As stupid as it says on the tin. Can you remove hair clogs with Nair?
EDIT: I don’t actually have a drain that needs to be unclogged. This is a showerthoughtquestion.
Disclaimer: I’ve never used Nair before.
But if I’m not mistaken, I think the main thing Nair does is basically cause the hair follicles to break loose at the skin/scalp level. I don’t think the stuff outright dissolves the hair.
But hey, if I’m wrong, by all means someone correct me.
You’re correct.
The hair won’t dissolve.
Couldn’t you just use an acid to dissolve the hair as well as the other shit that makes up a drain clog?
your typical household drain cleaner is basic rather than acidic. acid will attack metal pipes, so if you don’t know what’s going on downstairs, I would stick with lye. and acid isn’t good for septic systems
Acids don’t work as well on the substances that contribute to typical household drain clogs compared to bases, which is what Drano is.
When it enters your drain pipes, the sodium hydroxide reacts with fatty acids and proteins from your typical clogging culprits like oils, grease, soap scum, hair, and food particles.
This reaction generates heat, breaks large molecules into smaller ones, and liquefies solid gunk. The extremely high pH enables the sodium hydroxide to saponify fatsand dissolve organic matterthrough chemical decomposition.
Acids simply wouldn‘t have the same cleansing effects on drain clogs. Grease and oils are composed of tough-to-break-down fatty acid chains that resist acidic breakdown.
Quoted from here.
Yup, although boiling water works like a charm just about every time.
Usually what I use for a clog.
EDIT: I don’t actually have a drain that needs to be unclogged. This is a showerthoughtquestion.
Guys…he TOTALLY has a toilet clogged with ass hair.
If it had only active ingredients it might work, but I think with the added oil and skincare ingredients it will make the clog worse.
Not sure about Nair in drains, but if it’s a bathtub drain many of them have a sort of catch where all you need to do is unscrew the cover thats over the drain hole and pull the assembley out, if it’s the kind I’m talking about it’ll have kind of a long screw thing with a bunch of hair and junk wrapped around it.
Nair, a chemical hair remover, works by breaking down the protein bonds that hold hair together beneath the skin’s surface.
If mr AI Overview is to be trusted, then it won’t work.
The plastic drain cleaners at home improvement stores with the Velcro tips work really well. They’re like 2’ long but in my experience cleaning the wife and kids long hair out of the bath drain has show that to be plenty.
The added fact that I have basically no hair on my head also makes be a tad bitter about always being the “handyman” guy of our family. :p
If you really can’t fish it out, just use some drain cleaner. The dry crystal kind works very well and it’s inexpensive.
Go buy a snake from a hardware store. Spend the extra 10 and get one that has a drill attachment. I’ve used mine 4 or 5 times to clear out clogs… Saves so much money on a pro plumber
