How to Dye Hair With JELL-O
Do you want wild punk-rock colored hair without the commitment? Dyeing your hair with JELL-O is an easy and fun way to give your hair a quick color boost! Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Bleach kit (if your hair is dark)
- 1 to 2 boxes of JELL-O in your flavor/color of choice
- Plastic wrap, aluminum foil or a shower cap (use aluminum foil if you want colored streaks)
- Hair conditioner
- Old towel
- Petroleum jelly
- Separate small bowl for each color of JELL-O
- Gloves
Instructions
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Getting Ready
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If you have dark hair, you must bleach it before you try to dye it with JELL-O. Follow the direction on the kit, and rinse the bleach out completely before you go any further.
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Apply petroleum jelly along your hairline and around your ears and neck to prevent the JELL-O from staining your skin.
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Pour the JELL-O powder out into the bowl or bowls. Add conditioner and mix until you get a thick, mayonnaise-like consistency.
Dyeing Your Hair
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Drape the old towel across your shoulders and put on your gloves.
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Apply the JELL-O/conditioner mix to your hair. You can dye your entire head in one color, or do streaks of different colors. To dye your entire head, slather the JELL-O dye over your hair until it is completely saturated. Then, cover your hair with plastic wrap, aluminum foil or a shower cap.
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For streaks, separate out chunks of hair, paint them with JELL-O dye and wrap them in aluminum foil.
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Leave the dye in for at least 1 hour. The longer you leave it in, the stronger the color will be. You can also lock in the color using heat. Simply wrap your hair in a towel and heat it with a blow dryer.
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Rinse your hair thoroughly. The color should wash out in about 7 to 10 shampoos.
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Tips & Warnings
If you have white or platinum blond hair, use caution before dyeing it with JELL-O. Some colors may not wash out as fast for you as they do for others.
As the JELL-O washes out, the color will fade and you may end up with a color you were not expecting. Reds can fade to pink, blues can fade to green. If you don't like the color, you can wait for it to fade naturally or use a deep-cleansing shampoo to remove the color more quickly.
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okay 1 hour later.... my hands are more dyed than my hair! Darn girls you may be right! I'm keeping it on through desp.H.W., maybe even mad men.
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For the record... The color is Black Cherry?
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ok thanks. it's only temp. I just wanted to do something fun for daycare kids...don't be hate'n zeeeze guys I'm 52 not going clubbing toniet! Can't wait for Desperate housewifes! And my new DEW! I WILL POST, for all you haters!
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mad doesn't work at all its like a GEL.
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I used kool aid today, and I only left it in for 4 hours, and it rinsed out I was so mad! purple and blue works better.
