Woman Who Used Gorilla Glue As Hairspray Goes To Emergency Room

KEY POINTS

Tessica Brown said she washed her hair 15 times but there’s been no change
She tried several suggestions, including putting coconut oil and tea tree oil
Brown eventually had to go to the hospital to get her hair fixed

When TikTok user Tessica Brown used Gorilla Glue in place of actual hairspray, little did she know that she would have to go to the hospital to get the adhesive removed.

In a video posted on Feb. 4, Brown said that her hair had been stuck for a month and insisted that "it's not by choice."

She explained that when she styles her hair, she likes to finish off by using the Got2b Freeze spray to keep her hair in place. When she ran out of the Got2b spray, she instead used the Gorilla Glue spray.

“Bad, bad, bad idea,” she said in the video while adding that she had already washed her hair 15 times but there’s been no change. In another video, she lathers shampoo on her head to show that nothing happens.

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Brown eventually had to go to the hospital Saturday to get her hair fixed. She posted a photo of the entrance to the emergency room of St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Louisiana and another of herself getting checked by a medical professional.

In her latest post, she uploaded a photo of sterile saline and nail-polish-remover pads and captioned it, "this is really about to be a long process."

Her visit to the hospital came after trying several treatments suggested to her, New York Daily reported. In an Instagram post, she said she was going to bed after applying tea tree oil and coconut oil, terming the method an “epic fail” later.

Brown's posts on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok have gone viral with users offering suggestions and support.

UPDATE: The woman who went viral for using Gorilla Glue in her hair #TessicaBrown has sought medical treatment. I’ve been thinking about her since I first saw her video. I’m praying for you!#RespectMyHair 💕 #gorillagluegirl pic.twitter.com/rAIbPUFokM
— RespectMyHair (@RespectMyHair) February 7, 2021

Gorilla Glue also weighed in on the situation, adding that the quickest possible remedy was rubbing alcohol, as per TMZ. It, however, added that if Brown’s hair's been stuck for a month, it's "likely fractured at the root, but we certainly hope for the best.”

Cosmetic chemist Ginger King told Allure that Gorilla Glue's full ingredient makeup is a trade secret and even she cannot say what the product is made out of.

“When the product is not meant for hair, brands can use industrial-grade polymer, which often has residual monomers that can be carcinogenic,” King explained.