Q&A for How to Get Gum off Skin

Use an oil you are not allergic to: coconut, olive, sunflower, canola, etc.

Try scrubbing it with a loofah and a sugar scrub face exfoliator. Avoid products with microbeads as they are bad for the environment.

Yes, because the skin sheds itself and regrows. Even if pieces of the gum are left that stick strongly to the top layer of your skin, the top layer will eventually get free of the rest of the skin and you will lose the gum with a tiny layer of your skin.

You can still follow the tips listed in the article. You may just need to have someone assist you.

Use the steps provided in the article. Use the oil or Vaseline to get it off your skin. Put some of it on a cloth and try scrubbing it off. Then, take a warm bath or shower and scrub.

Wet a cloth with warm water and wipe the area gently. You should be able to wipe the gum right off.

It is possible, but it may not work of the gum is really stuck. The wet napkin may fall apart and the water will not help to dissolve or loosen the gum.

No. This will only melt the gum and make it worse. It will make the gum stick more to the skin.

The peanut butter method is the most strongly recommended. It takes the gum off more easily than the other two, and takes less time.

Consider seeing a doctor.

Try to pick off as many pieces of the gum as you can. You may need to use a wet rag to get some of the stickier pieces off.

Yes, it can. Just rub away consistently until it comes off. If it doesn't work, then follow steps provided in the article.

You can apply some Vaseline to the top of the lip, wait until the gum naturally starts to ball up, then just pull it off with your fingers or a napkin!