Advice on removing pen marks and eyelash dye from sofa

[Shelly369]

Can anyone advise please?

Two different marks on my sofa. One is pen ink and the other is dye from when I died my eyelashes (yes, I was stupid). I don’t want to put the covers in the wash until I’ve tried a really good solution so any help is appreciated.

For pen ink, spray with hairspray and blot with cotton wool, repeat until it’s gone (obvs try a hidden area first!). This has got biro and marker pen out of a school blazer on more than one occasion.
Don’t know about the dye though, sorry!

Thank you! I don’t know how to try it in a hidden place though as the damned marks are smack bang centre of the cushion. It’s a fairly new sofa too, grr.

Alcohol hand gel can often get pen out, not sure about dye

When I was a hairdresser we used hairspray on fresh colour stains but idk if it’ll work if the dye has been there a while.

Thank you. I’m not sure what eyelash dye is made from tbh, will have to investigate. It looks like felt tip marks, although I’m sure it’s a more complicated combination.

I meant more to check the colour-fastness of your sofa, although I’ve never had any issue with colour coming out of the clothing I’ve used the hairspray on. I didn’t want to recommend it and it take the ink out of the cover, but also leave you with a big light patch where it has lifted the colour out of the sofa too!

Ah right, sorry! I misunderstood. Will do that test then.

I use hand sanitiser to rub off hair dye stains on my forehead. It’s got to be worth a try.