My daughters hair looks really wet and it has since yesterday after her and my son got into a whole thing of Vasisline! I tried Head and Shoulders and all the other shampoos and conditioners I could find around the house and nothing worked for me! PLEASE HELP me SOON we are going on vacation tomorrow!! LoL! I got 2 wet lookin kiddies!How do I get the Vasiline out of my kids hair if I have already tried using every soap and shampoo I have?
Vaseline won't hurt your kids hair. It might look wet for a while, but it might actually help to moisturize their hair (good if they're going to be out in the sun while on vacation.)
If you want to get the Vaseline out, try just a drop or two of dish soap (not detergent) like Dawn. It's perfectly safe for hair and skin and will help to remove the Vaseline.
If that doesn't work, there should be a customer service number on the jar of Vaseline. Call them and ask for suggestions.
I also found these:
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Vaseline In The Hair
Karen Marie Shelton
Date: 4/21/2001, 10/29/2004
Introduction
Today I had yet another AskKaren ';hair disaster'; email. A mom wrote to tell me that her 15 year old daughter had used Vaseline to create faux dreads on her gorgeous waist length hair.
The good news was that the faux dreads turned out great. Unfortunately, the bad news was that the Vaseline could not be removed from the hair. Nothing worked. After many unsuccessful shampoo attempts the mom decided that the only option was the scissors. Luckily she decided to email me before she took this last irreversible step.
Is there a way to remove Vaseline from the hair without scissors? Yes, absolutely. The treatment that I describe below works about 90% of the time after the first treatment. It will work 99% of the time after two treatments.
Steps For Removing Vaseline From The Hair
STEP 1: Take a paper towel and blot as much of the Vaseline from the hair as possible onto the paper towel. Do not rub as this can damage the hair. Blot and pat carefully.
STEP 2: Apply a little cornstarch or cornmeal powder (do not use baby powder as it can be harmful to the lungs) to the sections of the hair that contains the Vaseline. Blot or pat the cornstarch onto the hair. Again, do not rub. Make sure that the entire area of Vaseline is covered with a light amount of the cornstarch or cornmeal powder.
STEP 3: Once the hair has been completely covered step into a warm, not hot, shower. Apply a good clarifying shampoo to the palms of your hand and then apply to the hair.
STEP 4: Shampoo twice to make sure that all the cornstarch and the Vaseline are removed from your hair.
STEP 5: Rinse with warm water until clear.
STEP 6: Apply a good rinse out conditioner to your hair. This is important since the two applications of clarifying shampoo will tend to dry out most hair.
STEP 7: Rinse well and do a cool or cold water final rinse.
STEP 8: Towel blot hair. apply detangler, pick out tangles and then let the hair air dry.
If all the Vaseline is not removed during the first treatment, do another treatment in 24 hours. That should successfully eliminate all of the Vaseline residue.
Why do you have to use cornstarch or cornmeal powder? The cornstarch binds with the Vaseline and allows it to be carried out of the hair by the shampoo. Without a binding agent (like cornstarch or cornflower) the Vaseline just remains attached to the hair cuticle.
Although some visitors have reported success with white flour and other similar binding agents, the best results seem to be guaranteed with the cornstarch or cornmeal powder.
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Question: how can you remove vaseline petroleum jelly from hair?
Answer: SPOT found many different suggested remedies for removing Vaseline from hair (SPOT has no first-hand experience here, so try what you think might work for you):
Suggestion #1: Saturate hair in baby oil. Squeeze out as much of the oil as you can, then wash hair three times with Dawn dish soap.
Suggestion #2: Put cornstarch on hair. Pat it in and let it set for a few minutes. Shampoo twice with a clarifying shampoo. Repeat again in 24 hours, if needed.
Suggestion #3: Work peanut butter through hair. Wash thoroughly.
Suggestion #4: Rinse hair with vinegar, then water.
Good luck!
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Hope one of those works! Have fun on your vacation!How do I get the Vasiline out of my kids hair if I have already tried using every soap and shampoo I have?
one word-DAWN
use very hot water and shampoo
Just one question - HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET VASELINE
IN YOUR KIDS HAIR?
The same thing happened to me regarding this nasty pomade stuff. Try some Suave Clarifying Shampoo. It got all of the greasiness out after a couple washings.
The best way to get vaseline out of hair is to sprinkle baby powder on the hair. The powder will soak up the oils and grease. Then wash with a regular shampoo. You may have to do a couple of washings but it will come out.
You'd have to be careful for their eyes, and I don't know what it will do for their hair color, but I would try something with citric acid in it. Like Goo-Gone, or even just straight lemon juice. It should break down vaseline pretty quick.
Otherwise, maybe mineral oil?
Good Luck!
well you are going to need something to soak up oils, you might laugh but try flour or baking soda... anything that will soak up oils and wont damage the hair will work, it will soak up oils quickly. After you do that then wash their hair once or twice. If that dosent work then idk what to tell you. lol
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR WET LOOKING KIDS :) haha
cut it off...its just hair itll grow back, and after it happens, they will never put it in their hair again
Like they say oil and water don't mix so I would suggest do nothing and it will go away on its own. Just keep combing and brushing.
talcon powder. people put that in thr hair when its greasy so it mite work
OMG. that same thing happened to my aunt but I bet the stories are totally different. She was playing with the Vaseline and put the whole entire tube in her hair. Just try dish liquid. Not dish washer liquid though. It'll take a while for it to come out though. Be very careful , my aunt's hair is very damaged now.
PS. the Vaseline may cause her natural hair to change. It might be tangled lots and poofy but the dish liquid is the only thing I could suggest.
I've heard that vinegar works on hair to cut oiliness.
And it won't damage the hair.
it's not a major problem . Time will take care of it
Well, one of my friends daughters had vaseline in her hair too. You could possibly try Selsun Blue, but she said that after about 10 washes she was able to get most of it out. You may just need to wash and rinse over and over again! I would take sections of her hair and concentrate on each section.
Try using a soap bar or body wash. These are high in alkalinity, hopefully they will break down the Vaseline. After use a hydrating shampoo and conditioner.
