Garment steamers that remove wrinkles

Rowenta PurePop Handheld Steamer has the best record for getting wrinkles out: 17 of 22 shoppers said it did the job. Conair Turbo ExtremeSteam Handheld Steamer follows at 16 of 22, and Conair ExtremeSteam Handheld Steamer has the weakest record here at 16 of 23, but all three sit close together. Stopped working comes up on every one, from 10% of Conair ExtremeSteam reviews to 18% of Rowenta reviews, so durability is worth weighing as much as wrinkle removal.

  • 134 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Jul 2021 to Oct 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it get the wrinkles out? What shoppers said
  1. Rowenta PurePop Handheld Steamer 22 said either way
  2. Conair Turbo ExtremeSteam Handheld Steamer 22 said either way
  3. Conair ExtremeSteam Handheld Steamer 23 said either way

Share of shoppers who stated an outcome for wrinkles. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Rowenta PurePop Handheld Steamer Best record Rowenta PurePop Handheld Steamer 17 of 22 say it got wrinkles out See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Small tanks are a repeat complaint, at 32% of Rowenta reviews and 15% of Conair Turbo ExtremeSteam reviews, though the Rowenta gets travel praise too (28%).

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points shoppers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Rowenta PurePop Handheld Steamer

Rowenta

PurePop Handheld Steamer

Best for travel and quick touch-ups

17/22 say it got wrinkles out

Shoppers like it for travel (28%) and fast heat-up (25%), and 30% praise how it gets wrinkles out. The small tank is the main complaint at 32%, and 18% say it stopped working.

What shoppers praise

  • Good for travel 28%
  • Heats fast 25%
  • Easy to use 23%
  • Good value 10%

What shoppers complain about

  • Small tank 33%
  • Stopped working 18%
  • Spits or leaks water 13%
  • Too expensive 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 17 of 22
  • Brand site 1 of 1 shown, not counted
2 Conair Turbo ExtremeSteam Handheld Steamer

Conair

Turbo ExtremeSteam Handheld Steamer

16/22 say it got wrinkles out

Easy to use is the main praise at 18%, but 18% of its reviews say it stopped working and 15% say wrinkles stayed. Reviews copied from Conair's site are positive too at 4 of 5, which we show but don't count.

What shoppers praise

  • Easy to use 18%
  • Heats fast 8%
  • Good value 5%
  • Good for travel 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 18%
  • Small tank 15%
  • Too expensive 10%
  • Spits or leaks water 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 16 of 22
  • Brand site 4 of 5 shown, not counted
3

Conair

ExtremeSteam Handheld Steamer

16/23 say it got wrinkles out

Shoppers like how easy it is to use (23%) and call it good value (15%), and 10% say it didn't leak. Wrinkles that stay are the main complaint at 18%, and it has the weakest record here at 16 of 23.

What shoppers praise

  • Easy to use 23%
  • Heats fast 15%
  • Good value 15%
  • No leaks 10%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 10%
  • Small tank 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 16 of 23

Where these numbers come from

The 3 products ranked here carry 1,038 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about wrinkles, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Jul 2021 and Oct 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

We count what shoppers report. Nothing here is safety advice: use heaters, fans and other appliances as the maker's manual says.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most shoppers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Rowenta PurePop Handheld Steamer Target (40 reviews counted)
  2. Conair Turbo ExtremeSteam Handheld Steamer Target (39 reviews counted)
  3. Conair ExtremeSteam Handheld Steamer Target (39 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which garment steamer removes wrinkles?

Rowenta PurePop Handheld Steamer has the best record (17 of 22), followed by Conair Turbo ExtremeSteam Handheld Steamer (16 of 22) and Conair ExtremeSteam Handheld Steamer (16 of 23). The gap is small, so durability and tank size may decide it for you.

Is a small water tank a problem on a handheld steamer?

Shoppers do mention it: 32% of Rowenta reviews, 15% of Conair Turbo ExtremeSteam reviews and 5% of Conair ExtremeSteam reviews. Rowenta shoppers also call it good for travel, at 28%.

Do handheld steamers stop working?

It is a common complaint. 18% of Rowenta reviews, 18% of Conair Turbo ExtremeSteam reviews and 10% of Conair ExtremeSteam reviews say the steamer stopped working. Check the warranty before you buy.

What should I check before steaming a garment?

Read the garment's care label first and test the steam on a hidden spot. Keep the steam away from your hands and skin, and follow the manual for your steamer.

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