Review (2/5): Never, NEVER Again!
My 8 yr old wanted temporary color in her hair, so we went for the Splat Blue. I've used a similar 30-wash temporary color on my own hair for years, applied myself, so figured it would be similar - let me assure you, it is not. We did not use the bleach option-just put the color itself in her light brown hair (very light brown). The blue completely stained EVERYTHING it came into contact with. She sat in a blue towel in the tub as I applied it and sat still while it set for 50 minutes. I had applied a barrier cream to her forehead and around her ears, but the color cream got in a few places on her ears, face and neck and set in quickly, despite the barrier cream - her poor face was dotted and streaked with blue and her neck was stained deep blue, as well as places on her shoulder. Had her lie back in the tub (sans towel) as I rinsed and rinsed and rinsed with cold water, per the instructions. The water NEVER ran clear. After 15 minutes of that and getting most of the color cream out, she showered. She washed it, then used the conditioner - all the while, the blue water ran over her face, body, limbs and hands, staining then with blue streaks. I made her wash and wash with soap, but it did no good. Once she was out of the shower and dried off, I used non-gel toothpaste (per Splat's instructions) scrubbed on her face and neck, and it does work, but she was miserable. And the deeper spots on her ears and neck were only slightly faded. I haven't even gotten to her back, stomach, arms and legs yet. We could only handle so much at once. Her hair is stained a dark blue and does indeed show well on the ends and in her bangs, but SOOOOO not worth the mess. Now to the tub and shower, which are ordinarily white - they have turned a blueberry color where the rinsed hair color and water pooled, sprayed or streamed. I am bleaching the H@!! out of the bathtub, tiles, shower handle, etc. trying to get the purple blue out. When I color my own hair brown, the cream does not stain like this and the water runs clear fairly quickly. The Splat stuff is NOT for armatures in their home who are expecting something that is relatively easy to apply and contain. My verdict is "NEVER again".