Shower Gel stain on carpet!

[daya]

We think that the stain on one of the hotels bedroom carpets in a shower gel stain, it is pink. we have tried applying extractor chemicals to the carpets and then using a carpet cleaning machine, but it is not much better than it was, the colour has neutralised slightly but it is still there! any suggestions what to use?

[annie0000]

Were there any children in the room? If so, it could be calpol - I have a pink calpol stain on my bedroom carpet - that's what I get for trying to measure out a portion in the dark! - I have tried everything to get it off with no avail. Make syou wonder what it does to their tummies.

[daya]

No, not any children - there was a group on french rugby players...maybe they had calpol?? It was foaming up whenever I vaccumed/scrubbed the carpet so must have been some kind of soapy liquid that had bleach or something! thanks for your response.

[annie0000]

That's a shame, I was hoping that whatever turned out to be the solution to your problem would help mine!

Might sound a bit weird, but have you tried bath soap? This always neutralises those types of bubbles - ever taken a bar of soap into a bath filled with bubble bath bubbles - they go as soon as the soap gets in the water - once you get rid of the foaming, it might be easier to flush out the stain - what about bicarbonate of soda?

[daya]

yes that might work, dont want the soap to stain the carpet further or react with the pile...soda sounds interesting, might give that a try and let you know!