How to remove gum from hair

A simple, safe and easy way to remove gum from hair is with peanut butter and dish soap. First, cover the gum COMPLETELY with peanut butter and, using your fingers, work it thoroughly into the hair. The oil in the peanut butter will break up the gum. This might take a few minutes, depending on how much gum there is. You'll be able to remove pieces of the gum as the peanut butter is incorporated into it. After blending peanut butter into the hair for several minutes, squeeze a generous portion of dish soap onto the peanut butter and massage into the hair. Rinse area and repeat several more times until all of the gum is removed. As a child care provider, I find this a no-fail solution and is safer than WD-40!!

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Jar of peanut butter
• dish soap

1. apply generous amount of peanut butter to gum and rub with fingers for several minutes. Remove gum as it breaks up
2. Add generous amount of dish soap to gum/peanut butter and massage with fingers for several seconds. Rinse and repeat until all gum has been removed from hair