/oss/taxonomy/term/800/all en /oss/article/food-quirky-science/coloring-hair <p style="text-align:justify"><a href="http://blogs.mcgill.ca/oss/?attachment_id=3647" rel="attachment wp-att-3647"><img alt="drink" height="150" src="http://blogs.mcgill.ca/oss/files/2012/11/Kool-Aid-150x150.jpg" width="150" /></a>Just mention “Kool Aid” and my memories flop back to summer camp. That was the beverage we were served with every meal. And it was the same with my kids. They used to tell me about the "bug juice" that was blended in large garbage cans to serve the whole camp. I’m not sure why they called it bug juice, maybe it was because of the insects that inevitably met their doom in the brightly colored liquid. And as you know, Kool Aid colors are bright! Intense reds, bright blues, fluorescent greens! Just like the colors that adorn the hair of some adventurous teens. There is a good reason why some punkers look as if they had dipped their hair into Kool Aid. They have!</p> <p style="text-align:justify">Some bright kids figured out that Kool Aid could be used as an effective temporary hair dye. Just the right thing to amaze your friends and scare your parents. <a href="http://blogs.mcgill.ca/oss/2012/11/24/coloring-hair/">Read more</a></p> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:35:47 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1832 at /oss