How to Clean Vaseline From Carpet
Vaseline has many uses. So you were in the living room applying Vaseline to your feet to make them softer or you were applying it to your leather purse to give it a shine, and you spilled it on the new carpet. Don’t despair.
Although Vaseline is a petroleum product and can stain carpet, the right chemical reaction can break down the oil molecules and let you remove that stain.
Things You Will Need
- Spoon
- Rubbing alcohol
- Clean cloths
- 1 tbsp. dish detergent
- Spray bottle
- 1 tbsp. hydrogen peroxide
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Use a spoon to scoop up the Vaseline from the carpet.
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Apply rubbing alcohol to a clean cloth and blot at the Vaseline stain. The rubbing alcohol will break down the oils in the Vaseline. Do this several times to give the alcohol time to break the Vaseline down thoroughly.
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Mix 1 cup of warm water and 1 tbsp. of dish detergent together into a spray bottle.
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Spray the mixture on the Vaseline. Let the mixture sit for five minutes.
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Blot up the excess soap and give the carpet about 30 minutes to dry.
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Mix 1 tbsp. of hydrogen peroxide and 3 tbsp. of warm water into a spray bottle.
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Spray the area with the peroxide mixture. Cover the area with a clean towel. Let sit for 30 minutes. Remove the towel and let the area dry. If the Vaseline is not completely removed, then repeat the peroxide mixture treatment.
The Drip Cap
- So you were in the living room applying Vaseline to your feet to make them softer or you were applying it to your leather purse to give it a shine, and you spilled it on the new carpet.
- Apply rubbing alcohol to a clean cloth and blot at the Vaseline stain.
- Do this several times to give the alcohol time to break the Vaseline down thoroughly.
- Mix 1 cup of warm water and 1 tbsp.
References
Writer Bio
Launie Sorrels is a veteran who has worked as a chef and has more than two decades of martial arts training. His writing has developed from his experience as a quality assurance manager for Microsoft and IBM. Sorrels has a degree in computer science and is currently working on his journalism degree.
Photo Credits
- carpet close up image by isatori from Fotolia.com
- carpet close up image by isatori from Fotolia.com
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