Homemade/natural hair glue

Does anyone know a recipe for a natural/homemade hair glue? I hate using an aerosol spray every time I put up my hair--it's not good for me and it's not good for the environment. However, I'm also a vegetarian, and I'm not okay with using gelatin.

Or is there even a commercial, non-aerosol glue I can buy?

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Permalink Reply by CorpseQueen on July 13, 2011 at 3:02pm

I have heard that Knox makes a vegan version of their gelatin, perhaps look into that? There's the egg white/sugar mixture that some people swear by.. Or the dissolved bar soap method others prefer..

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Permalink Reply by Charlie on July 13, 2011 at 6:55pm

Not really a fan of eggs ^^' but this soap method, I think I'll give it a try. Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by CorpseQueen on July 13, 2011 at 7:04pm

assuming the reason your not a fan of eggs is an animal rights thing, buy free range or straight from someone local with a free range flock?

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Permalink Reply by Alex "Stinky" Ng on July 14, 2011 at 12:27am

I heard you can use alum. It supposedly dries hard.

Think mineral deodorants, under the commercial name crystal or something like that.

And there's always elmer's school glue, it's actually vegan.

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Permalink Reply by Charlie on July 14, 2011 at 3:30am

kids I know have been putting Elmer's in their hair forever, but is it actually ok to put in your hair? Then again, I'm sure all the goddamn product I put in it isn't good for it anyway.

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Permalink Reply by Alextreme on July 14, 2011 at 4:39am

I saw a dude at a gig with an incredible blue mohawk that stayed up for 4 days in a tent & in the rain, He used PVA glue which I'm yet to try out myself but definitley sounds like it'd work.