Does it have to be removed after a certain amount of time (hours, days), or can it be left on indefinitely?
2006-08-10 10:54:00 · 4 answers · asked by e.estlinz 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Spirit Gum is vile stuff, and should be avoided whenever possible. It's really a holdover from an era when makeup techniques were pretty pre-historic. There are surgical adhesives that hold hairpieces in place FAR better, with less skin irritation; and they're easier to get off afterwards.
Unless you're wearing a false beard/moustache in a show where you also have to move very vigorously, the best thing you can use is toupee tape. This is a super-adhesive two-sided tape. You apply one side to the inside of the hairpiece, slap the thing on your face, and there it stays.
2006-08-10 15:15:41 · answer #1 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're talking about spirit gum, it will eventually wear itself off as it is not a very dependable adhesive. Especially if you are moving a lot, sweating, or under hot lights. However, even the medical strength adhesives can wear off after a few hours. The adhesive may stay on your skin while the object being adhered will come loose. Most adhesives wont stay on the skin for more than a few days under normal circumstances.
2006-08-10 19:06:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spirit gum will start to hurt the skin after a few hours.
2006-08-11 17:14:13 · answer #3 · answered by Alexander Shannon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spirit gum is so nasty smelling and the remover is nasty too...just break out the rubber cement!! lol.
2006-08-11 01:46:31 · answer #4 · answered by Laura 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋