HELP! Lipstick-on-couch emergency!

**jaq** · 09-12-2009 14:14

My DD2 was being very, very quiet as she played in the loungeroom. I've just discovered why.

There is now dark red lipstick - nearly a full tube - carefully smeared all over our green suede couch.

Any cleaning geniuses out there who can give me some idea of how to remove it? (Lipstick, not couch.)

**TripleTime** · 09-12-2009 14:46

We have gray suede, not cool!!

Preen spray gets most thing out of ours but we're at the point where we need a new lounge & dont care that much anymore.

Nappy San in a paste is another good one. What ever you do, dont get to rough with it.

**kuddles** · 09-12-2009 15:02

Oh no!
I always worry when children get quiet...
Have you thought about ringing the manufacturer? My suede couch was covered in a special waterproof spray that all you need is water to get anything off. Could yours have been too?
Maybe you could buy a special suede conditioner/ cleaner? If you do buy one make sure you blot the stain and not wipe it.
Or you could call in a carpet cleaner who also cleans lounges?
Good luck.

**melly75** · 09-12-2009 15:12

I found this on the net it may help

If you have a lot of the lipstick on the upholstery, you should take a spoon or butter knife and scrape away the lipstick that you can.
Wet your cotton ball or paper towel with some rubbing alcohol. Dabbing at the lipstick stain, and changing your towel so that you are always using a clean part of it.
Continue this until you find that you are not bringing any more of the lipstick out of the upholstery. Apply a few drops of dry cleaning solvent to the lipstick stained area and blot it up with a clean paper towel.
Repeat this two or three times, if you are bringing up more of the lipstick or until the stain is gone. Make a solution of water and a few drops of clear bleach free laundry detergent. Spray this on the upholstery lipstick stained area, and blot until you bring out the moisture.
Do not rub the area or you could stretch out the upholstery fabric. Rinse the upholstery using a clear water spray, dabbing and blotting to bring out the water, the moisture, and the suds in the upholstery.
Be sure to continue rinsing and blotting until you are not bringing any more suds out of the upholstery. Rinse the fabric one last time using a mixture of water and vinegar. Making a half and half solution spraying this on the upholstery and the blotting off will make the deep down lipstick and suds come out. Repeat as needed for a great clean.

**JLeesmum** · 09-12-2009 15:14

sounds silly but your car manual usually has a list of how to get stains out.... im assuming the material in the car would be similar to the couch?? i dunno...

**jaq** · 09-12-2009 21:06

Thanks guys for all the suggestions. As I am not very domestic (and have hardly any cleaning stuff in the house anyway), I took the easy way out and called the steam cleaners in. They come tomorrow afternoon.

Excellent idea re the car Ashlee - unfortunately, we have fabric seats, and our couch is quite different; eithre microfibre or suede. I couldn't even find the label on the couch to TELL me what the damn thing is ... that's how domesticated I'm not!

**JabberJaw** · 09-12-2009 21:29

Baby wipes? I use them for everything

**kuddles** · 10-12-2009 07:25

That is the best move. The professionals know the best tricks and it will be easier and cheaper for them to fix now than if you had to call them later. As an added bonus you will get a nice sparkly clean lounge.