We updated this guide in July 2022 to ensure all products tested and vetted by the Good Housekeeping Institute Home Appliances and Cleaning Products Lab were in stock and reflected current pricing.
A garment steamer is a great addition (or alternative!) to a traditional steam iron for quickly removing wrinkles and freshening fabrics. It work wonders on clothing made of soft or delicate materials, like flowing skirts and silky blouses and on suit jackets, sequined tops and other difficult-to-press items. Because they are so portable, garment steamers are perfect for travel and they are easy to use around the house to spruce up bed skirts, draperies and window treatments, pillow shams and more.
The Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab tests garment steamers by assessing their efficiency, heat-up time, and ease of use. Our experts also look at other factors like balance, comfortability when holding the steamers and water tank capacity, just to name a few. During testing, our experts use a variety of fabrics including natural and synthetic fibers. These are our best garment steamers based upon categorical Lab tests and industry expertise:
Our top picks
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Best Overall Garment Steamer
Turbo ExtremeSteam Handheld Fabric Steamer Conair
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Best Value Garment Steamer
CompleteSteam Fabric Steamer Conair
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Best Household Garment Steamer
Advanced Handheld Garment Steamer Black + Decker
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Best Combination Portable Steamer and Iron
Turbo ExtremeSteam 2-in-1 Iron Garment Steamer Conair
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Best-Selling Handheld Garment Steamer on Amazon
Handheld Garment Steamer Hilife
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1
Best Overall Garment Steamer
Turbo ExtremeSteam Handheld Fabric Steamer
2
Best Value Garment Steamer
CompleteSteam Fabric Steamer
3
Best Household Garment Steamer
Advanced Handheld Garment Steamer
4
Best Combination Portable Steamer and Iron
Turbo ExtremeSteam 2-in-1 Iron Garment Steamer
5
Best-Selling Handheld Garment Steamer on Amazon
Handheld Garment Steamer
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Best Professional Garment Steamer
Personal Clothing Steamer
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Best Handheld Garment Steamer with Large Steam Production
X-Cel Handheld Steamer
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Best Compact Garment Steamer
Esteam Handheld Steamer
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Best Garment Steamer for Travel
Handheld Garment Steamer 11580
How we test clothing steamers
The Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab tests all garment steamers for efficiency, heat-up time and ease of use. Our experts start by assessing how balanced and comfortable each steamer is to hold, the capacity and ease of seeing into the water tank and how easy it is to fill and empty. We time how quickly the appliance heat ups, how long it runs and how many grams per minute of steam it pumps out.Then, we take it to the linen, silk, cotton, wool and synthetic fabric swatches and garments we've balled up and wrinkled overnight. We time how long it takes to de-crease each item and then score each fabric for smoothness using an industry standard protocol borrowed from our GH Textiles Lab. We note any spitting or sputtering and test any attachments included with the steamer.
Are steamers better than irons?
For some — but not all — de-wrinkling jobs, a steamer is a better choice than a steam iron. Garment steamers pump out soft billows of steam that pass through fabrics and delicate fibers to allow wrinkles to fall out as you gently tug on the bottom of the shirt or blouse. Irons, on the other hand, use moisture, heat, steam and pressure to smooth and flatten fabrics and remove wrinkles as you press against the board.
Steamers are better suited for use on items decorated with sequins and beads and tailored garments, like jackets, that are difficult to lay out flat on an ironing board. Finally, use a steamer on any item where you don't want a pressed look or sharp creases, like knit sweaters or dresses.
Why trust Good Housekeeping?
Carolyn Forte, the Good Housekeeping Institute's Home Care and Cleaning Lab Executive Director, has a B.A. in Family & Consumer Sciences from Queens College, City University of New York, and is a consumer products expert. She has been testing, speaking and writing about appliances, textiles, cleaning products and more at Good Housekeeping for more than 40 years as well as consulting with the appliance industry, especially washing machine manufacturers, about appliance testing protocols and consumer laundry habits.
Sarah Bogdan, Good Housekeeping Institute Product Analyst, Home Appliances & Cleaning Products Lab Sarah Bogdan, a trained mechanical engineer, is the former Product Analyst for the Home Appliances & Cleaning Products Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute where she researched and evaluated home appliances and cleaning tools.
Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping Institute Executive Director, Home Care & Cleaning Lab Carolyn Forté, a consumer products expert, is the executive director of the Home Care & Cleaning Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute, where she oversees all testing, research and editorial production involving cleaning appliances and products, like vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, detergents and more.
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