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How to get hair dye off bathroom walls and fake tile

Box hair dye often drips onto bathroom walls and fake or plastic tile during hair washing, leaving stubborn stains that standard cleaners like baking soda fail to budge. This leaves renters and homeowners stuck with visible marks they cannot remove.

What people tried

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

  1. 1
    Applying bleach and letting it sit
  2. 2
    Using 91% rubbing alcohol
  3. 3
    Using rubbing alcohol
  4. 4
    Using vinegar and baking soda
  5. 5
    Using acetone on a cotton pad

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/CleaningTips2 people · September 2026

I recently dyed my hair and while washing it got all over my wall.source ↗

The tile is fake tile which is probably why it’s stained.source ↗

RatKermitgay · r/CleaningTips · 2 upvotes

I dyed my hair this box dye and a bit dripped on my bathroom sink. I’m a renter. I’ve tried baking soda and it didn’t budge, any ideas?source ↗

Plsgimmeadvice4 · r/CleaningTips · 1 upvotes

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