We prep all the creases by washing each item, drying them thoroughly and then scrunching up each item a few times. Bear Portable Handheld Clothes Steamer: We have not had a chance to formally test this steamer, but one of our editors, Mia Ingui, says she loves this steamer as a travel option because it's not too cumbersome in her luggage and it effectively removes wrinkles without requiring refills. Plus, it can double as a steam iron in a pinch! While she wishes this model had a power switch, it's still a solid steamer that's also well-designed. There are three main types of steam cleaner. To help you choose the right one for your home, here’s all you need to know. The last thing you want on your wedding day is to accidentally scorch your wedding dress—which is why we recommend the Conair Turbo Extreme Steam for delicate items. This steamer comes with a unique "delicates bonnet" attachment that helps to diffuse the steam, yet it doesn't hamper the unit's effectiveness. It was able to remove wrinkles from fabric in just a few passes in our testing, and we were impressed that it heated up in less than a minute, as well.

Cylinders and two-in-one mops, meanwhile, tend to feature extra tools such as scrubbing brushes, scrapers and grout cleaners for a super-thorough finish. Other attachments for specific surfaces may include upholstery tools, ironing attachments for curtains and squeegees for windows and glass. Some models come with detergent, but this merely provides a fresh scent, rather than extra cleaning power. How we test steam cleaners Select Filter > Surface Blur. Again play around with the amount of Radius and Threshold to get a realistic effect. This premium, cylinder-style steam cleaner is a completely different animal from a normal steam mop. It does an outstanding job of cleaning so much more than floors and it can keep cleaning for hours. It has a 6m cord and a large 1.5 litre water tank and the water is then pumped into a pressurised steam tank. This means you can refill the machine at any time, even when it’s in use, without pausing your cleaning. If you only want to steam clean floors, consider a simple machine that doesn’t convert to a handheld. It will be light, easy to manoeuvre and you won’t have to store fiddly tools that you’ve no intention of using.Lastly, we applied our hands-on experience to rate the overall value of the product and decide if it's worth the money you'd spend on it. All of these insights were boiled down to this list of what we believe are the very best travel steamers. These gloves allow us to empathise with anyone with restricted hand movement and experience difficulties they might find while using a clothes steamer. If you’re looking to use a steam cleaner as an interior car washing tool, you’ll want to find something that is portable and includes useful attachments for auto detailing . Some steam cleaner attachments aren’t useful for auto detailing (like a steam mop), while others are necessary.

We test steam mops on hard flooring, noting how long it takes to remove food stains and muddy deposits. We also look at how easy it is to move the mop around awkward areas and judge whether the floor looks shiny and streak-free after cleaning. The 380ml water tank is only good for around ten to 12 minutes of steaming, but that should be enough for a couple of good-sized rooms at the pace this steam mop works, and you can refill the tank whenever you need to via the pull-out filling flap. Shark even throws in a handy jug. Collar press: A collar press can help you achieve perfect collars for your dress and casual shirts. To find the best clothes steamers, we put the most popular models through the following series of tests. We buy all the clothes steamers we test and the pillowcases, shirts and T-shirts we use for our testing are donated to charity afterwards. Crease removal A.k.a. 2-in-1 cleaners, these are upright steam mops where the steam generator can pop out from the middle to be used as a smaller, handheld cleaner. They come with various tools for steam cleaning smaller stuff.

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Head attachments: You can get a variety of attachments for garment steamers, these can be brushes for lint removal or fabric guards and steam bonnets to protect delicates.

Select your smoke brush and set the opacity around 70-80%. Move the angle of the brush to get the right direction of the steam that you want.

We did feel that the pressure output didn’t rival commercial-grade steam cleaners , especially given the size of the MC1375. However, we were huge fans of the fact that this steam cleaner doesn’t use harsh chemicals, and is 100 percent chemical-free. What Customers Are Saying There's one major downside to this steamer, and that's its size. The unit is about 1 foot tall and weighs over 3 pounds, making it one of the largest options on this list. It wouldn't be good for frequent fliers who only travel with a carry-on, but we think it would come in handy at weddings or other special events, in particular.