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How to Dye Hair with Kool Aid

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By Billy Yesko
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Dye Hair with Kool Aid
Dye Hair with Kool Aid

Have you ever wanted funky colors and delicious flavor in your hair? Well then read on!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • One or Two packets of unsweetened kool-aid (flavor and color of your choice)
  • Hair Conditioner
  • A Small Bowl
  • A Stirring Utensil
  • Alot of time
  1. Step 1

    Make sure you have all the materials. If you don't have any Hair Conditioner, you can use Mayonaisse as a substitute.

  2. Step 2

    Open the Kool-Aid packet(s), and dump them into the bowl.

  3. Step 3

    Put enough Hair Conditioner into the bowl as needed to cover the parts of your hair you'd like dyed.

  4. Step 4

    Mix the Kool-Aid and the Hair Conditioner VERY thoroughly.

  5. Step 5
    Me with the Green Kool-Aid mixture in my hair
    Me with the Green Kool-Aid mixture in my hair

    Once the mixture is complete, apply to your hair and leave in your hair AS LONG AS POSSIBLE for the best results.

    This process is intended for people with bleached hair. Your results will be at their peak if your hair is bleached in the spot(s) where you would like the Kool-Aid to settle in and take it's form.* This process is intended for people with bleached hair. Your results will be at their peak if your hair is bleached in the spot(s) where you would like the Kool-Aid to settle in and take it's form.

  6. Step 6

    Once you cannot have the mixture in your hair any longer, rinse it out. DO NOT SHAMPOO IMMEDIATELY.

  7. Step 7

    Dry your hair with a blow dryer.

  8. Step 8
    Me after 1 1/2 hours of leaving the Kool-Aid mixture explained here, in my hair, then rinsing and drying.
    Me after 1 1/2 hours of leaving the Kool-Aid mixture explained here, in my hair, then rinsing and drying.

    Ta-Da! You have just dyed your hair with Kool-Aid!

Tips & Warnings
  • DO NOT use SWEETENED Kool-Aid. If you use sweetened Kool-Aid, you're asking for a big mess and you're also asking for bees to swarm at your head.
  • DO NOT use SWEETENED Kool-Aid. If you use sweetened Kool-Aid, you're asking for a big mess and you're also asking for bees to swarm at your head.

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picklez123 said

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on 10/21/2009 hey im doin this and i did brand name strawberry kool aid!! ill give results after i washit out in bout 30mins!!

PS i have BROWN/BLACK hair like jannamcknight

heleje said

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on 10/20/2009 hmmm is it normal to be crazy itchy

d-vo said

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on 8/4/2009 umm how long duz it stay in 4 and duzz it wrk in nigga hair??

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on 10/15/2008 what color was your hair before this, mine is brown and im not sure it will come out like this... and also umm what kind of kool-aid cause that color rocks!

AbbyNormal said

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on 6/5/2008 It is permanent but will fade over time ...... Great article and pictures!

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