Q&A for How to Get Kool Aid out of Hair

There are twenty-one types of Kool-Aid, each with a different hue. You can find a complete list here: https://www.koolaid.com/en/products/powders.

Mix a packet of Kool-Aid into a small amount of conditioner. Apply the mixture to freshly washed and towel-dried hair. Leave it in for 15 minutes or longer.

Kool-Aid is a stain, not a dye, so there isn't a specific processing time. The longer you leave it in, the darker the stain will be. In general, 15-30 minutes should be long enough to provide a nice strong color.

On healthy, unprocessed hair, Kool-Aid will wash out after one shampoo. If your hair is damaged, bleached, or chemically treated, the stain may penetrate more deeply into the hair. This will make it harder to remove.

No, the baking soda won't do any damage to your hair other than cause it to feel dry. You can do a conditioning treatment to help reverse the dryness.

Both methods above use baking soda. After using either method, you will notice the kool-aid beginning to fade. After time your hair will be back to its natural color.

Both together work fantastic, but baking soda works better on its own.

Yes it will lighten your hair -- it bleaches your hair gently.

Use one of the shampoo types recommended over the course of a few weeks and keep washing it until it fades away. Again, none of these would completely rid your hair of the Kool Aid, so you have to try to repeat these processes and expect a gradual decline in color.

No, it comes out gradually, not all at once.

No, the baking soda only takes out temporary dye (Kool-Aid in this case).

No, although depending on the color there might be some fading. Permanent dye can only be removed professionally at a salon.

About one minute. The solution should turn the color of the Kool-Aid you used.

If you use lemon juice then yes, it may (though not always) slowly add natural looking highlights to natural red hair. I use diluted lemon juice to rub/spray on my hair when I go outside to tan to lighten my hair a little bit for the summer months. It's a gradual process, though.

Lemon juice does lighten your hair. It will stay there until you cut it off, or color it.

None of these will work in a day, you will need to do it for a while. Lemon juice method works well, but be careful, lemon juice has bleaching effects that can cause dark hair to lighten.

Hair color remover doesn't usually work well with bright, vivid colors or semi-permanent dyes, so it's not suited to Kool-Aid. It's also a much harsher treatment than Kool-Aid requires--natural methods like baking soda and hot water will take care of the color and do less damage!

Using these techniques, your color should be completely faded within 2-3 days. However, if you have a lighter hair color, it may take longer.

It depends on your hair type. For me and most other people, it isn't necessarily crunchy, but it will feel frizzy, and rubbery in a way (like after getting out of a chlorinated pool).

Yes, this is a cheap, easy way to dye hair, and it’s safe for you or your kids to do. It works very well. The color vibrancy and longevity depends on hair color -- lighter hair retains color better than darker hair.