'Gorilla Glue girl' Tessica Brown's mom and 4 sisters cut off their hair and flaunt new looks to support her
Tessica Brown, nicknamed “Gorilla Glue girl” by social media has found both fame and criticism after she went viral. Brown, who was out of her favorite hair spray, substituted it with Gorilla Spray Adhesive from the Gorilla Glue company, which makes heavy-duty adhesives for bonding metal, ceramics and stone.
In the aftermath of the ordeal and subsequent trolling on the internet, Brown’s mom and sisters have cut their hair in a display of solidarity. Her mother Jessica Brown and sisters Juanita Brown, Jamie Sino, Erica Brown and Rose Hayes can be seen with short hair in a photo that shows the women sitting together and showing off their new looks. Check the photo taken in Violet, Louisiana, here.
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Brown found Internet fame when she posted her ordeal on Tik Tok. “I washed my hair 15 times and it. Don’t. Move.” she said, accentuating each word with a clap. “If you ever run out of Got2B glued spray, don’t ever ever use this unless you want your hair to be like that forever.” But with viral fame also came taunts and jibes. Critics and trolls online have claimed that she staged her hair disaster in an attempt to get famous. As per a The Washington Post report, one of her young daughters endured taunts from other children making fun of her mother.
But that wasn’t all. After several failed attempts to remove the glue at home, Brown eventually went to her local emergency room in Louisiana to seek medical attention. Her scalp reportedly felt inflamed with the sensation of “itchy, tiny bites”. She also experienced headaches. However, they sent her home with sterile water and MediChoice Nail Polish Remover Pads to use on herself.
Then, Los Angeles-based plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Obeng saw her struggle online and reached out to tell her he could remove the glue with a special chemical treatment. The surgery typically costs over $12,000, but Obeng offered it to her for free. The plastic surgeon was able to successfully remove all of the Gorilla Glue out of her hair. Brown is now resting and reportedly “healing from the ordeal”.
“The only reason why I took it to social media is because we ran out of things to do,” Brown told the Washington Post. “I figured somebody out there would be able to tell me what to do. I never thought my little girl would say, ‘Ma, your video has a million views.’ ”
The feeling of running her fingers through her scalp for the first time after the ordeal was indescribable, she said. “I’m going to embrace the naturalness of my hair. I am not my hair,” she said. “I am going to encourage everybody not to go to extremes to make themselves look beautiful.”
“The thing is, I’ve never liked natural hair,” Brown said, adding that she never really liked the look of kinks and curls but that her circumstances might change that.
Earlier this month, Gorilla Glue Co. officially released a statement addressing the issue. "We are very sorry to hear about the unfortunate incident that Miss Brown experienced using our Spray Adhesive on her hair. 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," the company said.