# Using hair as dental floss

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [September 22, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085 "2004-09-22T22:41:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![brownie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@brownie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brownie)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/1 "2004-09-22T22:41:58Z")

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I am interested in peoples opinion of this. I think it is natures way but I am sure there are many who might find it odd.

Does anyone else do it?  
As you can see I have longish hair. If you have always had short hair then you have probably never even thought about it.

Cheers  
Brownie

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/2 "2004-09-22T22:46:06Z")

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Thank you.

Now that avatar looks even weirder :huh:

😃

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/3 "2004-09-22T22:58:15Z")

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Nope… Never did it 😛 And yes… that avatar…expanes allot 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/4 "2004-09-22T23:01:00Z")

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um…

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**Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/5 "2004-09-22T23:12:47Z")

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I’ve done it! I’m too cheap to buy actual floss. I only use floss when my dentist gives me stuff. Then I run out and either try very hard with the end of my toothbrush, or use my hair.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/6 "2004-09-22T23:18:10Z")

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And the Random thread continues to earn it’s name…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/7 "2004-09-22T23:20:23Z")

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> [@brownie](#):
>
> I am interested in peoples opinion of this. I think it is natures way but I am sure there are many who might find it odd.
> 
> Does anyone else do it?  
> As you can see I have longish hair. If you have always had short hair then you have probably never even thought about it.
> 
> Cheers  
> Brownie

:h:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/8 "2004-09-23T00:19:54Z")

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is your hair thick enough not to break? if so I think maybe there is a market for that stuff. I’d start selling some on eBay.

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**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/9 "2004-09-23T00:40:26Z")

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holding back an evil comment can be soooooo hard

…instead here another comment nobody wanted to hear:  
I guess many of us were involuntarily impelled to use hair as dental floss  
[color=white]that’s why most men prefer shaved girls[/color]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/10 "2004-09-23T00:43:21Z")

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i refuse to comment on this except to say this: ???

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/11 "2004-09-23T00:47:08Z")

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mean people use strg+a

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**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/12 "2004-09-23T01:32:17Z")

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umm… :huh:

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**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/13 "2004-09-23T01:48:33Z")

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That’s like… uber dirty. I wouldn’t want my hair in my mouth.  
Icky.

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**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/14 "2004-09-23T01:49:45Z")

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I don’t put my bodiliy ecretions in my mouth, kthx…

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**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/15 "2004-09-23T03:14:48Z")

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Well pubic hair is rather thick… Perhaps that will make better floss…

You all can try it and let me know how it goes… 😛

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**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-hair-as-dental-floss/65085/16 "2004-09-23T03:29:29Z")

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Hey that would be tricky  
Yea Ethan, I usually use 2 or 3 strands
