As an artist, you’re probably accustomed to getting paint on your clothes, floor, shoes, and even your hair.
If you work with oil-based paints and accidentally get a little bit or a lot in your hair, don’t reach for the scissors just yet!
Luckily, removing oil-based paints from your hair isn’t too challenging. With some simple steps, you can get rid of the paints without cutting them.
How To Remove Oil-Based Paint From Hair?
Don’t freak out if you notice that you accidentally got oil-based paint in your hair. Here’s how to get the paint out of your hair as efficiently as possible.
1. Comb Your Hair
If you have oil paint in your hair, you’ll first want to comb it. Using a fine-tooth comb is best to remove as much paint as possible from your hair.
When you do this, you want to be gentle so you don’t rip the pain from your hair, causing breakage or damage.
2. Use an Oil or Oil-Based Product
Next, you’ll need an oil or oil-based product. You can use coconut oil, olive oil, baby oil, or anything similar you have on hand.
Take the product and work it into your hair, focusing on the areas where the paint is. You can also use natural products with vitamin C as it’s acidic properties can remove color from hair.
3. Leave the Oil for 10-15 Minutes
After thoroughly massaging the oil into your hair, you need to let it sit for about 10-15 minutes. This will give the oil time to break down the oil-based paint, making it easier to remove from your hair.
4. Comb Through Your Hair Again
You’ll take your fine-tooth comb again to brush through your hair. You’ll want to be gentle like you were before.
As you comb your hair, you should start to see a lot more of the oil-based paint coming out of your hair.
5. Shampoo Your Hair
Once you’ve combed through your hair to get as much oil paint out as possible, you can rinse your hair. You’ll want to run warm water over all your hair, allowing some of the paint to come out.
Once your hair is drenched, you can use gentle shampoo on your hair. It’s best to massage it into your hair, working on the areas where the paint was or still is.
6. Rinse and Repeat
After massaging the shampoo into your hair, you can rinse your head with warm water again. Hopefully, all the oil-based paint will be out of your hair with this rinse.
If it’s not, you’ll need to repeat all the steps listed above until you no longer see remnants of oil-based paint in your hair.
Here are some tips for making oil-based paint removal easier:
- For those with long hair, consider braiding or pulling it back before tackling the paint. This ensures easier combing and thorough paint removal.
- Avoid contact of oil or shampoo with your eyes. In case of accidental contact, promptly flush with water.
- If dealing with paint on the scalp, be gentle during scrubbing to prevent irritation.
- You can also choose a new haircut and cut the portion of hair that got painted.
Summary
Getting rid of oil-based paint from your hair isn’t as complex as it might seem. It can be a relatively quick process as long as you act quickly. The longer you let the oil paint sit on your hair, the more difficult it will be.
All you have to do to remove oil-based paint from your hair is to use another type of oil that’s safe for your hair, slather it on your hair, let it sit, and then try to brush the oil-based paint out before rinsing your hair. Be sure to repeat the process if you still see oil paint until it’s completely gone.
FAQs
Do you still have questions about getting oil-based paint out of your hair? Here are what other people are wondering.
You can use coconut oil to remove oil paint from your hair.
Oil paint can be damaging to your hair. Leaving it on your hair for too long can cause breakage, discoloration, and dryness.
You shouldn’t use turpentine on your hair to remove oil-based paints. It’s a harsh chemical solvent that isn’t designed to be used on hair or humans, so it can cause more harm.
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