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jojo
February 1st, 2009, 01:43 PM
My daughter decided to dye her clip on extensions in the bath, however the hair all snapped and my bath wouldn't empty, well it would but very slowly.

Of course I got the blame despite my protests that my hair doesn't shed hardly anything. DH however remembers the last time my hair was long, broken vacuum cleaners and constant blocked sinks and baths caused many an aurgument.

Anyway today I was de-hairing my legs for my holiday with hair removing cream, when I had a thought. I sprayed some of the hair remover cream in the plug hole and left it for 15 minutes and then turned the tap on; result unblocked drain and no having to fish out the offending hair with a twisted metal clothes hanger.

I had a little fish about witht he clothes hanger, but nothing the hair remover had well removed the hair!

Thought id share this tip with you guys.
maliha
February 1st, 2009, 01:48 PM
Smart thinking !! We had this problem in our house for ages and never ever thought about this solution which was sitting right in the bathroom cabinet :)..thanx :)
Heidi_234
February 1st, 2009, 01:50 PM
That's actually very neat! Nice one Jojo! :grin:
Tabitha
February 1st, 2009, 01:52 PM
Good thinking Batman! :lol:
Carolyn
February 1st, 2009, 01:56 PM
Ingenious idea! I have some of that stuff I know I'm never going to use.
jojo
February 1st, 2009, 01:57 PM
Your all very welcome, sure beats pulling those horrible, slimmy hairs from the plug hole. The worst job ever in my opinion!
DragonLady
February 1st, 2009, 02:20 PM
WoW.

Buy yourself a hairtoy. You deserve it. :)
purplebubba
February 1st, 2009, 02:24 PM
WoW.

Buy yourself a hairtoy. You deserve it. :)

Hairsticks with yellow ducks?
Tabitha
February 1st, 2009, 02:34 PM
Have a great holiday Jojo, :sun: and when you get back check the RRRRRRRRRRRRRR Machine thread (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=1140&highlight=epilator) ... then you can save all the rest of the stinky Nair for the drains!
Coriander
February 1st, 2009, 02:46 PM
Have a great holiday Jojo, :sun: and when you get back check the RRRRRRRRRRRRRR Machine thread (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=1140&highlight=epilator) ... then you can save all the rest of the stinky Nair for the drains!

One of my favorite threads, and one of my favorite machines!!!

I'm glad you found another use for that hair remover cream! I'll have to remember that, thanks :D
suicides_eve
February 1st, 2009, 03:27 PM
lol thats so smart! i got a whole crap load just collecting dust in the closet... off to give it a whirl for my drains
catfish
February 1st, 2009, 04:20 PM
Wiley Coyote Super Genius:D
RavennaNight
February 1st, 2009, 05:29 PM
Oooh! I will take note of that! Better than nasty Drano.
Katahdin
February 1st, 2009, 07:44 PM
Jojo, you're my hero!

I'm off to buy hair removal cream now.
Anje
February 1st, 2009, 07:54 PM
Nice trick. Though I still like my Zip-It.
Curlsgirl
February 1st, 2009, 09:41 PM
Mine is starting to stop up and I was putting off the zip-it chore. I am so glad to read this! I'm picking up some Nair tomorrow! :cheese:
jojo
February 1st, 2009, 10:51 PM
I used the cheapo one from the pound shop, for a £1 funnily enough!

Works just as well, don't splash out on expensive ones, they all work the same!
jojo
February 1st, 2009, 10:52 PM
Hairsticks with yellow ducks?
as long as there not geese, i hate them!
magicatt
February 1st, 2009, 11:23 PM
Brilliant! Just brilliant!! Thanks for this stupendous idea!
Dreamernz
February 2nd, 2009, 02:04 PM
Loool that's sooo clever :D
dolcevita
February 2nd, 2009, 02:05 PM
Brilliant idea!! Thanks :D
PurpleAshes
February 2nd, 2009, 02:08 PM
Very good idea! :O
But what to do with the ones that are a very thick cream? Do you think adding a little water would affect it's effectivity?
Eryka
February 2nd, 2009, 02:40 PM
Wow. Ms. MacGyver. I'm gonna try that!
Calista
February 2nd, 2009, 02:51 PM
Wow, one of those ideas that make you go "why on earth didnīt *I* think of that?" :doh:
burns_erin
February 2nd, 2009, 03:46 PM
I agree it works great. A word of caution though. If you henna, make sure you apply the nair to the drain BEFORE you rinse out your henna. Otherwise, you end up with a hair clog, that has a thick coating of mud on it, with a coating of nair on top, that you still have to fish out manually.
eadwine
February 5th, 2009, 02:42 PM
How smart of you Jojo!
lora410
February 5th, 2009, 02:51 PM
Now that is AWESOME. Smart girl you are :)
Sissy
February 5th, 2009, 05:38 PM
wow, that's interesting. I never would have thought to do it :)
SimplyLonghair
February 5th, 2009, 07:54 PM
Way to go Jojo!:cheese::cheese::cheese::cool:
girlcat36
February 5th, 2009, 08:23 PM
Great minds think alike, Jojo! :D
I posted this hair clog remedy a couple of months ago--but didn't get nearly the the enthusiastic resposne that you did!
It works much better than Drano, or the baking soda/vinegar trick!
MadPirateBippy
February 18th, 2009, 12:13 PM
This is brilliant! :cheese:

I'm going to have to buy some when I see it go on sale, now.