How to get curry and turmeric out of carpet

Blot curry and turmeric from the carpet immediately with clean cloths and cool water; turmeric is a yellow dye, so a set stain can be very difficult or even permanent.

Scrape up any curry gently with a dull knife or spoon.
Blot the stained carpet with a clean cloth to lift as much color as possible.
Dampen a clean cloth with cool water and blot the stain from the outside toward the center.
Mix a small amount of dish soap with cool water, dampen a clean cloth with it, and blot the stained area.
Blot again with a clean cloth dampened with cool water.
Press a dry clean cloth onto the area to absorb moisture.
Repeat blotting only while color is still transferring to the cloth.

Don't do this

Do not rub, because rubbing spreads the stain and frays the carpet pile.
Do not wait to treat it, because turmeric is a yellow dye and can become almost impossible to remove once set.
Do not scrub with a brush, because scrubbing can spread the stain and damage the pile.
Do not keep applying moisture after color stops transferring, because that can spread the stain deeper into the carpet.

A slight yellow or red stain may remain because turmeric stains are very difficult to remove successfully. If it has set, you may need to live with the stain or use a commercial product made for this, used per its label.

Grounded in: site.extension.uga.edu. Every step follows sentences verified verbatim on those pages.

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