Getting rid of a stain, the label says 30 and P confused!

Nintey

I bought a lovely new bedding set the other day, but last night I was getting ready and put my moisturiser pot on the bed runner, there must have been a bit of moisturiser on the bottom of the pot as I when I picked it up it had a left a small round 'wet look' stain :mad:

I tried wiping it with a damp cloth and warm water, it helped a little but it is still noticeable. I had a look at the washing label it says 100% polyester and it has a 30 with a line underneath so I was going on put it in on a 30 wash, but then there is also a circle with a P and a line underneath which I thought meant dry clean only? so I'm confused about which one it is as I don't want to ruin it!

Can anybody point me in the right direction or suggest any ways of getting rid of the stain if it is dry clean only? thank you!

BitterAndTwisted

I think if an item cannot be laundered or dry-cleaned (I think the "P" stands for the kind of solvent) I would expect those symbols to have a cross over them.

It sounds to me like both laundering and dry-cleaning are possible for this item. If it's a greasy mark (which I suspect it is) in the first instance I would cover the mark in some neat washing-up liquid, rub it in gently and then pop it in the washing-machine on a gentle (low agitation) programme.

Nintey

Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a go!

zippychick

Good luck with it. Let us know what works.

these threads may have some useful input -

dry clean only

Help - grease on clothes

Is this page any use?

Ill merge this later on

Zip

Nintey

Thanks for posting the links Zippychick! I'll have a read through later