Q&A for How to Color Hair Using Sidewalk Chalk

Any chalk will dry out hair by absorbing oils and other moisture from it, but as long as you care for your hair properly afterwards, there should be no permanent damage.

Chalk usually only stays in for about one and a half days, but it really depends on what kind of chalk you use.

Yes.

Dip the chalk in some warm water and apply it on your hair, then blow dry it.

Dip the chalk in a bucket of warm water. Rub the chalk on your hair. When you're done coloring it, blow dry your hair to keep the color.

Any chalk will dry out your hair as it will absorb the moisture and natural oils from your hair.

Sidewalk chalk is typically large colored sticks of chalk mostly used for drawing on pavement or concrete sidewalks.

You can buy specific chalk that is made for hair, and follow the directions listed on the packaging. You can also try to use a hot iron to make the chalk stick to your hair better/ last longer.

Yes, it will dry out your hair and make it have split ends, and might make it frizzy, too.

You can brush out the majority of it, but there will still be some residue from the chalk until you wash the area with shampoo and conditioner.

Absolutely. After you put anything in your hair, you should wash it out thoroughly with shampoo and then conditioner to replenish moisture.

You take a chalk stick, scrape some off, make sure it's not clumpy, then, take some powder and mix some into your hair, a little at a time, then use a flat iron to make the color stick to your hair. If you don't have flat iron, add a little bit of warm water to the chalk, then mix in hair, little at a time, then blow dry your hair.

Chalk will work on all hair types but does leave the hair dry and people with curly hair may have issues with frizz from brushing the chalk through dry hair.

No, it's not worth it! Just buy some box dye.