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Pump Up that Mohawk!

Fri 14 September 2007

I once had a mohawk. Everyone suggested elmer's white glue and hair spray. Although I do have thin hair, neither one worked. I heard a rumor about knox gelatin, and this is how I got my mohawk to stay!

First I purchased some unflavoured knox gelatin. (It's near the baking section at most grocery stores.) It comes in a little box, but don't buy the "value pack" for you only need a little bit of it.
Tools you need: microwavable bowl, gelatin packet, water, microwave, your hair and hands.

Step uno: Pour a tiny bit of the powdered gelatin into the bowl - about the size of a quarter or fifty cent piece.
Step dos: Drip some water into the bowl and stir until the gelatin is dissolved into a mushy paste (it should look like thick syrup.)
Step tres: put in the microwave for 5 seconds and continue zapping at 5 second intervals until it's thick and goopy.
Step quatro: Slather it onto your hair before it cools.
(i know it smells funny, just do it)
Step cinco: Shape into the form you want it and let cool!

my sweet mini-hawk whist trying to grow it out

This gelatin method lasts a few days so be prepared to wake up three to four days in a row with a sweet mohawk intact. you'll have to scrub it with bar soap to get the stuff out, or just let it run it's course. Happy hawking!

Comments

	Jude says: "Great article! A good cheap way to style hair!" Sep 14, 200712:14 p.m.
	MyZPaulMitchell says: "Although this method worked, there is a much easier way to pump up that fabulous mohawk, regardless of how thin your hair may be. At Paul Mitchell, there is particular product known as hair wax. It comes in a small, circular red and white container. Not only does it smell good, but it works great too !" Sep 24, 200711:46 p.m.
	hakusa says: "If I ever get a mohawk I'll so use this method :) A friend of my used gelatine in her 50cm hawk and she said it worked perfectly too :) Love your hair, btw. Looks great on you." Nov 24, 20071:34 p.m.
	Pips says: "Why would anyone want to smear dead animals in my hear? Yuck!" Dec 6, 20076:29 p.m.
	Squawgrrrl says: "I heard this worked too, but I never tried it, now I wish I would've!" Jun 12, 20081:21 a.m.
	Canvas says: "I loved my old mohawk, and I truely regret not reading this method before getting rid of it almost a year ago. This is a really useful method--thanks for sharing! I sense a new mohawk coming on for me." Aug 22, 20082:03 p.m.
	breatheyourdeath says: "it looks great on you. i just did mohawk for my brother and it ootk me ages on his 7.5 inches hair! i've tried everything, but his hair is so soft. finally i got it, but it didn't last long. i've used everything, like wax, clay, hair spray and such, but the effect was just for one day, it just didn't last. i'll try this method on him next time. i want to put up a mohawk too, but my back hair's still too short :(" Oct 31, 20083:29 a.m.

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