Lily pollen can stain everything from clothing and carpets to household surfaces leaving yellow or brown marks that often resist traditional methods of cleaning.
Removing yellow pollen from carpet.
I had a large pollen stain on my carpet from some lilies.
If some of the stain remains the pollen may be a little deeper down from the surface but it should still be simple to remove.
Take the fabric outside and shake off the pollen.
How to remove pollen from carpet a bunch of flowers is a lovely treat until you notice the bright yellow pollen stain they ve left on your carpet.
I bought stain slayer from asda it is in a spray can about the size of an impulse can and it worked like magic and one spray later the marks had gone.
I tried alcohol and carpet cleaner.
The same goes for upholstery fabric that can t be removed from your furniture and put in the washer.
This only spread the mark.
Remove the pollen.
To avoid getting pollen on clothes carpets or soft furnishings remove the pollen laden stamen of cut flowers such as lilies before you arrange them in a vase.
Do not rub or brush away the pollen with your hand or a cloth.
Small stains the good news is that for small pollen stains you may be able to remove most of the discolouration simply by shaking the fabric vigorously.
However lily pollen stain removal is much simpler if you bear in mind pollen s unique and organic qualities.
Removing lily pollen stains.
How to remove pollen stains.
With this easy trick it s quick to remove.
Or use a piece of sticky tape to pick up the pollen grains.
How to remove yellow pollen stains from clothes.
Pollen stains on carpet.
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Cleanipedia has some handy tips for removing the pollen.
Removing pollen stains always test a cleaning solution for carpet on a small out of the way area before attempting to clean the stain.
Prevention is better than cure.
Won t work for carpet.
Pollen from lilies contains dyes that can make removal seem difficult but try some of our tips below to remove the pollen stains from your carpet.
As you ll find it tricky to soak your fitted carpet or air it under the sun you need to use a slightly different pollen removal approach if your floor covering ends up with a lily stain.