Kool-Aid Hair Dye
(Shorter Hair? See Hair Chalk Details below)
Looking for a way to let your daughter express themselves that isn’t permanent? Try Kool-Aid hair dye! It is SUPER simple and washes out in a couple of weeks (I have been told Red will stay in MUCH longer). I always wanted to dye my hair when I was younger, but wasn’t allowed. So, I was thrilled to say, “Of course you can!” when my soon to be 10 year old daughter asked to color her hair with Kool-Aid! It is simple, cheap, non permanent, and won’t damage her hair like typical hair dyes might! All it takes is 15 minutes, a little water, and some Kool-Aid packets!
Supplies
- Kool-Aid in your choice of color (I used 2 packets to get a darker color)
- 1 cup boiling water
Directions
- Boil one cup of water and mix in a small cup with your Kool-Aid
- Put hair into a low pony tail (the left over blue you see in this pic was done about 2.5 weeks ago, almost completely gone)
- Dip pony tail into Kool-Aid mixture and let sit for 6-7 minutes. (I used a butter knife to move the hair around every few minutes to ensure we got it all. The color only covered the outside of the pony tail the first time we tried this)
- Remove from Kool-Aid mixture, towel dry (you don’t want the Kool-Aid to stain your clothes!) and then finish with a blow dryer. (not necessary, but I was told it makes the color last a little longer!) Do not wash hair for 24 hours or some of the color will wash out!
Have a child with shorter hair, or want something that washes out right away? Try hair chalk! My son (and my daughter) LOVE to use this as well. It is great for parades, crazy hair days at school, and just every day fun! We always use red and blue for the 4th of July to be extra festive!
You can get some for only $8.99 by going HERE. This is a GREAT deal for hair chalk in an assortment of colors!
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