# What's a replacement for hair gel? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 24, 2014, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850 "2014-04-24T07:12:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850/1 "2014-04-24T07:12:57Z")
I probably have to throw away the rest before I got back on the plane, so what household stuff would also work? Yes yes y’all are so funny, but all the spooge has already been used for other stuff. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850/2 "2014-04-24T09:04:17Z")
Gelatin or if you have an aloe vera plant in the garden, aloe vera goo. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850/3 "2014-04-24T09:53:00Z")
Something About Mary . . . ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850/4 "2014-04-24T13:32:30Z")
Hair conditioner Cake soap (as opposed to liquid soap) honey Any of your skin moisturizer products lip balm or similar ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850/5 "2014-04-24T13:36:34Z")
Um, get more hair gel? I seem to remember using a tiny bit of shaving cream back in the day, in a pinch. Egg white, for extra crunchy. Anything with beeswax in it. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850/6 "2014-04-24T13:53:41Z")
No hair gel. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Batman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@The\_Batman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Batman)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850/7 "2014-04-24T14:13:01Z")
Lemon Juice. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850/8 "2014-04-24T14:24:52Z")
> [@The\_Batman](#): > > Lemon Juice. Might bleach the hair a little bit. We used to spray water mixed with lemon juice and a bit of H2O2 in the summer for “highlights.” ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850/9 "2014-04-24T14:39:51Z")
really? that joke about dyeing a girl’s hair with lemon juice and sunshine is real? i didn’t know that. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850/10 "2014-04-24T14:48:28Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > really? that joke about dyeing a girl’s hair with lemon juice and sunshine is real? i didn’t know that. It seemed to work even without the H202, just not as well (and was stickier), so I’d say yes. (Joke??) ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850/11 "2014-04-24T14:59:43Z")
yeah, Craig Ferguson made a quip about a guest’s beautiful blonde hair. i remember the oddest things. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-replacement-for-hair-gel/686850/12 "2014-04-24T15:46:56Z")
Why don’t you squeeze out all of the hair gel but 3 ounces before you get on the plane?