baby oil in carpet

[Miss Priss]

My son dropped a bottle of baby oil on the carpet in our hallway. I
grabbed it up in a flash, and didn't think the damage was that bad ---
but, now the small spot has spread to 4 times the original size. We
cleaned it w/ a steam cleaner and it looked ok, for about 2 seconds
and now looks the same. Besides rripping up the carpet or putting a
rug over it, is there anything to do to make it not so noticeable ?

Thanks for the time,
Monique

[Autumn]

I absolutely love Spray and Wash Stain Stick for greasy stains. I don't see
why it wouldn't work on carpet. The carpet is probably nylon and we certaily
have nylon clothing. It is a miracle as far as I am concerned for getting
out grease and oil stains especially on cotton knits. I have never had a
grease stain it would not take out after leaving it on overnight. Even black
crease like they use on machines comes out of my husband's shirts. I would
suggest you saturate the carpet with it, it is like a soft deorderant stick,
leave it overnight and then wash with warm soap and water, scrub and keep
sopping up the water as you go. If that fails (and I am confident it will
work) you can have a piece of carpet cut from under a couch or other piece
of large furniture and have it swapped for the place that has the stain.
Hope this helps.

[julisue@gmail.com]

How about just plain dish washing liquid? That cuts grease on dishes.

[Donna in Texas]

Well, I've heard that since hair shampoo is formulated to deal with oily
hair, it can sometimes be a good grease/oil remover.

I can't vouch for that, just passing info along.

Donna

[Miss Priss]

I'll certainly begin by trying the dishwashing soap and shampoo, since
I have them... Then to the stick and finally, the idea of swapping
carpet patches is a good end alternative... Thanks to all who posted
ideas for me...



On Sat, 06 May 2006 01:09:02 GMT, "Autumn"
<leaves_of_autumn@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I absolutely love Spray and Wash Stain Stick for greasy stains. I don't see
>why it wouldn't work on carpet. The carpet is probably nylon and we certaily
>have nylon clothing. It is a miracle as far as I am concerned for getting
>out grease and oil stains especially on cotton knits. I have never had a
>grease stain it would not take out after leaving it on overnight. Even black
>crease like they use on machines comes out of my husband's shirts. I would
>suggest you saturate the carpet with it, it is like a soft deorderant stick,
>leave it overnight and then wash with warm soap and water, scrub and keep
>sopping up the water as you go. If that fails (and I am confident it will
>work) you can have a piece of carpet cut from under a couch or other piece
>of large furniture and have it swapped for the place that has the stain.
>Hope this helps.
>