Who Used Kool-Aid to Dye Their Hair?

MoMo

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I know back in th mid-late '80's, girls in my neighborhood used kool-aid as a homemade cellophane. I'm thinking aout mixing some in conditioner and trying it. What y'all think?
 
I did back in the day when I was a kid (16-19).

It gave me a fabulous red.

It may be hardening to your hair. I wouldn't do it now.
 
My cousin and I used to do it. Hers was the bomb! She used Tropical Punch and any other Red Colored Kool Aid. It was great!
 
brings back memories...in the summer months my cousins and i would stand at the kitchen counter leaning over with the tips of our bangs dipped into bowls of koolaid mix n water. it worked, but i would never use this method now.
 
i did this back in middle school...

it came out a pretty color...

My friend did hers and it came out BRIGHT red, though...:nono:
 
malachi74 said:
brings back memories...in the summer months my cousins and i would stand at the kitchen counter leaning over with the tips of our bangs dipped into bowls of koolaid mix n water. it worked, but i would never use this method now.
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I was thinking of doing this to the ends of my hair or possibly adding streaks. I just know that you can use kool-aid and get the color without having lighten the hair first.
 
lol i remember doing this! i gave myself streaks or did the tips too!

i wonder what would happen if you mixed kool-aid with henna?
 
yup, the original pack of black cherry to get that deep dk red look....i was in love w/ boiling kool-aid for my hair!
 
lexi84 said:
LOL!!! never heard of this, but this will be very interesting to read the responses.:spinning:
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OMG I thought my sister and I were the only knows that did this! LMAO
I did that maybe twice back in the 80's. I used the red Kool-Aid and it gave me a nice red hue in the sun light. My sister was pretty sassy, she used the purple Kool-Aid LOL

Unfortunately we tried it on my cousin and she got a wicked rash. We never did that again. :ohwell:
 
*raises hand*

In junior high, I used Sun-In to make my hair pretty much blonde then used cherry koolaid to make it hot pink. :rolleyes:
 
I used to do that. I would mix a whole pack with some cheap conditioner and let it marinate with some heat.

I have also used raspberries to dye my hair too:yep:
 
:look:

I'm seriously considering this now, for a nice burst of red on top of my mild henna color. I've got some shed hair to test on, and erryting. :look:
 
Me and my BFF did this is 8th grade. Her's looked good, mine was .. barely burgundy and hard and dry .. I don't think I used condish though. I did it as a final rinse.:perplexed
 
My hair is naturally black, now that it is texlaxed it has got that reddish thing going on a little. Either way my hair is really hard to bleach/dye and I have never been successfully with bright colors without leaving bleach on for way tooooooo long (that was all before hair sites :nono:).

Are you guys telling me that I can still use koolaid to dye my hair?

I really want to se some pics...
 
gymfreak336 said:
I have put my head through some stuff let me tell you:lachen:

Seriously though, what color are you looking to acheive overall.
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I want some bright red streaks! or I want to dye the last two or three inches of my hair bright red for an upcoming event.
 
vkb247 said:
My hair is naturally black, now that it is texlaxed it has got that reddish thing going on a little. Either way my hair is really hard to bleach/dye and I have never been successfully with bright colors without leaving bleach on for way tooooooo long (that was all before hair sites :nono:).

Are you guys telling me that I can still use koolaid to dye my hair?

I really want to se some pics...
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I think so. I never heard of anyone having to lift their haircolor before applying it.
 
i did purple and it came out blue black with a purple sheen to it. i loved it. i mixed 2 packs with about 2 cups of thick conditioner, and let it set for about 2 hours in the sun.
 
I did a search over on tLHC, and grabbed these tidbits..... :grin:


Kool-Aid is more effective if you mix just a little salt with it. It helps drive the dye into the hair. It's still going to wash out, it'll just take a little longer. Make sure you get the kind where you're supposed to add sugar (and then don't add the sugar). You don't want the sugarfree stuff as that has artificial sweeteners in it.
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No damage, as it's just essentially food coloring--but as such, it probably won't stick to your hair unless you bleach it to raise the cuticle first. The thing is, all temporary unnatural color dyes (Manic Panic, Special Effects, Fudge, etc) are basically just food coloring too. So if you are just concerned with avoiding damage (and not just raiding mom's cupboard for beauty supplies) I would recommend picking up some actual dye. You will get a much richer color and stand a better chance of it actually lasting. Special Effects is by far my favorite brand.
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Word of warning - Red or hot pink will not wash out right away from pale blonde hair - either bleached or natural. Think about it this way - its like trying to get red koolaid stains out of a cotton table cloth. Also, any heat whatsoever will set the color - making it nearly impossible to get out. Your hair has the same make up as wool - and homespinners use koolaid to dye their wool.
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Be really careful with koolaid--I used it to dye my hair red, and it turned quite red, but boy oh boy it made my scalp itch for weeks.
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If you have virgin hair, neither Koolaid nor commercial dyes like Manic Panic will have much staying power. Since neither of them lift the cuticle (like PPD dyes) or stain the hair itself (like henna), they rely on physically clinging to rough spots on the cuticle of your hair. If that's nice and smooth, it simply doesn't have much to cling to.
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That makes it sound like it might work better for the relaxed ladies. Darn! I'll still try it, though.
 
I did this last March. My hair was a slight reddish color. I liked it though. Other than the red coming off on my hands when I did my hair, and it also coming off on my clothes (mainly the collar area), it was cool.
I haven't done it since though.
 
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