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Gum!


Question Posted Thursday December 28 2006, 8:15 pm

My little sister has bubble gum in her hair! How do I get it out? Help...soap and water doesn't work...

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Additional info, added Thursday December 28 2006, 8:49 pm:
Ps: since most of you have been saying peanut butter I'm sure it works but my sis is allergic to nuts so if there's anything else...thanks.

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HOPLESSxROMNTC answered Monday April 2 2007, 12:20 am:
Individually removes each hair off the piece of gum. It takes forever but it should work.

If the gum is completely stuck though the other way to get it out would be cutting it out carefully, sorry =/

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MAK answered Monday February 19 2007, 2:02 pm:
butter
vaseline
ice
conditioner
nail polish remover
oil (olive oil, canola oil, etc)
lighter fluid (dissolves gum, please be careful because very flammable... obviously)
egg whites
baking soda + water
mayo



i'm sure you've gotten the gum out by now, but you can use this for future referance

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xOhhxBABiEx answered Thursday February 1 2007, 10:42 pm:
I heard penut butter works. Also ice. Try some really good conditioner and let it sit in there for awhile also try the penut butter thing to if that doesnt work . Hope you get it out :[

♥ jAcKiiE

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Gregoryy_2 answered Friday December 29 2006, 9:38 pm:
you freeze the gum with ice cubs then whens its frozen it will break out and ta da haha hope it helps bye

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iloveaar answered Thursday December 28 2006, 11:30 pm:
ice helps but better cut it off



diane

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LM answered Thursday December 28 2006, 11:19 pm:
-Ice.
-Lots of conditioner.
-Nail polish remover (might get rid of the stickyness; I've used it to get tree sap out)

Putting her head in the freezer is probably a bad idea, no? haha. But if her hair's long enough, you could like, shut her hair inside the freezer. With her standing on a chair, or sitting on the floor (depending on if you have a top or bottom freezer haha) That works well for clothes as well.

Lastly, try to pick out as much of the gum as you can. And use a fine-tooth comb to get it all out. Shampoo well, and a lot.

good luck! =)

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xostarbrightbaby answered Thursday December 28 2006, 11:00 pm:
I heard vasilene works. ♥

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leLovely answered Thursday December 28 2006, 10:24 pm:
You could try peanut butter or put ice on it until it gets hard. <3

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MyHappyShoe answered Thursday December 28 2006, 9:16 pm:
get ice cubes and rub it on the gum until the gum becomes hard. It should be easier to get out then. If that doesn't work, try butter. If that still doesn't work... then you're going to have to cut it out.

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orphans answered Thursday December 28 2006, 9:07 pm:
peanut butter =)
kinda rub it through the spot that has gum and it will work its way out

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god-smusgrove answered Thursday December 28 2006, 8:55 pm:
put glue, jelly, duck tape, tar, in her hair.

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fabulous11 answered Thursday December 28 2006, 8:45 pm:
put peanut butter on it over night.

Jess

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its_melissa_DuH answered Thursday December 28 2006, 8:43 pm:
peanut butter works amazing. just rub it in and work the gum out. the peanut butter washes out with regular shampoo. hope i helped !

xo melissa(please rate!)

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Courtney answered Thursday December 28 2006, 8:39 pm:
Just get some ice and make sure that the bubble gum is frozen. Do this by placing the ice on the bubble gum in the child's hair. See if that works, it definitely should. Well, hope I was some help and lovely day to you.

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karenR answered Thursday December 28 2006, 8:32 pm:
I always used peanut butter in my kids (and now grand kids) hair with success. I have also heard ice works but never had luck with it.

Just rub the peanut butter on and around the gum. Rub it in real good and start pulling down on it (like you're brushing her hair). It should come out
with just a little effort. :)

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unluckychick answered Thursday December 28 2006, 8:28 pm:
Ha ha. Thant's funny. Sorry. Anyways, when my little sibblings get gum in their hair we usually use margerine and its comes right out. Getting the margerine out is another story...soap and water works. When they get it on their clothes we put it in the freezer and then pick the most off, then we put it in the washing machine and it usually all comes out. Good luck! =]
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Locono answered Thursday December 28 2006, 8:26 pm:
umm well you could try to put penut butter in her hair i know kinda gross but it usally gets it out

well hope i helped!

~kelly nicole

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XXoMo answered Thursday December 28 2006, 8:22 pm:
Well,

My friend had gum stuck in her hair and we used peanut butter to get it out. It worked :] You could also use water.

-Molly

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