lily pollen stains

Rufty1

I have a big group of lilly stains on my expensive Persian type rug. I had it professionally cleaned last year but it didn't help with any of the minor stains, so am reluctant to pay out again for no result. Has anyone seen any fading of carpets after using IPA? The stain is well dried in now (and hubby added some red wine for good measure) and I am desperate!!
Thanks all
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j.e.j.

Not sure about carpets but it did come out of my skirt! The light will probably fade it.

Stephenbw

Choosing flowers in Tesco I got a great big pollen stain on my pale blue cotton trousers from the lilies in the lower buckets.Fearing that it would never come out I reported in to Customer Services, came home and searched on DuckDuckGo for remedies.

Because it was a while before I had noticed the stain, it was already pretty well rubbed in, but I used some Sellotape anyway and still managed to remove some of the loose pollen. Then, as it is a sunny day, I hung the trousers on the line, but wasn't really optimistic.

Amazingly it worked! :T after less than an hour in the sun the stain had completely disappeared. :j

tia86

Can anyone help suggest where to buy isopropyl alcohol from or whether I will have to just order online?
Have tried Boots, Sainsburys and a local chemist - the first two looked at me blankly, and the chemist said they no longer stock it as they cannot sell it :S

shopaholic_227

I had dropped some dried lily flowers on my carpet and I immediately thought to scrub wirh some washing up liquid which spread the stain, then I tried a number of things in my cupboards which didn't work. Then I tried wd40 as a last resort and it vanished immediately leaving no damage.

bellaquidsin

MSE OS to the rescue. I was given a lovely bunch of lilies last week. I'm well aware of the hazards of pollen so treated them with the utmost care. I swear that stuff can jump as I found two patches of it on my pale blue dressing gown, probably happened while I was drawing the curtains.


However I remembered having seen this thread some days ago so I trawled back until I found it. It was a lovely sunny day so I decided to go for that as the cheapest option and hung my dressing gown on the line AND IT WORKED. Not a trace of the pollen was left by the end of the afternoon. I was delighted.


THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.


Bella.