Static Cling
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (83074)
United States
December 4, 2015 10:32am CST
Trying to dry my hair this morning was almost an effort in futility. The drier my hair got the more static cling it had and instead of having a nicely styled hairdo my hair was sticking up and out like I had stuck my finger in the light socket.
I hate when the house gets dry from having the heat on and I hate it even more when I have static cling or get those electric shocks when you touch a doorknob.
I solved my hair problem by getting a fabric softener sheet from the laundry room and rubbing it all over my hair and my brush. It worked well and tamed my otherwise wild hair.
Thank goodness for fabric softener sheets!
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@asylum gee why didn't I think of that!! it certainly would have saved on my electric and lord knows I had enough static to run that dryer
@rebelann (112962)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Dec 15
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, I have a friend who thought she could use it on her pups fur and after spending hundreds of dollars on a vet to safe the pups life and now has to give Reba meds
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@rebelann (112962)
• El Paso, Texas
5 Dec 15
The problem is that those chemicals leach through our skin cells @BelleStarr so you don't have to lick your hair to get them into your system, dogs aren't like cats, they don't generally do that whole lick thyself to clean bit. Those sheets could kill a cat.
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@rebelann Though I have to say, it isn't likely Marilyn will be licking her hair and ingesting poison. I use dryer sheets from the Honest Company, not toxic.
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
5 Dec 15
I have a hair mousse I use when my hair gets static cling. Once when I was away on vacation and had forgotten my mousse, I used a touch of hand cream. I wiped it through my hair and it worked perfectly.
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
5 Dec 15
@Marilynda1225 Surprisingly, it didn't make it feel greasy.
@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@leapea2417 I'm glad the hand cream worked on your hair but didn't it make it greasy?
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@amadeo actually I've thought about getting a humidifier but it's just one of those things that I never get around to doing. Guess I should think about it and not keep putting it off. Winter is terrible here and the house does get very dry
@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@marlina I've considered getting one but the cost stops me. I'm assuming having one connected to the furnace can be expensive
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
5 Dec 15
I would have never thought to use a dryer sheet on my hair. Your post made me realize our heating system also has a humidifier, we don't have that problem when the heart is on. In other homes we did and put pans of water on the stove just to fix that.
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@painsonslate In my other house I used to keep pans of water on my radiators to eliminate the dryness in the house but don't have radiators in my current home. I guess putting pans of water around would help get some moisture in the air. Will have to try it
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@Cofee_Brewin (28)
• United States
5 Dec 15
That is one for the books I would have never thought of using fabric softener sheet for your hair. The next person that I know that has that issue I will pass your great tip on.
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
those fabric softener sheets work wonders for static cling
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
4 Dec 15
I am glad that worked! I hate static! I get that when it's muggy outside.
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@juliaacv I'll have to get some Aragon oil and try it. I"m all for using anything that will help my crazy static hair
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
4 Dec 15
Although the softener sheets is not something we have use, a bit of coconut oil works too. Guessing though it depends of your hair type!
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@jabouk it works well and sometimes I just rub it on the bristles of my brush and it does the trick
@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Dec 15
@Marilynda our hallways in our two story house always have too much humidity. So it seems everything is kind of limp. In the rooms where it is warmer we do get some static and I zapped my poor cat on the nose this morning. He was batting his head against me at the time.
He was batting his head against me at the time.2 people like this
@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
I bet your poor cat was stunned when you zapped him in the nose. Those little electric shocks are just that...SHOCKING!!1 person likes this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
5 Dec 15
Alternatively you could shave it all off. I just rub my hands over my hair (what is left of it) and it flicks out the water and is dry!
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@garymarsh6 Don't I wish I could shave my head!! It would make things so much easier. You guys have it easy when it comes to being able to have short or a bald head 
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@fawkes62 I wish my hair was long enough to pull back into a pony tail but it's too short.
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@andriaperry (117133)
• Anniston, Alabama
4 Dec 15
LOL. I bet you have nice smelling hair :) I dont like all that static either and I dont like to use a humidifier either
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
5 Dec 15
The dryer sheet works. Another working solution is after you put lotion on those dry hands (hands always dry out in the indoors with heat on) just smooth your hair down. There isn't enough lotion to grease up your hair, but it will smooth it all down a bit and keep the electrical charges at bay.
@rebelann (112962)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Dec 15
I thought you might wish to read this, I never use any kind of fabric softener because my friend is spending so much money trying to keep her pup alive, he is suffering from the toxic affects those dryer sheets had on her when my friend wanted to eliminate that static from her fur. It's an eye opener to say the least.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
5 Dec 15
Yes there certainly is a lot of static electricity around at this time of year.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
4 Dec 15
You need to run a humidifier that will take care of the problem of dry air.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@Marilynda1225 Then just do it, unless you really plan to move south!
@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@abbygreenhill I have to seriously think of getting one this winter. I say that every year but never do
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
7 Dec 15
@Marilynda1225 I will have to remember that. I don't always have a lot of static in my hair but I do have that problem with pants.
@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@simone10 a fabric softener sheet works great and not only have I used it on my hair and brush to tame my static hair but I've rubbed it up & down my legs to keep my pants from sticking from static
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@DeborahDiane (40316)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Dec 15
Thank you for this idea! I have never thought of using a fabric softener sheet on my hair that gets wild!!
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@deborahdiane I don't do it all the time but occasionally I have no other alternative. I can't go out with my hair all sticking up like I put my finger in the socket
