Tips on How to Get Pen Ink Off of Skin

Remove Pen Ink from Skin Easily

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This is going to be short, sweet and straight to the point. Have you ever gotten pen ink on yourself by mistake or maybe you did it deliberately when you were younger?

I've actually done this as an adult; if I have to remember something really important when I'm out I'll write it on my hand. Yes...my memory is that bad, although I haven't had to do that in a while...

I've also had teenagers write on themselves or their friends wrote on them on purpose... I have told them not to do this because of ink poisoning even though I've done it myself (coughs). However I've just never done elaborate art work on myself... Okay, so recently one of my daughters got a hold of one of my pens...

This Is What Works

I usually keep them where they can't reach them, but one of the Rugrats managed to find one. She proceeded to draw on her arm with it before I grabbed it from her. So how do you get pen ink off of skin? Here's what worked... That night when I gave my daughters their bath I used coconut soap, which by the way I forgot to add in my "Favorite Soap For My Kids" post that I also love coconut soap.

I was using that because I was out of oatmeal soap and would you know that one swipe of a soapy wash cloth took the pen ink right off? I didn't even have to scrub. It just wiped off like it was nothing. So definitely keep some coconut soap on hand in case you ever have to get pen ink off of skin.

Not only is coconut soap good to remove pen ink off of skin, but it's also just a great soap that smells lovely! And did I mention it smells heavenly? I have only tried the Soft Soap brand of coconut soap, so I'm not sure how well other brands work. Although it does look like they all have good reviews on Amazon. I bought mine in Walmart. though.

I should add that Huggies baby wipes work good too to remove get pen ink off of skin...

So much for being short and sweet. :)

With Love,

Carmen