Happy Wednesday!!
This past weekend I moved everything out of my cake room/office and did a super deep cleaning.
Scrubbed floors and baseboards, steamed all the petal dust and airbrush residue off the window sills and slatted blinds (yuck).
Wiped down every shelf, cabinet… you know the drill.
A few hours later I go back in to find a huge dark red puddle on the floor near the cabinets.
My initial thought was that one of my pets was hurt.
Then I realized it was coming from inside the cabinet. A large bottle of red airbrush color tipped over and it seeped out onto the floor. A LOT.
I was sure it was going to stain my tile, but I was (gratefully) successful getting it all up using a combo of Windex, Clorox wipes, a Magic Eraser and lots of elbow grease.
My hands are still stained red, but hey, at least the floor isn’t!
So this got me thinking about all the tips and tricks for removing food coloring that I’ve collected from folks over the years.
I’ve compiled a list of them for you; they may come in handy one day:
Removing color from hands:
scrub with vegetable oil then soap and water
Windex then rinse
non gel toothpaste
Oxy Clean
create a scrub with dab of dish soap, a squirt of lemon juice and a little sugar
Rub hands with hand lotion to help loosen the food coloring pigment from your skin. Combine 2 to 3 tbsp salt or baking soda and vinegar to create a paste. Rinse off lotion and scrub hands with paste. End with soap and water.
scrub with shaving cream and cold water
Clorox Clean Up
rubbing alcohol
acetone or nail polish remover (not on kids as these are harsh)
tip: rub shortening all over hands before working with food coloring, esp when coloring fondant to decrease staining. (Or wear gloves 🙂
Removing color from clothes:
spritz on Windex and scrub the stain then wash
rinse repeatedly and soak in cool water then wash
Oxy Clean spot treat or soak
soak in concentrated solution of detergent and water
scrub with a paste of detergent and water
sponge stain with white vinegar, rinse then wash
hydrogen peroxide spot treat
scrub with dish-washing liquid then wash
baking soda paste
Removing color from household surfaces:
Windex
Clorox Wipes
Magic Eraser
baking soda paste
vinegar
Oxy Clean
** Of course be super careful with the remedies that have chemicals; do not use them often, on sensitive skin or on kids.
Did I leave any out? Do you have any more tricks for getting color out? Leave a comment and let me know what they are, and I’ll include them in the blog post.
Here’s hoping for no more caking rainbow stains!
Talk soon,
Sharon
Yesterday my hands were covered in Black Coloring. I used Hot water and Dawn Dish Detergent and it came wright off.
I always keep a spray bottle of white vinegar near when decorating cakes/cookies. I spritz my hands, let it set a while and rinse to remove colors.
Vanish soap is great for getting colouring off your hands. No scrubbing required. can be found in the pound shops in the UK.