What is the difference between laundry detergent and stain remover? Could we just use stain remover as detergent?

Question

What is the difference between laundry detergent and stain remover? Would stain remover work as detergent?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

my guess is that laundry detergent is to remove germs and light stains while stain remover is for just stains