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What is a way to put highlights in my hair with kool-aid that won't make it stay in as long?
I'm hair color is like dark blonde and I want to use the kool-aid to put highlights in my hair(or i might just do the tips). I heard it stays in about a month and a half, and i want it in for like 3 weeks about. And my mom is scared that it will stay in always unless I cut it out. AND DOES ANYONE KNOW THE REAL WAY OF HOW TO PUT HIGHLIGHTS IN MY HAIR WITH KOOL-AID? SO MANY PEOPLE SAY USE WATER AND SOME SAY CONDITION AND THEY DON'T EVEN SAY HOW MUCH TO USE!
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
1. Apply some petroleum jelly to your skin all around your head. This will make the color wash off more easily when you're done. Use a lot on your ears!
2. Add the Kool-Aid to a small bowl. Use unsweetened, to avoid sticky hair. Don't use the artificially sweetened kind either, as the chemicals could bother your eyes. In this example, three packages of Tropical Punch are used for a reddish tint. You may need to use more packages, depending on the length of your hair. This is a very messy process. (Blue is best made by combining blue raspberry flavor with a little grape.)
3. Add just a few drops of water to the Kool-Aid. You want a paste, not a liquid.
4. Add a few drops of hair conditioner to make the colour from the Kool-Aid permeate the hair a little more evenly. It also helps make a paste.
5. Mix the three packages of Kool-Aid, the water, and the conditioner, until you get a smooth paste. All the lumps have to be completely gone.
6. Work the paste into the hair. This is the fun part. You need help for this. Try to massage it into the hair, and not the scalp. You can use a toothbrush to do highlights/stripes.
7. Wrap the hair in several long strips of sandwich wrap. You'll have to sleep in it, so do a good job!
Secure it carefully with tape. This isn't just to protect the furniture, or to keep the dog from licking your head. It's to keep the moisture in, and the dye acting longer.
8. After a good night's sleep, remove the plastic wrap. Don't be dismayed by the gruesome colours on your skin ... everything washes off! See How to Remove Kool-Aid from Skin.
9. Thoroughly wash your hair, apply conditioner, and wash again. Then comb it out and wait for it to dry. The final tint will be less obvious with dry hair.
Hope that helped!