Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin

RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By sarah. (Guest Post) (07/19/2008) Try baking oil it came off in an instant Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Anne from Cape Cod (Guest Post) (07/14/2008) My 3yr.old, decided he wanted to look like Mr. Incredible, black raccoon eyes and various other parts of his body covered with black sharpie. All I used was baby oil. IT WORKED LIKE MAGIC! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By taylor (Guest Post) (07/13/2008) My 12 year old brother decided to color a mole on his face with black super sharpie. We searched this site trying to find a product we might have in the house. When we went to find him (oxy pads in hand), he had washed it off with soap and water. Hopefully others can get that lucky. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By William (Guest Post) (07/12/2008) I was looking around the house for any of the products mentioned, and having no luck at all. After my 2 year old daughter got ahold of Daddy's Sharpie. I grabbed the bottle of Neutrogena Black Head astringent, and it worked. I had the best results using Qtips and cotton swabs, paper towels didn't get it all off. I think the only "permanent ink" on human skin is Tattoo Ink! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Permanent Marker Off Skin Post By Holly (Guest Post) (07/09/2008) My 2 1/2 year old took permanent markers to his face (red, green AND yellow). AVON Skin So Soft Bath Oil works very well. Just dab a little on a wet cotton ball or pad, and rub. It works great, and is less harsh on the skin than rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post by Mom of Twins (1) | (07/04/2008) Profile | Contact My niece decided to write all over my 15 year old's arm with a red magic marker. I used 2 Oxy Acne pads and it came right off without scrubbing. I was amazed. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Brindi (Guest Post) (07/02/2008) My 2 1/2 yr old son got into Crayola markers today. I gave a bath and got it faded then tried toothpaste. No change, so I used shaving cream. Almost gone...its at least off of his face so I can still keep the appointment for pictures tomorrow but the insides of his hands and one leg are still lightly colored. Guess I won't have him wear shorts unless I try something else. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Brindi (Guest Post) (07/02/2008) My 2 1/2 yr old son got into Crayola markers today. I gave a bath and got it faded then tried toothpaste. No change, so I used shaving cream. Almost gone...its at least off of his face so I can still keep the appointment for pictures tomorrow but the insides of his hands and one leg are still lightly colored. Guess I won't have him wear shorts unless I try something else. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Toni (Guest Post) (06/25/2008) My 3 year old got his face painted at a summer camp event. A 12 year old painted his face. I ASSumed she was using the proper face painting stuff. NOT. His face is painted with black stripes like a tiger, the day before a modeling go see. We are trying to get it off. HELP Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By (Guest Post) (06/22/2008) I have read all the advise that these people give but please, write a report of what kind of toothpaste, and what kind of perfume. I need some answers people. I know that some nurses have gone through this. I'm an LPN for five years and I can't figure out how to get that marker off in a timely fashion (like five hours). My to be husband had a great time at his bachelor party (resulting in a sharpie bet), and my wedding is in a matter of hours. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Cath (Guest Post) (06/20/2008) Gentle and harmless: My 4 year old son used a black Sharpie all over his face and legs. I used a wet wash cloth and poured some "Burt's Bees Almond Oil" on the cloth, then gently washed his face and legs. It came off magically! Beware of the tea tree oil, it must be diluted with another oil like olive or grape seed. Tea tree oil is very harsh and can irritate adult and children's skin. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By jennk (Guest Post) (06/16/2008) Ok, I have been reading all the different things and the one that stand out is the perfume. My 1 1/2 year old daughter decided that paper was just too boring and drew on her legs and hands and feet. Luckily not her face! Does it matter what kind of perfume to use? I have tried the toothpaste, and wipes, soap and water, lemon juice. Nothing has worked. Editor's Note: It is the alcohol in perfume that works as a solvent, so I would say that the cheaper the better. Many people have had good luck with hand sanitizer and just plain old rubbing alcohol too. Good Luck Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By bee (Guest Post) (06/13/2008) Use nail polish remover works wonders! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post by ToniozMomma (1) | (06/09/2008) Contact yep, its that time of year again. book signing, shirt signing, and SKIN SIGNING. my 11 year old came home with more names on his arms then on his shirt. ;p Rubbing alcohol with a gentle rub worked wonders. No more graffiti covered kid ps...taking them in public with their arms covered with pals names and doodles will NOT keep them from doing it again Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Katie (Guest Post) (06/05/2008) On the last day of school this year everyone had some part of them signed.. I was signed on my legs, stomach, arms, and face. I used Dawn to get it all off [dish washing soap]. It came off easily. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Gosh Golly (Guest Post) (06/05/2008) Gucci ENVY ME takes it right off! What a great use for the perfume my mother in law got me, when you think she'd know after 10 years I am allergic to most all perfumes. Now, I am sneezing and my nose is running and I have a headache- but the sharpie came off the 4 year old Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Mckenzie (Guest Post) (05/30/2008) At school we had year book signing so some idiot decides to put their names on both of my arms with a sharpie all the down to my hand and all the way up to my shoulder. I used DAWN soap to get it off, you know the kind you use to clean dishes. All you have to do is get it wet, put the soap on and scrub with a sponge or wash clothe. It came off pretty easily, but my arms are red from all the scrubbing. Good luck and use Dawn Report Spam or Abuse BEFORE YOU TRY ANYTHING Post By samantha (Guest Post) (05/29/2008) PLEASE! Especially IF YOU HAVE A CHILD WHO HAS DRAWN ON THEMSELVES. It only takes 2 seconds for them to cover themselves in marker! Be aware and prepared because ANYTHING can cause a reaction, INCLUDING TOOTHPASTE! When I did my search, I saw don't use those, magic eraser things, they have oh so many chemicals in them, please read warning labels. I've seen a chemical burn on a kid first hand from that but I figured toothpaste wouldn't have an effect as such. I NOW HAVE A VERY TRAUMATIZED TWO YEAR OLD! Please please remember to test a small area before cleaning an entire leg with toothpaste, OR ANYTHING FOR THAT MATTER! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Tom (Guest Post) (05/27/2008) Rubbing alcohol will do the trick, but if you don't have it, perfume works pretty well. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Pain (Guest Post) (05/19/2008) I used tea tree oil last night. water on a cotton swap, add a few drops of tea tree oil, sharpie off easily with no irritation! I'm not sure if tea tree oil will irritate kids' skin. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Brittany (Guest Post) (05/13/2008) Germ-ex works but if you put it on a child then wash immediately with soap. Germ-ex can kill the child. Editor's Note: Any risk with hand sanitizers has to do with the alcohol content, which will quickly evaporate in air. Keep the bottle out of range of children, as with any cleaning product. Report Spam or Abuse Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By TODAM (Guest Post) (05/09/2008) My boyfriend wrote all over my legs in a black sharpie! I went home that day and tried toothpaste = NO, Nail Polish Remover = a little, perfume = no, and soap and water = a little! So i got out a bottle of mean green! I had to scrub a little then get in the shower but it worked perfectly! Report Spam or Abuse removing crayola marker off your skin. Post By anne (Guest Post) (05/01/2008) I wrote all over my hand with crayola marker and don't know how to ger it off. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Barbara (Guest Post) (04/23/2008) Head and Shoulders shampoo worked last night on my 2 year old when all else failed. Just be careful around the eyes. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Scott (Guest Post) (04/20/2008) HA I used Curve on my two year old and it just ran off like water! That rocks! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Joshua Lee (Guest Post) (04/17/2008) I just woke up, the day after the club. I have three X's on my face and one on each hand. I used DAWN, like the dish soap stuff, it worked for me. All five BIG BLACK X'S are gone! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By LINDA (Guest Post) (04/13/2008) I had a cpl bruises that I put my hubbies initials on, lol, long story, wrestling in bed, he threw me off the bed into one of those plastic storage bins, wanted to show him the marks when they showed up. Anyways, going to a concert tonight, did not need perm marker on my left bicep and right lower leg. Tried toothpaste first it took a little off. Then I went to the perfume the ink instantly started to bleed. Worked great! Advice: Never wrestle on your bed with a storage bin next to it! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Tim - Loganville, GA (Guest Post) (04/12/2008) We used a generic dishwashing liquid. The ink came off easily with gentle rubbing. Just make sure to rinse all the soap off the kid afterwards. Report Spam or Abuse keep out of reach of children or those who are easily amused Post By HELP (Guest Post) (04/06/2008) Well I have Italian magic marker on my skin. The ones where if you put the white pen over it it changes colour.I have tried make up remover, nail polish remover, soap and water, turps, hairspray, stain remover, perfume, toothpaste and toner and none of them have worked please HELP. It's been 2 days and still nothing! What do I do? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By mackenzie & kristina (Guest Post) (03/28/2008) We used the toothpaste:) IT WORKS! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By No name. (Guest Post) (03/19/2008) Wash it off with warm water then use toothpaste. If you don't want the kid to do it again, bring him to public for a few "cruel" laughs. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Amy (Guest Post) (03/13/2008) THE TOOTHPASTE WORKS! Fifteen minutes ago, my six year old decorated his face and chest with a black "Super Permanent Ink" Industrial Sharpie. Wanting to get it off of him as soon as possible, I found this site and scanned the various suggestions. I sprayed perfume on his chest and the ink ran, but did not come off completely. I then spread toothpaste over one of the ink lines, waited a minute, and scrubbed it off with a damp cloth. It worked beautifully! Thank you so much. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Danielle young mom of a two year old (Guest Post) (03/11/2008) My husband and I have a two year old beautiful girl together who loves to draw. Usually she is good abotu drawing on paper but sometimes the terrible twos kick in. My husband and i were on the phone during his lunch break from work and my daughter somehow found a sharpie. Usually if she is doing something wrong she is quiet but she wasn't. She has an old rocking horse that she was playing on loudly that I didn't think twice to look back every once in awhile. After sayign good bye to my husband I hear "mommy I want to get down" I look behind me and both her and the horse are covered in black sharpie. So I imediatly call my mother and ask her what to do she said baby oil which worked for the majority of it but did not take it all off. So I came on this site and tried, toothpaste and babywipes. Since my daughter has senstive skin I decided not to try perfume and hairspray. For the most part she is black free except her belly button she has both and inner and an outer belly button and its a pain to get the sharpie out of. Thanks guys I appreciate the help. But I must admitt it's a picture for the books. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Heahter (Guest Post) (03/10/2008) I don't think this will work for anyone else, but my very neat, clean 13 year old used his saliva to get blue permanent marker off of his 2 year old sister's forehead. WEIRD! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Beleenquash. (Guest Post) (03/09/2008) I had an interesting evening. I am in Med School currently and this past friday was a celebration. However, I blindly was attacked by blue and green sharpie. I scrubbed for countless hours using soap and water, but could not conquer the very stubborn marks. So, I googled my problem and discovered this website. I tried everything you people told me to. I started with perfume. Then, made my way to nail polish remover. After, I found myself spraying hairspray on my elbows and left forearm. Nothing worked. Next thing I knew, I spread this minty goodness, which you people call toothpaste, all over my arms. Amazingly, it worked. I would suggest toothpaste BEFORE the perfume, nail polish remover, and hairspray. And might I add, I did not smell delightful after these events occured, and my husband, Fitzgerald, would not come near me and it was our SPECIAL night. Hope my advice helps you more than your advice helped me. :) Good luck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By (Guest Post) (03/07/2008) If you put rubbing alcohol on it then it comes off. His skin may be a little red because of the harshness of the stuff but it comes off in like 15 minutes, if he gets it on hair it comes out w/ soap and water. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Mother of 3 (Guest Post) (02/29/2008) My 3 year old is white and her half-sisters are afro-american. She decided she wanted to be dark skined like them so in the middle of the night she woke up and went into her sisters room, took a black permanent marker and proceeded to color her entire right arm, part of her stomach, both her legs and feet. I tried everything including the toothpaste, wd- 40, lemon, clorox wipes and alot of scrubbing but after reading this site. Hands down, the perfume took it all off instantly! Didn't have to scrub at all. Wish I had tried that first. After that she had a nice bath and was good as new! Thanks alot! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By person (Guest Post) (02/21/2008) I used perfume, and it all came off in a second! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By ahhhhh (Guest Post) (02/14/2008) First use round of warm water and soap Next use cotton balls and alchohol And last follow up with (no joke) a squirt or two to the worst parts with WD-40 Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Justimon (Guest Post) (02/06/2008) Heh. I draw on myself all the time with sharpie markers (my girlfriend likes that) and I use dawn ultra concentrated dish soap. Bleach wipes work wonders but youd better have soap and water handy to prevent your skin from reacting. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By jordynn and joelle's daddy (Guest Post) (02/06/2008) I have a 2 and a 4 year old both girls. I didn't hear them for two minutes and next thing that I noticed they gave each other makeovers with the sharpie. And of all the things that I tried toothpaste and a little work most of it came off. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Papa (Guest Post) (02/04/2008) Our 9 year old came home with both hands full of sharpie. Tried all of the above and then wife used hair spray. Hair spray finally got it off. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Tara (Guest Post) (01/28/2008) If you use perfume, a lot of it comes off with no scrubbing at all. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Toothpaste Lover (Guest Post) (01/27/2008) This particular marker was Industrial Strength Super Permanent Ink. It says "Specially formulated Ink for industrial, laboratory and commercial use. Remains permanent under most chemical washes and extreme heat and steam (up to 500 degrees)" My 3 year old had it ALL over her fingers and nails. And it was black. The only thing I had was toothpaste and not very high hopes. Well, the toothpaste worked perfectly within seconds. I couldn't believe it. Maybe it was the kind of toothpaste. I used Tom's of Maine Natural Care. It was Whole Care anticavity & Tartar control plus whitening fluoride toothpaste in Spearmint. Good luck to anyone who tries it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Thankssss (Guest Post) (01/19/2008) I love this site. The back of my fingers had red crayola marker on it (not the washable kind either) and I had a red circle in the middle of my palm on both hands. First I put on toothpaste then baby lotion then body butter then dove soap then toothpaste again (leave it for two minutes) and then bar soap again and most of it is gone! There is a slight red still but I'm pretty sure it will come off, if i try again. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By britt.vomit (Guest Post) (01/16/2008) My friend & i were writing on ourselves & sending pictures back & forth to each other .. so by the time it was done & over with my hands/arms and foot were covered with sharpie. Then I realized I had to go for a 2nd job interview @ a DAYCARE & my hands said 'sex' & other bad stuff. Freaked out! BABYWIPES WORKED. Well, for the most part. I can't get it all off and toothpaste def DIDN'T work for me. My hands just smell terrible. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Kelly (Guest Post) (12/13/2007) I just had the same problem with a purple sharpie. I was changing his diaper and thought I'd give a diaper wipe a try...wow, it took it right off his skin, but not the wall or fabric. So try a diaper wipe! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin - Just for Men product Post By Embarassed (Guest Post) (12/09/2007) I have been using Just For Men hair coloring for years. I stopped using it for about 2 years. Well, there apparently is a new updated formula that SUCKS! My skin started burning, so I immediately rinsed and shampooed. I came out of the shower with black all over my skin. The hair was way too dark, and my skin on my face was stained DARK! I'm Caucasian, so you know it shows! Anyway, I used the shaving cream method, didn't remove much, but I'm sure it works in time. Well, I have to go to work tomorrow morning! I put toothpaste all over my face, and while it appeared to work in one area as I began scrubbing, I became short of breath and lightheaded. My heart rate shot way up, and I started panicking! I rinsed and wiped the toothpaste off immediately and ran to my fiance. Eventually, my heart rate dropped and my face just burned for about 20 minutes. Apparently, toothpaste is POISON in higher doses! So, water down toothpaste if you much use it for a large area. Thanks! (how embarrassing!) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By anabell (Guest Post) (11/18/2007) Use nail polish remover it comes off really good. Is it ok to put it on your nails? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By lacy (Guest Post) (11/18/2007) My son colored all over his maple bed with a silver sharpie marker and we used Mr Clean Magic eraser to remove all of it, he also colored on his skin, and we used toothpaste to get that off... both worked great. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By sue (Guest Post) (11/18/2007) This works great and will not harm the skin. Get some hair color stain remover -they sell it at Sally's Beauty Supply -there is one called "roux clean touch " works great. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Dana (Guest Post) (11/10/2007) My five yr. old daughter just made a mask using a black marker all over her face. Ok...after a major panic, I got on here to find help in removing it. I used baby oil and some of it came off. While on here, my daughter grabbed baby wipes and took all of it off. She just came into the room and said, "Mommy...don't panic it's gone." I looked and there is NO trace of magic marker. She is so smart. Hope this works for you. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Pflails (Guest Post) (11/07/2007) Hand sanzitizer/sunblock/toothpaste all worked on me =) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post By Mary-Jo (Guest Post) (11/02/2007) The people on here are great. My two year old son colored his hand with green sharpie and I read and read all these post and used the one thing that I had in the house that he also loved to play with TOOTHPASTE needless to say within a minute or so the green was gone and he was happy to help me clean it off. Thanks so much. Report Spam or Abuse Feedback: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Post by jess_admin (643) | (11/01/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Hot bath, scrub hard. Repeat, repeat, repeat. If you use salt to exfoliate, it'll come off faster. Good luck. (04/30/2005) By Ashleigh RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Fingernail polish remover will take sharpie marker off most things. Haven't ever tried it on skin. (04/30/2005) By Peg RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I use rubbing alcohol on my kids hands and arms when they get marker on them at school. It works, but you still have to scrub it several times until its completely gone. I hope this helps. (05/01/2005) By Tammymarie RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Try using toothpaste. (05/02/2005) By Jo RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Try rubbing alchaol (05/02/2005) By MrsMoted2 RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin try wd-40 (05/02/2005) By alobarbear RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin When my daughter was five years old, she used blue markers to polish her finger and toe nails and also her eye lids. Most of the ink came off, using baby oil. Her nails and eyelids had a slight tint to them, resembling bruises. It took a few weeks for this tint to wear off. I got some really odd looks when we would go out in public. I was anticipating to be questioned by any authorities since she looked as though she was bruised. I was never questioned but would really understand if I was since it did look questionable. (05/06/2005) By mkymlp RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin If you just scrub a little in the bath and wait about three days, it wil come off by itself. I don't see the big deal. (05/08/2005) By Deanna RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I get them on me all the time. Try using Rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover (05/08/2005) By Suzanne S. RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I want to thank everyone for their help and suggestions. I did find that baby wipes and effort do wonders and it is 100% safe for such sensitive skin. (05/11/2005) By Michelle from Tennessee RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin i just got off my school bus (high school) a few minutes ago. On my bus, we had a huge "sharpie" fight and my face was blue, purple, and black. i tried some things on this post and TOOTHPASTE defintely worked the best. Let it sink in for a minute then scrub it off and its gone! (05/24/2005) By paige RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin my wife and i decided to be tattoo artists during a pizza and movie night with a sharpie marker. by the end of it, we both had full sleeves of sharpie tattoo. we went right to sleep and when i woke up, i had half of the tattoos on my face and smeard sharpie on my arm. i scrubbed in the shower, got it off my face but couldnt get it completely off my arm, there are still stains. i tried everything and scrubbed my arm 3 or 4 times till it was bright red but no results. guess that what i get for being an idiot. (05/28/2005) By woofPING RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin my friend got permanent marker on her eyebrows (it's a long story) how should she get it of without using anything harmful. (06/17/2005) By RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Rubbing alcohal....it works...trust me im 15 and i draw on myself all that time (06/25/2005) By Deadly RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Mary Kay-OIL FREE EYE MAKE-UP REMOVER The only thing that works!!! We tried toothpaste(COLGATE)....NOTHING, we tried rubbing alcohol...NOTHING, we tried lanoline hand cleaner...NOTHING, we tried GOOF-OFF...NOTHING, and we tried warm bath and scrubbing as well as a combination of all the above...guess what...... NOTHING!!! Mary Kay works wonders, I love the lady! (06/25/2005) By DREW'S DAD RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Oh my gosh; toothpaste is my best friend now! (06/30/2005) By crazy teenager that WAS marked up RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off clothing help! my sister and i got in a fight and light blue sharpie stains are over our shirts and my mom is maken me look for a website to get it of our clothes and i don't no how!!! can some1 help us? (07/08/2005) By Jamie RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin (i)Thank goodness for this site! I was just at a good Charlotte concert last night (it was awesome!) and i had brought 4 sharpie markers for me and my friends, to get autographs after the show. (i)My friend stephanie decided to draw a huge **** on my arm during the concert and I had to Work THE NEXT DAY....and I work at MCDONALDS!!!!!!!!! I was so upset with her but i didnt bother saying anything...didnt wanna ruin my night.(/i) So today I came here to see some of the solutions you all had, and I tryed 2 of them out. Let me say, rub nail polish remover on your skin until it is all mostly gone, and then finish the minor details with Eye make-up Remover. Works charms. I dont know if brand names have to do with anything but here is what I sued justi n case: Pro-Vitamin B5 Sally Hansen Nail Polish Remover (i)For Soft, Thin Nails(/i) With vitamin E and Hydrolyzed Wheat Protien AND FOLLOW WITH Andrea Eyes Ultra-Quick, Waterproof Eye Make-up remover pads (07/22/2005) By Alyssa P RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Nothing is working and its driving me crazy. Now all I've got is a greasy foot! (08/25/2005) By Chelsea removing sharpie marker off walls (08/30/2005) By ughly RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My brothers face was written on while he was sleeping at a friends house with RED sharpie. We used sugar mixed in baby oil to exfoiate it out of his skin. It worked like a charm. (09/10/2005) By Poor little brother RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin me and my friends have sharpie fights all the time and the best thing for ever gettin it off is an egg yolk. i dont really know y it works but it does!! (09/20/2005) By sarah RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Try the rubbing alcohol.My son colored himself and with a soft cloth and some gentle rubbing he's all clean.Just remember it's flamable. (09/24/2005) By Gary RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I drew on my nails with black sharpie and I can't get it off! My mom is so mad at me! I tried nail polish remover but it's taking way to long! HELP!!! (10/07/2005) By Em RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Believe it or not but I have two kids who have done this a couple of times and baby wipes do a very good job at getting it off. You have to use a few but it does work. (10/11/2005) By Crystal RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin i wrote all over my hands and i get it off with soap and water i have to scub very had!! (10/21/2005) By taylor RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Try sandpaper (11/18/2005) By Moose RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin i drew this swirly star pattern on the inner side of each of my ankles/feet/legs. I think it looks sweet but my dad is REALLY mad. HELP! (11/26/2005) By Lynn RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My brother drew on my back and i couldn't reach it, so i poured nail polish remover on it and waited 2 minutes then scrubbed it with a towel, i did that for like 3 times and it was virtually gone.... (11/26/2005) By Kelly RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Use a nailbrush and scrub hard... i did this after i worked at a friend's concert and it took off themajority of the sharpie (12/24/2005) By RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Nail polish remover worked on my sons arm. He gave himself "chicken pops" (as he calls it) all over both arms with a red sharpie. (01/17/2006) By Candace RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin it just depends on the type of skin you have (01/17/2006) By Norma Jean Sharpie Queen RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin me and my friends had a sharpie war and i used cofee.IT WORKS (02/10/2006) By ty. RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin try useing a little bit of gassoline, i know it sounds odd, but it really works for the less sensitive areas, and it also works on getting tree sap off your hands (02/14/2006) By someone who knows RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin If you can find it, Uni-Solve works. They use it in hospitals, but it's a lot like nail polish remover. Came off in seconds. Basically it's an adhesive remover. Many home-health care places will be able to get it, if you're little one has a tendency to mark on his/her skin.... (02/15/2006) By Lori D RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Thank you so much... I woke up this morning to the word OBSESSED written across my forehead by my husband and friend... Thank god for baby wipes, Mary Kay and toothpaste... now I just have to figure out how to repay the lil you-know-whats. (02/24/2006) By Angelle RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin AHA So I was just in a crisis About to go downtown, when I realised I had sharpie on me from last night! Went to google to find help and then I found this page. Stupidly right before this I tried nail polish remover. It semi worked yet left huge red blotches on my skin. Remember how toxic this stuff is! So I decided to try toothpaste just now and BAM! I left it on for about 2 mintues then took a damp cloth and scrubbed. All Gone Woot for this page@ (02/25/2006) By Carolyn RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin please dont use all these toxic chemicals! The easiest and safest way to remove permanent marker from skin or most other surfaces is a citrus essential oil such as lemon. The only brands safe to use striaght on skin is young living or rocky mountain essential oils. I f you cant find these contact me. (03/01/2006) By Dr Beth RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin my little sister (she's 1) drew on herself with marker but we used wipes and it worked like a charm. (03/21/2006) By help me RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin tooth paste works i got it on my boyfriend and i rubbed tooth paste on his hand to get the sharpie off it worked (03/22/2006) By meow mix RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin For ink/marker on the hands - I use a pumice stone to rub out the ink. It's the best way to take stains off hands without using a solvent. (03/22/2006) By pamphyila RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin the tooth paste thing works great!!! spread it on and leave it for 2 minutes then scrub it off-works like magic!!! (03/29/2006) By my stupid friend likes to draw on me RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I used shout wipes. worked fine. didn't have toothpaste accessible. (04/02/2006) By JV RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My 17 month old is a big fan of body art (already!). Usually he finds a crayola or ballpoint pen, not this time, don't know where he got a silver sharpie from. Enter scarface...silver lines all over his little face. Thank you to everyone here for the tip of toothpaste. Gently smoothed it on after he fell asleep and wiped it off a few minutes later. Worked like a charm! (04/04/2006) By Donna in Lake Forest RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off a Computer Flatscreen My son decided to try coloring his picture on the computerscreen with a sharpie. Rather than using the mouse and "electronic paints" available. I just tried the eyemakeup remover and baby wipe combo, I had to do some scrubbing - but it worked!!! Thanks for the advice! (05/25/2006) By Kim RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I tried using toothpaste to get the sharpie off my EXTREMELY polkadotted foot, but it didn't work. (06/09/2006) By Jade RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Well toothpaste worked the best for me. I left it on for a few minutes and if definatley cleaned it up. wat happened was i was cleaning my room and a found a sharpie that was broke open and i stepped on it and when i picked it up the ink thing exploded on me. :( but toothpaste works pretty well for a LOT of sharpie (06/11/2006) By lil' Nelli RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin i have a 2 year old and she wrote all over her knees and feet i washed her off four times and it didn't work so i went to google and the toothpaste worked but you have to do it a few TIMES (06/20/2006) By kerry RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Someone hit my son below the eye with a black permanent marker. It was hard enough to break the skin. We've tried all of your suggestions and have not gotten it off. It is now very raw from all the scrubbing. Please help! Should we go to the doctor? (06/22/2006) By Beckey RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Someone hit my son below the eye with a black permanent marker. It was hard enough to break the skin. We've tried all of your suggestions and have not gotten it off. It is now very raw from all the scrubbing. Please help! Should we go to the doctor? (06/22/2006) By Beckey RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Try goof off it works good. If you get it in your eyes just wash it out quickly. (06/22/2006) By Dogbla Gooblaaaaaa RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I used toothpaste to take off black marker from my bedroom wall and it worked great. All it took was a little elbow grease. But I still have a problem my 18 month old is still covered in it. I tryed the toothpaste on her but she just broke out in a ugly rash. Does anyone else have any suggestions? Editor's Note: You could try diaper wipes. The alcohol in them sometimes helps remove it. (06/24/2006) By L.C. RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin A girl wrote on my stomach in silver sharpie. woke up and it didn't come out in shower, but toothpaste idea worked well, def good idea. thanks (06/24/2006) By RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off CLOTHES I need help!! I'm a camp counselor and I had a black sharpie in my cargo pants at work. In a rush, I threw the pants in the wash with my whites. After I washed AND dried them, I noticed everything I was taking out had little black dots on them!!!! How do I get the sharpie out of my favorite whites?!?! Thanks!! (06/28/2006) By Melissa RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin how to remove permanent marker from wooden furniture Editor's Note: You can try baking soda, or white toothpaste. A Mr. Clean Magic Eraser also works. (07/17/2006) By Erodita RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I feel your pain! My son did this to himself when he was in daycare, and I tried to get it off--but it still looked like an old bruise--THEN, I got a call from the daycare director...it was awful! I came up there and frantically tried to rub off more of it to show them that it was really permanent marker after all. They believed, luckily! (07/17/2006) By dumpsterdive RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin i and my friends always drew on ourselves with sharpie at camp... it came off easily with bug spray. I havent tried toothpaste.. that might work. make sure the bug spray isnt highly poisionous or dangerous... such as it has DEET in it. don't get it in your eyes or you mouth. but sharpie really comes off your skin easily with it. although you might not want to use bug spray on young children. (08/06/2006) By kate RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Fast orange hand cleaner seems to work. (08/09/2006) By Blake RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Has anyone ever tried using men's shaving cream. i remember when i was in elemtary school teachers putting a squirt of shaving cream on our desk and letting us have at it, after using markers. it worked then so i use this on my polka dotted daughter all the time. Oh and she's real good about getting baby wipes and getting the marker off herself. (08/10/2006) By Wendy RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin my friend drew all over her hand with an orange sharpie marker. she tried toothpaste nothing..salt and cold water, with alittle soap worked. (08/15/2006) By J RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Try rubbing alcohol. Just put some on a cotton ball and have at it! (08/15/2006) By Ashley RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin DONT use sandpaper, it will literally rub off your skin...both live and dead skin! Acetone works wonders for sharpie on skin. Just about any nailpolish remover that doesnt say "does not contain acetone!" will work (08/17/2006) By steph RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My daughter got crayola markers (non washable) all over her...... I mean she was covered ... I washed her with soap and water then I let her play in the sink with shaving cream and it was gone!!!!! But now she loves the shaving cream. (08/19/2006) By joelle RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin A few weeks ago my son came back from a school trip with permanent marker all over his arm. I have tried most ideas posted here, but they are not working. i believe this is becasue the marker had 3 weeks to soak into the skin. I need a solution that can get the marks off that have well and truely soaked in. Please help me. (09/12/2006) By Mark RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Just an FYI: My EIGHT year old daughter decided to "look like Rudolph" and colored her FACE with markers! Obviously she will NOT be as much as seen until something works! (Wish us luck... She can't afford to get behind with her school work! Good thing tomorrow is Thursday -- basically, a long, extended weekend!) (10/18/2006) By Jen RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I just used a culmination of almost everything on here, except eye makeup remover, because I'm out, but it worked. In the areas furthest away from the eye I used products, then at her eyes themselves I made and used a salt/water scrub. ONE EXTRA... Instead of salt and soap, I used Noxzema Continuous Clean Microbead Cleanser with Vitamin C, mixed with salt. It's so good to see my LIVING daughter again, as opposed to a zombie! THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY! And thank goodness for this site! (10/18/2006) By Jen RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Just tried acetone,lacquer thinner and kerosene to no effect but the cleaner Greased Lightning worked very well. It removed 95 % of it very quickly. (10/25/2006) By Chris Coffey RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin While visiting my mom my two year old daughter found a purple permanent BIC MARK IT, and colored her nose, and all down her leg. I tried the shaving cream idea because it was the only suggested item my mother had. It WORKED! It completely took the purple marker off of her nose but only lightened the marker on her leg. I think this is because she had colored several times in the same place over her leg. Oh, I used Skintimate Skintherapy shaving cream. I don't know if brand makes a difference. Thanks All for the suggestions! (10/27/2006) By amber RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I've tried just about everything that has been mentioned here: shaving cream/baby oil: the fatty acids (soap/lubricant) dont really do more than regular soap, which wasn't very much toothpaste: fairly abbrasive on skin - more resulting in irritation and rash form removing skin than removing stain alcohol: not bad, but still left at least 25% of stain intact acetone: in nail polish remover, about 25% remaining. pure, almost completely removed most of the rest resulted in no real improvement other than dulling but not removing the stain on the skin. pure acetone is probably one of the best bets. be careful with alcohol: it leaves skin very very dry and irritated, don't use it near eyes and mouth especially. (11/01/2006) By joe RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin SO there is this little thing I like to call TIME!!! It will come off in about 3 days assuming you shower regularly. If you're not that patient then try shaving cream and/or rubbing alcohol. I put a couple of drops on a cotton ball and hardly even scrubbed and it came right off! (11/20/2006) By Kayla RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I've tried rubbing alcohol, nail polish remover, shaving cream, and toothpaste, the alcohol removed most of the black sharpie from my fingernails but couldn't get the stuff that was in my cuticles. The shaving cream and toothpaste both helped some...finally I tried this stuff called Natural Orange. My dad has it for getting grease off his hands. It worked wonders! I washed twice with it after scrubbing, and there is only a trace of the black left which I'm sure I could remove with another scrub. Hope this helps! (11/22/2006) By Elk RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Baby wipes work great. You'll have to go over it a few times (maybe 7-10) but it will come off and not damage your skin. (11/25/2006) By John RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin ok well i am a kid and i swim so i draw all over my WHOLE back..i used dove soap (the bar soap) and omg it came RIGHT off but we werent drawing on our backs we were actually drawing on our face (drawing mustaches and beards) bc we were acting all crazy and we were dancing to this mexican song so we thought we wuld dress up a bit well hope my advice works!! (12/03/2006) By RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin so i pretty much get bored all the time and whip out a sharpie and start drawing on myself all over my arms and stuff. and the way i get it off is just jump in the shower with some dawn dish soap and scrub at it with my thumb nail for a few seconds and its gone. (12/28/2006) By cole RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Nail polish remover works really well, it takes off all the annoying small sharpie details you can't seem to get rid of. On my friend's skin, it left it a little dry, but that can easily be fixed with lotion or something. Also, toothpaste works well. I used a white kind and that seems to have good results. Good luck... (01/02/2007) By Jenna RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin The best way that I've used is to use 91% Alcohol. It may take a few times but usually does the job. (01/08/2007) By Mike RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I was using a facial exfoliator to get a sharpie stain off myself. It got most of it off but left a very slight amount (and was a bit abrasive with all the scrubbing I was doing). later I discovered that my clearasil acne wipes worked amazingly to remove the stains without that much scrubbing. (01/08/2007) By RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin at school when i get bored i draw all over my hands and arms, i found out that sprayin perfume on it makes all the ink run off ya skin. it like takes seconds all ya need to do is wipe it off after with tissue, its great!! i promise!! Editor's Note: The problem with this is that everyone has to smell the perfume you used to get off the marker. (01/16/2007) By nat RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin DO NOT USE SANDPAPER!! IT HURTS VERY BAD-- and it doesnt even work!! (01/19/2007) By Meghan RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin my sister decided to let people draw all over her back and stomach in permanent marker. we've tried nail polish remover, purell, perfume, vaseline, and makeup remover. it toook some things off, but theres still alot left everywhere. she complained that the nail polish remover and perfumer began to burn her skin so we cant use that anymore.. so im out of ideas.. (01/23/2007) By michelle RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin i had a fake moustache drawn on me for a retro disco....nothing really worked at taking it off except surgical spirit....except now i hav light chemical burns to the face. (01/25/2007) By RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin WD-40!! Our 4 year old daughter came up from the gameroom today with Sharpie green permanent marker all over her torso, that she used to decorate herself. I sprayed her with it while she was standing in the tub and let it sit for about a minute and then washed her with soap and a washrag. It just "melted" off because of the WD-40. (01/25/2007) By Alisa RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My 6 year old son uses markers daily and always has marker on his hands. I tried just about everything and finally gave Castrol Super Clean a try. Success! Its a cleaner that Ive used on my vehicles for years. It is similar to Fantastic except far more effective. It warns that it may cause burns but my son hasnt had a problem. I use it quickly and then rinse thoroughly with water. (01/31/2007) By kevn RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My 18 year old daughter, who should of known better, let her friend write ALL over her and worse she started to get a reaction. Tried everything on this site until my sister suggested the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser! Worked instantly 100%. Didn't hurt either. (02/19/2007) By kevikkie RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin axe body wash worked for me (02/19/2007) By RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin DO NOT use Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to remove Sharpie from your skin, especially the face. The combination of the abrasive and the chemicals in the product will burn, and can scar. Flushing with H2O, applying cold compresses, hydrocortisone cream, and Benedryl are the best methods for addressing the injury if you have already tried the Mr. Clean Method and had the same experience as we did. (02/27/2007) By Suzy's Dad RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin we have tried toothpaste, eye makeup remover, and shaving cream.. nothing is working.. my 2 yr old son decided he wanted to look like a zebra.. Black Sharpie marker on his face, chest, (in his belly button) toes, legs.. ok so every part of his body.. lol Any suggestions would be awesome.. Mom of a zebra now.. Editor's Note: Because he has such young and sensitive skin, I'd try using baby oil. (02/28/2007) By momof2lilones RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I used damp cotton pads then put canola oil on each pad. I rub and most of the sharpie came off. The light stuff came right up while the actual scribbles lightened quite a bit. Then I gave her a tubby and soaped off the oil. She looks pretty close to normal again. Plus, (I imagine) it's non-toxic. PS: Never say, "Only use that on paper sweetie, nothing else." And then expect a three year old to comply after you've left the room. (03/01/2007) By supernova RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My 5 month old daughter was used as a drawing board by her 2 year old sister...She had marker from the top of her head to the tip of her nose. Soap and water didn't budge it. Coppertone sunscreen and toilette paper took it off with ease. I applied it with my fingers waited about 10 seconds then gently scrubbed and wiped away all the marks with the toilette paper. (03/01/2007) By Tony RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Ok. So you have sharpie on your arms face or anything. How are you going to get it off? Peppermint Bodywash. Yes. Pepper mint bodywash. you let it sink and just wash it off. (03/02/2007) By Sarah YepYep :] RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I let one of my friends draw on my arms, and it was fine because I would just wear long sleeves till it wore off in a few days...but, its 69 degrees out right now, and I have to go walk to class. So I tried all these ideas, even mixed them all together. What I found to work was spraying perfume on my arms, letting it sit for about 30 seconds, then scrubbing with a washcloth with dishsoap on it. I was shocked at how it got the stuff off pretty fast. (03/13/2007) By RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin rubbing alcohol. followed by Ivory soap. Thats the safest way to get sharpie of skin, I doodle on my self a lot and that's my trick. (03/13/2007) By Lauren RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Mr clean magic eraser is toxic and you should not be using it on skin. It has formaldhyde in it. (03/14/2007) By melanie RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin There is no formaldehyde in the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. The only danger is that if you swallow the eraser, it can cause an intestinal blockage. Also, the friction of rubbing it forcibly against your skin would eventually cause an abrasion. You can get info. about how the formaldehyde rumor orginated at http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/eraser.asp (03/14/2007) By SusannL RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin After my 2 yo found a Sharpie marker and wrote on her face, arms, neck legs and a few toenails I immediately went to the internet and found this website. After reading many of the testimonies I actually found a combo of rubbing alcohol and Dawn dish detergent to work really well. I used cotton balls soaked with alcohol to get almost all of it off and then bathed her using Dawn! Many Blessings! (03/17/2007) By Michelle S. in Delaware RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Rubbing alchohol works awesome I had Egyptian stencils drawn on my arms and legs and with the alchohol worked perfect i only have like a couple marks that will come off in the wash (03/25/2007) By hawkclaw RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I have tried fingernail polish remover and after a bit of scrubbing, it comes off. (04/10/2007) By kelsie.. RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Fast Orange hand soap... it gets everything off... (04/21/2007) By Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I tried ALL of the above. All I got was irritated skin, and still tons of marker. I just had them soak in the tub, twice and used Johnsons Head to Toe, and it worked enough to let them out in public. (04/23/2007) By Jen RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin perfume does not work! (04/25/2007) By Danielle RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Oh my gosh! My 3 year old just wrote ALL over her face with a silver sharpie. Luckily I caught it somewhat quickly (about 10 minutes) and came to this site. I tried two things: 1) warm water and a hard scrub = NOTHING 2) Canola oil and a paper towel, medium pressure = PERFECTION. She has hardly a trace left on her face - and I mean that only I can see it. I could take her to get pictures right now and it wouldn't show up. I'm amazed! I was so afraid that she was going to have to go to daycare like that tomorrow - but NOPE - she looks GREAT! CANOLA OIL, CANOLA OIL, CANOLA OIL!!!! (05/01/2007) By Casey RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin 100% Safe, non-toxic solution. TKO Orange Oil cleaner. www.tkoorange.com (Or probably any non-toxic orange oil cleaners). You can find it in most grocery stores in Canada. My two year old found the black sharpie in our office hotel room and decided to be inspired....my husband goes crazy over this stuff. I checked online for solutions...came here and didn't have any of the noted solutions. I did have this TKO concentrated orange and it works like a dream. It just melted off her skin without any irritation (and she has very sensitive skin) and also just wiped off all the "painted" surfaces. Good luck and enjoy these innocent times!!! (05/03/2007) By Nicholl RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Obviously, BE VERY CAREFUL using any products on your children's skin AND ALWAYS TRY A TEST PATCH. The TKO worked for us....and we had a really soapy bath afterwards with lots of lotions applied out of the bath. It's not meant for use on skin...so just be cautious. (05/03/2007) By Nicholl RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Thank you, thank you, thank you! Shaving cream really did the trick! My little brother colored all over himself with some kind of bright pink marker. When I say bright I mean it GLOWED if that's possible. We gave him shaving cream to play with in the tub and ta-daaaa! Gone! (05/09/2007) By Kay RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Try this: Take a fresh Bounce sheet (the thing you stick in the clothes dryer) and dip it in rubbing alcohol. Rub it gently on the skin. It works like a charm. (05/19/2007) By John Doe RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Okay people - I have tried everything you have all given me ( toothpaste, rubbing alcohol, shaving cream, baby wipes, coppertone baby lotion, nail polish remover and the mr clean magic eraser ) NOTHING IS WORKING. I am sitting for a friend and her daughters legs are COVERED with a BLUE SHARPIE. Hope my friend is in a good mood when I bring her home. (05/31/2007) RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin First...As posted in other feedback, DON'T use the Magic Eraser. I don't know about the chemicals, but I know it is abrasive. I was wiping the wall and turned to wipe my 2 1/2 year old. He now has abrasions on his face and neck, that look like carpet burns. Fortunately, they aren't bothering him. Second...I've tryed several of the suggestions. What I've found works best is laughter. The marks are faded quite a bit, but they are still there. I've now rubbed him down with baby lotion. When I give him his bath, I'll gently scrub again. If it works the same way it does on my hands when I reink a stamp pad, 99% of it will wash off. Beyond that, we'll just laugh about it. I know I've gotten enough off to prevent any type of poisoning or other reaction, so now I'm just thankful it was just him and the wall. (The Magic Eraser worked on the wall.) (05/31/2007) By Joy in TN RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I have a 2 year old daughter that loves to find things to draw with. No matter how well I hide something she will find it. I woke up this morning to find her with black marker all over her arms and legs. Thankfully nowhere on her face though. I used noxzema triple clean pads that worked like a charm. The marker is totally gone on most areas of her legs and arms, what is left are dull lines. Hope that helps. (06/07/2007) By Krista RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I used Bioré face wipes. The black permanent Sharpie came right off my son's face/head/hair. (06/11/2007) By Deb RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin SUNSCREEN!!! Pour some onto a cottonball and be amazed. It immediately takes off all the marker and just leaves your child well protected from the sun!!! (06/12/2007) By Sarlynn McMurtry RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My daughter has this thing for permanent black markers & just marked all over herself with one. Tried the sunscreen, toothpaste, rubbing alcohol & also canola oil which seemed to have worked the best...Then I tried my Clearasil cleaning pads & they worked like a charm.. (06/15/2007) By Michelle RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin writing on ourselves in sharpie is a camp tradition. the easiest things to use are BUG SPRAY(preferably towlettes) and HAIR SPRAY works like a charm every time! (06/19/2007) By monika RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My son's vacation bible school this week has a sports-theme. They used Sharpie marker to paint the thick, black, grease marks under the kids eyes to make them look like football players. I tried Canola Oil, Baby Lotion, Baby Oil, Bug Spray Wipes and Shaving Cream. It took off most of the marker, but a shadow of the marks was still here. I finally gave up and took him swimming to take his mind off of it. The chlorine from the pool took care of the rest! :-) (06/20/2007) By Janet RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My son's vacation bible school this week has a sports-theme. They used Sharpie marker to paint the thick, black, grease marks under the kids eyes to make them look like football players. I tried Canola Oil, Baby Lotion, Baby Oil, Bug Spray Wipes and Shaving Cream. It took off most of the marker, but a shadow of the marks was still here. I finally gave up and took him swimming to take his mind off of it. The chlorine from the pool took care of the rest! :-) (06/20/2007) By Janet RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I used an Aveeno Daily Facials pad and it took all of the black Sharpie off my two year old son. Now, on to my computer keyboard, coffee table, his toy piano..... It takes a village but two would be nice. (06/25/2007) By RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I used doctor burts herbal blemish stick made by burts bees. I think its main ingredents are alcohol and tea tree oil. Just rub on and wipe with a paper towel. (06/26/2007) By schoolteacher RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin my 4 year old just covered him self in sharpie maker, I filled the bath and took johnson and johnson head to toe washed him and it came right off. (06/26/2007) By kathy RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin we got bored when our friend fell asleep and decided to draw ALL OVER her face with all different color sharpies. after the damage was done we panicked because we knew she would flip. we tested all these things on our hands to prepare for when she wakes up. rubbing alcohol worked the best. try it :) (06/30/2007) By elizabeth+kris+marisa RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Don't Panic!! My 21 month old daughter, Maddie, came into the kitchen looking like a gory movie scene...Red Sharpie slashes all down her right leg and her mouth and chin...what a picture!!! I spent about fifteen minutes reading some of the remedies posted here and decided to try the most gentle thing i could think of first. I used a Huggies Shea Butter diaper wipe. Amazingly, it came off just as easily as she put it on! Praise God! It also got the scribbles off of my coffee table too. (07/09/2007) By Rebecca RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Caress Tahitian Renewal Silkening body wash takes it off in just seconds..... (07/18/2007) By Catherine RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin I know this was posted a long time ago, but I still thought I'd add a little something for all those people who find this down the road. I JUST this very minute finished washing a derogatory word from my forearms. I originally found this page because I too needed to know what the best method would be. So as all of these other people are writing from a past experience, mine is brand new. My arms are still wet from the product I used! Others here have said it as well, some form of facial cleansing wipe will work really well. My brand are called No.7 by Boots. They're a four in one wipe with a makeup remover. Came off within a few rubs. Viola! Good luck to you and REMEMBER! No matter how funny it seems at the time, NEVER let people write on your with Sharpie! ;) (07/21/2007) By Amanda RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin NAIL POLISH REMOVER! it works every time. (07/22/2007) By Betty RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin sunscreen worked for me 8] (07/26/2007) By RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My daughter came home from work after co-worker who was "flirting" wrote on her face and hands with a sharpie, bright purple, her school colors luckily! We used eye make up remover. It came off without us hardly having to scrub! (07/30/2007) By Kathy RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My friend drew all over my back and around to my chest with a sharpie and, in a panic, I came to this site to figure out how to get it off. I thought I'd pass my experience along and I found that shaving cream and warm water take the marker off with gentle scrubbing. It worked so well, I was very pleased. Thanks to everyone for your suggestions! (08/01/2007) By Saaaarah RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin After trying cold cream, shaving cream, alcohol and facial cleanser.... Cutter Mosquito Wipes worked the best, black sharpie came right off with little scrubbing (08/01/2007) By Anon RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Point of PERSPECTIVE: Relax, moms! Are you afraid someone might think you're a less-than-perfect mother if your child goes to preschool or the market with scribbles on his/her angel face? Of course we want to clean their skin; that's why we're reading these posts. Panic a bit if tomorrow is "picture day." Otherwise, find the camera, snap a memory and ENJOY your kids. They'll be grown too soon. (08/07/2007) By Mom of Two Under Five RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin Well, ladies and gents, I didn't try anything you suggested.iHowever, I took the advice of the oil citris suggestion and used 409 all purpose cleaner w/ orange citris oil and it worked like a charm on my friend who horribly lost a marker fight earlier today. I can attest from the times spent cleaning my bats w/ lemon oil that citris oil really does work! (08/22/2007) By LauraLosttoTony RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin This was the easiest thing ever it took me like 2 min. max. My fiance decided to put a mustache on me a day before our wedding and read on here about shaving cream and warm water. It works like a charm. Don't even need to scrub! (08/29/2007) By Cortney from Indiana RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin If it's a fresh sharpie-ing, germ-x or purell works beautiliciously. same for pen, if it's fresh, hand sanitizer gets most of it off. i also found that scraping at it with your finger nail while it's really soapy works too. and ladies, if it's on your legs, just shave it off. that works for henna tattoos too. (09/25/2007) By RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin The one that said use facial pads! U are a miracle worker! Moms like me need to keep that stuff on hand! My daughter had purple permanent marker all over her face and her arms. I had noxema pads and it worked wonderfully! Thank you so very much! Again thank u soooo very much! (10/02/2007) By Christy Hunley RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin On my birthday my friends decided to draw ALL over my legs. not aware that they were using a sharpie marker (i was foucusing all my attention on myspace gossip), i allowed them to write whatever they wanted. soon after my legs were totally red with the most bizzare and interesting things. i love my friends. but the next day i had to cheer for a competition and my coach was going to kill me. lets just say that alcohol and shaving saved my life. it works very well. :) (10/03/2007) By Bianca RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin My sister and I draw "temporary tattoos" all the time with sharpie. It will eventually wear off but if you want it off faster it will take scrubbing with rubbing alcohol and water. It may hurt because you have to scrub really hard. (10/15/2007) By Abigail RE: Removing Sharpie Marker Off Skin One can only laugh at my 4 year old who now looks like a tiger with maroon sharpie vertical stripes from face to toes. Way to go kiddo :-) (10/17/2007) By Tammie Report Spam or Abuse