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Just going on what you've said, in this particular instance I would be wary of sunfading. The yellow dye is probably more lightfast than Skywishes' pink body, and there's a good chance of bleaching out some of her natural color before the yellow disappears. It's your call whether or not you want to risk it. Maybe the yellow marks bother you more than Skywishes having a lighter body color.
I tried with hydrogen peroxide on the leg in the first pic. It's a 40 vol. oxidizing emulsion cream for human hair. The stain has not disappeared, but has become a halo, unlike the stain in the second photo. Perhaps it happened because I should have removed the cream before it dried out, so I would have removed the yellow color too. Perhaps, if the cream dries, the color returns in the pony's body? Probably it's a stupid question. Please, don't laugh at me! Moreover, the cream I own is quite old. Perhaps if I use a brand new product like this, I'll get a better result?
using a source of sunlight is a safer alternative to stains.Wrap the pony up in foil and expose only the stained area, check every few days.
Hydrogen peroxide works by breaking down the chemical structure of the dye, so you don't have to worry about it re-coloring the pony even if it dries out. 40 volume is quite strong for peroxide, so I'm a little surprised you didn't have more dramatic results. It could very well be that your cream has degraded in strength over time.UV light acts as a catalyst for hydrogen peroxide, so setting Skywishes in the sun with the cream on would serve to boost the efficiency, but do be careful and check her often, especially if you use fresh peroxide. A little staining is better than bleached-out spots in my opinion! As a rule of thumb in terms of pony bodies, lavenders and blues bleach easiest, then pinks and greens, then orange and yellow. For example, it takes a lot less to bleach Seashell than Bubbles, so it's important to tailor the aggressiveness of your stain-removal techniques.Also, there are a bunch of technical factors that go into determining how fugitive (fade-able) a stain can be. (Photo- vs chemical oxidation, dyes vs pigments, organic vs inorganic, azo vs carbonyl molecular bonds, etc.) It's a balancing act of a lot of potential variables, so unfortunately there's no single panacea that is best in all situations. Things would be a lot easier if there were!