How to Remove Hair Dye Stains From the Carpet

Clean hair dye stains out of your carpet so that it stays looking like new.

Many people prefer to dye their hair themselves. Although it is quite is easy to dye your hair, cleaning up can be the difficult part. When you dye your hair you should always do it in the bathroom, preferably where there are not wood floors or carpet. In the event that the dye does get onto your carpet, you need to clean it as quickly as possibly to avoid permanent staining.

Things You'll Need

• Several clean white cloths
• 1 tbsp. of liquid hand dish washing detergent
• Bowl
• 1 tbsp. of white vinegar

Instructions

1. Blot the area with cold water and a clean, white cloth. Push down, or even step, onto the cloth that's on top of the stain. Do not rub the stain; this could cause the dye to bleed onto other carpet fibers, increasing the stained area. Blot up as much of the dye with cold water as you can.

2. Pour 1 tbsp. of liquid dish washing detergent into a small bowl. Add 1 tbsp. of white vinegar and 2 cups of warm water to the mix.

3. Pour the solution directly onto a new clean, white cloth. Sponge the stain with the solution until the stain is gone.

4. Pour cold water over the once-stained area. Blot up the cold water using a different cloth to ensure the stain is gone and the carpet is cleaned.

References

• Stain Expert: Nail Polish, Hair Dye, and Fake Tan Stains
• Good House Keeping: Stain Buster--Hair Dye