Currie Stain On Carpet

[viv38]

Does anybody know how I can remove this? I've tried hot soapy water and scrubbed really hard and also some stain remover I bought from Klene-eze and neither has worked. Any tips would be gratefully received.

[Old_Geezer]

Don't invite Edwina again ?

There are variuos products around these days. Have you tried the vanish range ? How about rug doctor products ?

[gness]

Viv...a friend went to a WI talk on carpet cleaning...yes I know....The speaker said the best way to remove a stain was fabric conditioner in warm water....don't know the quantities so will try to find out. He said to just dab at the stain...don't rub.
She and a couple of others have tried this and reported fantastic results.
Worth a try if nothing else works. x

[boxtops]

If it's saffron or turmeric it can be really difficult to get out, you have my sympathy. Try lemonade, that's what it says here http://www.channel4.com/4food/how-to/cleaning-tips/how-to-clean-turmeric-stains (googling has plenty of other suggestions, too)

[viv38]

Thank you all for your tips. I think you may be right boxtops, and the stain is now a few days old!! I'm going to try the lemonade, but fear I may be too late. Fabric conditioner also sounds like a good bet, I'll give it a go.

Don't worry OG, she won't darken my door again (haha).

[viv38]

I spelt 'currie' wrong didn't I ??!!

[ladyalex]

You could try shaving foam.
Squirt a bit on all over the stain then leave it for a while then carefully take it off working in from the outside.
Must admit I have little hope, though. Turmeric is the very devil to get out of anything.

[diddlydo]

If the curry contained turmeric you'll never shift it.

[gingejbee]

..and, if it didn't contain turmeric, it wasn't much of a curry...!

[viv38]

gness I have tried the fabric conditioner theory and whilst it hasn't completely got rid of the stain, it is starting to fade, so I will carry on doing it daily until hopefully it disappears altogether. I was going to get some lemonade today when I went shopping, but forgot.

Thanks for the tip x

[weecalf]

Leave it because the more you work on it the more ground in will become .once spilt tomato juice on the carpet left it for a while next thing it was gone

[viv38]

But it's starting to fade weecalf. I'll leave it for a day or two then and see what happens.

[viv38]

It's still there, but slowly fading - should be gone by this time next year !!