Use caution and always keep your fingers out of the way of your knife. If your hair is longer than waist-length, use 2 beets.
The foil helps to concentrate the heat of the oven without burning the beet wedges.
Use a fork to poke the beet wedges so you don’t burn your fingers.
You can use the bigger chunks of the beets to put in your smoothies if you’d like to.
Coconut oil will also make the dye last longer in your hair. If you are using 2 beets, add 6 tablespoons (89 mL) of coconut oil.
You can also spread a towel out on your counter or table if you are worried about staining your work area. Keep a few towels nearby in case you spill any of the beet juice.
If the beet juice does get on your skin, it will take 1 to 2 days to fade.
You may want to have a friend or family member check the back of your head to make sure you covered it all.
You can cover your hair in plastic wrap or a plastic bag if you are worried about getting dye on your furniture.
You can put some conditioner in your hair if you’d like to, but the coconut oil may smooth out your hair on its own.
If your hair is blond or light brown, the dye will turn your hair red or pinkish. If you have darker brown hair, it will turn your hair a subtle shade of purple that you might only be able to see in the sun.
Using heat styling tools, like a hair dryer, straightener, or curling iron, may also make your hair color fade faster.
