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Yes, the wet and dry vacuum can be used to pick up water. It is called a wet and dry vacuum because it can be used on either dry debris, or on wet debris and water.
Before the invention of the hair dryer, it was common for men and women to use vacuum cleaners to dry their hair.
A wet/dry vacuum is good for cleaning up just about any mess around the shop you can imagine, just be sure to empty it out well before using it for wet messes and dry it out well before using it for dry messes.
Rainbow vacuum cleaners can be bought from Amazon and one can find product reviews and ratings on consumer reports. The Rainbow E Series wet or dry vacuum cleaner is at $495 on Amazon.
I would use a carpet cleaner with an upholstery attachment. If carpet cleaner is not available then I would lightly sprinkle with baking soda and once dry vacuum up.
Mineral spirits is a parts cleaner/paint thinner. Do not apply mineral spirits to your hair. Your hair will be very dry and very brittle.
The available dry carpet cleaning products are dry carpet cleaner powder, dry carpet cleaner foam. dry carpet and upholstery dry foam shampoo and the whole dry carpet cleaner kit.
Externally with a barely damp cloth. Internally, try a bottle brush on a stick or one of the vacuum cleaner tubes BUT keep it dry. If, however, there is fungus on the inside, scrub with bottle brush and dilute vinegar. Dry naturally with good airflow out of direct sunlight or with a hair drier on a very low setting
I've used Woolite and a Wet or Dry Vacuum cleaner to get almost everything out of carpets and upholstery.
To clean the plates on a wet/dry hair straightener use a light cleaner on a rag and wipe down the plates. Make sure the hair straightener has been properly cooled before cleaning.
A common way for water to get into a vacuum cleaner is for it to be sucked up off the floor. We also see that some machines with washable filters have those filters put back in wet. The filters are supposed to be completely dry before reinstalling them. Many vacuums can be damaged by water.
Just blow dry it until it is smooth and straight and to get a cleaner look trim your ends.