How to remove ink stains from a plastic baby doll, what a great tip! I received this advice from The Mom-tage with her heartbreaking story of how her daughter wrote on her Mom’s 50 year old doll.
I bring you the antique that my mom has cherished for over 50 years. The ONLY doll my mom had as a child. The one that her parents really couldn’t afford and probably sold a kidney for.. I think I remember a story about someone walking three miles in the snow up hill both ways to get this doll!
How to Remove Ink Stains From a Plastic Baby Doll
Use this very unlikely remedy of Clearasil Stayclear Vanishing Acne Cream. HA! That’s right.
1. Pull back the doll’s hair and remove any clothing that is near to avoid bleaching it.
2. Liberally apply 10% benzoyl peroxide acne treatment cream to any areas with ink. Be careful to avoid the eyebrows. We now have a Barbie without eyebrows. So much for Barbie being perfect.
After removing one doll’s eyebrows, I began to use a q-tip to make sure I avoided any areas that I didn’t want to be bleached.
3. Lay the doll in the sun. Emma’s dolls took two applications to completely remove the ink. My mom’s took four since Chloe had skillfully and repeatedly scribbled in one spot and it had sat on the doll longer. Just keep reapplying until the ink is completely gone.
What a fabulous tip! Wish I had known this years ago when my darling sister scribbled all over my bride doll! Then again, we didn’t really have Clearasil back then either!
Awesome tip! Now can you tell me how to get their hair untangled?!
Goose has quite a creative ARTISTIC vision…..Pity I can FIX it now..LOL I have used Hairspray on many things to get rid of ink. Even that wouldn’t fix “Dallas” aka Baby Alive! I now have HOPE for her future!! Thank You Thank YOU!!
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Oh my goodness! I was so excited to read this I have several dolls my 2 year old has “accidentally” written on. Thanks so much.
I’ve been here & done that! It works well on American Girl Dolls who come in contact with toddlers with markers. I’m sure people will appreciate this!