If you have a drop stopper, lift the stopper and find the screw at tub level. Unscrew it and the top section of the device.

Wear rubber gloves if you don’t want to touch the hair with your bare hands.

If you don’t have a wire hanger, you can also purchase a plastic drain snake with a hook at the end designed to pull out hair. Find these at the hardware store. Wear rubber gloves to protect from scratching yourself with the wire and to grab any clogs you pull up without touching them with bare skin.

If the hair clog is tight enough to block water, it will stick together as you pull it up. You may have to repeat the process several times to pull out all of the pieces of the clog. [6] X Research source

If the water still doesn’t drain, there is another clog deeper down in the drain and you will need to plunge, use a hand snake, or make a baking soda and vinegar solution.

The plunger will bring up whatever is clogging the drain. Don’t use a plunger if you’ve poured toxic chemicals like bleach down the drain, as it will bring these up, too. They can splash and cause burns.

The cup will seal when you start to pump.

Don’t push so hard that you break the seal.

To check that everything has been cleared out, turn on the water and watch to see if it drains. If the water doesn’t drain, try using a hand snake or baking soda and vinegar solution.

Use a hand snake after you’ve already tried a wire snake and plunging.

Removing the overflow plate will bring up the stopper linkage. Pull this out as well.

The end of the cable will latch onto the hair in order to bring it up.

Call a plumber if you think the clog might be caused by a larger object caught further down in the pipe that you can’t reach with a hand snake.

Hot water will flush the drain and prepare it for the baking soda mixture.

Alternatively, you can mix the baking soda and vinegar in a measuring cup and pour it immediately down the drain. Be sure to add hot water to flush the mixture down the drain. [19] X Research source

The longer you leave the mixture in the pipes, the more buildup it will be able to dissolve.

You can also turn on the hot water tap of your tub and let it rinse out the remainder of the solution.

If all else fails, call a plumber.