Stiff where? Still stiff here. Just like the relationship between black women and our hair, the situation that goes with it our good sister Tessica Brown (aka Gorilla Glue Girl, as she’s unofficially referred to on social media) and her horrible hair catastrophe that went viral last week has also increased in complexity.
Last week, we told you about Brown’s unfortunate circumstance with regard to her hair and the permanent (not for her) adhesive Gorilla Glue spray. If you somehow missed this story, I want to summarize it for you in the simplest way. Essentially, Miss Brown had one hair product on and thought a completely different product would end up giving her the same effect. The good news? It did. The bad news? The product she used was not made for her. Like at all. Due to that fact, Brown has been stuck with the same haircut for about a month now, while the rest of the Twitterverse is now heavily invested in her journey to resolution. Well, today it looks like we have an update.
Through Brown’s TikTok, the reportedly 40-year-old Louisiana teacher apparently went to the hospital over the weekend to see what could possibly be done about her hair. Photos posted on her official Instagram, which has now garnered more than 600,000 followers, show Brown lying on a hospital bed with what appears to be cotton swabs still attached to her hair, arguably implying that whatever treatment the hospital staff tried her. did not work. Speak against Kiss 92.5 FM’s Roz & Mocha, de Brown recounted her painful experience, saying:
“When I got to the emergency room, when I was in bed, they got nail polish remover, salt water and they started with the back because I told her there wasn’t that much spray in the back. When they [the healthcare worker] started, it started burning, she took the salt water and tried to cool it down. It burned so badly that my heart started to beat too fast. She told me it looked like she could, but it’s going to take at least 20 hours. I asked them: can I go home? At least I’m home and feel comfortable instead of lying in a hospital bed to get everything out. So she did. Brown’s sister eventually tried to use the acetone wipes and salt water to get rid of the glue, but the pain was too excruciating to continue.
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Ever since the original video surfaced, Brown has had a GoFundMe and there have been talks about her research into her legal options as Gorilla Glue does not specifically warn against hair use. Gorilla Glue has also issued an official statement regarding Brown’s riddle, as well as the fact that the label clearly warns against use on skin, clothing, or eyes (probably never guess they should add her to that list), and posted it on social media, saying in a tweet:
“We are very sorry to hear about the unfortunate incident Miss Brown experienced when she used our Spray Adhesive on her hair. We are happy to see in her recent video that Miss Brown has received medical treatment from her local medical facility and wish her the best. “
And all the cubs in Welpington kept knocking. I hope Miss Brown can find the help she so badly needs.