How Do I Make a Homemade Hair Paste Removal?

Using hair paste may help acheive a desired hairstyle, but it may not remove easily from the hair shaft.

Hair paste is a sticky, thick, pomade-like product used to shape and mold hair for better styling control. Its sticky residue helps keep hair in place, but it may be hard to remove from the hair. These kinds of products often require the use of harsh shampoos such as clarifiers to remove them fully from the hair shaft, but you can create your own with common ingredients found inside your kitchen.

Things You'll Need

• Apple cider vinegar
• Distilled water
• Baking soda

Instructions

1. Dilute the apple cider vinegar with distilled or pure water. Use 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar for every cup of water to form this solution.

2. Pour the solution all over the head and hair. Use the pads of your fingers to massage the hair, and rub the apple cider vinegar mixture through the hair until you feel the hair paste loosen.

3. Continue to use more of the mixture as needed if you still feel the paste in your hair. Leave the mixture on your hair for 2 to 3 minutes to allow the vinegar to penetrate and dissolve the product. Rinse this solution out of your hair.

4. Mix 1 teaspoon of baking soda for every 2 cups of water to form a second solution. Pour this solution over the hair, and massage the hair paste out.

5. Use more of the baking soda solution as needed to make sure all of the hair paste is removed. Then rinse your hair thoroughly.

6. Condition your hair and style as usual.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a rich moisturizing conditioner, such as a deep conditioning treatment, to add moisture back into the hair. Sit under a hooded dryer for about 20 minutes.

• The sodium in the baking soda may dry out your hair and make it feel hard to the touch.

References

• Bella Sugar: Three Ways to Get Some Clarity (In Your Hair)
• TheGreaseShop.com: Removing Waxes and Pomades