Q&A for How to Chalk Dye Your Hair

As long as your hair is healthy, the chalk should shampoo out easily. Very damaged or bleached hair may stain and require a few shampoos for complete removal.

You apply the chalk directly to the strand. Take a thin section of hair and color with either the end or the side of the chalk, using downward strokes.

Hair chalk is made out of pigments combined with pastels. It is much softer than sidewalk chalk.

No, it won't. It's exactly the same as hair chalk. The only real difference is that the hair chalk has more pigment, so the artist chalk would technically be even safer but less strong.

No. Ordinary chalk is too hard and not pigmented enough. It may also damage your hair. Stick with artists' chalk or chalk made specifically for dyeing hair.

It stays on till you take a shower, but if you don't, it'll go away in about two days.

Certainly! The chalk colors will come out very bright and vibrant because your hair color is so light to begin with.

Yes, it does.

Yes. Damaged hair causes no difference. Although it gets slightly knottier the first day.

Totally! Flat ironing your hair just seals in the chalk, but not flat ironing your hair is fine as well.

Maybe it will lose a bit of pigmentation because of the steam from the shower, but the effect shouldn't be too severe.

It depends on how thick and long your hair is and how large the desired dye area is. Test the procedure on a small portion of your hair, then you can estimate how long it will take you to complete your desired style on your type of hair.

It works very well on dark-colored hair.

You could wear plastic gloves when applying the dye, but washing your hands with soap and water a few times should be sufficient.

Yes, it should. But it would likely be too dusty.

All you have to do is wash your hair with shampoo and conditioner.

I don't know about chalkboard chalk but I do know that sidewalk chalk will work.

It shouldn't, although it might cause some drying.

Yes, chalkboard chalk should work fine as long as it's good quality chalk.

No, it shouldn't, if it's just a little sweat.

You can probably try it. It will probably work.

Yes, but it will make the hair dye fade faster. I'd recommend that you wear a swimming cap.

Yes. Chalk dyeing is especially good for using on kids since it's non-toxic and temporary.

Everything should work the same as with one; it's just that the dye will fade out more quickly.

I'd suggest not to. It may look tacky.