We've recently heard how one stressed parent spent six hours attempting to get Bunchems out of her daughter's hair.
But now one mum has revealed how she spent a gruelling 20 hours trying to save her daughter's 'matted' hair.
Lisa Tschirlig Hoelzle has taken to Facebook to share the ordeal she faced after her little one got 150 of the sticky toys stuck in her locks.
In a viral post that was originally shared last year, but has recently resurfaced online, the American mum wrote: "Friday at 4pm until Saturday at 10pm was my worst Mom nightmare to date!!!
"Abigail and Noah got done virtual school and went in the basement to play, about 10 minutes later Noah comes running up to tell me that Abigail had something stuck in her hair .... then she came up! I think I had an out of body experience.
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"Apparently, Noah had poured a container of Bunchems on Abigail’s head being a jokester. We have had these for years but rarely play with them.
"She had about 150 of these things layered and matted in her hair. They made it worse trying to remove them themselves because they connect together kinda like Velcro. It took me about three hours to get out 15.
"Then Dan got home and googled it and we realized the severity of what we were up against."
The parents soon found out the company that makes Bunchems advise using conditioner or vegetable oil to help remove them from hair.
They gave it a go but didn't find it helpful and before they knew it it was 1am and they all needed to go to bed.
"I slept with her head on me so they wouldn’t get more tangled. Not that I really could sleep," Lisa continued.
"If we cut them out because of how deep they were she would have winded up with a short pixie cut. It crushed my heart and I just couldn’t in my heart give up without trying my best to get them out.
"So Saturday morning I went to the store got everything I could think of to help and we started. My Mom's friend suggested mineral oil and I got a good detangle comb and started my mission. There was also a lot of tears (mine) Abigail consoled me and Noah because he felt awful what he did."
After 20 very long hours and a lot of watching YouTube to keep the little ones entertained while she worked, Lisa managed to get all of the toys out of her daughter's hair without having to cut it off.
She added: "I feel like we had a miracle with all of our prayers. We saved her hair and although it is thinner it wasn’t as damaged and ruined as I thought so Thank you, God!!!
"My fingers are literally swollen from this but worth it all. I am still in disbelief that we went through and got through this whole awful situation!!!"
She went on to warn other parents not to make the same mistake.
"Soooooo spread the word, trash your Bunchems if you have them or if you love them wear a shower cap when playing with a sibling! Lol. This will be something we will never forget very traumatic experience in the Hoelzle household this weekend."
For those that might be wondering, the toy's packaging does warn users to keep them away from hair.
The maker of Bunchems released a video shortly after they were launched in 2013, explaining how to remove them from hair.
The experts advise using vegetable oil or hair conditioner to soften the hair. The next step is to brush the hair below the Bunchems, to remove any tangles, then gently pull and slide the Bunchems to the hair ends.
They add, if they don't budge, apply more oil or conditioner and keep combing underneath the Bunchems before removing.
What's the worst thing your child has ever gotten stuck in their hair? Let us know in the comments below.
