also adds this anti-slip layer to rugs, mats, and carpet strips, preventing them from sliding.

With that kind of resume, the only reason we haven't assigned this product a higher spot on the list is that the bottle does not last especially long, so you'll likely have to purchase another one relatively soon. Besides that though, HG Spot & Stain Spray Cleaner is, from some perspectives, the most adaptable and complete product within this lineup. We would not dub this one the ultimate carpet stain remover but it is pretty darn close.