Product Reviews
At the Good Housekeeping Institute, we test hundreds of products every month. Discover our best buys across homes & garden, beauty & grooming, food & drink, wellness, parenting, pets and tech.
The best luggage brands for your next trip
These top-tested suitcases are spacious, lightweight and durable
17 best air purifiers for a cleaner home
Improve indoor air quality with our expert-tested machines
15 best garment steamers, tried and tested
Swap your iron for one of our tried and tested handheld and upright garment steamers
The best mattresses for 2026, tried and tested
Sleep easy with our tried and tested best mattresses for comfort and support
Tried. Tested. Trusted.
The Good Housekeeping Institute is the beating heart of our brand, where everything from slow cookers to sports bras is poked, prodded and put through its paces by our experts and reader panel.
We go to extreme lengths to ensure you can trust our product recommendations, whether it's putting walking jackets in the shower to test water-resistance claims or dropping suitcases 52 times to check their durability. We know the details matter. That's what keeps your life running smoothly. Getting it right is just good housekeeping.
Who we are
The GHI team is made up of editors, engineers, cosmetic scientists, food developers, chemists and personal trainers. Every recommendation we make is back by years of experience.
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Angela Trofymova
Stacey Smith
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Kim Hawley
Simon Cocks
Megan Geall
Maria Kumar
Florence Reeves-White
Madeleine Evans
Jasmine Vorley
How we rigorously review products at the Good Housekeeping Institute
We test it, so you can trust it
The best weighted blankets, tried and tested
Tefal’s new air fryer cooks pizzas in six minutes
The 15 best air fryers to shop in 2026
11 best oven cleaners, tested by experts and our panel
The best Simba mattresses, tried and tested
Best electric blankets and heated throws, tested
11 best steam irons to smooth creases fast in 2026
Best electric heaters for keeping your home cosy
Add one of M&S’s festive door swags to your decor
Dunelm’s £50 throw looks like a £129 designer buy
The best vacuum cleaners, tested by experts
15 best mattress toppers to shop in 2026
The best window vacuums for tackling condensation
The mattress brand people would 100% buy again
Best Shark vacuums, tried and tested
Dunelm's heated airer is at its lowest price ever
How to build 72-hour emergency resilience kit
The best fabric shavers for restoring your clothes
Best leaf blowers for keeping your garden tidy
The best bedding sets, tried and tested
The best beauty Advent calendars for 2026
16 thoughtful gifts to make Mum feel appreciated
The best moisturisers for sensitive skin 2026
The £60 watch people keep mistaking for a Cartier
The best epilators for easy at-home hair removal
Get 12 OPI shades for £4 each in this Advent calendar
This £16 non-greasy hair oil is made for grey hair
This jewellery Advent calendar saves you £475
The dressing gowns you’ll want to live in
Save 45% on Oodie’s best-selling weighted blanket
13 best walking shoes for women
Vibration plates are back – here are the benefits
The best creatine supplements for women, tested
14 best treadmills for walking and running, tested
We worked out with an interactive mirror
Ditch the scrolling for these 'granny craft' kits
The best dumbbells for building strength at home
The best vibrators for 2026, tested by 130 women
The best waterproof jackets for women
The best umbrellas for every budget and weather
17 best Christmas hampers to gift this year
Best smoked salmon for Christmas 2026
The best roast potatoes for Christmas 2026
Best panettone for Christmas 2026
9 best baby play mats and gyms for 2026
Tommee Tippee’s £29.99 pregnancy countdown calendar is packed with £260 worth of gifts – here’s what’s inside
25 best toys for three-year-olds
39 best toys and gifts for one-year-olds
Best Kindle for every budget in 2026
15 best fitness trackers and watches, tested
The best early Apple deals for Prime Day 2026
The best DAB radios you can buy, at every budget
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7 best clothes airers and drying racks
The best early Black Friday deals 2026
17 best coffee pod machines quick espressos
The best microwaves to buy, tried and tested
These baking trays will halve your roast clean-up time
Stripe & Stare releases 'world's comfiest pants' in leopard print
16 best dehumidifiers, tried and tested
This lamp will lift your mood on dark mornings
This £24 garment steamer has replaced my iron
The best waterproof trousers for women
The workout leggings with a pocket for your phone
11 best bullet vibrators, tested by 130 women
This real wool duvet saved my broken sleep
The wellies you can wear in the office
Lavazza’s new coffee machine genuinely surprised me
You won’t want to take off this dressing gown
18 best electrolyte drinks to keep you hydrated
This fragrance Advent calendar saves £420
This dog Advent calendar sells out every year
12 best knife sets for chopping and dicing
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Get our top-rated bullet vibrator for just £10.99
The best hair straighteners for 2026
SURI Pro 2.0: 30-day battery, no toothpaste crust
10 best handheld vacuums, tested by experts
7 best handheld fans to keep you cool on the move
The best massage guns for soothing aches and pains
15 best heated clothes airers to save energy
13 best spot cleaners, tried and tested
8 best steam generator irons to buy in 2026
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