When used chewing gum lands in or on carpet, clothes or hair it causes a sticky problem. Once the chewing gum has hardened the problem worsens. As an avid gum chewer in my teens and having been through a chewing gum “incident” with my oldest son I have learned ways to remove chewing gum from ...
You can be the kid in the candy store without any guilt, as the racks explode with new candy additions almost monthly. Today, there’s even more reason to browse and shop in the candy and gum aisles. Assortments of gum are growing in dimension, flavors, and even form. The days of the stick of gum ...
Realizing that you have managed to get chewing gum stuck somewhere can be a frustrating situation. This is especially true if the gum is nestled snugly within your child’s hair or you find that you have inadvertently created a stylish pink bubble gum design in your white carpeting! The first step in the chewing gum ...
Chewing gum used as glue and sealer? Whoever knew it could be so handy, but as MacGuyver has shown us many times before, you can use anything as a substitute to either make or repair another item. The list below has 14 easy fixes you can use your chewing gum on, some of them will ...
Chances are, if you grew up anywhere in the civilized world, you’ve chewed gum at least once in your life. Chewing gum has been around since the Stone Age. Black lumps of prehistoric tar containing human teeth marks have been found in Northern Europe. The ancient Greeks chewed resin from the mastic tree; North American ...
Gum, call it an oral fixation, call it an addiction, or even call it an obsessive trend, but whether you’re a child, teenager, or adult, it seems as though most of the population has to be chewing it constantly. Dentists and health practitioners have always worried about chewing gum because of the sugar content and ...
Xylitol, a sugar substitute that occurs naturally in fruits, vegetables and tree bark, is becoming increasingly popular among people who want to fight tooth decay. Since “sugar alcohol” does not ferment, it can actually halt the process of plaque build-up in the mouth, especially if used after eating a meal or drinking a sugary beverage. ...
Teachers absolutely hate gum, because it usually means smacking and bubble-popping, which they find disruptive. But the candy that lasts and lasts is finally catching a break as researchers discover more and more health benefits to smacking away. As an avid gum chewer, I was already aware of some of the health benefits of gum. ...
Even though chewing gum has been around for thousands of years, it’s still a treat that’s enjoyed by children around the world as well as adults who can’t get enough of its assorted sweet and sour flavors. One habit that young chewing gum enthusiasts have practiced for ages is the art of swallowing gum. While ...
Think of bubble gum and you probably think of a kid blowing giant bubbles. Bubbles that often pop all over their face, and sometimes stick in their hair. When you think of uses for bubble gum, plugging holes to stop leaks probably comes to mind. But, being this article is about the unordinary, the atypical, ...