Comments on: How to Wash Wax From Hair

By: legit help

legit help — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:13:16 +0000

i took my hair out of braids yesterday and this was the first time the girl used bees wax to keep them in.. well ive been washing my hair for 2 days and cannot for the life of me get the waxy feeling out of it.. ive read everyones middle back n it kills me when i go to brush and it feels like im ripping the roots from my skull. advice????

By: Abigail

Abigail — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:34:03 +0000

I use Bees wax in my hair also and more then once, so I have enjoyed reading your comments, from what I have read everybody is on the right track but with only one thing missing in your process and that is a hand towel. when I use a lot of wax, I first get out my hair dryer and while heating up the wax use my hand towel to soak up the hot wax. When ready to shampoo, same thing use a towel or bath mitt to wipe out the product. I found these methods work wery well, because our hands alone dont give enough traction to help get out the wax and a towel does. If you have some one hold the hair dryer while you towel out the hot wax with a bigger towel the process will be faster. If you have a shower or not you can stand over your tub to shampoo use lots of bubbles and a big towel or two small ones, when finish well you know best what your hair will need. I hope this helps and best wishes.

By: Kathy Flower

Kathy Flower — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:37:20 +0000

Wow, found myself in that circumstance and looked up everyone’s advice. Tried peanut butter — the kind that’s natural with oil on top. Stir in the oil, loosely, and then massage lots of the peanut butter into your hair. Then rinse with fairly hot water. Do it twice if needed. Then shampoo after it seems the wax is out. WORKS!

By: im completely in tears

im completely in tears — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:34:52 +0000

btw im poor and need a quick fix..i really dont want to cut it…:(

By: im completely in tears

im completely in tears — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:19:26 +0000

im at a breaking point….my head has gone threw so much trama from some trying to put dreads in my hair….i went threw 10 hours of that to 7 hours getting them out! i got them out which i am soooooooo happy. now my hair is fuuuulll of beez wax..im so scared…i am in tears as i type…i need help…something has got to give..please help me..i dont want to cut my hair off…im dying over here..please help me!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:45:27 +0000

I went to get my hair cut, and without my knowing the stylist sprayed wax into my hair. Despite having washed it 5 times, I could not get the product out before going to bed. In the morning, I discovered a full-proof way to remove it. I mixed dish liquid with baking soda and washed my hair 2 times. Most of the wax had come out of my hair, but there was still some residue that weighed it down. My Mother told me to use vinegar to wash the excess residue out. I poured about a cup of white vinegar on my head and waited 20 minutes. I rinsed this out and shampooed and conditioned my hair as usual. Now my hair is as clean as a whistle and as light as a feather. Your hair will be a little dry afterward, but it will return to normal once your scalp starts to produce more oils during your daily washings. This cannot fail, I assure you! You have nothing to lose.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:25:09 +0000

Yes. If you have an inventive child this may come in handy. The wax covering on those miniature cheese rounds is an ideal styling tool for young future special effects make-up artists. Unfortunately, it causes a great deal of concern among passers-by at the grocery store when your young one parades around with an apparent bullet wound to the head!
Soak a wash cloth with water and heat it in the microwave for a minute. Cool it to a point where it is comfortably warm and hold it to the wax until it becomes more pliable. Add a little olive oil. Then use a thick comb to reach down to the scalp and pull off the big chunks followed by a rat-tail comb to get the rest of the goo still clinging. Wash the hair with Dawn and follow with conditioner.
Make sure that this process is lengthy and takes up all video game and TV time! It’s not likely to reoccur.

By: chelly

chelly — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:53:11 +0000

ok i had rather foolishly put half a tub of wax on my head to make it stand up fo a dare. when i tried to wash it out it just, wouldnt. so i looked on the internet and i found a good surgestion of washing up liquid. i tried that and it helped reduse the wax after the third go, but it still had not gone so i tried another idea of olive oil. i wasnt looking forward to putting that in my hair but it WORKED.

tip for use:
-masage into hair.
-use a comb and run it through. (alot)
-leave in for 2 mins
-wash out with shampoo
-re wash
-condition (leave in for 5 mins)
-wash out
this should work but if not redo from olive oil onwards

By: sophia

sophia — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:04:40 +0000

Dear all, I had all the nasty hair products on my hair last Saturday due to a performance: a lot of hair wax, spray and glittering glue!!! So you could see it was a pure nightmare! I thought I could get rid of all of them by washing my hair with hair shampoo but after 5 times of washing and cleaning, my effort went ashtray. My hair still stayed waxy and yucky after 5 days of washing. So I google the solution online and tried all the recommended solutions to get rid of this nightmare. I purchased everything recommended and decided to try the following things in just one day (my housemate was watching me with wide eyes when I piled all these stuffs in the bathroom):
1) shampooing (Pantene, for dry hair type) my hair up to 5 times in one go followed by conditioner. Blow dried my hair. Results: Wax stucked to my hair even stronger after conditioner, my best guess was the ingredient in Pantene called Pro-V which help to strengthen the hair while maintaining the hair moisture.
2) Soaked my hair in Olive oil for 10 mins followed by shampoo. Blow dried my hair. Results: No effect and my hair get even greasier.
3) 3 x Morningfresh concentrated dish washing liquid with baking soda (some recommended Dawn detergent but I couldn’t find the product in Safeway). Blow dried my hair. Results: My hair was getting less greasier/waxy, but the waxy feeling was exactly the same as before I tried the Pantene shampoo and olive oil. At this stage, I was so scared that if I couldn’t remove all the wax, I would be left with no choice but to call in sick tomorrow.
4) Finally, half-heartedly, I tried my Neutrogena Oil-free Acne Wash. I could feel the difference after first time of washing my hair. Checked the information at the back of the bottle and it said the Acne wash could remove dirt, OIL, bacteria and unclogged the pores. Excitement kicked in and I washed my hair with it for another 2 times. Voila, the wax was G-O-N-E!!!! At this stage, my hair was completely clean and very very soft (Sorry for the bad grammar, but this was exactly how it felt). As I scared my hair would be very dry the next morning with all the detergents poured onto my scalp, I use a very tiny amount of Herbal Essence conditioner on the lower half of my hair(for Drama clean, green colored bottle), put it on for less than a minute and washed it off. Blow dried my hair. Results: I could feel the immediate result and satisfaction while blow drying my hair.

Seriously, what you heard from me now only happened a few minutes ago and I was so excited that I couldn’t wait a minute longer to share my successful story with you all.

I guarantee it will work for you!!!! Neutrogena Acne Wash Rocks!!!

Cheers

By: Chellie

Chellie — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:37:07 +0000

Someone attempted to giver dreads and they failed BIG time. After hours of grueling pain from my hair being pulled and shredded I was left with waxy hair strands, NOT dreads. So with the dreads a failure I had to figure out how to get the globs of wax out of my tangled hair. I tried to blow dry it and wipe off what I could with a paper towel. Lots of time wasted, little success. I read about someone using orange degreaser cleaner when all else failed for them so I decided to try this also. Again, no success. My dear and wise grandma suggested that I use liquid tide detergent. I had mo idea where she got that idea but I figured I had nothing to lose (other than wax) Well I hung my head over the tub and wet my hair under the faucet and poured about a 1/4 cup of tide into my hair. I massaged it VERY thuroughly then added shampoo. I later learned it was easier to rinse the tide out of my hair BEFORE adding shampoo. When you are using the tide, try to work the tangled out of the wax slowly. After just a couple of minutes you willnotice a difference. When you use the shampoo,assage thuroughly again. Ahhh, another important step. CONDITIONER. Massage thuroughly for at least 2 minutes after you rinse out the shampoo. Repeat these steps until your hair is noticeably WAX FREE and there are only a couple of tangles. Any kids detangler spray should do. When brushing my hair, I used a fine tooth wire comb to get out the little raining wax. Comb slowly ang gently. Be PATIENT!!! When u was finished I noticed a slight waxy feeling in my hair. I took a shower later that night and now the waxy feeling is GONE. So are the knots of hair, thank god. The wax I had in my hair was from a kit foraking dread locks. Pretty serious stuff. I ended up using about 1 1/2 caps of detergent buty hair is 5-6 inches long. Longer hair may require more detergent. Good luck. Oh, one more thing. I called a salon and they told me to use nail polish remover. I tried it on one section of my hair and it works very well but the smell is VERY strong. If you use finger nail polish remover be sure not to get it in your eyes and open a nearby window. I was going to try putting some in a clean spray bottle to help cut back on the strength of the smell.