Need Help From Freeper Females (vanity)

4/21/2004 | Jaysun

[Jaysun]

Some of the guys and I are presently at the camping lodge and we’ve got a problem that requires the help of a sensible woman. My brother-in-law managed to get something in his hair this morning, and he wanted to wash it out. I can’t tell you what that something was, because he’s refused to divulge that to us thus far (I suspect that he fabricated the “tainted hair” theory to save himself some embarrassment.)

My brother-in-law believes that his wife has, at some point, told him that peanut butter is a useful household hair cleaner / conditioner. His wife animately denied ever saying anything about peanut butter, and thinks that he must have confused it with mayonnaise. Anyway, this guy has gone from a docile gentlemen to a ranting idiot and he’s now in a state of full blown panic.

Please provide us with any suggestions that you may have for removing peanut butter from hair. If possible, we’d like to know of any “home remedies” that may work – we’re in a fairly remote location and nobody is willing to go to the store. Besides looking ridiculous, he smells horrible. Here’s what we’ve tried so far:

A) Tried to “melt” it away by pouring very hot water over his head. This basically resulted in mild burns to his neck and scalp.
B) Made a makeshift shower cap out of a Wal-Mart bag, taped it around his head to make it watertight, and poured beer in a small hole at the top. He let it soak for about an hour to no avail.

Anything that you can suggest would be most appreciated.

Jaysun

[Jaysun]

Thanks for taking the time to read / respond to this.

[al baby]

You guys must have had a big bowl of stupid this morning

[CharlotteVRWC]

Dawn Dishwashing detergent is great for getting greasy
oily stuff out (ie - its used for wildlife soaked from an oil spill).

[fellowpatriot]

Have you tried using shampoo?

[al baby]

Tide works great too

[Jaysun]

You guys must have had a big bowl of stupid this morning

We've been up here for 4 days. The peanut butter was stupid, but I thought that my shower cap beer treatment was inventive if nothing else.

[So Cal Rocket]

This is the only cure:

[mystery-ak]

How much have you all had to drink?

[wimpycat]

Are you saying it's only peanut butter in the hair? Wash it...with shampoo. Soak his head for awhile in the water.
If that doesn't work, then break out the scissors. This is one woman who won't waste a lot of time solving the problem, especially on a man's hair. His hair can't be that long, so it won't make a lot of difference, and....it WILL grow back.

[al baby]

drink the beer and go to dog groomer

[abner]

Tell him to go look at the host on the sun.

Now.

Really, it's not night.

I'm laughing too hard at the moment to give a better suggestion.

Got any tomato juice?

[USNBandit]

Hey, he didn't roll around in a bunch of animal pooh, did he? My dog likes to do that.

You could try baby oil to get it out, but it will take a while to get the baby oil rinsed out later.

[Pylon]

Get him really drunk and shave his head. Fun for all!

[Jaysun]

Have you tried using shampoo?

Yes. The dolt used it all up. He said that the peanut butter basically makes his hair waterproof, and that the shampoo wouldn't penetrate.

[GODFEARINGWOMAN]

Try using baking soda. Wet his hair and mix baking soda with a little shampoo. It should work or Dawn dishwashing liquid. Or you could just shave his head.

[FourPeas]

ROFL! I certainly hope someone is taking pictures if not chronicling it in a journal.

[MinuteGal]

Try tomato juice. They use it to wash dogs that have been sprayed by skunks. I know, because my pooch had this happen to her, and the kennel got the odor out with tomato juice.

(just don't use Heinz tomato juice).

Leni

[LisaMalia]

Huh?

[HairOfTheDog]

Need to cut the oil with dishwashing soap and hot water...

Then condition it, cuz it's gonna dry it out bad.
With conditioner, not mayonaise, or he'll go from smelling like a peanut butter sandwich, to smelling like a tuna sandwich.

[Unknown Freeper]

Hints From Heloise

[abner]

If you don't have any tomato juice, run out and find a skunk to spray him. He won't smell any better, but the last of his worries will be his hair.

[eyespysomething]

Peanut butter is good for gum, but so is putting a chunk of ice on it and "breaking" it out of the hair.

Dawn is good at getting grease based stains.

But you know, scissors always work well too.

If there's and odor, use tomato juice or vinegar or baking soda paste.

I'm dying to know what it is. You can't tell?

And beer? That sounds like the idea of a man.

Mayonnaise is a good conditioner, but so are raw eggs.

[FourPeas]

DON'T try baby oil. Only time gets baby oil out of hair. Seriously.

[the Real fifi]

If it's gum, peanut butter will do.

[small voice in the wilderness]

Goodlord, this sounds like an official "hold mah beer an' watch this" episode. You guys need to pack it up and come back to the civilized world. You're not doing well in the wilderness.

[Jaysun]

How much have you all had to drink?

Let's just say that if anyone goes near an open flame we're in trouble.

[Ramius]

Are there any bears in the vicinity of this cabin? Just make him sleep outside.

[Iowa Granny]

If you have a citrus based degreaser that will work. The peanut butter trick works on gum. Ice may work if it's a sticky substance. The dish washing soap is a good suggestion. You might also try Laundry Detergent.

You are going to do laundry before you go home,,, aren't you? My husband always does all of his laundry, irons it and folds it neatly before he returns from hunting and fishing trips ;>)

You will have to knead the affected hair with ice or peanut butter then sort of pick it out of his hair.

Iowa Granny (age 59)

P.S. Don't waste anymore beer on the hair,,, beer on the hair is best used as a rinse after shampooing.

[Miss Marple]

What was the initial item stuck in his hair? I need to know why peanut butter didn't work.

If he has a lot of peanut butter in his hair and has used up all the shampoo, you can use dishwashing liquid (Palmolive, Dawn, Ivory, etc.) to lather it out.

But the original stuff may still be in his hair, and unless I know what it is, I can't give you a good suggestion on how to remove it.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

I second the motion on Dawn dishwashing liquid. Mayo will just add to the greasy kid stuff. Shampoo might work.

Another thing that you might try is goop hand cleaner. I would be very careful to make sure that you don't get it in his eyes, nose or mouth.

As a final last ditch effort would be to call an ER to see what they suggest. They remove peas from noses and crackers from ears, so why no peanut butter from hair.

[FourPeas]

It sounds like you're in trouble, even without the open flame. :)

[wimpycat]

You've got to be kidding. Is his hair completely full of peanut butter?

Somebody else mentioned it, but it's a great idea. Dawn dishwashing detergent. Stick his fool head in a sink full of hot water with Dawn dishwashing liquid and soak it. If that doesn't work, shave his head. He deserves it for being stupid.

Y'all didn't have a big bowl of stupid this morning. It's more like a few kegs of stupid.

[writer33]

"This is one woman who won't waste a lot of time solving the problem, especially on a man's hair. His hair can't be that long, so it won't make a lot of difference, and....it WILL grow back."

Now don't disenfranchise those longhaired, nose ring wearing, brush in the backpocket men. Come on now. Don't do that. :) HA!

[alnick]

Oh, I like B.

Okay, here's my advice:

1. Soap
2. Water
3. Time

Soap and water should take it out. Depending on how much peanut butter, and now beer, is in his hair, it may take repeated washing and rinsing.

On the bright side, his hair will probably be conditioned nicely when this is all over, with all that beer and peanut butter.

BTW, his wife probably did say mayonaise.

[opinionator]

There's a good product called 'Nair'. Rub it on, wait about 10 minutes then rinse.

[Overtaxed]

WD-40?

[Toespi]

Try.....oxi(MORON)clean. Seriously, OxiClean has been a lifesaver.

[kaylar]

Is there any lemon juice at the lodge? Cooking lemon juice, like bottled juice or the stuff in the little plastic lemons? That might work. Something acidic might cut through the oil in the peanut butter. That's all I can suggest...Something like rubbing alcohol MIGHT cut it, but after that he'd definitely need a hair treatment for the dryness.

[msdrby]

ROFLMAO ping

[HairOfTheDog]

You better load pictures.

[RosieCotton]

LOL!

[stylin19a]

I hope it wasn't chunky peanut butter.

Peanut butter is used to remove gum from hair.

Remove peanut butter from hair ? sometimes using something with the same properties will work. try peanut oil.

[netmilsmom]

My best friend was a hairdresser.
Do NOT add any more water to the PB. It is high in oil. Any oil can be taken out with Dawn or liquid detergent. I did mayo on my kids hair during a lice scare. Pure oil. Straight shampoo will take it out, but since the shampoo is gone, any liquid soap or detergent. NO water before you get alot of detergent on, sudz it up as much as possible then rinse and repeat until clean.

Honestly, PB is not bad in a pinch. It takes stickers and gum out of kids hair, baby oil works better.

Please ping me with the results.

[ladyinred]

I don't remember ever hearing of anything like this. While I went to beauty college and thought I had remedy's for anything to do with hair, this one throws me. If he has used all of the shampoo, surely you have regular bath soap? If so, I would suggest he just keep washing it using soap until it comes out. It is because it is oil that is making it difficult. Rub, rub, rub that bar of soap on it!!

[John Lenin]

Shave his head and start over. Problem solved.

[dawn53]

Tomato juice does work for skunk odor.

I agree that a dishwashing soap like dawn would cut the grease.

But vinegar is also effective at removing stuff, or lemon juice might work to cut the grease from the peanut butter.

By the way, mayonnaise is what you use when your kid has head lice and nothing else will get rid of them.

[ET(end tyranny)]

What seems to be the major concern? What was the result from the hot water? Too oily? Try patting cornstarch on the hair. NOT into it, onto it. Then shampoo, Prell might work best but can be too drying so afterwards you might need a conditioner.

[Miss Marple]

I don't know how you feel, but I am going to be following this thread. Cash money says it will be hilarious!

[FairOpinion]

I don't have a clue, but I did a Google search and what little I found also suggested, as some here, to use dishwashing liquid.

Put dishwashing liquid in a bowl, have him soak his head, wash, rinse, repeat. He may have to do this a number of times, depending on the amount of peanut butter in the hair.

[HairOfTheDog]

Ants.

Put ants on his head. They'll like the peanut butter.