What to do when your polish isn't where you want it
What to do when your polish isn't where you want it
The typical scene:
You are home alone, watching a good movie and painting your nails when....oops! You just got your hair in your wet nails! Then you scramble to get it out...but yet this messes up three other nails because you have bumped those into your shirt. Now polish is in your hair and on your shirt, and as you realize this, you knock over the entire bottle of polish with your elbow onto your wooden coffee table and the flow runs onto the carpet below...you know, that great area rug you snagged on sale from Pier One? Now you have to start all over, clean the table, the carpet, your shirt, and still get the polish out of your hair...
I just read a great article the other day abut removing nail polish and I thought for this post I would share with you some of what I know and just learned about removing this oh so beautiful but deadly staining substance.
Let's start with your hair:
If the polish is still wet, put some NON-acetone polish remover on a cotton ball and slide your strands of hair through the pinched ball. This should help remove the polish nicely. If you are lucky, this may also work on dried polish. Don't Fret though; if the polish is dried and wont come out with remover, scrub it with shampoo and lay on the condition thick when you wash your hair. Eventually it will come off.
Now the shirt:
Now, you could try and use the nail polish remover on your clothes, but depending on the fabric, you luck lies in the hands of the polish gods. I have heard that hairspray helps though! In my own situations, I just tried to wipe off as much as I could, dilute it with stain lifting detergent and throw it in the wash right away. Also, dry cleaning is an option because the solvents they use help remove stains.
The wooden coffee table mess:
DO NOT use polish remover on your wooden furniture, the stains could become much much worse if the pieces is not finished...or it could remove the finish from the surface of the wood.If the polish is still wet, do hurry and wipe it up with clean cloth asap. I also used a Lysol/Clorox type wipe once for polish that was in the process of drying on my table.But if it is totally dry - try the hairspray technique here. Spray it on, wait about 30 seconds, and then wipe with a clean cloth. repeat if necessary. Also, I have heard from others that rubbing alcohol and/or hydrogen peroxide can put dents in the stains.
Bake-off spray, yes...the oven cleaner, also works pretty well on counter tops and sink stains. Just spray it on, let it sit while you go get some air from those lovely fumes...then come back and scrub away with a sponge or cloth. Wash your hands though immediately after...Bake-off should not be on your skin...
The horrid stain in the carpet:
If the stain is on a light colored carpet, a NON-acetone polish remover should work. If your carpet is darker, use alcohol over the marks and use a sponge or towel (not paper) to scrub and blot the polish off. I have also used a stain lifter carpet spray that I bought from the cleaning section of wal-mart. I sprayed it on, let it sit, sprayed a little more, scrubbed and up it came. Just be careful, don't scrub in big strokes, it could cause the substances to spread and cause a bigger, yet diluted, stain on your carpet.
Have you used any products that you found to help remove nail polish stains? Any products you found to make the situation worse? Let me know! I would love to add it to this post!
Be Radiant!
Amanda
#fiftytwoweeksofnails
@theradiantmanda
The typical scene:
You are home alone, watching a good movie and painting your nails when....oops! You just got your hair in your wet nails! Then you scramble to get it out...but yet this messes up three other nails because you have bumped those into your shirt. Now polish is in your hair and on your shirt, and as you realize this, you knock over the entire bottle of polish with your elbow onto your wooden coffee table and the flow runs onto the carpet below...you know, that great area rug you snagged on sale from Pier One? Now you have to start all over, clean the table, the carpet, your shirt, and still get the polish out of your hair...
I just read a great article the other day abut removing nail polish and I thought for this post I would share with you some of what I know and just learned about removing this oh so beautiful but deadly staining substance.
Let's start with your hair:
If the polish is still wet, put some NON-acetone polish remover on a cotton ball and slide your strands of hair through the pinched ball. This should help remove the polish nicely. If you are lucky, this may also work on dried polish. Don't Fret though; if the polish is dried and wont come out with remover, scrub it with shampoo and lay on the condition thick when you wash your hair. Eventually it will come off.
Now the shirt:
Now, you could try and use the nail polish remover on your clothes, but depending on the fabric, you luck lies in the hands of the polish gods. I have heard that hairspray helps though! In my own situations, I just tried to wipe off as much as I could, dilute it with stain lifting detergent and throw it in the wash right away. Also, dry cleaning is an option because the solvents they use help remove stains.
The wooden coffee table mess:
DO NOT use polish remover on your wooden furniture, the stains could become much much worse if the pieces is not finished...or it could remove the finish from the surface of the wood.If the polish is still wet, do hurry and wipe it up with clean cloth asap. I also used a Lysol/Clorox type wipe once for polish that was in the process of drying on my table.But if it is totally dry - try the hairspray technique here. Spray it on, wait about 30 seconds, and then wipe with a clean cloth. repeat if necessary. Also, I have heard from others that rubbing alcohol and/or hydrogen peroxide can put dents in the stains.
The horrid stain in the carpet:
If the stain is on a light colored carpet, a NON-acetone polish remover should work. If your carpet is darker, use alcohol over the marks and use a sponge or towel (not paper) to scrub and blot the polish off. I have also used a stain lifter carpet spray that I bought from the cleaning section of wal-mart. I sprayed it on, let it sit, sprayed a little more, scrubbed and up it came. Just be careful, don't scrub in big strokes, it could cause the substances to spread and cause a bigger, yet diluted, stain on your carpet.
Have you used any products that you found to help remove nail polish stains? Any products you found to make the situation worse? Let me know! I would love to add it to this post!
Be Radiant!
Amanda
#fiftytwoweeksofnails
@theradiantmanda
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