How to Get Petroleum Jelly Out of Carpet

Petroleum jelly doesn’t make a colored stain on your carpet, but it does change the texture and sheen, which makes the stain visible and noticeable. Petroleum jelly stains are particularly troublesome as the cream compacts into the carpet fibers, making it difficult to access. This requires you to repeat the steps several times to completely clean the carpet.

Cloth
Carpet dry-cleaning solution
Liquid dish soap

Instructions

- 1
  Blot off as much of the petroleum from the carpet as possible.
- 2
  Blot a carpet dry-cleaning solution directly on the petroleum stain. This removes most of the stain.
- 3
  Mix 3 drops liquid dish soap with 1 cup lukewarm water.
- 4
  Blot the soapy water over the remaining petroleum stain. This removes the grease and oil residue. Work the solution down in-between the carpet fibers until the grease is gone. Apply as much of the soapy water as needed to remove the stain.
- 5
  Press a cloth into the area to pull out as much water as possible. Spray the area with water and blot dry. Continue spraying and blotting it to rinse out all of the soapy water residue.

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