Touvit Forte Classic Clean product review

Touvit Forte Classic Clean Cleaning Paste is a white paste cleaner made in Germany. The product boasts a 40 year history in the field of cleaning your stains. It is a multi-surface cleaner and can be used on your hands, fabric, leather, vinyl, auto grease etc.  It has been dermatologically tested. On the popular online shopping show, Home Shopping Network, demonstrations show the product removing a wide variety of stains from ink to those that are of unknown origins and compounds.

What Touvit Forte claims to do:
This product was tested in the home on a wide variety of stains. This product claimed to remove old stains, new stains, and "mystery" stains. After carefully testing on a wide variety of fabrics and surfaces it was found to work fairly well on carpet stains, that were of an organic nature.

The Pros-

Effective on dirt-
It is pretty effective on stains that are organic, meaning anything made by plant or animal. Carpet stains from mud,etc will usually come up if you follow the instructions.

Convenient size-
The product can be stored literally anywhere as it is no larger than a tube of toothpaste.
It appears to be safe to come into contact with your skin.

The Cons-

The Smell-
 This product will smell up your house. The smell is putrid, it smells like a combination of old hair permanent chemicals, hair removal creams and vomit. The smell lingers a long time and is quite embarrassing.

Removes color-
 Be very careful about what fabric you put this product on. It will either remove the color and leave the stain, or change the color all together. It did not remove an old ink stain on a pair of Khaki slacks. It left the stain and created a pink area around the pants making them useless.

Negative Reviews-
 A quick look at consumer reviews on Home Shopping Network and elsewhere reveals an overall dissatisfaction with the product.

Price-
The price on Home Shopping Network was $19.98, and that was $19.98 over what it was worth.

Must have water to work-
Touvit Forte needs water to activate its ability to clean. This can be inconvenient and just not worth the extra hassle.

Comparison to other cleaners-
 For the money, Touvit Forte was not found to work any more efficiently or effectively than other well known product cleaners such as de-greasers, or the latest green products.

The Bottom Line-

This product proved to be disappointing in almost every aspect. While videos seem impressive, one must remember this is in a controlled environment where the demonstrators are using fresh stains and known stains. The price, smell, ability to further damage fabric and lack of real effectiveness make this product simply not worth it.
Not recommended.