The four best stain removers in the US – tested on red wine, olive oil, coffee and more

Even the messiest eaters can find stain fighters for every laundry nightmare, all tested against 10 common culprits Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things After a particularly lively night, you might find your favorite shirt covered in splashes of wine, coffee or mustard – or if you’re really unlucky, all three. These can all be stubborn stains, and their chemical makeup is different. Is there a single stain remover that can combat them all? To find out, I tested more than a dozen popular stain removers on all those messes, plus several more, including grass, lipstick and ink. Since we’re not always at home when a laundry disaster strikes, I also tried pens and wipes that are easy to stow in a bag or purse.