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Lipstick and mascara don't always stay put. Sometimes they find their way onto clothing and even the carpet. Hair dye can also cause a mess in the home, but you can get it out of fabric, carpet, clothing and fiberglass tubs.
Hair dye stains are caused by the skin soaking up dye while the hair is being colored. This is very common during home coloring or colors done by inexperienced Read More
Remove hair dye stains by spraying a water and vinegar mixture on the stain and scrubbing the fabric. For stains on hard surfaces, use rubbing alcohol to remove hair dye. Read More
Cleaning Berber carpet is a little harder than your traditional carpet. It can seem almost impossible to clean if you get a big stain on it---especially if that stain is Read More
Remove hair dye from fabric by dabbing the stain with rubbing alcohol, blotting the fabric with turpentine or trying hydrogen peroxide. Launder the stained fabric after any Read More
Hair dye is one of the toughest stains to remove. If it comes in contact with a fiberglass bathtub, there are several options available for removing it. Unfortunately, Read More
Hair dye can stains are some of the most difficult stains to remove depending on the surface. Hair dye on carpet will be there forever, but on linoleum it's a simple fix Read More
Getting hair dye out of carpet is tough - and if you're to have much luck it's best if you can get at the stain immediately. Here's what to do: Read More
Accidents happen from time to time and can damage our clothing. Sometimes hair dye accidentally gets on our clothes when we're dyeing our hair. Fortunately there are some Read More
Halloween is a frightfully fun holiday, enjoyed by people young and old. One of the best parts of Halloween is putting on makeup and dressing up like someone or "something" Read More
Lipstick on your shirt or collar? Here are a few simple steps to help remove lipstick from clothing. Read More
To remove lipstick stains from fabric, dab the stain with denatured alcohol, rub dish washer detergent on the stain, and wash the fabric in cold water. Hang a stained Read More
Lipstick on the collar, while it has helped to advance many a soap opera storyline, isn't so entertaining in real life. Lipstick stains set fast and hard. If you have any Read More
Bathing suits have gone up in both price and quality recently. It is possible to spend as much one a good suit these days as it once was to purchase an evening gown. As Read More
A number of moisture-resistant ingredients in sunscreen can stain your clothing. Sunscreen may also contain dyes. Sunscreen stains may be invisible at first, but time and Read More
The carpet's laid and looks beautiful--until you drop your red lipstick on it. Or your young child decides to draw with red lipstick on the white carpet. Lipstick can be a Read More
Nothing puts the brakes on starting your day right quite like getting makeup on your shirt collar. Waiting to put your shirt on until after you have done your makeup will Read More
Makeup stains on clothes are a common nuisance and there isn’t always time to throw an outfit into the washer and dryer. Below are several tips for removing oily and Read More
Sometimes make-up gets on our clothing and will not come out in the regular wash cycle. Because of the composition of cosmetics, it can easily be a permanent stain if not Read More
Cosmetics or makeup come in different forms and formulations. When they spill on your carpets and bathroom surfaces, smear on your clothes and beddings, or leak into your Read More
Most makeup is oil-based, so the first step in removing makeup stains is to soak up the oil with a baking soda scrub. Use hairspray to reduce a makeup stain before washing Read More
When your mascara doesn't stay on your eyes, but instead finds its way to your favorite shirt, pillowcase or sheets, there is a solution. Get those pesky mascara stains out Read More
Virtually all women want to look as though they have long, thick and full eyelashes. Most of us, however, do not come by them naturally. This is where mascara comes in. It Read More
Lipstick and blush are pretty on the face, but don't look so great on the carpet. Clean up cosmetic stains with this simple remedy to messy problems. Read More
Henna generally is not removable. The henna paste soaks the top layers of the skin to last a period of time, but it does not stain the skin as permanently as a tattoo. The Read More
Lipstick can stain, you can get it out
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