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How to get cat hair out of a faux fur couch

Cat hair instantly cakes onto faux fur furniture, making cushions look messy and uninviting even with regular brushing. This buildup makes people avoid using their own living room seating because standard cleaning methods fail to keep up with shedding pets.

Overview
People affected14 accounts across 2 forums
Workarounds found46 items attempted
Community agreement14,727 total upvotes

What the numbers show

Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count

  • The most recent one is from October 2026.
  • This comes up 19.7× more often in r/CleaningTips than across the site as a whole.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

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  1. 1
    Using a carpet cleaner machine like a little green machine
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  2. 2
    Washing in the tub with dye-less detergent or baby detergent
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    Taking it to professional cleaners
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  4. 4
    Using a ChomChom roller
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  5. 5
    Using a beater bar vacuum attachment
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    Using a lint brush about once a week or more
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    Brushing and then vacuuming
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  8. 8
    Using tape or pulling it by hand
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  9. 9
    Using a pet brush
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  10. 10
    Using a lint roller
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  11. 11
    Picking out hairs individually with tweezers
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  12. 12
    Using a window squeegee
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    Using a Chom Chom pet hair remover
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  14. 14
    Consulting online forums for DIY spot-cleaning advice
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    Searching for local professional dry cleaning services
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    Accepting some fur and cleaning regularly with weekly vacuuming or sweeping
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    Using pet hair scrapers or fabric scrapers on furniture
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    Using an air purifier in addition to regular vacuuming
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    Using disposable rubber gloves to wipe down the couch
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    Combining a Chom Chom roller with a rubber brush and vacuum hose
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    Using a couch cover or blanket that can be thrown in the washer
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    Using a felt wand
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    Getting rid of couches entirely
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    Vacuuming both sides, dabbing dirty areas with mild detergent and warm water using a cloth, rinsing with plain water, pressing with a dry towel, and air drying.
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    Sprinkling baking soda once dry and vacuuming it up to remove smells.
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    Using blankets to protect the couch from pets and food
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    Using a strip of kitchen cabinet liner to keep the chaise cushion from slipping
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    Brushing crumbs into a dustpan
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    Considering professional cleaning or a furniture cover as fallback options
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    Using pet hair scrapers
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    Regular vacuuming
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    Using a lint brush for spot cleaning
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    Using sticky lint rollers
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  34. 34
    using handheld vacuums
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    using large vacuums
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  36. 36
    using Lilly Brush followed by vacuuming
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    using disposable lint rollers for remaining hair
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    Running multiple rounds with an upholstery cleaner
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    Soaking with laundry powder beforehand
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    Air drying and using baking soda with a dehumidifier
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    Vacuuming repeatedly and cleaning the vacuum filter
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    Removing cushion covers and washing them in cold water or shaking them outside
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    Using a lint roller or packing tape wrapped around the hand
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    Beating the sofa with a stick or massager while vacuuming
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    Using an upholstery cleaner with a small amount of mild detergent
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    Using a wet-dry vacuum
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In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.

r/CleaningTips12 people · December 2025 – October 2026

“What can I use to clean it?”source ↗

paulnkatie · r/CleaningTips · 14,696 upvotes

“Hi ! I’m looking for something that I could use daily in order to remove hair/body hair from sofa.”source ↗

“I’ve looked into some sofa vacuum but can’t find anything suitable.”source ↗

“I found this tool on Amazon for pets hair, I wonder if it works for human hair too.”source ↗

yayourttt · r/CleaningTips · 8 upvotes

“I'm on my 5th round using my upholstery cleaner and this is still the colour of the water!”source ↗

“The inside of it also smells musty. I've let it air, and also closed it with a pot of baking soda and dehumidifier in. Still the same.”source ↗

iloverats1712 · r/CleaningTips · 6 upvotes

“How do you keep the home clean and the furniture to not have any fur?”source ↗

20thcenturyfoxxxxx · r/CleaningTips · 4 upvotes

“How to clean my kid got into the cinnamon? I vaccuumed as much as I could but how to really deep clean it”source ↗

blueeyeddwhitedragun · r/CleaningTips · 3 upvotes

“Got a new cat which comes with new stains all over the place so i decided to get a shark stainforce to clean my velvet teal couch (never really deep cleaned this couch before) but after my first time trying its left the couch crusty and splotchy. Did i ruin it? Can anything be done?”source ↗

robsterblook · r/CleaningTips · 2 upvotes

“my fiancé's hair always seems to get stuck in it.”source ↗

“The fabric almost has what feels like a fuzz layer on top where all the hair gets trapped underneath and won't come up with a lint roller or regular brush.”source ↗

ItsEmmaaaa · r/CleaningTips · 1 upvotes

“I’d like to avoid professional cleaning mostly because of the cost, unless there was a major stain that I can’t get myself.”source ↗

enbyintheback · r/CleaningTips · 1 upvotes

“I found the paperwork and the only info it gives is the color, not even the type of fabric. I looked under the cushions and under the couch, full 360° and could not find any kind of label.”source ↗

enbyintheback · r/CleaningTips · 1 upvotes

“I've tried damn near every reusable lint roller and none of them are effective”source ↗

anothercar · r/CleaningTips · 1 upvotes

“If the covers don't come off, you're going to have to have the entire thing upholstery cleaned. DIY or professional. Cinnamon doesn't come out easily, its sticky.”source ↗

Charlotte992 · r/CleaningTips · 1 upvotes

“This is a pottery barn glider, 100% muslin cotton. I had a professional cleaner come in to clean it and he refused because he said since it’s a 100% natural fiber that it may get water stained and that dry cleaning is outdated and not offered anywhere near us….”source ↗

FlatConflict8775 · r/CleaningTips

“I've just taken off the external covers to wash them, only to find the insides are really gross.”source ↗

“What's the best way of cleaning these? They are way too big to fully submerge in a sink/bath, and I don't think they'd even fully dry due to the thickness.”source ↗

ich_liebe_berlin · r/CleaningTips

“I just haven’t actually…done that.”source ↗

“I am worried about just throwing the covers in the washing machine, both because I have shared laundry in the complex and because I know sometimes when this type of fabric goes in the washing machine it doesn’t come out the same.”source ↗

“I don’t own a vacuum (I’m on the hunt for a good cordless one but haven’t found one I like that’s affordable for me).”source ↗

enbyintheback · r/CleaningTips
r/cats2 people · September 2026

“Bought this new couch and the material instantly gets caked with cat hair rverytime I turn around.”source ↗

“Even with brushing they just run a train on this cushion by the window and I don't even wanna sit on the couch anymore lol.”source ↗

theseawoof · r/cats · 2 upvotes

“Is there anything that can be done to remove cat hair from a couch? I have 3 cats. I know there’s no way to get everything out. Got my couch professionally cleaned and they said there’s only so much they can do.”source ↗

Mysterious_Promise_3 · r/cats · 2 upvotes

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r/catsr/CleaningTipscleaningfurniturefurniture carefurniture maintenancehome maintenancepet carepetspet stainsstain removalupholstery

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