CAMARINES SUR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

CITY OF NAGA
2020-2021

INVESTIGATORY PROJECT
Research
“Most Effective Alternative Hair
Dye”

LadYnventors

RESEARCHERS:
Crystel Gwen B. Encinas
Shainna Mabelle T. Deninia
Vanessa O. Coralde
Roshiemae G. Oas
Kimberly A. Nacion
 INTRODUCTION

“Hair Dye”

Background of the Study

“There’s nothing like new hair to make you feel confident and beautiful.”

They say “Life cannot be perfect, but your hair can be.” Hair is one of
the most important things to teenagers nowadays. They feel like they can deal
with everything with a pretty hair. What makes hair more beautiful is by
colouring it. They say living with a black hair is kind of boring. Dying your
hair would make you feel confident and beautiful, So dying your hair using
crepe paper as alternative, can make your hair a better look.

This study mainly focuses on two things. The first is to give people
confidence by hair color and the second one is to find an alternative hair dye
that last long in the hair and cause little or no damage. We came up of this
topic because of what the researchers saw on the internet, the researchers were
mesmerized by the beauty hair colors hold, but since the researchers are still
young, they are not allowed to do hair colors as well as the researchers are
afraid that their hair will be damaged and won’t be able to go back to normal.
Thus, it is much better to use sample hairs or cut hairs.
 Many people lose their confidence in many ways. Hence, we likely
want to help people boost their self-esteem with the help of hair colors. The
researchers are aware that this is not new anymore since hair dyeing is
somehow a trend or normal thing to do, but not everyone can dye their hair for
some reason such as no enough money, the condition of the hair, and the usual
reason is because of the authorization of the parents.

According to the National Institutes of Health, millions of men and

women around the world enhance or change their appearance with hair dye,
dyes are classified into three major groups. The temporary, semi-permanent,
and permanent. Each has different chemicals put on it which some of this leads
to cancer. Although that chemical was removed from their products, chemicals
used in hair dyes nowadays contain a substance that is the same as those in the
chemical class that is removed. A study shows that occupational exposure to
hair dye is highly to get cancer. In other terms, occasionally using hair dye will
increase the risk of you having cancer, especially when you are adventurous
with your hair and frequently changes your hair color. Also, chemicals used in
hair dyes can make one’s hair dry and cause such damages. Another study says
that people who choose to dye their hair can be a way of showing their style,
confidence, and personality.

All of us are aware that even if it is the 21st century now, there are still
people who judge you by your personality and looks. Even if majority of the
people is trying to normalize having imperfection, there are still other people
who will find a hole to bash someone or talk horrible things, and even if we
cheer people up and advise them not to mind them, we can’t hide the fact that
it will still sting and cause big damage to someone’s self-confidence. So, the
researchers want to help everyone using this study to find a good alternative
hair dye that will be found at home and can be bought for an affordable price
that will cause only a little or no damage to your hair. At the same time, the
researchers want to lessen everyone’s self-doubt and boost self-confidence.
Another objective of the researchers is to make it easy for people to find what
color fits them well without spending a fortune.

Purpose

Hair is a gender and sexual signifier. We all know that hair is also a
symbol of our selves. It symbolizes social norms and changes social
ideologies. It also symbolizes physical strength and virility. It is a mode
where people can express themselves. Even in society, hair is important
because of its versatility as an adornment.

People believe that through hair, we can be able to see one’s virtues,
personalities and even properties of one. Many people believe that black
hair means that someone tends to have self-doubt. This is one of the reasons
why people usually want to dye their hair and have a new hair. It makes
them feel like a new person, new personality and new character.

People have many things that they want to do, but they can’t for
some specific reasons. As in having a new hair, lots of people cannot do
what they want to do because of their budget and their what ifs in their
mind.

This study is conducted to know which among the five; ¹crepe

paper, ²coffee, ³cinnamon, ⁴food color, ⁵colored marker will be the most
effective, safest and the best as an alternative for dyeing hair. Knowing
which of these five is the most effective and safest one to use will
benefit the people a lot. People will not spend lots of money and they
can do this during pandemic as a bonding with their friends and
families.

If the researchers will find out whether one of these five is the
best to use as an alternative, then people can dye their own hair with
the materials available at their home. This is a good help for everyone
for they can do what they want to do with their hair and spend less
money in dyeing their hair.

Hypotheses

The following statement will be the hypotheses or assumption from the

research proposal

H₁: If the crepe paper is used as an alternative hair dye, then it will last
longer and have no damage because crepe paper easily colors which is
good for the hair.

H₂: If food color is used as an alternative hair dye, then it will last
longer and have no damage because food color is safe and edible.

H₃: If coffee is used as an alternative hair dye, then it will last longer
and have no damage because it naturally gets rid of grays in hair.

H₄: If cinnamon is used as an alternative hair dye, then it will last

longer and have no damage because it contains natural lighting for hair
and has many benefits for the hair.
H₅: If washable marker is used as an alternative hair dye, then it will
last longer and have no damage in hair because it colors easily and is
washable which leaves no damage in hair.

Problem/Engineering Goals

This study resorts to know the safest, effective, low budget and
quality in dying hair, in terms of using different variables, to be safe against
the impact of its negative effects. This also aims to try different variables
such as crepe paper, coffee, cinnamon, food color and marker and compare
their effectivity. In performing this experiment, the researchers shall find
out what is the most effective and safest variable to use to dye the hair
without any expenses.

Statement of the Problem

The study is mainly about the best alternative, safest and effective in
hair dye. In performing the experiment, the following questions can be
answered base on the result of the experiment;

1. Does the factor/s affect the dyeing of hair?

2. Is there a difference on the result of dyeing the hair using the five
variables?
3. Which of the five alternatives can totally dye the hair without any
side effects?
4. Which of the five alternative is applicable to all kinds of hair?

Variables
 Dependent Variables:

- Color of the hair

- Length
- Thickness of the hair
- Time of soaking in the hair coloring

Independent Variables:

- Kind of hair (virgin hair)

- Measurement of the water

Materials

MATERIALS PURPOSE/ USE

Hair Use to test all the color applicators.

Shampoo Use in making color applicators.

Conditioner Use in making color applicators.

Crepe Paper Use to color the applicators.

Coffee Use to color the applicators.

Cinnamon Use to color the applicators.

Food Color Use to color the applicators.

Marker Use to color the applicators.

Water Use in rinsing the hair.

Use in making color applicators.

Measuring Cups Use in measuring the amount of ingredients in making the color
applicators.
 METHODOLOGY

As we know, every experiment needs materials in order

Acquisition of the to perform it. Here we need the hair, different variables
materials to use and other things such as measuring cup and
water.

In preparing the color applicators, we need the crepe

Preparing the color paper, food color, cinnamon, coffee and marker. With
applicators this variables, add either of the three; water, shampoo
and conditioner.

Here, there should be five sets of color applicators.

Setting the color
Observe if the variables are melted using water,
applicators
shampoo or conditioner.

After setting all the color applicators, prepare five sets

Testing the color of hair and soak it on each color applicator. Leave it for
applicators at least one hour and see if which of the different
variables is the effective and safest to use.

After applying the color applicator to the hair, observe

Observing the side for the side effects and what may happen to the hair for
effects at least one to two days.

After the experiment, gather all the records and data the
Gathering Data researchers have while doing the experiment and sum up
all the data gathered.
Steps in making the color applicator:

Step 1: Take ½ conditioner (enough amount of conditioner for your

mixture.)

Step 2: Add the variable and mix it for 15 to 20 minutes (specifically, the
researchers shall have five different sets of color applicators.)

Step 3: After mixing, make sure that the applicator would be creamy.

Time Frame:

No. Of trials No. Of Hours Is there a Changes

change?
1 4 None Nothing
Changes
2 12 None It's gets even
more darker
3 24 None It's get even
more and more
darker
Table no.1 Data about effects of the mixture of food color and
conditioner to the hair

No. Of trials No. Of Hours Is there a Changes

 change?
1 1 None The hair
remains its
color
2 5 None The hair
remains its
colors
3 12 None The hair
remains its
color
Table no.2 Data about effects of the mixture of permanent marker and
conditioner to the hair

No. Of trials No. Of Hours Is there a Changes

change?
1 1 None The color of the
hair has no
change
2 5 None The color of the
hair has no
change
3 12 None The color of the
hair has no
change
Table no.3 Data about effects of the mixture of cinnamon and
conditioner to the hair

No. Of trials No. Of Hours Is there a Changes

change?
1 20 mins Yes The color is not
evident in any
 hair color.
2 1 hour Yes The color is
evident in blond
hair but still not
evident on
black hair.
3 (Blond) 2 hours Yes Very visible on
blond hair, and
only visible in
black hair if
there is direct
sunlight.
Table no.4 Data about effects of the mixture of crepe paper and hot
water to the hair

No. Of trials No. Of Hours Is there a Changes

change?
1 3 – 5 minutes None The hair remains
its color
2 5 – 10 minutes Yes The hair became
lighten brown,
no conditioner, it
used hot water
3 1 – 5 hours Yes The dark brown
color is visible,
no conditioner, it
used normal
water
Table no.5 Data about effects of the mixture of coffee and conditioner to
the hair
Result

After the researchers performed the experiment, the result had

proven that crepe paper is the best one to use as an alternative for hair dye.
The researcher’s hypotheses matched to the result od the experiment. The
crepe paper is more effective than the other four, the coffee, cinnamon, food
color and washable marker. The researchers identified that the crepe paper
is the most effective one since the researchers based on the obviousness of
the highlights of the color and the side effects after dyeing the hair. The
experiment showed that crepe paper has no side effects and does not cause
any damages to the hair, which was followed by the coffee. Coffee is also
effective, the color did sticked to the hair, but the hair would smell like
coffee for many days even if the hair was washed many times.

Discussion

The hypotheses formed by the researchers is that crepe paper will be

the best one to use as an alternative for hair dye, the most effective and the
safest one. The coffee did performed well in dyeing the hair, but the
researchers conclude that crepe paper is better than coffee. The coffee came
next after the crepe paper but it is unanticipated for it is used in making
coffee drink.

The researchers did expect that crepe paper will be the most
effective to use as an alternative since crepe paper is coated with sizing.
Sizing is a material which is a material such as glue, gelatin, gum, or starch.
And as expected, the researchers had proven that crepe paper is the most
effective and safest alternative for hair dye. In using crepe paper as hair
applicator, there will be no effort in making the hair coloring because it
only needs hot water, salt and the crepe paper. Since the researchers had
proven that crepe paper is the most effective one to use, the question is, is it
really the safest one to use as an alternative for hair dye? We all know that
crepe paper is usually used as a material for decorations. If it will be
explained scientifically, crepe paper is a tissue paper that has been coated
with sizing, a glue-like substance. Aside from sizing, there are no other
chemicals a crepe paper has. Thus, using crepe paper as an alternative for
hair dye is safe. The researchers has also proven this because the hair has no
damages after dyeing it.

The researchers has also proven that coffee can also be used as an
alternative for hair dye. Using coffee as an alternative is not hassle since it
only needs shampoo and coffee. In making the hair coloring is not hard and
doesn’t need a lot of time since the procedure is only three steps. First is to
have a coffee in the bowl or container, add the shampoo and mix it for
about 15 to 20 minutes. After that, the hair can be soaked in the hair
coloring. Does the time of soaking affects the dyeing of the hair? Usually,
when dyeing the hair, the hair needs to be soaked for about 1 hour, but
when you use coffee as an alternative for hair dye, the hair needs to be
soaked for about 5 hours. Another thing that the researchers had proven,
using coffee as hair dye will leave a smell to the hair. The hair will smell
like coffee for many days. The researchers tried to wash it everyday to see
if the smell would be gone if hair would be washed daily. But, it took many
days before the smell was gone. After dyeing the hair with coffee, there
were no damages in the hair except from the smell of the hair. Thus, the
researchers proved that using coffee as an alternative for hair dye is
effective and safe one to use but it is not suggestible to use.

The researchers tried to use cinnamon and washable marker as an

alternative for hair dye. But, the experiment showed that using this two as
an alternative for hair dye is not effective. The researchers had encountered
a trial and error in doing the experiment. In using cinnamon, the researchers
first tried to make a hair coloring using conditioner but the first trial did not
work. And so the researchers tried again using shampoo, cinnamon and the
washable marker, but it did not work too. The third trial was using hot
water. The researchers expected that it will work but the result showed that
neither of the three, the conditioner, shampoo and even hot water will not
work in making the hair coloring. Thus, the researchers concluded that
using cinnamon and washable marker as an alternative for hair dye is not
effective.

The researchers tried to use food color as an alternative for hair dye.
The researchers expected that it will work, but after the experiment, it was
shown that using food color is not effective. In this experiment, there were
also a trial and error. The researchers first tried to use food color and
conditioner in making the hair coloring. It was tried for three times with a
different amount of time in soaking the hair to the hair coloring. The first
trial was for about four hours but there were no change to the hair. The
second trial was for about twelve hours of soaking, but the result showed
that the hair gets darker. The same with the third trial, the hair was soaked
for about twelve hours but the hair gets darker and there were no other
changes to the hair. The second set that the researchers tried was using food
color and hot water. This experiment was tried for three times. In the first
trial, the hair was soaked for about four hours, and the result showed that
some parts of the hair was highlighted with the food color but the highlights
were not obvious and can be barely seen. For the second trial, the hair was
soaked for about twelve hours, but the result was the same with the first
trial. As well as with the third trial, it has the same result with the first and
second trial, but the time of soaking the hair to the hair coloring was
twenty-four hours. Thus, the researchers concluded that using food color as
an alternative for hair dye is not that effective.

Conclusion

The study shows that crepe paper is the most effective and safest
one to use as an alternative for hair dye. Although, coffee and food color
worked, but crepe paper had the better result after the experiment. The
study had proven that using crepe paper as an alternative will not cause any
damages to the hair and it has no side effects after dyeing the hair.

Result and Summary

Rank Used as an alternative Percentage of effectiveness

1 Crepe paper 100%

2 Coffee 80%

3 Food Color 50%

4 Washable Marker 0%

5 Cinnamon 0%

After the experiment, the result had guaranteed that crepe paper is
the most effective and safest alternative for hair dye. The result is accurate
to the researcher’s hypotheses.
DISCUSSION

Based on the researchers, the results showed that crepe paper is the
most effective one to use as an alternative for hair dye. At the same time, it
is also safe to use crepe paper since it won’t cause any damages to the hair
and has no side effects. The coffee is also effective as an alternative for hair
dye, but it is not suggestible because based on the result, the hair would
smell like coffee for many days even after washing the hair daily. But,
when using coffee, it is also safe since the researchers had proven that there
are no other damages and side effects in the hair after dyeing it except for
the smell. Food color can also be used as hair dye but the highlights in the
hair or the color will be barely seen as it is not obvious and only some parts
of the hair can be colored. It is safe to use food color as an alternative for
hair dye, it is just that food color is not as effective as the crepe paper.
Along the three, cinnamon and washable marker were proven not effective
as an alternative for hair dye. After many trials, the researchers concluded
that cinnamon and washable marker are not effective as an alternative for
hair dye. Thus, this study proved that crepe paper is the most effective and
safest alternative for hair dye.

RECOMMENDATION
 1. This experiment is applicable in any weather, but results are more
exposed or seen during sunny days.
2. Try to use other alternatives for hair dye.
Explanation—to know if there are other than crepe paper can be
used as an alternative for hair dye.
3. Add more number of days in doing the experiment.
Explanation—to know if the number of days has a significance in
dyeing the hair.

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