Stupid but serious question!!!!

[Ranger Mom]

Does ANYONE know how to prevent static electricity in hair??

I swear, I am gonna have a nervous breakdown if we don't have some humidity soon.

I have tried Static Guard sprayed on my brush, wiped Bounce dyer sheets on my hair, rubbed lotion on my hands then lightly over my hair.....to NO AVAIL!!!

It is STILL sticking to my face, my back, my clothes....reaching out to touch someone when I pass them!!!

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

I am wearing two braids Pocohontos style right now just to keep it in place!!

Any home remedies (and not like the ones on the thread below)? Ranger Mom's sanity is at stake here!!

[GreenMonster]

try getting a vaporizer and only putting water in it. The moisture in the air might help.

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by GreenMonster
try getting a vaporizer and only putting water in it. The moisture in the air might help.

Good idea!!! I have one of those.....I think it's a vaporizer.

What's the difference between a vaporizer and a humidifier?? Isn't one cold mist and one hot mist?

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Ranger Mom's sanity is at stake here!!
Sorry, but I'm not sure I can help. :p ;)

(Static Guard was going to be my suggestion.)

[GreenMonster]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
Sorry, but I'm not sure I can help. :p ;)

(Static Guard was going to be my suggestion.)

It was a good try though Ma

[Phantom Stang]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom


I have tried Static Guard sprayed on my brush
I read that too fast the first time!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

[pirate44]

rub it with a fabric softener sheet

[sww-bull52]

Originally posted by Phantom Stang
I read that too fast the first time!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

:eek: :eek: :eek: :doh:

[Old Tiger]

Get a balloon :D

[WOS87]

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[CheerMom]

I always used hairspray on my brush.

[44INAROW]

I feel your pain RM.. everytime I roll around in my desk chair at work and go to get a file out of the file cabinet, I "shock myself" on the handle...... Darn static electricity

[bccards]

Static Electricity???? Someone mind to tell me what that would be?? Ahh, the wonders of living on the coast :D

[CHS_CG]

Here lately everytime i get outta the car and go to close the door i get shocked. Ticks me off everytime! lol

[gobbler grad]

Originally posted by CHS_CG
Here lately everytime i get outta the car and go to close the door i get shocked. Ticks me off everytime! lol


yes, it happens all the dang time:mad: :mad:

[Old Tiger]

It aggrivates the heck out of me.

[lepfan]

Originally posted by CHS_CG
Here lately everytime i get outta the car and go to close the door i get shocked. Ticks me off everytime! lol
I sprayed Downy inside my car and it worked like a charm! Smells good too! It was getting quite painful!!!

I also spray it on my carpet and furniture.... :)

[wos fan1]

Originally posted by bccards
Static Electricity???? Someone mind to tell me what that would be?? Ahh, the wonders of living on the coast :D No kidding! :D

[GreenMonster]

roll it in bacon. it might get a little greasy but the static will disappear and it'll smell real purty.

[wos fan1]

:thinking: :confused:

[lepfan]

Originally posted by bccards
Static Electricity???? Someone mind to tell me what that would be?? Ahh, the wonders of living on the coast :D

I think I could start a forest fire (if there were any trees up here) with the static electricity we are generating!

[wos fan1]

Trust me you would rather have Static Electricty than having Humidity and dealing with Hurricanes here on the coast. ;)

[lepfan]

Originally posted by wos fan1
Trust me you would rather have Static Electricty than having Humidity and dealing with Hurricanes here on the coast. ;) You are probably right...but, I could do without the STINK of these feedlots!!! Geez, it is nasty horrible tonight (times 10) :weeping:

[wos fan1]

:D

[lepfan]

If someone 'pooted' it would freshen the air!!! (it is that bad)

[wos fan1]

Damn, must be bad! :eek:

[lepfan]

Originally posted by wos fan1
Damn, must be bad! :eek:
I wish I could bottle it and send it your way...I have never smelled anything like it...

[wos fan1]

Like what??

[GreenMonster]

famous

[Hupernikomen]

A swig of castor oil should fix you right up.

[wos fan1]

:D

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by Hupernikomen
A swig of castor oil should fix you right up.

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

I remember when I was little, I had to drink mineral oil!!!

That was the grossest stuff EVER...no taste, but just trying to choke it down....YUCK!!!!

[GreenMonster]

Mineral Oil, gross.

[Hupernikomen]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

I remember when I was little, I had to drink mineral oil!!!

That was the grossest stuff EVER...no taste, but just trying to choke it down....YUCK!!!!

Yeah but you didn't worry about your hair after taking a swig now did you?

[GreenMonster]

your posts aren't coming in very clear, too much static to be read.

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by Hupernikomen
Yeah but you didn't worry about your hair after taking a swig now did you?

Well...I had to take it for "constipation"....so my hair was the last thing on my mind....I was too worried about sneezing or coughing!!:eek: :eek:

[GreenMonster]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Well...I had to take it for "constipation"....so my hair was the last thing on my mind....I was too worried about sneezing or coughing!!:eek: :eek:

EWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by GreenMonster
EWWWWWWWWWWWWW

LOL!!!! You don't know the half of it!!:eek:

[GreenMonster]

I don't want to either.

[Hupernikomen]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Well...I had to take it for "constipation"....so my hair was the last thing on my mind....I was too worried about sneezing or coughing!!:eek: :eek:

Exactly!! What you need is a good diversion and I think I provided a quality alternative. :D

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by Hupernikomen
Exactly!! What you need is a good diversion and I think I provided a quality alternative. :D

When it comes down between the two..I will take the static EVERY time!!!

[Hupernikomen]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
When it comes down between the two..I will take the static EVERY time!!!

Well keep a squirt bottle handy then and spray it down every once in a while and that should remedy the hair standing up.

[Ranger Mom]

WooHoo!!!!

Just heard a commercial about this years "best new product"....Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Winter Rescue....supposed to help contain the "flyaways"!!

I will be at my local Hell-Mart on my lunch hour!!!

[STANG RED]

Try wearing shoes with leather bottoms instead of rubber. It might help some. Have you noticed that it doesnt seem to be as bad when you are barefooted? Rubber soles tend to insulate you from the earth, therefore you get the static buildup in your body.
People who work on printed wireboards wear copper braclets that are connected to a ground bar with a small flex wire. Static is kept drained off all the time.

[piratebg]

If none of these work, you could always move into a plastic bubble.

[football4life]

You know, i've been wondering why here lately i can't get out of the truck without getting a good shock along the way. Makes sense though, it is dry as a bone around here, and over large parts of Texas.

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by piratebg
If none of these work, you could always move into a plastic bubble.

If I could bring my computer, I just might consider it!!

[STANG RED]

Originally posted by football4life
You know, i've been wondering why here lately i can't get out of the truck without getting a good shock along the way. Makes sense though, it is dry as a bone around here, and over large parts of Texas.

If we dont get some rain soon, We're gonna have to change the name of our town to Sweetdirt. I've never seen it this bad!

[lepfan]

Originally posted by football4life
You know, i've been wondering why here lately i can't get out of the truck without getting a good shock along the way. Makes sense though, it is dry as a bone around here, and over large parts of Texas.
If you don't have leather seats...spray Downy on them--and the carpet too--it works for me :)

[espn1]

Static Hair Control (http://www.pg.com/science/haircare/hair_twh_143.htm)

[GetRDoneStangs]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
WooHoo!!!!

Just heard a commercial about this years "best new product"....Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Winter Rescue....supposed to help contain the "flyaways"!!

I will be at my local Hell-Mart on my lunch hour!!!



haha!!! sounds like this one might work!! you will have to tell me if this stuff really works or not.

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by GetRDoneStangs
haha!!! sounds like this one might work!! you will have to tell me if this stuff really works or not.

It seemed to help quite a bit....at least I was able to wear my hair down today and it didn't stick to my cheeks all day long!

[mrescape43]

When the humidity is real low like we are experiencing now, there is a real danger of flash fires. When fueling up vehicles it is very important to keep your hand on the fuel nozzle or touch the car with hand away from fuel tank to prevent static discharge from possibly causing flash.

[lepfan]

Originally posted by mrescape43
When the humidity is real low like we are experiencing now, there is a real danger of flash fires. When fueling up vehicles it is very important to keep your hand on the fuel nozzle or touch the car with hand away from fuel tank to prevent static discharge from possibly causing flash.

I have had a few 'shocks' lately that I wondered if it would have sparked a fire if I were gassing up :eek:

[mrescape43]

Originally posted by lepfan
I have had a few 'shocks' lately that I wondered if it would have sparked a fire if I were gassing up :eek:

It is entirely possible. I have been on the FD for 21+ years and I know of 3 fuel flash fires here in Snyder. Not a large number unless you are one of the 3. Out of these one was burned about the face pretty bad. By keeping your hand in contact with the vehicle you prevent any static buildup.