February 14th, 2008 - Getting out the ink

I’ve used hairspray on ink stains since I was a little kid. Drove me nuts, because that’s the only reason I ever bought hairspray. Well, now I no longer have to buy any: Home Ec 101 just told me to use rubbing alcohol since it’s the alcohol in the hairspray anyway.

Not that it won’t probably be a decade before I use up my AquaNet, which I believe I purchased when I left home. That was either for college–1990–or grad school–1995. Either way, it’s lasted a really long time.

Probably because I rarely get ink stains anymore. I’ve gotten pretty good at capping my pens at work as soon as I’m done with them. And picking up non-pen items for fiddling with. It’s just safer for me.

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2 Responses to “Getting out the ink”

  1. Riley & Tiki's Mom Says:
    February 15th, 2008 at 9:56 am EST

    I use hand sanitizer. It is also alcohol, but the gel sticks better. Also works well for greasy food stains.

  2. David@The Good Human Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 7:38 pm EST

    I remember my mom and grandmother using hairspray…ah, the good ole’ days. But yea, alcohol works just fine. Thanks for the memories!

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