Woman in tears after accidentally using wood sealant instead of hair spray: ‘What have I done?’

A woman was devastated when she discovered a terrifying mistake she’d made by mistaking wood sealant for a beauty product.

Louisa Melcher, from New York, simply used what she thought was hairspray over the crown of her head before going out one night.

But the woman grew suspicious after the product was not washed off, despite washing her hair twice the next day.

She soon realized that her housekeeper had accidentally left a can of wood shellac commonly used in woodworking on Louisa’s dressing table.

Wood shellac is extremely dangerous and should not come into direct contact with the skin.

Louisa shared a video of her accident on social media.

“I’m only a second away from going completely crazy right now,” she said.

The woman described her journey in an attempt to wash off the “hairspray.”

“I took a shower twice today to get my hairspray out, but it didn’t work.”

The New Yorker then decided to look at the aftercare instructions on the bottle when she realized her fatal mistake.

“I wanted to see what kind of hairspray this is because it’s really good,” she said.

The woman then held up a can of wood sealant.

“I think I put goddamn wood shellac for woodwork in my goddamn hair,” she cursed fiercely.

In the end, she begged her fans for reassurance.

“Please tell me this will get out.”

Many have signed deals with Tessica Brown, who sprayed her hair with Gorilla Glue in 2021, leaving her with stiff, immobile locks for over a month.

Brown had to be treated by a plastic surgeon to completely remove the super glue from her hair.

Thousands gave helpful suggestions that Louisa could try to get the unwanted product out of her hair.

“Paint thinner or acetone should work,” said one woman. “Your hair will be dry, but the wood shellac should come out.”

“Pure acetone is probably the only thing that will get it out, but you should buy a deep conditioning mask because it can make your hair super dry.”

‘Shellac only dissolves in 100 percent alcohol, natural substances such as coconut or olive oil do not help.’

“Don’t put anything else in your hair – just go to the hospital!”

“Girl, you need to take it to the emergency room. Get off your phone!’

While others wondered how she could make such a careless mistake.

‘Didn’t you learn anything? The flashbacks to Gorilla Glue Girl are unreal.”

“I’ve never seen a hairspray can that looks like this – how can you make this mistake?”