How to get Permanent Marker off human skin?

My 5 year old son decided to paint his arms %26amp; legs with a blue permanent marker. Now I need help getting it off. Please help me out if you can.

How to get Permanent Marker off human skin?
LOL. Sorry to laugh but this reminds me of my son. When he was in junior high they did a skit where him and his friends dressed up as the Village People. My son thought it would be cool to draw chest hair on himself and did it with a black magic marker. Well, we never did find anything that would remove that off of him. It did fade, going through various stages of blue to green in the process.


Sorry I wasn't any help. If there are no good suggestions out here coming your way, don't worry, it will eventually wear off.
Reply:hahahah omg,,,,i typed permanent marker off in search engine after waking up with my three year old son looking like a goth nightmare,,,all fingernails and toes,,,,,thankyou all for the morning laugh....and advice Report It

Reply:My 7 yr old and his friend gave each other mustaches and beards with permanent marker. Also wrote their names on each others foreheads. Rubbing alcohol didn't do much. Nail polish remover did take it all off. I would suggest bathing them immediately after. Report It

Reply:Sometimes it will come off with a good warm bubble bath. Sometimes rubbing alcohol will work or at least lighten it. Make sure you wash him afterwards and apply lotion as the alcohol can be drying to the skin.
Reply:Nail polish remover..!!
Reply:The season finale of 7th Heaven posed this question. Neither Anne nor Eric could figure it out. Apparently some Irish guy did.....nail polish remover! (it worked in the show)
Reply:use nail polish. It really works
Reply:hahahahahahahahahahaha, maybe you can change his name to Curious Smurf? hahahahahahahahha, that's kids for you, best of luck!