Comments on: Is It A Bad Idea To Put Baby Powder On Your Furniture And Then Vaccuum It?

By: blindfre

blindfre — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:06:56 +0000

Baby powder is not bad for the couch. It did not cause the insects to infest you couch. Try the same trick, but with flea powder to get rid of the bugs.
Baby powder and flea powder are much finer than regular carpet freshening powder, and will clog the filter of you vacuum if you are not careful. Clean you filer right after you vacuum up baby powder, or flea powder

By: dances with unicorns

dances with unicorns — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:06:56 +0000

Most baby powder is made from cornstarch; if you had a few insects in your couch before, you just gave them a huge food source and most likely caused a population explosion. I suggest getting something like flea powder and using it on the sofa according to directions. If that doesn’t work, then you will probably need to get the sofa steam cleaned to kill the little varmints.

By: MU/Diva

MU/Diva — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:06:56 +0000

I doubt that baby powder caused the tiny insects- no one would use it on babies! Why did you use the powder in the first place? That is probably your answer to the bugs. You may have to fumigate, but you’ll need to figure out what they are first.

By: ImThizzi

ImThizzi — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:06:56 +0000

i suggest you stean wash it to get rid of the buggys and also you can spray febreze to kill some of them

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:06:56 +0000

I think it’s bad for the vacuum unless you have a special kind of filter and/or bag. I can’t advise you on the bugs.

By: rockingb

rockingb — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:06:56 +0000

the vaccuum cleaner shouldn’t be harmed, it just like tiny specks of dirt….however, it’s a bad idea to use baby powder because it will leave a white residue. Not sure about the bugs, they may be attracted to the smell, not the ingredients….i think most baby powders use talc not cornstarch

By: zeb6219

zeb6219 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:06:56 +0000

Why would you do that?

By: Shallin

Shallin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:06:56 +0000

Most baby powders use Talc and not cornstarch, unless its specifically says its cornstarch. you will notice a Huge difference in the two powders. the cornstarch will be much more silkier then the talc.
-Its possible that when you put the powder on your couch, it caused the tiny insects..probably mites to come up to the surface. I would try vacuuming it a few more times. I believe they make sprays that you can spray on furniture to rid the apolstry of the mites. Electrolux makes a anti-allergin spray…which seems to work pretty well on things. You may want to try that.

By: Sir Nelson

Sir Nelson — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:06:56 +0000

why would put the baby powder there in the first place?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:06:56 +0000

Yes, it’s a bad idea. They have carpet/apholstry powder at the stores. Sprinkle on, vaccum off. But, I’d reccomend just using Fabreeze. As for the bugs, ugh. Take an iron as hot a setting as the fabric will allow and run that all over it. I’d probably spray it too with some kind of fabric safe bug spray. Good luck.