Help...blue-stained neck, ear and edge of cheek!!

[ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap]

(Not sure if "Style And Beauty" is the appropriate category, but am desperate: hoping someone may have a solution after previous hair dye mishap or similar)...

Slept on new blue pillowcase, and colour has transferred onto my skin. Light blue grey, so just looks nice and grimy. Bloody great.

Have so far tried regular cleanser, shower gel containing lime oil (which I hoped might lift it with astringency), hot flannel, facial exfoliator, body scrub...no joy.

Friend ( once she'd stopped laughing ) suggested nail varnish remover, but my skin's sensitive, and already tender after the above. I know it would react horribly and/ or burn if I tried it.

Anyone got any (sensible) ideas??
Luckily, am home all today.

[Pottedplants]

Johnson's baby bath (in the blue bottle) will definitely remove just about anything. A Johnson's baby wipe (in pink packet) might work too but if you have to buy it, just buy the baby body wash in the blue bottle.

[dudsville]

What an odd thing to wake up too! I once accidentally dyed my hands blue when changing the colour of an article of clothing. Using lots of rich moisturiser got my hands back to normal colour but it took about 24 hours.

[passthewineplz]

Hand sanitizer, just try a tiny bit on some cotton wool or tissue to check if you have any reaction on your skin.

[LoupGarou]

Baby oil is excellent at getting rid of stains on skin, failing that vegetable oil or olive oil also work well. Rub them in and keep rubbing in small circles, then wash off well.

[Destinysdaughter]

Try using rubbing alcohol

[ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap]

Oh, thank you all so much. You've no idea how grateful I am.

Will systematically work my way through your list, and hope to God something works.

[ilovecherries]

Baby bath rubbed on neat then rinsed off took the blue dye off my legs when I got caught in the rain with new jeans.

[ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap]

Update:

Sainsbury's baby wipes didn't do much, but 2 thick coatings of neat Johnson's baby bath and rinsing, 20 minutes apart, actually worked!!

Bloody marvellous stuff. Am emailing their customer services dept. to tell them as much...it'll give them a laugh, if nothing else.

(Though it does make you kind of wonder exactly how "gentle" it actually is on a baby's skin, if it works better at removing fabric dye than all previous methods I tried).

Again, I'm incredibly grateful for everyone's tips. It reassured me to know I had options. Thank you

[QueenMortifauxcado]

I used to use baby oil as a makeup remover and found it very harsh on my skin so have wondered the same!

For future reference, lush fresh farmacy soap is the single most effective thing I've found for removing hair dye stains from skin.

[ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap]

Thanks, Queen, will add that to my list, just in case of future disasters

[Pottedplants]

Glad it worked. I keep a bottle for emergencies - e.g. permanet marker stains but would NEVER put it on my children's skin otherwise.

[ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap]

Potted,



Very handy to know, too.