Is it helpful to apply toothpaste if there is gum stuck on your hair?

I believe everyone is familiar with the snack called chewing gum. When we take a long-distance bus, we usually buy some chewing gum to chew. It can effectively remove the bad smell inside the human mouth and also has the effect of exercising the human sphincter. However, dealing with chewing gum after chewing is a very important matter. If you are not careful, it may stick to your hair. So, if chewing gum is stuck to your hair, is it useful to apply toothpaste?

First of all, when faced with the situation of chewing gum stuck to hair, applying toothpaste is helpful. There are other methods that can also effectively remove chewing gum from hair.

1. Apply as much mousse as possible to the part of the hair where the gum is stuck, and use a comb to gently comb the gum out of the hair.

2. Apply cooking oil (olive oil, castor oil or vegetable oil) to the chewing gum and the surrounding hair, wait for 2-3 minutes, and use a comb to gently comb the chewing gum out of the hair.

3. Wash your hair with shampoo to remove chewing gum from your hair.

4. Apply ice to the chewing gum for about 15 minutes to lower the temperature and make the gum hard, so that it can be easily removed.

5. Apply the base oil cream to the gum and hair to remove the gum.

6. Apply Vaseline to the hair that is stuck with chewing gum to remove the gum from the hair.

7. Apply alcohol and then rub. The chewing gum can be removed in about 1 minute.

8. Dip a cotton pad in a proper amount of eucalyptus oil, then wipe the chewing gum with the cotton pad and the chewing gum will melt.

9. Buy a gum remover, apply it on the gum with your fingers, and wipe it off with a tissue.

Precautions for chewing gum

1. Try to choose sugar-free or xylitol chewing gum.

The cariogenic bacteria in the mouth can use sucrose to produce acidic substances, which in turn corrode the teeth. Xylitol cannot be used by cariogenic bacteria and cannot provide the nutrients that bacteria need to survive. At the same time, xylitol is helpful for early-stage caries and can play a role in natural repair, thus preventing the occurrence of caries. The higher the xylitol content in chewing gum, the better the anti-caries effect. Persistently chewing gum that contains more than 50% xylitol can reduce the incidence of tooth decay by 85%.

2. Choose to chew gum after meals and snacks.

After eating sugary foods and drinking drinks, the acidity of dental plaque in the mouth increases. At this time, chewing sugar-free or xylitol gum can stimulate saliva secretion, neutralize acidic substances, and help remineralize teeth.

3. Don’t chew gum for too long.

If you chew gum for too long, your chewing muscles will always be in a tense state, which may lead to a habit of grinding your teeth at night. In addition, if teenagers chew gum during their physical development period, it may over-exercise the masseter muscles, stimulate the development of muscles and bones at the mandibular angle, and eventually give them a "square face", affecting the shape of women's faces. Therefore, each time you chew gum, you should limit yourself to less than a quarter of an hour.