Cleaning Sunscreen from Our Mattress

Updated on June 13, 2008
K.C. asks from Camden, AR
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Hello Ladies! Yesterday my daughter was in our room quietly playing while I washed dishes. She came running into the kitchen, asking me to open a bottle of lotion because she couldn't get it open. Her hair was slick and all you could smell was lotion. I went back into our room and in the middle of our bed was 3 bottles of lotion that she had gotten from her shelf, and a bottle of sunscreen. All were open and there was a huge, sticky smear of white all over the middle of our bed. Turns out it was mostly the sunscreen. After giving her a bath, I removed the sheets and had to wash them three times to get them clean. The mattress was also wet. I blotted up as much as I could, then saturated a dish towel with Dawn and hot water and went to scrubbing. After it dried it is still slick feeling and leaves a residue of sunscreen on your hand.

How do I get the sunscreen out of our mattress? Any advice will be greatly appreciated!!

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P.K.

answers from Tulsa on

You might try a paste of baking soda and water. the grit in baking soda is a great cleaner. Oxyclean is another good one. Walmart carries it. I use that in everything from carpets to laundry. Works great. Spot shot is a good spot cleaner. I have used that on carpets and clothes. It comes in a orange and blue spray can by the rug cleaners. Walmart carries. it. Good luck.

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L.M.

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I would take one of those compact (carpet) cleaners and suck all that out of the matress. I think the one that pops out to me the most is that one called "the little green"? I think you can find it at Walmart or Target. It's suppose to be a carpet cleaner that sucks stuff out of your carpet so why wouldn't it work on a matress too? The matress may have a little bit of a stain no matter what you do but at least it would pull some of that out so you aren't soaked in the morning.

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M.L.

answers from Tulsa on

I wold use a shop vac or carpet shampooer. After it dries I would turn the mattress over and leave it.

Good luck.

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K.L.

answers from New Orleans on

Laurie had a good idea with the mini cleaner. Hopefully the stain had dried enough that your mattress is much better. If you are still in a pinch, I would try covering it with cornstarch to soak up the oils then blotting it with some white vinegar. Good luck!

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R.J.

answers from Shreveport on

Maybe a hand held wet-vac.

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A.K.

answers from Tulsa on

Just a idea you said you are a college student I wonder is there a textile or the like degree program at your school is so I would ask your question to one of the student to teachers in that area I bet they can tell you.

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T.H.

answers from Little Rock on

Have you tried corn starch? I don't know if it will work or not, but it might!

What kind of consultant are you thinking of becoming? I know a great kind!

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F.R.

answers from Huntsville on

When we bought our new mattress, we bought the cleaning kit that the store sold. We haven't used it yet, but I'm sure we'll have to at some point! You might try seeing if any local mattress stores have any cleaners. We got ours at Denver Mattress.

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J.M.

answers from Fayetteville on

K., Try some baby powder....It may help soak up some of the oils that are in sunscreen. I have heard that powder helps remove alot of stains....Good luck...

Also, what type of consulting are you going to be doing?? I am looking for extra income, and I am always looking at different resources...... Hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks, J.

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J.H.

answers from Oklahoma City on

Erk, I bet Johnson & Johnson would Loove to hear from you. You could make a commercial outta that. Aren't kids so cute! :} They would also be able to tell you what the best type of cleaner would be to break up those oils...

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M.B.

answers from Fayetteville on

Try using the upholstery attachment to a carpet cleaner. I used this once to get Vaseline out of our mattress. It worked pretty good, ( I had to clean it 3 times I think).

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