How to Clean Cosmetics From Carpet
Cosmetics are made from a variety of chemicals and products. You need to understand what types of cleaning chemicals will safely remove cosmetics from your carpet. The most important thing to remember is to clean the carpet as soon as possible so the cosmetics don't penetrate into the carpets fabric.
Things You'll Need:
- Nail Polish Remover
- Cotton Balls
- Carpet Shampooer
- Laundry Detergent
- Toothbrush
- Vacuum Cleaner
- Soak a small amount of nail polish remover on cotton balls. The nail polish remover will have alcohol in it, which helps clean stains. Rub the cotton ball along the stained area. Try soaking up as much of the stain as possible with the cotton balls. You might need to eventually change to a denatured alcohol if the stain isn't removing easily.
- Shampoo the carpet when finished even if you don't notice the stain anymore. There could still be cosmetics embedded in the carpet that will resurface later. Shampooing will clean deep inside the carpets fabric. You should be able to rent a carpet shampooer at a home care store.
- Remove powder based stains with laundry detergent if you don't have easy access to nail polish remover. Rub the detergent into the stain with a toothbrush in a circular motion.
- Wipe the area clean with a towel. You might need to use a vacuum cleaner to clean up all the detergent.
- Repeat the process a couple times if it doesn’t work at first. It’s also possible that only some of the stain will come out. Unfortunately it’s very possible the stain could be permanent.