Here it is ladies and gentlemen, the final results of the competition against Vinegar and Spray 'n Wash Dual Power! Now... make your bets and bids on who was the better player and who had the overall best results. I have the results... DRUM ROLL PLEASE. Who will win...
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AND THE WINNER IS, SOLELY BASED ON EFFECTIVENESS ON STAINS...
SPRAY 'N WASH DUAL POWER.
Congratulations! There is no money prize or anything, but you have my choice as a stain remover? That's way more than enough. Now here is the evidence and the concrete words to describe why Spray 'n Wash Dual Power was first of all, a clear winner and second of all why I would chose this product over others and why I think others would chose this product over vinegar also.
Here are the results in pictures:
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| Mustard stains. Left side is the vinegar and right side is the Spray 'n Wash Dual Power. Isn't there a clear winner? The overall look of the Spray 'n Wash is brighter and whiter than the vinegar washed fabric. |
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| Red wine stains, left is vinegar washed and right is Spray 'n Wash Dual Power washed. Who's the clear winner? Right side! |
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| Make up stains. This one is the most obvious of showing the clear winner. |
How did you find the experiment?
I enjoyed it very much. It was fun and I learned a lot of things.
Why do you think vinegar lost and Spray 'n Wash Dual Power won?
First of all, the smell of the vinegar solution was very uncomfortable. I didn't mind it that much but yes, it was quite strong. Second of all, I felt like the only active ingredient that would be removing anything in this mixture was the acetic acid which was only 5% of concentration in the entire bucket of vinegar that I used. I felt like it wasn't strong enough to remove any stains effectively. Lastly, for my observation... where's the power? Even with much vigorous scrubbing and elbow grease, not much was removed or everything was just pushed around. I wasn't impressed, vinegar may clean other things but I don't think it's appropriate for stain removing.
For the Spray 'n Wash Dual Power, I enjoyed the fact that you had to soak the stains for a short period of time, and it shows that the cleaning agent needs that time to be untouched and to really attack the stain. The smell wasn't strong, much better than the vinegar mixture. I also observed that there was some soap-like bubbles forming when I was scrubbing. That shows that the cleaning agent really seeped into the fabrics and began to clean it as well as it could. I know that the cleaning agent was better than vinegar when I began scrubbing. I didn't have to use a lot of muscle to remove the main part of the stains and really, it was just an overall easier job.
Now obviously there was still some residue after the scrubbing but I did the experiment the easy way. Maybe the stains that were scrubbed in the vinegar mixture would completely disappear if they were to be thrown in the wash right after, same goes for the Spray 'n Wash Dual Power washed fabrics. Maybe the detergent or soap will remove the rest of the stains, who knows? But the purpose of this experiment was solely on vinegar and Spray 'n Wash Dual Power.
Some sources of error?
The obvious sources of errors were not knowing how much product to use for each scrubbing. In the videos, you observed that I did add an extra 2 whole cups of vinegar in the mixture after I began scrubbing the mustard stain. I clearly didn't know how much I need and goes to show, I needed a lot. I also didn't know how to properly squeeze the Spray 'n Wash Dual Power bottle until the last piece of fabric. Silly me but if you looked closely, one side wasn't dispensing in a straight line when I was squeezing the bottle. No matter what though, the substances will mix together during the soaking process or it would mix during the scrubbing. Also, I could have left the fabrics to soak in the vinegar solution for longer, or I could have scrubbed for longer. I could have also left the fabrics sit in the Spray 'n Wash for the maximum of 5 minutes, maybe all of the stains would be removed. One hour of stain drying may have been too long. There were many sources of error that could have been conducted throughout the experiment and those were some that I think I could have done, or done better.
Did the experiment and results prove your hypothesis wrong, or right?
My hypothesis was indeed correct. I guessed that the product that was specialized for removing stains would win this little competition and it did. I'm quite happy with the results and how this entire experiment worked out. It was a lot of fun and I learned lots of things. For one, certain things are not meant to use for certain situations. Also, when substances are so easy, just water and something else, it's hard to removed the big things like a fabric stain. When more ingredients and chemicals are put together to form a powerful substance (that has to be handled with gloves because it may be corrosive to the skin), you know that it's strong and that yes, it will probably work much better than others.
My suggestion?
If you're willing to put a little muscle and time in to removing stains, the vinegar could be the way to go. Although I didn't see any results other than some fading in the mustard stain, who knows? Maybe I didn't scrub enough or maybe I didn't use the right ratio of vinegar to water. Maybe adding other ingredients to the mixture may help remove the stains even more. Baking soda, baking powder? Those two are known to whiten and clean certain things, maybe that will remove stains when combined together. Although I suggest using a product that is specialized for removing stains. Something that has been tested and shown major results. Companies will not put a product on shelves that do not work, they'll just lose money. Spray 'n Wash Dual Power removed the most stains and overall, the fabrics were whiter. If you look at the make up stains, the edges of the fabric had no make up on it. The Spray 'n Wash Dual Power even cleaned the entire piece of fabric itself, not just the stains. Overall experience of using the Spray 'n Wash was so much better also. I didn't have to scrub for long and quite honestly, the entire process of Spray 'n Wash was probably half the time of that I spent using the vinegar mixture.
Personally, I suggest using the Spray 'n Wash Dual Power. Something strong, tested for stains, easy, less hassle etc. is worth the money and time. There isn't much risk if you follow procedure and precautions. Wear gloves, keep out of reach of children (I'm sure there are millions of products that say this) and don't pour it into your fish bowl or tank. Simple as that, the health concerns are not bad at all, so yes, I chose this product over the natural one.
And that's it! The results, the experiment, my experiment, background information, videos, pictures.. what else? It's all here! Hope you enjoyed the site, it's a joy that you visited. Come again and remember, CHEMISTRY RULES. Have a great day!!
