A MUM has revealed how she used crepe paper to make a temporary hair dye for her daughter during lockdown.
Taking to the Facebook group, Extreme Couponing & Bargains UK, she shared her clever hack using the craft paper.
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She shared snaps of her handiwork seeing her daughter’s hair left with a red a dip dye.
Captioning the snap she wrote: “Dip dyed my daughters hair after seeing loads of posts saying you could do it with crepe paper!
“We didn’t have any so I thought I’d try tissue paper and it worked, she loves it!”
Explaining the method, she said: “Cut tissue paper into strips we used purple it came out this colour.
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“Put tissue paper in a jug with (300ml) boiling water and a tea spoon of salt, stir and leave for 5 mins or so.
“I took out the tissue paper and split her hair in 2 like you would for bunches, and dipped each side in the mixture for about 5 mins, squeezed out the excess then twisted her hair into little buns and clipped you could tie with a hair band.
“I let her play for half an hour then rinsed with COLD water! If you use hot it will not work!”
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She later added: “From what I’ve read online your temporarily locking the dye into the hairs cuticle, so depending on hairs condition ect it will last less/more time, apparently it lasts about a week… time shall tell it’s not like she’s at school! ?”
Fellow group members were seriously impressed, praising her idea in the comments.
One wrote: “Loving the creativeness that us mums are pulling out the cupboards and draws to entertain the kids.”
Agreeing a second added: “Omg I want to do it to my own hair.”
Fellow mums who tried the tick advised using crepe paper that will bleed in water rather than a non-bleed type and recommends sticking to a dip dye to avoid skin staining.
In other hair news, we told you how women are getting perfect curls with this viral TikTok hack.
And Kate Middleton’s favourite salon revealed how you can get her signature bouncy blow dry at home.
Plus and this is how to dye your hair at home up to a salon standard.
