Best pet hair removers for couches, cars and clothes

Your couch is wearing more dog than the dog.

Our pick

Hair woven into couches and chairs

ChomChom Roller Pet Hair Remover

ChomChom Roller Pet Hair Remover

The catch: Built for the couch, not your sweater. Clothes go to the FurZapper. Skip it if: The hair is on your clothes. FurZapper pulls it out in the washer and dryer.

Why this one: No sticky sheets, no refills, no batteries. Source: Listing

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Hair in the car or the laundry?

SOCCSO Copper Pet Hair Remover

Car seats

SOCCSO Copper Pet Hair Remover

The catch: Hand-powered. Save it for car seats and seams, not the whole couch.

Why this one: Drag it across thick pile and it pulls up ground-in hair. Source: Listing

FurZapper 2-Pack Laundry Pet Hair Remover

Laundry

FurZapper 2-Pack Laundry Pet Hair Remover

The catch: Clear the lint trap after every load. That is where the fur ends up.

Skip it if: The hair is on the couch, not in the laundry. Roll it off with the ChomChom.

Why this one: Works in both the washer and the dryer. Source: Listing

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Best pet hair remover for couches, car seats and clothes

The best pet hair remover for a couch is the ChomChom Roller: roll it over the cushions and the hair ends up in a compartment you empty, with no sticky sheets or refills. It's for upholstered furniture, not clothes.

Fix it, step by step

How to get it out, what to buy, and what to skip.

Questions before you buy

What's the best pet hair remover?

For a couch, a reusable roller that rolls the hair into a bin you empty, so you never buy sticky sheets again. In the car, a copper scraper for the seats and seams. For clothes and blankets, silicone discs that tumble in the washer and dryer.

What gets pet hair off a couch fast?

A reusable roller. Roll it over the cushions and the hair ends up in a compartment you dump in the trash. No sticky sheets to buy, ever. Then work the seams and corners with a pet hair glove.

How do I get pet hair off car seats?

Drag a copper scraper across the seat and the hair ground into the fabric comes up with it. The head is small, so it's quick on a car seat and slow on a whole couch.

How do I get pet hair off clothes and blankets?

Shake the blanket out, then toss silicone discs in with the load. They tumble through the wash and the dryer and grab the hair, so it lands on the disc, not your pants. Leaving in five minutes? Use a reusable lint roller you rinse clean.

Are reusable lint rollers worth it?

Yes, if you're done rebuying sticky refills. Rinse it, let it dry, use it again. It feels different from tape, so give stubborn spots a few extra passes.

What gets pet hair out of carpet and rugs?

A rubber broom. Sweep it across the rug and it drags the hair out of the pile and off hard floors. Rinse it after. Hair in every room? That's a job for a pet hair vacuum.

How do I stop pet hair sticking to laundry in the dryer?

Toss in wool dryer balls. They cut the static that holds hair to fabric, so it lets go and the lint trap catches it. Clear the trap after every load.

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