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Bottle of Hair Dye

Bottle of Hair Dye is an appearance item in Project Zomboid. It holds 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Bottle of Hair Dye at a glance

Bottle of Hair Dye icon

Appearance Miscellaneous

It holds 1. It weighs 0.1.

Weight0.1
Capacity1
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What it is and how to use it

Mostly a flavour item. Check the crafting menu: some can be taken apart for materials, and some count as a keepsake or decoration.

More: Item database.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.HairDyeCommonAppearance
Base.HairDyeRareAppearance
Base.HairDyeUncommonAppearance

3 versions share the name Bottle of Hair Dye, usually different colours, sizes or states.

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Bottle of Hair Dye is on 9 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Crate Salon SuppliesAesthetician (box, cabinet); Back stage (box); Hairdresser (box, cabinet)33%4
Salon Shelf HaircareAesthetician (cupboard, shelves, drawer); Aesthetic storage (shelves); Hairdresser (cupboard, shelves, drawer)29%4
Pharmacy CosmeticsPharmacy (shelves)6.3%4
Gigamart CosmeticsGigaMart (shelves)5.7%4
Crate CostumeAttic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places4.1%4
Bathroom CabinetBathroom (cabinet)3.4%4
Salon CounterAesthetician (cupboard); Hairdresser (cupboard)3.3%4
Bathroom ShelfBathroom (shelves)1.9%4

It is on 1 more table with smaller shares.

On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Punk, Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.

Inside bags and cases: Makeup Case, Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Crafting and loot tables

Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):

Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):

Counts as: any cookablemicrowave.

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Quick answers

How much does the Bottle of Hair Dye weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Bottle of Hair Dye?

Base.HairDyeCommon, Base.HairDyeRare, Base.HairDyeUncommon (variants share the name).

How much can the Bottle of Hair Dye hold?

Capacity 1.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.