Bottle of Hair Dye at a glance

Appearance Miscellaneous
It holds 1. It weighs 0.1.
Bottle of Hair Dye is an appearance item in Project Zomboid. It holds 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

Appearance Miscellaneous
It holds 1. It weighs 0.1.
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.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.HairDyeCommon | Appearance |
Base.HairDyeRare | Appearance |
Base.HairDyeUncommon | Appearance |
3 versions share the name Bottle of Hair Dye, usually different colours, sizes or states.
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 table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Salon Supplies | Aesthetician (box, cabinet); Back stage (box); Hairdresser (box, cabinet) | 33% | 4 |
| Salon Shelf Haircare | Aesthetician (cupboard, shelves, drawer); Aesthetic storage (shelves); Hairdresser (cupboard, shelves, drawer) | 29% | 4 |
| Pharmacy Cosmetics | Pharmacy (shelves) | 6.3% | 4 |
| Gigamart Cosmetics | GigaMart (shelves) | 5.7% | 4 |
| Crate Costume | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places | 4.1% | 4 |
| Bathroom Cabinet | Bathroom (cabinet) | 3.4% | 4 |
| Salon Counter | Aesthetician (cupboard); Hairdresser (cupboard) | 3.3% | 4 |
| Bathroom Shelf | Bathroom (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.
Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any cookablemicrowave.
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.HairDyeCommon, Base.HairDyeRare, Base.HairDyeUncommon (variants share the name).
Capacity 1.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.