Black Hair Dye Stains on White Enamel Bath EEEEKKKK

All_eBayed_Out

I accidentally forgot I left some dye mess in the bathtub after dying my eyelashes... this was 24 hours ago and now I can't seem to get rid of the black die marks! help!

silvercar

any cleaner with bleach should do it, you may need to leave the cleaner on overnight.

Rebchappers

I often use Hydrogen Peroxide to get rid of hair dye stains from the sink. You can buy it from any chemist and is cheap... about 80p for a bottle. It doesnt smell either, and seems to do the job well.

I dont want to be responsible for any damage to your bath though.... so please test a small area first!

phill99

Have you tried Brasso. This seems to shift anything!

scotsgirl_3

I've found neat alcohol good for removing hair dye

SarahShattered

My big girl dyed her hair black today. We're staying in a holiday cottage with an enamel bath. Result, she's got lovely black hair, but she stained the bath. :eek:
Gotta love MSE. Having read through the other threads on the subject I discovered that using bleach would have been WRONG!

Instead we used toothpaste to scrub the base of the bath, it's removed the majority of the dye - with some scrubbing. We're going to buy some bicarbonate of soda today, and try it in a paste to get the stubborn stains that are left.

I'll post later to let you know how it went.

C.C.L.

A tip I was once given by an elderly lady many years ago works like a dream.
Mix peroxide and cream of tartare together to make a paste, apply to the bath with an old paintbrush, leave overnight and wash off.
I used it to get rid of the green marks left by a dripping tap, and it worked. Just last week my friend got red hair dye on her bath and it worked for her. HTH & good luck!

SarahShattered

So, further to my previous post, we got the bicarbonate of soda, sprinkled it over the base of the bath, and left it to work it's magic.

After a few hours we cleaned it off with a minor scrub, and 99% of the dye has gone. The bath looks, pretty much, as we found it now.

Thanks for the tip about peroxide and cream of tartare. If it happens again I'll know what to do. :beer: