ONE mum was forced to tackle a very challenging cleaning task after her young son smeared Sudocreme all over her black carpets – and completely covered himself, too.
The popular oil-based ointment has stood the test of time and has been used by mums and midwives for decades due to its soothing properties, but while the white cream can offer relief to the little ones when used correctly, it can be an absolute nightmare when it falls into – or out of – the wrong hands.
Desperate mum Freya May Short tried to enlist the help of other mums who would no doubt understand the challenging task ahead with full knowledge of just how difficult it is to remove the thick white creme from anything, much less her black carpets.
Feeling at a loss, the desperate Freya posted to the Mums Who Clean Facebook group and shared photos of the destruction caused by her son who'd managed to get his hands on the entire tub of Sudocrem.
The photos reveal the dark carpets in the child's room completely covered in the stuff while the Sudocrem tub lay opened on the floor.
What's worse is that her son was also completely covered in the stuff, with no sign of knowing how much he may have eaten.
In her post she wrote: "Tonight my worst cleaning nightmare came true…I know there was a post recently but I can’t find it.
"Send help (and wine). But seriously.. how do I get Sudocrem out of carpet?!"
We feel you, mumma and luckily the quick-thinking mum thought to enlist the help of other mums, because it appears she wasn't alone in experiencing such a disaster.
Other mums saw the opportunity to share their own Sudocrem disaster stories with some sharing photos of the their own cream-covered sofas and carpets.
Some recommended calling in the professional carpet cleaners to tackle the gargantuan task, while others shared their own tried and tested methods
The popular verdict seemed to be that dish washing liquid would do the trick , just like it does when removing makeup from carpets, but with so many suggestions and no proven results Freya was forced to act on her own.
She later revealed to Fabulous that she used "a little bit of elbow grease and you can barely tell it’s there", and you can pick up a bottle of the stuff for as little as £1.
Despite feeling overwhelmed when she first came across the mess, Freya now finds it rather amusing.
And it appears she isn't the only one, with many left amused by her child's Sudocrem footprint left as a result of him running from the crime-scene.
One person said: "That footprint is my favourite thing – good luck mama!!"
While a second person wrote: "wow, look at that smile. He's like 'it's all good lady, u got this'.
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