You could try baking soda, or the mixture of baking soda/vinegar-it might help to bubble up the red so you can blot it up. Never rub, just pat and blot!!
You may also try Resolve. It's a foaming spray and it has worked wonders in my home with a almost 3 year old boy and my in-home daycare.
Try Oxyclean..
Windex and elbow grease - I have used it to get red cream soda out. I use it for EVERYTHING. Good Luck.
I did that exact same thing just 2 weeks ago, and tried everything. The thing that took it out of my tan colored carpet, was Shout-the one for clothes. I was determined to get it out and was trying everything. That worked wonderfully!!!
Try using simple green, you can get it at walmart or any car parts store. My husband is a mechanic and I also have a two year old and let me tell you, our carpet is always a mess. This stuff works great on getting almost anything out, I have even used it in my carpet cleaner. Good luck
I have a dog that has knocked over my Kool-aid and it has spilled all over my white carpet. I have tried every type of cleaner imaginable. A co-worker suggested Greased Lightning. I bought it at walmart and now I swear by it! It saved my carpet.
I use Folex. That stuff even takes motor oil out of carpet and sharpee marker off of a micro suede couch. I haven't tried it on crystal light but now I am curious!! I just bought some today at Target for less than $5. Worth a try!! Good luck...it looks like you have a lot to choose from!!
Try Capture brand spot remover. You can get it at Sears in a spray can. I actually do not follow the instructions on the can. I satruate the stain with it and let it stand for quite a while (about 15 mintutes). Then I take a wet rag and scrub the carpet. I will repeat this a few times. It is almost impossible to get red out because it's a dye, but this Capture cleaner works really well. If worse comes to worse some carpet cleaning places will bleach and re-dye your carpet.
Hi Jenny - use the Melaleuca Prespot!!!!!!!!!! There is nothing better on the market. I go through a bottle each month because I use it that much. My husband had a favorite Arizona Wildcats shirt - white, of course - what a mistake for him. But he had several spots on it for years. I tried the prespot and it was almost entirely gone after the first wash. The second time the stain was completely gone - not bad for being on the shirt as long as it had been. Good luck, Debbie
Try FOLEX it has done wonders for me. If that doesn't work try a rust remover made for carpets...sometimes those will take out colors better than anything else, but you'll want to test it somewhere hidden to make sure it doesn't take any of the carpet color out as well. Good Luck!
Hi , I f you have a Albertsons store they sell some cleaner that does get red out . I believe it is called red out and it works . You can find it by the other stain remover items .
I don't promote name brand on most occasions, but OXYCLEAN works great. And yes I have used it on many many many occasions (I have four and we always have stains!)
this works like a charm-- took red soda stains, which had been in the carpet for at least 6 months, right out!
mix 1 c ammonia with 1 gallon hot water. either spray or just dribble the mixture onto stain. take wet, white washcloth and lay over stain. run a hot clothes iron over washcloth.
it usually takes me about 10 min to completely remove the stain. the color transfers from the carpet to the wet cloth.
**open a window! this does make the room reek of ammonia for a few hours.
I saw that someone uses Melaleuca...and PreSpot is great for clothes. I've not tried it on carpets, but I'm sure it would work. I use Sol-U-Mel, and Mela Magic for stains on the carpet, and they work exceptionally. The Sol-U-Mel is works well for stains, but it also disinfects and deodorizes. I just cleaned stains at my nieces' house with it. She had coffee stains, pop, and new puppy accidents, and they all came out of her ivory colored carpet. And, the price is right!!
Here's a link to the Sol-U-Mel.
http://www.melaleuca.com/wc/pdf/US_SolUMel_0503.pdf
You can also find out more about Melaleuca at www.melaleuca.com. If I can answer any questions, just let me know.
OK, here's a tip that I received, but haven't tried on red stains. I did use it to clean the carpets in our rental and they looked good afterward, so maybe it will help. Use a mixture of white vinegar and water. You can make it as strong as you need - the gal who told me about it said she's used it full strength depending on the stain. I did notice that the house smelled a bit like vinegar but the smell really dissipated after the carpets completely dried. It's an alternative to some of the chemical remedies, but you'll have to just try it out to see if it'll help the red/pink stain. Good luck, red die just sucks. :)
The Folex carpet cleaner from Walmart or King Soopers worked wonders for us. We bought a house with white carpet and even after a professional cleaning there were still several large stains on the carpet. We used the Folex and it took them right out. Good luck to you.
This happened to me too! Well, not the baby part. Anyway, I just took some handsoap and mixed it with water. I poured that on the stain and then scrubbed it with some paper towels and it’s pretty much gone!