How to Remove Gum From Your Hair

Series Summary

For many years, women have sought the perfect hairstyle. That elusive blend of volume, smoothness and style has created frustration in many women who seek to express their personalities and creativity through their locks. In fact, hair styles often represent the cultural, social and ethnic identity of many individuals and can also represent social status. While hair density, texture and length are all factors in a person's hairstyle, fashion trends tend to play the biggest role in women's hairstyles. In this free video on hair care, beauty professional Sylvia Russell reveals several techniques and tips for treating and styling various types of hair. Russell begins by explaining how to remove gum from hair. She reveals useful tips for choosing a blow dryer, choosing a flat iron, deep cleansing, making a faux-hawk and finding shampoo. These tips are great for achieving a new and unique look. Watch these free videos and learn more hair care tips today.

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Sylvia Russell and today I'm going to show you how to get gum out of your hair. Now there are several things you can do. The number one on the list is to try peanut butter. Take the peanut butter butter apply it to your hair and work it through until you see the gum began to loosen. Shampoo and repeat as necessary. If it's too tough keep trying I'm sure it'll come out. There are other remades out there that you can try. There's ice, there's oils you can try baby oil. You can even try shampoo. Try a harsher dandruff shampoo something that can actually pry out the gum without cutting your hair. When the hair is wet it becomes very lubricant and this may assist the gum coming out of your hair. Again peanut butter is number one on the list but if you don't like peanut butter. Try some of the other remades. Again you can try ice you can try oils. Baby oil included. My name is Sylvia and this is how you can get gum out of your hair."