Wednesday, October 10, 2007

A quick housekeeping question...

I had a fairly catastrophic morning, which involved: massively oversleeping, snagging things, spilling things, spilling more things, changing clothes three times, changing shoes twice, and winding up a full hour late at the end of it all.

The whole ordeal culminated when I was putting on my makeup and somehow flung an open bottle of liquid foundation literally half way across the house. Which leads to my question: Does anybody know how to get makeup out of carpet?

Posted by Mella DP at 8:25 PM

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5 comments:

  1. scbOctober 10, 2007 at 9:37 PM

    Ack! I don't have an answer -- just wanted to extend my sympathy. Did you post on the AT open thread? Someone might be able to help. (Sure hope so... ACK!!!)

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  2. drwendeOctober 10, 2007 at 10:04 PM

    Ack! Ack!

    If it's water-based foundation, you should be able to get it out with soap and water, especially if your carpet is mostly synthetic.

    If the foundation is oil-based, make-up remover ought to dissolve it, but you might get an oily stain on the carpet.

    But wait -- the internet to the rescue:
    stain removal tips

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  3. srhaOctober 10, 2007 at 10:18 PM

    Another suggestion, from "How the Queen Cleans Everything":

    Sprinkle baking soda, brush with old wet toothbrush until makeup is removed. Another option is nongel white toothbrush scrubbed with a toothbrush.

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  4. sparklerawkOctober 10, 2007 at 10:58 PM

    Oh my, that sounds like something I would do! A couple months ago I took a bottle (like, a gallon) of juice out of the fridge and opened it halfway then put it down on the counter and went to do something else (clearly I have ADD). I then came back and forgot that I had started to open the bottle in mid-shake. Yeah.. myself and the kitchen were covered in Apple Cranberry juice. Luckily my roommate wasn't home. :)

    As for stain removal, try Hydrogen Peroxide. I know it works wonderfully as a laundry bleach and is pretty much color safe (but do a test area first, just to be sure).

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  5. Mella DPOctober 11, 2007 at 1:21 PM

    Thanks, ladies. I think soap and water should work, but I've been trying other stuff first, knowing what a pain and a half it is to get the soap out of the carpet again. I'll let you know how it turns out.

    I guess this is the time to be thankful for my Celtic ancestry and skin that's, um, only slightly darker than my near-white carpet.

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