Kool-Aid dye can take between one month to three months to wash out, depending on your natural hair color. If you've decided that you no longer want the color in your hair, here are some possible ways of removing it. Protect your hair from the sun by using hair products that contain sunscreen, a scarf or a hat. Prolonged exposure to the sun will cause hair color to fade more rapidly. Use a shampoo made specifically for color-treated hair, or switch to an all natural shampoo that does not contain sulfates or other chemicals that may damage hair or speed up color fading. You can slow down the fading process by washing your hair less often than you normally do. The dye will eventually fade over time, depending on the number of washes it goes through. Remember that some Kool-Aid contains sugar, so after it dries, rinse your hair promptly to get rid of stickiness and avoid attracting bugs.Allow your hair to dry completely before washing.You can either use paper towels or a bath towel that you don't mind staining (color will leak onto the towel). Remove hair from the liquid and pat dry.For just the tips, submerge of your hair. Determine how much of your hair you want to color.Hold the ends in the colored mix for 3 to 5 minutes, and up to 10, if hair is really thick. Dip the ends of your hair into the liquid. For a more vibrant result, use less water and/or more Kool Aid. For a more faded color, dilute the mixture with extra water. Try red (cherry), pink (raspberry), blue (mixed berry) and purple (grape). Kool-Aid is available in a variety of colors.Place the pot on the stove and bring the mixture to a boil. Pour two packets of sugar-free Kool-Aid and two cups of water into a pot.Use a brush or comb to detangle your hair, and make sure that there are no styling products (gel, hairspray, etc.) in your hair prior to coloring. Hair that is either too dirty or too damp will not absorb as much color. For best results, dye hair that has been washed the day before. Make sure that your hair is completely dry.Plastic cups or squeeze bottles, rubber bands, plastic gloves, and a garbage bag or disposable plastic tablecloth to protect your work surface.
These are for you to wear when you're tie dyeing! Kool-Aid will stain your clothes, so it's best to wear that "painting" shirt. White vinegar. This helps set the dye and slows the fading process. Last, consider always handwashing Kool-Aid-dyed items as this can help the color last longer. You can't make it permanent. Artificially colored drink mixes can be used for dyeing wool and other protein (animal) fibers, and frequently also nylon." So, cotton is a wonderful temporary (and easy!) option for dye jobs that aren't meant to last, such as shirts for a special event. Synthetic fibers do not absorb dye like natural fibers do (except for nylon, see below).Ī note about cotton: According to Paula Burch, "Food coloring on cotton is a stain, not a dye, and will not last. White T-shirt or item of your choice. As with ordinary tie dye, you should use a natural fiber like cotton, wool, or silk. Try using 3x as many sweetened packets as this method calls for. However, you will need many more of them to obtain the same color intensity. If all you have on hand are the sweetened Kool-Aid packets, you can still use them for Kool-Aid tie dye. Why unsweetened? You get a much stronger color intensity with unsweetened. Unsweetened Kool-Aid packets in a variety of colors (flavors).
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