Best pet hair removers

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreSeveral Insider Reviews reporters swear by the Chom Chom Roller for removing dog and cat hair from furniture and rugs.Brenna Darling/Business InsiderPets can add plenty of joy to life, but the hair cats and dogs leave behind on floors, furniture, and clothes can be frustrating to deal with. If you have pets, you're probably no stranger to pet hair removers. You likely also know that some tools work better than others — and finding the best pet hair removers isn't always an easy job.  Get to the point: My top pick is the Chom Chom Roller, a reusable roller that works efficiently on every surface I tested, from clothing to car seats to carpet. If you've gone through one pet hair remover after another, searching for the best way to pick up those stubborn strands stuck in your floor and car, you've come to the right place. I tested 13 pet hair removers in my own home and cat to save you the trouble and chose the top performers across seven categories.Read more about how Business Insider Reviews tests and researches pet products.Our top picks for the best pet hair removersBest overall: Chom Chom Roller - $25 at ChewyBest for clothing: Gonzo Natural Magic Pet Hair Lifter - $9 at ChewyBest for furniture: Lilly Brush Pro Pet Hair Tool Kit - $36 at ChewyBest for carpet: Neater Pets Fur Dozer Pet Hair Remover - $20 at AmazonBest for laundry: Smart Sheep Wool Dryer Balls - $20 at AmazonBest for car: Analan Mini Pet Hair Detailer - $13 at AmazonBest roller: Scotch-Brite Pet Hair Pickup - $9 at AmazonBest overallThe effectiveness and versatility of the Chom Chom Roller make it one of the best pet hair remover you can buy, and it's a great alternative to single-use sticky lint rollers. For one thing, it really works. It did a great job pulling up cat and dog hair on every surface I tested, and I didn't need to spend a ton of time or elbow grease working it. Other BI Reviews editors and reporters swear by it, too. In fact, Brendan Griffiths, senior commerce director, has been using it to remove cat hair daily for the last two years.To operate the tool, you run it back and forth across the surface and hair collects inside the roller. You need to empty it after each use, but this is easy to do. I tested it on knit socks and leggings after other pet hair removers failed and found that the Chom Chom Roller did a better job removing hair. Although it's no substitute for a vacuum cleaner due to its small size, I also tried it on furniture and rugs. The rugs looked like they had just been vacuumed when I finished.At left, the reporter's costume hat is covered in pet hair and lint, and at right, the hat is shown completely free of hair and debris after being cleaned with the Chom Chom Roller.Crystal Raypole/Business InsiderA true test of the Chom Chom Roller was the Halloween hat pictured here. After pets napped and chewed on it, it became pretty much unusable as a costume, but the roller got the hair out when nothing else did.Best for clothingThe Gonzo Natural Magic Pet Hair Lifter works by gently collecting pet hair from clothing and other fabrics. Like the name suggests, it only lifts hair. It doesn't collect it, so you need to gather the hair as you go to keep it from spreading back across the garment or furniture. I alternated between pulling the hair clump off with our hands or using a lint roller to grab it up. This tool is easy to grip and use, and it effectively lifts hair from different types of clothing, including tights, sweaters, and jeans. However, I don't recommend it for loosely knit garments. It loosened the knit on one of the openwork sweaters I tested. I also tried it on dog beds. Among all the products I evaluated, this was the only one that could effectively lift hair (along with bark, grass, and dirt) from a dog bed made of shaggy fabric. The author easily collected fur from stretchy knit pants using the Gonzo sponge.Crystal Raypole/Business InsiderThe Gonzo Natural Magic Pet Hair Lifter is made of all-natural latex rubber and feels like a slightly sticky, rough sponge. It also has a slight odor. You use it dry, but you can wash it as needed, though it may take a day or two to dry completely. This pet hair remover should last a long time, too. I used it regularly over a few weeks and didn't notice it breaking down at all.Best for furnitureThe product packaging recommends the Lilly Brush Pro Pet Hair Tool Kit for use in cars, and it definitely removes pet hair from car seats and floor mats. But I consider this tool one of the best pet hair removers because it also does a great job removing pet hair from furniture and carpeted surfaces like cat trees. It did a great job removing hard-to-see fur from the sofa, and the long-handled crevice tool does an excellent job cleaning corners and tricky surfaces, like narrow spaces between chair cushions and car seats. On a carpeted cat tree, it pull

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