With about five percent of a person’s hair follicles in a shedding mode at any given time, there is a chance for drains to become clogged with hair. When it happens, the use of a safe hair removal drain cleaner is recommended to save wear and tear on the plumbing as well as the accidental acid burns to the skin.

Typically, clogs due to hair are confined to the bathtub or the bathroom sink, but they aren’t exclusively confined to them. However, when one of those two drains start to run slow or come to a complete stop, there will be an urgency to clear the clog as quickly as possible. Using a household safe hair removal drain cleaner should be the first step in the process, as most of the time they have chemicals to dissolve oil and hair and can get the clog moving through the drain. However, sometimes there are more aggressive measures needed to clear a hairy clog from the drain.

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