From dish soap to CBD cream, here are the winners across personal care and home care in this annual consumer-driven contest.
Product of the Year USA, the largest consumer-voted award for product innovation, has announced the 41 winners of the 2021 Product of the Year Awards, chosen by 40,000 American shoppers in a national survey conducted by Kantar. Click through the photos to see the winners across home cleaning and personal care.
Outdoor Cleaning
Everyone is spending more time outside and keeping those spaces clean (think rugs, patio furniture and decks) can be arduous. Carbona Pro Care Oxy Powered Outdoor Cleaner has a built in brush to make tasks easier.
Car Care
Rain-X Glass Water-Repellent from ITW instantly repels rain, sleet and snow off windshields and its coating also makes removal of frost, ice, salt, mud and bugs much easier.
Natural Cleaning System
Thane Direct,'sH2O e3 Cleaning System is billed as multi-purpose super sanitizer that uses salt, tap water and electricity to create a cleaning solution.
CBD Personal Care
Medterra Pain Cream + CBD Pain Cream combines menthol, arnica and other naturals with one of the hottest ingredients in personal care.
Foot Care
Lotrimin Daily Prevention, an OTC product made by Bayer Consumer Health, fights odor and wards of athlete's foot.
Hair Color
Schwarzkopf Color Boost is a customizable, color- vibrancy booster that can be incorporated into a conditioner for home use.
Green Laundry
Henkel's well known All brand captured the lead spot in green laundry with its "free clear Pure" variant.
Hard Surface Cleaning
Procter & Gamble's blockbuster cleaning launch, Microban 24 Sanitizing Spray, topped the list in hard surface cares category fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dryer Sheet
Bounce Pet Hair and Lint Guard Mega Dryer Sheets repels pet hair from clothes and is said to have 3x more hair and lint fighting ingredients than the leading dryer sheet, according to P&G.
Dish Care
Procter & Gamble's Dawn Powerwash Dish Spray captured the title in dish care.
Laundry Enhancer
Snuggle SuperCare Scent Booster kept clothes looking newer longer, according to Henke. It has technology that prevents colors from bleeding onto other clothes, too.
Laundry Pacs
Tide Hygienic Clean Heavy Duty 10X Power Pods in this popular laundry format.
Liquid Fabric Enhancer
Downy Intense Scent + Freshness, Spring Rush protects clothes from stretching, fading, and fuzz as it delivers fragrance.
Liquid Laundry
In liquid detergents, Tide's Tide Hygienic Clean won the category with this Free & Gentle Liquid Heavy Duty variant.
Electric Toothbrush
This electric brush, hum by Colgate, is a smart brush with Bluetooth connectivity.
Oral Hygiene
Colgate Keep Replaceable Head Manual Toothbrush is a new, more sustainable brush created by the oral care powerhouse.
Oral Care
P&G's Crest Whitening Emulsions with Wand Applicator features 5X more active peroxide droplets to fuel teeth whiteness.