Applicator for coloring hair or fibers and methods for making and using same

A method of making an applicator for coloring hair or fibers, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a rigid substrate having a first side and a second side,
• b) affixing a binder material consisting of a tacky substance to the at least one side of said rigid substrate,
• c) affixing a water-activated color-altering material to said binder material,
• d) drying said rigid substrate, and
• e) grasping said rigid substrate and wiping the at least one side having said water-activated color-altering material against said hair or fibers.

A method for coloring hair, comprising the steps of:

• a) wet either,
• (1) the hair to be colored;
• (2) a rigid substrate;
• having a first side and a second side, wherein a water-activated color-altering material is affixed to at least one side of said rigid substrate, or
• (3) both hair and said rigid substrate;
• b) contact the wet hair with a portion of said rigid substrate to which the dye is affixed, and
• c) maintain contact between said rigid substrate and the hair for a period of time sufficient to transfer said hair dye form said substrate to the wet hair.