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       Now when it comes to stuff stuck in your hair, you have come to the right spot. I have spent
hours surfing the net to find answers to most of your hair yuck problems. Let's start with the most
obvious, gum and sticky candy. We've all heard to use peanut butter, but what do you do after you
get the gunk in your hair. First of all, no crunching allowed, use only creamy peanut butter and work
it slowly into the gum or candy in the hair. Then use a wide tooth comb or pick or the tail of a rattail
comb to carefully remove the gum and peanut butter. Be sure to work on small sections of the
affected hair at a time and keep in mind that you may need to repeat this process to remove all of the
sugary mess. Other food items can be used as well like Wesson or other salad oils and mayo and
butter which don't work as effectively as the creamy peanut butter. You can also freeze it out using
an ice cube, once the gum gets hard then the hair is easier to pick out.

       According to the internet there is a whole group of people out there getting tar stuck in their hair.
I'm not sure if they are rolling around in construction zones or what, but I guess it is a problem, so
let me tell you what I have learned. Make a tar sandwich using waxed paper and then heat it with an
iron on a low setting. You will need to experiment with heat settings and it may take more than one
try to get all of the tar out. If the tar glob is near the scalp do not use an iron as the heat source.
Hot irons and skin do not mix. Instead use a hair dryer to heat up the tar. So how exactly does this
work, when the tar is heated it is attracted to the waxed paper which can then be peeled from the
hair in one big glob.

       So now the gum is out the tar is gone and you just got into a tub of Vaseline. When will you
learn? Back to the kitchen you go, this time pass up the peanut butter and grab the cornstarch. Pat
the cornstarch onto the greasy spot then add some clarifying shampoo to dry hair. Finish by adding
some warm water, cold will make it worse, and lather and rinse. You can also use a mixture of
1 teaspoon of baking soda mixed with baby shampoo. Pat this onto dry hair and rinse out in the
same fashion as the cornstarch. Following either of these techniques be sure to use a deep
conditioner as these food remedies can be very drying.

       Remember that most problems can be solved by food, sit down and have a snack while you are
waiting for your salon to answer. Don't freak out too much about it, most of these issues CAN be
remedied, and if not hair does grow back. If it is really, really bad try out the Sinead O'Connor look for
a while and let your hair return to its roots, so to speak, and get healthy. Then, don't worry about
spending a few extra dollars to have your hair done right, it is worth it in the long run, believe me.
The bozo look was not a good one for me!

Gretchen LeAnne          ©Hairfinder.com

Hair Horrors - Continued

Gum, Candy and Tar Stuck in Hair