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blutac in hair

lisakay_2
lisakay_2 Posts: 435 Forumite
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I've just tried to plait DD's hair for bed and she has a big lump of blutac matted into her hair. it looks like it's been rubbed in and is a right mess. does anyone know of any tricks to get it out or will i just have tp get it cut?
it's about time she had a trim, but i didn't really want to take it quite as short as it will need to go.

i actually think that a child sat behind her in school at carpet time must've done it, i can't see how else it could've got that bad.
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  • pigpen
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    I'd sit and pick each hair out individually.. it needs to be just warm enough to be soft but not sticky. My daughters have waist length hair and I've done it with theirs..

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  • Lovelyjoolz
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    Oil or butter. Work it into the hair and the blu tack and it should help it slide off the hair.

    Good luck!
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  • Skint_yet_Again
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    I have used ice cubes to get chewing gum out of hair so it may work with blue tac. Just hold bag of ice cubes around lump for a few minutes to freeze it and it then loses some of its stickyness and may come out. good luck x
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  • skintbuthappy81
    skintbuthappy81 Posts: 995 Forumite
    I know that rubbing an ice cube on the hair does the trick for removing chewing gum, maybe with a try. HTH
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  • skintbuthappy81
    skintbuthappy81 Posts: 995 Forumite
    Skint_yet_Again wrote: »
    I have used ice cubes to get chewing gum out of hair so it may work with blue tac. Just hold bag of ice cubes around lump for a few minutes to freeze it and it then loses some of its stickyness and may come out. good luck x

    Beat me to it :D
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  • luxor4t
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    Another vote for icecubes.
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  • lisakay_2
    lisakay_2 Posts: 435 Forumite
    righto, she's asleep now, was already past bedtime when i found it.

    I can't see it being any worse by morning.

    I've put some water in th efreezer ready for morning to try first, then will try oil if we need to.

    thanks very much for the suggestions x
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  • meritaten
    meritaten Posts: 24,158 Forumite
    blu tac gets cold and it sticks like glue - warm it up and it releases its hold. So, I would warm it start releasing each hair - Ive done this with the dog (springer spaniel) when she sat on a huge lump of it!
  • lisakay_2
    lisakay_2 Posts: 435 Forumite
    ah ok, will try that first then :D
    thank you x
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