How can I remove dried-in nail polish from clothes?
You will have to soak the stain long enough for the polish to dissolve. To do this, saturate a cotton ball with polish remover or acetone (most or all fingernail polishes are acetone based). Then hold the ball on the stain, until it penetrates the cloth, and keep the stain moist. After a few minutes, try rinsing it with cold water. If you got some of the stain out, repeat the process. Think about removing polish from your nails…you can’t just swipe polish remover across them and have the polish removed instantly, you have to scrub at them a bit. And nails are not nearly as absorbent as cloth is. Acetone will dissolve some fabrics, particularly synthetics. And I do mean dissolve. The fabric will melt. If your garment is 100% cotton, it should be OK. If it’s a cotton blend, though, test the polish remover on a hidden area, like an inside seam. Some polishes contain dyes or colors which can stain things, though. Darker colors, and especially reds, are really bad about this. This is the
