Maybe you’ve got the car window rolled down while you’re blowing a big bubble, or maybe your child isn’t used to chewing gum and you suddenly find a messy wad of gum in your hair. It is one of those questions that you never ask until it happens to you: how to get gum out of hair? While you can always cut it out, not all of us want a huge chunk missing from our hair. Instead of trying to rock a new cut that isn’t you, check out these foolproof methods to the age-old problem of getting gum out of your hair.

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#1: Peanut Butter

One of the most tried-and-true home remedies for getting gum out of hair is peanut butter. It’s something nearly all of us have in our pantry and it does the job of removing the sticky situation. If you are wondering how it works, the oil in peanut butter breaks down the adhesive properties of the gum, making peanut butter the ideal lubricant. When you use peanut butter, the gum sticks more easily to the oils than to the protein of the hair.

To use, apply peanut butter to the strands of hair currently wrapped up in bubble gum. Coat the gum generously and work into the mess. After a few minutes, chunks of gum will start to break away and will become easy to remove. Once you’re done, you’ll probably need a shower, unless you don’t mind your hair smelling like a sandwich!

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#2: Oil

Since it’s the oil in peanut butter that does such a good job of untangling the mess, any oil-based substance or any pure oil, like olive oil, coconut oil, and mayonnaise, will get the job done. If you’re in this situation right now and need some convincing before you douse your head in oil, this video will show you how it’s done in under a minute. Apply it in the same way as the peanut butter, by working the oil into the glob and massaging until the gum is loosened. Since you already have some oil in your hair, you may as well apply it to your scalp and follow-up with a nourishing mask!