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.
@ Emily,
When I came across this I was amazed… so apparently, you use a wig brush to brush the doll’s hair and a mixture of water and fabric softener as a detangler. Hope this helps!!!
http://cookieandclaire.blogspot.com/2011/11/rapunzel-rapunzel-let-down-yourgirl.html
Oh my gosh – about eleven years ago, my little sister (who was two at the time) scribbled all over the face of my American Girl doll with a blue pen, about six months after I’d finally saved the money and gotten the head replaced. I’ve been meaning to send it off for a head replacement for years (although I’m definitely past the age of playing with dolls – thought I’d put it up for my own daughters someday), but never got around to it. I’m going to have to try this, it certainly can’t hurt and if it works I just saved a bunch!
Alcohol worked for me 🙂
I tried the vanishing acne cream 10% on the ink on my granddaughters doll that was colored with ink by a young cousin… I was skeptical, but was desperate to find a solution.. I thought I knew all the tricks.. after the doll was in the sun for about 2 hours I went to check on how it was doing.. I was so shocked to see that the ink had completly dissapered.. none to be seen… all I had to do was wipe off the dryed acne cream… The doll,s face is as good as new… with no discoloration what so ever… what a neat tip!!! I wonder tho who came up with that?? Dani Stevens
Thank you for the tip on geting the ink out of my grandaughters doll. ! I look forward to trying it today and will comment on the results.. i will take a before and after picture…..