How to Remove Nail Polish from Clothes
06.06.2023 - 21:10
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If you’re crazy for sexy nail colors, you know how easily nail polish can inconspicuously creep onto your favorite dress. An accidental spill or an overexcited toddler, it doesn’t really matter how the stain got there. Removing nail polish from clothes can be quite a nightmare!
Worried, are you? Well, the damage might not be as grave as you think.
Follow the ASAP rule for dealing with stains, and you may very well be able to remove it. As a nail polish stain hardens, removing it can get a bit more complicated but still possible.
We tried seven easy methods to remove nail polish from clothes. Out of the seven techniques that have gained immense popularity on the Internet, we found that five produced good results for both freshly spilled as well as dried nail polish stains.
Acetone, nail polish remover (both acetone-based and non-acetone-based), bug spray and rubbing alcohol proved to be quite effective at removing the stains. Hair spray also produced satisfactory results for wet nail polish stains. Hydrogen peroxide, on the other hand, fell flat for both dry and wet stains.
Here are seven tried-and-true methods to remove nail polish from clothes.
Method 1: Use AcetoneUsing acetone is one of the best ways to tackle nail polish stains on your clothing. Acetone liquefies the polish, making it easier for you to lift it off onto a paper towel or other absorbent material.
Step 1. Put paper towels under the stained fabric and pour acetone on the stainPlace the stained fabric on a few paper towels. This is important as some of the stain may pass through the fabric onto the paper towels underneath it. Pour some acetone on the stained area.
Step 2. Blot up as much of the nail polish as you canGrab another paper towel and use it to blot