A Texas woman went viral on TikTok for using boiled snow to wash out hair dye after her pipes froze

• A viral TikTok shows a Texas woman using boiled snow to wash out hair dye after her pipes froze.
• Texas dealt with uncharacteristically cold weather, leaving people without power or running water.

As Texas reckons with uncharacteristically frigid temperatures and snow that has wreaked havoc statewide, one woman came up with a creative workaround when frozen pipes left her with no running water in the middle of a dye job: boiling snow.

TikTok user @bmoye22 posted a video on Tuesday that started with a photo of a younger woman with the text overlay, "when Texas water pipe freeze and you just dyed your hair."

She can be seen trying to turn on the faucet, but there's no running water.

In the video, which has been viewed 4.5 million times since it was posted on February 16, the person with the head full of pink dye is seen going outside to scoop snow into a pot. She proceeds to boil the snow on the stove to turn it into water and then uses it to wash away the dye.

"Yes her hair was dyed before [the water was] cut off. I mean who would [dye] their hair with no water running," the TikToker who posted the video clarified in a comment.

"Never in my years have I seen or heard of something so ridiculous yet smart before. I am highly impressed," one top comment said.

@bmoye22 did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Texans have been dealing with the fallout from cold weather, including frozen pipes

Insider's Kelsey Vlamis reported on February 18 that winter storms left millions of Texans without power and safe drinking water (for days, in some cases) and that many people were contending with damaged pipes and water-main breaks.

Some buildings even preemptively shut off the water supply to prevent frozen pipes from possibly flooding buildings, Neelam Bohra wrote for the Texas Tribune on February 19. Bohra added that issues stemming from frozen pipes might only become evident once they start to thaw and that homeowners should keep an eye out for tell-tale signs like "leaks, stains, and discoloration."

KDFW, a local news station and FOX affiliate, reports that while experts typically recommend leaving the faucet on to avoid frozen pipes, the city of Houston issued an advisory that week advising residents against doing that.

KDFW also recommends applying heat to the section of the pipe that might be frozen by using a hairdryer or a portable space heater.