Woman Used Gorilla Glue Spray Instead Of Hair Spray, Here Is What Happened

[dalton99a]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/02/08/woman-used-gorilla-glue-spray-instead-of-hair-spray-here-is-what-happened/

Feb 8, 2021, 07:46pm EST
Woman Used Gorilla Glue Spray Instead Of Hair Spray, Here Is What Happened
Bruce Y. Lee

Well, it looks like Gorilla Glue may work as advertised. But in this case that’s not necessarily a good thing.

The Gorilla Glue website describes its Gorilla Spray Adhesive as a “heavy duty, multi-purpose” product which “forms a clear, permanent bond that is moisture resistant.” This suggests that if you spray the Gorilla adhesive on something, it ain’t going to be easy to remove. That may be fine if you are gluing together the pieces of the massive One Direction shrine in your bedroom but not if you accidentally put it on your hair.

Apparently, Tessica Brown from Louisiana found this out the hard way after she used the Gorilla Spray Adhesive on her hair instead of her usual hair spray, Got2b Glued. And in this case hard meant like rock-hard. Her hair and hair style were essentially sealed in place, sort of like those hairstyles on Lego figurines. A trip to the emergency room, over 15 hair washes, and treatments such as applying acetone and using tea tree oil and coconut oil have not gotten her hair to move. She described her resulting plight on Instagram and TikTok videos that subsequently went viral (not in a Covid-19 but a social media way). The following tweet contains one of these videos:

Link to tweet

After hearing about Brown’s struggles, the Gorilla Glue company did tweet out the following:

Link to tweet

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[LakeArenal]

1. Yikes.

On purpose too. I thought it was going to be a mistake of spray cans.

[NurseJackie]

2. I feel so bad for her.

[Enterstageleft]

3. Where's that little old lady talking to the queen...?

"I put that 'bleep' on everything!"

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. Well, that makes me happy that I never use hairspray.

[LisaL]

6. Hairspray isn't a problem, glue is.

She used glue spray on her head.

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. Yes, I know that.

But since I don't have any hairspray, I'll never confuse the two.

[LisaL]

10. She didn't confuse them as far as I can tell.

She run out of her usual hair spray and decided Gorilla glue spray is going to do the job.

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. Yes, I read the article and watched her video.

Using the glue on her hair was clearly a major mistake, given the consequences. That's putting it as nicely as I can because there's a lot more that I'm thinking.

But, my point stands. I'll never make the mistake of doing that since I never use hairspray. It's not part of my routine to spray anything on my hair.

[Dave Starsky]

28. There was that Thanksgiving when our carving knife broke...

So I used a Husqvarna 455 gas-powered chainsaw instead.

Ruined the holiday for everyone.

[Ms. Toad]

18. That's how I read it. n/t

[More_Cowbell]

19. Yes, because her usual hair spray had Glu in its name

So she thought this "Glue" was okay. Crazy.

[SlogginThroughIt]

50. LOL You said: crazy.... Glue?

[cwydro]

64. Omg, seriously?

I did see that story, but never quite gathered if it was for a YouTube video on purpose or what.

Yikes.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

22. Consider what hairspray does to lungs.

[ProfessorGAC]

65. Almost Nothing, Anymore

There was a time when your concerns were well founded.
But, the acrylates used in hairspray react with moisture in the air to polymerize in 50-100 milliseconds.
By the time it's inhaled, it's not much more than inert dust particles.
The propellant, (iso-butane or dimethyl propane), is inert, as alkanes don't react without a free radical initiator.
Back when the propellant was freon (halocarbons) and the polymers took 2 or 3 seconds to consume all the monomer & resin, they were way more dangerous!
They took out the freon for ozone depletion reasons, not product safety. Product safety was the reason for changed the reactivity of the polymer, though.

[left-of-center2012]

5. Back around 1990, after a night of partying ...

I mistakenly sprayed Right Guard on my hair and hairspray in my armpits.

I think those are what I refer to as 'the good old days'.

[Blue_true]

29. Yes. It sounds like you were two steps to the wind.

What did you do, get into the old style moonshine, the backwoods kind?

[Xolodno]

30. LOL!

I did that to!

[left-of-center2012]

40. Those are what I call my "hippie daze"

[jmowreader]

47. You know why Trump only smells good on one side, right?

He doesn't have any "Left Guard" in his bathroom.

[3catwoman3]

7. Mayor league stupid here - good grief.

I, too, thought it was by mistake.

It sort of looks like she has glued her eyes open as well.

[Xipe Totec]

9. Also recommended, don't sniff Gorilla Glue nt

[yuiyoshida]

58. NO BUT YOU CAN SMOKE it!!

I WANT to personally thank Gorilla Glue for lending its name to the strongest cannibis I ever smoked!!

[Deuxcents]

11. Good God

What price for beauty? Her hair/ scalp will never be the same. Why..why would she do this?

[EndlessWire]

12. Shave it all off.

It might be that the hair follicle roots might be damaged. Is her hair growing at all?

Wow, I feel bad for her. She should do whatever it takes to save her hair growth. Keeping a shellacked mess up there won't necessarily save her from baldness. Make a judgment call and do what you have to do.

I think she should shave it off and help her scalp to breathe. That way she could perhaps apply something to loosen up the new growth. There are always wigs to wear while she waits to see.

People put perms on all the time. Hair regrows. This is the perm of all time. Maybe she could use laser light to help herself?

[PJMcK]

26. That's just what I thought, too (n/t)

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

36. Yep. I saw this in DU a couple of days ago, and my first thought

was that she should simply shave everything off. Hair does grow back. Well, most of the time it does. Sometimes it doesn't but that's an entire different conversation.

[LisaL]

49. I am not sure it can be shaved off after being glued.

Her hair is likely dead anyway, but razor might not be able to shave it off.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

57. The hair underneath will grow. So shaving is definitely

possible.

[Act_of_Reparation]

61. She can't just shave it off.

The hair is coated in glue, and likely bonded to her scalp.

[EndlessWire]

62. Acetone

The solution is acetone (fingernail polish remover) to soften the roots. She can then follow up with sea salt mixed with coconut oil.

She's going to have to shave the hair off and start over.

YRMV. Disclaimer: I am not a beautician. I just wouldn't put glue on my own hair. It's going to take a long time to fix this.

[Act_of_Reparation]

63. They already tried acetone.

This isn't your run of the mill superglue. It's intended to be permanent.

[EndlessWire]

66. TRY AGAIN. AND AGAIN...n/t

[Act_of_Reparation]

68. Good call.

Chemistry always flinches in the face of determination.

[EndlessWire]

70. LOL! n/t

[kimbutgar]

13. She needs to just shave her head and start over.

[Blue_true]

31. That should help.

The hairdresser would likely have to use scissors and make sure that every hair is cut before pulling it off, that stuff can result in hairs being pulled out by the roots, if the exposed hair is not cut cleanly. I tangled with that stuff once by getting it on my bare hands, never again. I buy gloves now whenever I use it, it is so bonding that I can only use gloves once.

[onethatcares]

14. bust out the sawzall

and a hammer and chisel.

[magicarpet]

21. Jack hammer that runs off compressed air.

That should remove the hair.

While you are at it,...do a test bore hole through the skull. See if there are any brains inside.

[magicarpet]

15. It might be just the answer trDump is looking for to keep luxurious locks in place.

It would save him a considerable amount of time having to futz in the mirror trying to keep his coiffure in place.

And all those gigantic cans of hairspray he goes through every day. Count 6 - 10, that adds up to serious money.

[dalton99a]

16. +1

[randr]

20. Another job for WD40

[lpbk2713]

34. Another aerosol can?

Be verrry careful.

[Klaralven]

42. Maybe try DMSO before moving on to its more toxic brethern

DMSO is a polar aprotic solvent and is less toxic than other members of this class, such as dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and HMPA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyl_sulfoxide#Solvent

[dchill]

23. Good public service announcement...

... for senseless people who don't read instructions.

[milestogo]

24. I had no idea gorilla glue came as a spray.

I'll have to keep that in mind.

[Blue_true]

33. If you do use it, watch where you are spraying it, and wear gloves, eye protection,

and a mask. The products from that company are good, but you really need to read and follow the directions, because when that stuff ends up in the wrong place, you will have a problem.

[malaise]

25. I'm beginning to understand how people follow Trump

How dumb are people!

[Blue_true]

27. I got some of that stuff on my hands once. Took two months for all of it to be gone.

I have the nasty tendency of not wearing gloves for some activities, like all home tasks. Fortunately the skin on the palms and fingers is very forgiving, it is tolerant to a lot of things and sheds fairly rapidly relative to other skin on the body, so my two baths per day, screwing with the “right” skin, and the natural skin shedding counter-acted my idiocy and got my ass out of a self made sling.

[hlthe2b]

32. I felt sorry for her and still do, but now that she thinks she's going to sue Gorilla Glue...

my benefit-of-the-doubt for her just evaporated. Good Gawd. She doesn't read the label and she thinks GG is responsible?

She wouldn't want me on that jury. Just sayin.

[Blue_true]

35. Yeah. Reading the instructions before using that stuff is key.

Yes, I believe she would easily lose such a lawsuit. Maybe if Gorilla Glue made the hairspray also, maybe then she would have a smidgen of a bat in hell chance of winning the lawsuit.

[Digger]

39. Yup.

Now the GG company will have to print "DO NOT SPRAY ON HAIR" on can labels to protect themselves.

[jmowreader]

48. I can just imagine the judge at the lawsuit

"Good morning, Your Honor. I am suing the Gorilla Glue Company because I sprayed Gorilla Spray Adhesive on my hair and it won't come out."

"Young lady, were you born stupid or did you get that way through long work and dedication?"

[Mopar151]

37. Shut up and go away! money.....

This is why non-disclosure agreements are used.

[Talitha]

38. Read the label, stupid!!

This has GOT to be one of the dumbest women out there.

First she complains about what happened to her hair and then adds "it's not by choice".

Then she goes on to say "Well, I didn't have any more (brand name) spray, so I used this."

And holds up a can of spray glue!

Best of all, she broadcasts her complaint on the internet.

No pity from me, dearie. None at all.

[Totally Tunsie]

41. Another Darwin Award candidate...

just sayin'.

[Klaralven]

43. 40 year old teacher -- God help her students...

the reportedly 40-year old Louisiana teacher apparently went to the hospital over the weekend to see what, if anything, could be done about her hair.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/woman-used-gorilla-glue-spray-213400717.html

[shanti]

44. Hmmmm

It sounds like she got her product names mixed up, to her detriment. My brother showed me this hair gel he was using. The name was Gorilla Snot. Makes ones hair stiff and hard for spikes. She got the Gorilla part right, but mixed up the Snot and the Glu. Oops, lol.

[Denzil_DC]

45. There's a Gorilla Snot Sport Style Hair Gel

which sounds utterly delightful: https://epiphanniea.co.uk/product/gorilla-snot-sport-style-hair-gel-270g/

also Gorilla Snot Rocker Style Hair Gel: https://epiphanniea.co.uk/product/moco-de-gorila-rockero-gorilla-snot-rocker-style-hair-gel-240g/

and Slick Gorilla Hair Styling Texturising Powder: https://www.groomingproducts.co.uk/collections/slick-gorilla/under-10

I don't know whether that's what confused her.

[MustLoveBeagles]

52. That's possible

[JI7]

55. I read a comment somewhere else that someone probably told her to use Gorilla Snot

and she misunderstood .

[dustyscamp]

46. It's hard to believe this is real

[Sogo]

51. She may need to shave her head.

It might be the only way....

[tavernier]

59. Not even sure that would work.

Wondering if it might not have to be removed surgically. It could get very complicated.

[MineralMan]

60. If she waits a week or so, the hair will grow out enough

to be shaved off. She'll need a good barber who knows how to use a straight razor, though. No problem, really. Meanwhile, her hair will look like she styled it before spraying.

Live and learn. I forgot to wear a cap while spray-painting a car with lacquer paint. I had to shave my head to get rid of it. Oh, well...

[FormerOstrich]

53. The wrong gorilla

I love Gorilla Snot. In my hair. Gorilla adhesive...not the same...

[LeftInTX]

54. I see that everywhere

[JI7]

56. That's probably what she might have read somewhere

and thought that's what she had

[IcyPeas]

67. did she buy it in a store or online? makes you wonder.....

if she was in a drug store..... was she in the hair products aisle? or the household aisle.

if she was in a hardware type store..... why would they have hair spray?

so maybe she bought it online in which case she may have not known.

anyway she has lawyered up.

[EX500rider]

69. Not feeling so sorry for her as her GoFundMe has raised $11,000 so far. nt