Woman who set her hair with Gorilla Glue cuts off her ponytail

A Louisiana woman who sprayed her own hair with Gorilla Glue has hacked off her ponytail in a desperate attempt to relieve her suffering after spending 22 hours in the ER where doctors burned her head with acetone in a failed bid to dissolve the adhesive that has been stuck in her locks for over a month. 

Tessica Brown, 40, from Violet, made yet another attempt to end her sticky situation by enlisting a hairstylist to hack off her lengthy ponytail on Tuesday – before revealing that she is going to fly to Los Angeles to visit a plastic surgeon who says he can finally dissolve the glue once and for all. 

In a newly-released video, Tessica is seen sitting with her head in her hands while a hairdresser applies Goof Off superglue remover to her locks in the hopes of softening her rock-hard hair enough to cut through it with scissors. 

‘We’ve been using acetone every day trying to soften it up,’ Tessica’s hairstylist explains at the start of the clip, while applying the Goof Off. 

‘It kind of feels like it may have softened up a bit, but we’re going to use this [Goof Off]. We have some on here already but I’m going to add a little more and then we’re just going to cut this whole ponytail off and try to let it breathe a little bit.’

Using a large pair of orange-handled kitchen scissors, the hairdresser begins hacking off the ponytail near the base, getting as close to Tessica’s head as possible and leaving her with just a short tuft poking out of the back of her head. 

But while her attempt to cut off the thick ponytail was successful, the hairstylist admits that the move made no difference to the rock-hard hair covering Tessica’s head – which she set in place with glue after running out of hairspray more than a month ago. 

Tessica Brown enlisted a hairstylist to hack off her ponytail in a video released days after she went viral for trying to set her hair with Gorilla Glue

In the newly-released video, Tessica is seen sitting with her head in her hands while a hairdresser applies Goof Off superglue remover to her locks in the hopes of softening her rock-hard hair enough to cut through it with scissors

'We've been using acetone every day trying to soften it up,' Tessica's hairstylist explains while applying the Goof Off

In the newly-released video, Tessica is seen sitting with her head in her hands while a hairdresser applies Goof Off superglue remover to her locks in the hopes of softening her rock-hard hair enough to cut through it with scissors. ‘We’ve been using acetone every day trying to soften it up,’ Tessica’s hairstylist explains while applying the Goof Off

The hairdresser panned the camera to show the ponytail before it was cut off

At the end of the clip the hairdresser shows a nub of hair after the ponytail was cut off

The hairdresser panned the camera to show the ponytail before and after it was cut off  

‘So this is kind of what it looks like now,’ the hairdresser explains while showing off the short tuft at the back of Tessica’s head. ‘I was able to get the ponytail off, but it’s still not opening it up as you all can see. 

‘It’s still kind of hardened so we’re not letting the air in too much, but there’s a little opening right there. So she might get a little bit of air out of there but not much because it’s still pretty hard.’ 

In an Instagram update shared after her failed trip to the hairstylist, Tessica revealed that she will now travel to Los Angeles in order to meet with a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who claims that he can remove the glue from her head once and for all.  

‘I will be leaving tomorrow to go see a surgeon,’ she wrote, while thanking her new legion of followers for their concern. 

Dr. Michael Obeng reached out to Tessica to offer his assistance, claiming that he can remove the adhesive with medical-grade glue dissolver, although he believes the process could take up to three days. 

According to TMZ, the procedure would ordinarily cost a staggering $12,500, although Dr. Obeng has told Tessica he will do it for free.  

‘I will update you guys the second I have news,’ Tessica concluded her post. ‘Again thank you so much.’ 

Heading off: Tessica revealed on Instagram on Tuesday that she is going to fly to Los Angeles to visit plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Obeng, who claims he can remove the glue for her

Heading off: Tessica revealed on Instagram on Tuesday that she is going to fly to Los Angeles to visit plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Obeng, who claims he can remove the glue for her

Since Tessica first shared her story on TikTok last week, she has racked up hundreds of thousands of followers across her social media accounts; she now has more than 780,000 fans on the video-sharing app, while her Instagram has more than 696,000. 

Her Instagram account has even been verified with a blue check, something that is usually only given to celebrities and public figures.  

She has also updated her bio to include an email address for her new manager – suggesting that she may have already been sent partnership opportunities by brands eager to capitalize on the viral interest surrounding her sticky saga. 

Tessica has already managed to translate the drama into cold hard cash after setting up a GoFundMe account that had topped $15,000 in donations as of Tuesday evening – having only been live for a matter of hours. 

She has not yet shared details of what she plans to use the money for, however some of it may go towards the bills from her 22-hour trip to the ER during which doctors tried all manner of treatments in an attempt to remove the glue from her hair.   

Sources told TMZ on Monday that healthcare professionals applied acetone to Tessica’s scalp, however this reportedly only burned her scalp and made the glue sticky again before it dried up – leaving her with the same rigid ‘do she started with.

Struggle: Tessica is understood to have spent 22 hours in the ER on Sunday as healthcare workers tried to remove the glue with acetone - which only burned her scalp

Struggle: Tessica is understood to have spent 22 hours in the ER on Sunday as healthcare workers tried to remove the glue with acetone – which only burned her scalp 

Ouch! The Louisiana native also shared a video of a friend trying at-home remedies to remove the glue from her head to no avail

Ouch! The Louisiana native also shared a video of a friend trying at-home remedies to remove the glue from her head to no avail 

Tessica, who has been stuck with the same hairdo for a month, was reportedly advised to keep trying the acetone at home, and on Sunday, she shared a photo of her sterile water and nail polish remover wipes. 

‘This is really about to be a long process,’ she wrote.  

Gorilla Glue suggested she try using rubbing alcohol to remove the glue, and Tessica previously posted footage of her friend attempting the at-home solution to no avail. 

TMZ reported that Tessica has hired an attorney and looking into her legal options against Gorilla Glue because she thinks the spray adhesive’s label is misleading. 

The front of the Gorilla Glue adhesive spray bottle says it bonds fabric, paper, wood, metal, and more. While the label states it’s an eye and skin irritant, it doesn’t specifically mention hair. 

Hard to handle: Tessica was reportedly advised to keep trying the acetone at home. On Sunday, she shared a photo of her sterile water and nail polish remover wipes

Hard to handle: Tessica was reportedly advised to keep trying the acetone at home. On Sunday, she shared a photo of her sterile water and nail polish remover wipes

Response: Gorilla Glue released a statement about the situation on social media Monday after it was reported that Tessica is considering suing the company

Response: Gorilla Glue released a statement about the situation on social media Monday after it was reported that Tessica is considering suing the company 

The publication stated that Tessica thought it was okay to use the Gorilla Glue on her hair because the bottle said ‘multi-use’ – despite the fact that it also warned that the adhesive is permanent.

Gorilla Glue released a statement about the situation on social media Monday.  

‘We are aware of the situation and we are very sorry to hear about the unfortunate incident that Miss Brown experienced using our Spray Adhesive on her hair,’ the brand wrote. 

‘This is a unique situation because this product s not indicated for use in or on hair as it is considered permanent. Our spray adhesive states in the warning label “do not swallow. Do not get in eyes, on skin or on clothing.”‘

The company added: ‘We are glad to see in her recent video that Miss Brown has received medical treatment from her local medical facility and wish her the best.’

Say what? Tessica, who is known as @im_d_ollady on TikTok, stunned social media users when she revealed she set her hair with Gorilla Glue spray — and now it won't move

Say what? Tessica, who is known as @im_d_ollady on TikTok, stunned social media users when she revealed she set her hair with Gorilla Glue spray — and now it won’t move 

Yikes: She explained in her viral TikTok video that she ran out of her Göt2b Glued Spray and used Gorilla Glue instead

Yikes: She explained in her viral TikTok video that she ran out of her Göt2b Glued Spray and used Gorilla Glue instead

Yikes: She explained in her viral TikTok video that she ran out of her Göt2b Glued Spray and used Gorilla Glue instead 

Throwback: Tessica used to wear her hair in braids before switching up her look

Throwback: Tessica used to wear her hair in braids before switching up her look 

Tessica, who is known as @im_d_ollady on TikTok, went viral last week when she opened up about her beauty conundrum on the platform. 

‘Hey, y’all. For those of you that know me know that my hair has been like this for about a month now. It’s not by choice. No, it’s not by choice,’ she said at the start of the clip. 

Tessica’s long locks are parted to the side and slicked back into a long braid. Not one hair is out of place, but she explained there is an unfortunate reason for that. 

‘When I do my hair, I like to finish it off with a little Göt2b Glued Spray, you know, just to keep it in place. Well, I didn’t have any more Göt2b Glued Spray, so I used this: Gorilla Glue spray. Bad, bad, bad idea.’

She then patted her head to show how the glue spray has turned her hair into a stiff, immovable helmet. 

‘Y’all look, it don’t move. You hear what I’m telling you? It. Don’t. Move. I’ve washed my hair 15 times and it don’t move,’ she insisted. ‘Stiff where? My hair.’

Stuck this way: Tessica said she had washed her hair 15 times to no avail and hasn't been able to move it in a month

Stuck this way: Tessica said she had washed her hair 15 times to no avail and hasn’t been able to move it in a month 

'Nothing happens': In a follow-up video, Tessica lathered her hair with shampoo to show how it doesn't do anything to remove the glue spray

'Nothing happens': In a follow-up video, Tessica lathered her hair with shampoo to show how it doesn't do anything to remove the glue spray

‘Nothing happens’: In a follow-up video, Tessica lathered her hair with shampoo to show how it doesn’t do anything to remove the glue spray

Try it: Gorilla Glue actually commented on Tessica's video, advising she spray a mix of alcohol and water on her hair to try to remove it, but it didn't work

Try it: Gorilla Glue actually commented on Tessica’s video, advising she spray a mix of alcohol and water on her hair to try to remove it, but it didn’t work 

Tessica ended her video with some words of advice: ‘If you ever, ever run out of Göt2b Glued Spray, don’t ever use this. Unless you want your hair to be like that forever.’  

In a follow-up video, Tessica lathered her hair with shampoo to show how it doesn’t do anything to remove the glue spray.  

‘Look, you wipe it off and nothing happens. Like this is the life that I’m living at this point,’ she said, starting to get emotional. 

Gorilla Glue actually commented on Tessica’s video, advising she spray a mix of alcohol and water on her hair to try to remove it.  

The brand noted that her hair ‘could be damaged,’ explaining: ‘It’s going to take some time to come off since it’s been there for a month.’