Comments on: How to Remove Gum From Hair

on 6/6/2007 My son also fell asleep with a huge piece of Hubba Bubba chewing gum in his mouth that fell out during the night and got SMASHED FLAT AND FULL OF HAIR in the back of his head. I thought we'd have to cut it out for sure, but after reading the comments on this site, I got some olive oil and massaged around it real good with a good bit of oil and EVERY BIT came out....NO CUTTING! I then washed it with Dawn Dish Liquid and it got all the oil out completely.

on 3/25/2007 we connected two of our friends hair with 16 pieces of "bubble yum," then successfully used peanut butter to get it out. strange thing, they acted still connected and told people that for weeks later.

on 2/13/2007 I used the peanut butter trick yesterday on my child's hair. It took some time but worked well. When I was done, I had to shampoo her hair twice to get all the peanut butter out.

on 1/21/2007 Being a hairstylish, I have had to remove my share of gum from hair. In the past i have used peanut butter, and i have tried the oil. But what i have found it the best is; heat vinager in the microwave, and then all you do is either soak the gum in hte vinager, or dip a towel in the vinager and saturate the gum. the gum just desolves. Hope this helps

on 8/14/2006 I started with WD-40, but the smell got to my kid. I then used peanut butter, my kid at leased liked the smell. The only problem was that all I had was chunky peanut butter!

It worked, just do it outside so the peanut chunks will fall out onto the ground. It took a few attempts to massage it in. Shampoo and conditioner gets the smell out.

on 8/8/2006 Use peanut butter. My dog stepped in some gum. The goo was between his pads, under the toenails and of course picked up all the dirt he walked on. I followed the suggestion for peanut butter, let it sit for 20 minutes and the gum pulled away easily. I then washed his foot. A great non-toxic way to rid a pet from gum.

on 8/8/2006 My cat rolled in some gum and we used the peanut butter tip to remove the gum from her fur. It worked like a charm! Thanks so much for the tip!

on 2/11/2008 Just spray the gum, wait about two minutes and comb the gum out, then shampoo as usual! No peanut butter or mayonnaise needed! And the spray is so easy to get right where you need it!

on 8/8/2006 My four year old came to me with gum in her hair. I heard that peanut butter works, so I tried it. I didn't even have to leave it in her hair, the gum just slid out, and then I washed her hair. The gum was totally gone Peanut butter is one thing I will always have on hand!

on 8/8/2006 My fianc one day was playing around with some putty that he used for hand rehab and got it in his hair. I was clueless of how to get it out. I am in cosmetology school, and was starting to think I was going to have to start cutting. But before I did, I got on the web and read about putting the peanut butter in the hair for gum. After using the peanut butter for 15 minutes, the putty came out by using a fine tooth comb. It will however, take a couple of washings for all of the peanut butter to come out.

on 8/8/2006 Best tips;
1. Don't give your kids gum!
2. Soften with warm water - esp if the lump is thick. Spread the lump out while it is soft. Apply peanut butter. Leave for 10 minutes, then wash out. Repeat the process. I used olive oil for the last one since it makes combing easy.

on 8/8/2006 I just read through everyones comments, as I managed to get gum in my hair in a club tonight and wanted to get it out before I went to sleep. I used 5% tea tree oil in almond oil (used for cleaning piercings) rubbed that in for a minute and shampooed it out, quick fix and I smell lovely. Now to get some sleep.

on 8/8/2006 Smooth liberal amounts of peanut butter through all the hair that has gum in it. Rub it in gently. Then pull it out of the hair -- it will come out along with the gum. The gum will be long and stringy so stick it on to the bathroom counter top.

When done, plug sink drain and rinse hair with warm-hot water until gum and peanut butter are out. May take a few times draining the sink.

Wipe the gum off the counter and/or comb and sink with a tissue. It shouldn't stick, because of the peanut butter.

I have very long thick straight hair and woke up with a big glob of gum stuck in my hair. This worked. Thanks. eHow!

on 8/8/2006 I'm actually quite frightened by the number of people that are willing to put gasoline, WD-40 or other chemical solvents on their child's head. Stick to the peanut butter!

on 7/7/2006 My five year old had quite a wad of gum in her hair from the tips to about 4" up. We coated the area with some creamy peanut butter, wrapped it in a napkin, and rolled it up to keep it away from the furniture and the rest of her hair. After about fifteen minutes, we put her in the shower, unwrapped the hair, and put about two tablespoons of shampoo right into the peanut butter-hair-gum mess (no water). Worked it in for a minute or so and then rinsed with lukewarm water. Worked like a charm!