Since I openly oppose gum chewing in the first place (smack smack), I find it quite frustrating when gum makes its way to my clothing, the soles of my shoes, or other fabrics in my house. My sister once wound up chopping off a chunk of her locks to rid herself of the goo — let's just say it wasn't a pretty sight, but she did her best to make it glam. Sticky and stubborn, gum is nearly impossible to remove by washing as usual.
That's why I was so happy to learn a quick tip for removing it! All you need to do to get that gucky Double Bubble, Trident, or what-have-you out of your clothing or household textiles is brush it, using an old toothbrush, with egg white; let it sit for about 15 minutes, and then wash as usual. To get it out of your hair, hold ice cubes in a bag to it until it hardens, and then break it away. Or, massage it with some nontoxic oil (canola, olive oil), leave it for 20 minutes, and then comb it out.
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my mom would use peanut butter when we got gum in our hair as kids. not sure why it works but it always did!!
1I always heard PB too.
2i've heard the ice thing...my mom always had a phobia of chewed gum...she couldn't even look at it, let alone touch it. as kids we made sure to NEVER get gum stuck anywhere because we knew we'd have hell to pay!
3We always used peanut butter in our hair and that works
4I'll have to try that on the mysterious spot on my living room rug that seems like gum an old roommate neglected to mention was there.
5Mayo works quite well too.
6It's the same as the PB, something about the oils releases the gum.
It's what my Mom always did when I got gum in my hair.
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