Dip dyed hair is apparently "all the rage" right now among the pre-teen and teen age group. My daughter has been bugging me for a good year to let her put pink dye into her hair. She wasn't content with the spray can kind or the stuff you brush on and wash back out and I wasn't content with letting her bleach and then dye her hair at 10 years of age.
In an attempt to get what she wanted without being met with an immediate NO she was browsing some hair videos on YouTube one night and came across some girls who were using food coloring to get different color into their hair.
I'll admit, at first I was skeptical about this working. How would it stay in without running when she sweated or showered? With that, I did some investigating on my own. What I discovered was that there are actually several different methods you can use with the food coloring to achieve a semi-permanent coloring in your hair. The four most popular methods involve either vinegar, white shampoo, clear hair gel or mouse. Since we had a can of mouse sitting in the bathroom not being used anyway, I decided to try it out.
The supplies you will need to dip dye with the method I used are:
small bowl (glass works best because it won't stain and can be cleaned easily)
toothbrush
mouse
liquid food coloring of your choice (I used neon colors)
hair brush
towel
hair dryer
The first thing you want to do is make sure the hair is really clean and dry. My daughter always scrubs her head thoroughly and then blow dries hers before we start.
Next, squirt a little bit of mouse into the bowl you are using and then add a few drops of the food coloring you plan to use. Use the toothbrush to stir up the mix while adding additional food coloring until you achieve the color you want.
Once you have the mix ready, lay the towel across your shoulders. We use a "dye towel" that has been stained with different colors already. Brush the hair as straight as you can get it with as few frizz as possible.
Now dip the tooth brush into the color mix and scoop up a bit on the brush. Now all you are going to do is pick a starting point for the color and begin brushing it onto the hair in downward strokes. Once you have covered all of the top layer where you want the color to be, turn the hair over and do the same thing on the hair underneath to insure the hair is saturated.
Once you have all the color on that you want, the waiting begins. The longer the color stays on the hair, the more vibrant and longer lasting it will be. For my daughter, we leave it on for about an hour and it lasts about 2-3 days. By then she is ready to change it anyway. Pre-teens, so indesicive!
After the color has been on for as long as you like, rinse it with cold water until the water runs almost clear. Do not be harsh and rub a lot during this stage because you will rinse all of the color out. I usually just rinse until the water is almost clear.
Now you towel dry the hair is dry as you can get it and brush it out again. Dry the colored portion with a hair dryer or run a flat iron over it a few times to set the color.
Ta-da! Super cheap dip dye that will keep your kiddo happy.
***I will attempt to get pictures of each step put up soon.
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