How to Get Nail Polish and Mak-up Out of Carpet

I just wanted to say thanks for posting this! I have a 3 year old who found my ONLY bottle of nail polish as I threw out the rest and she painted her nails on the carpet, then wiped them off on the carpet! ARGH! I rent and have wonderful cream/tan carpet (I would pick dark brown ugly for rentals :O). I also was flipping mattresses and found a wonderful drawing on the floor under the bed. So thank you! And thanks to all who posted as I'm eager to get the polish out of MY carpet too!!!! Have a great day!

I tried nail polish remover on my rug with bright red polish.. no luck.. So, I used Clorex cream bleach. Poured it right on it and people couldn't even remember where the stain was.

Hi
can you cut the stains out? that's what I've done before!
good luck!

Try "Goof Off". You'll find it at your local paint store and perhaps Home Depot. It comes in a small can and removes just about anything (including dry enamle base paint). Use a Q-tip if possible to keep the area as small as possible (unless it's a big spill). Good Luck!

Try "Spot Shot" it works great! You can find it pretty much anywhere. It is in a orange and blue can I think. Good luck!!

I'm guessing the carpet is synthetic - not wool.
Test a bit of nail polish remover on the carpet in a closet where you can't see to check that it won't hurt the carpet - wait a day and check again for fading, if it works it will remove the nail polish - then a good carpet spot cleaner like Resolve or Rug Doctor on the makeup. Make the girls do their makeup in the garage for a week and maybe they'll be more careful next time. ;)

My then-2 year old spilled a bottle of hot pink nail polish on our off-white carpet a few years ago. In addition to that, there was waterproof mascara and a few other lovely things. I called a carpet cleaning company, and they got every single stain out!! We live in Fresno, and it was CPR Carpet Care - they were great. Anyhow, even though it looks really bad, call a professional and chances are they can get it out. I have no idea what they did, but it worked.

Hi D.,

Carpet and upholstery cleaner by wowgreen is amazing on carpet stains, and I have been told that it has done wonders on nail polish on a bathroom rug... it's a chemical free product line that is non-toxic, non-corrosive, and non-flammable. And is very effective. not to mention totally safe to use around the kids. There is now a brand new super stain remover that works on nail polish, as well as permanent marker, and many other hard to remove stains.

www.wowgreen.net/mygreenhome

I represent a wellness company that manufactures Sol-u-mel which will probably work. It is made w/o harsh chemicals or harmful ingredients (all their products are). PM me and I can tell you more and we can see about getting those stains out.

J.
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