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Mientras más volumen tienes, más tinte necesitas comprar.

Mientras más volumen tienes, más tinte necesitas comprar.
The more volume you have, the more dye you need to buy.
From Lesson 353:Proportional comparatives (mientras más, cuanto más)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Mientras más volumen tienes, más tinte necesitas comprar.

Could I use cuanto más instead of mientras más in this sentence?
Yes, they are interchangeable. Both mean "the more". In Latin America, mientras más is very common in everyday speech, while cuanto más can sound slightly more formal. In Spain, however, cuanto más is the standard choice.
Why are the verbs in the indicative mood (tienes, necesitas) instead of the subjunctive?
We use the indicative because this sentence states a general, established fact. If you were talking about a specific future or hypothetical situation, you would use the subjunctive for the first verb: Mientras más volumen tengas, más tinte vas a necesitar (The more volume you might have, the more dye you will need).
Is it okay to change the word order to Mientras tienes más volumen?
While people might understand you, the standard formula keeps the comparative word and the noun together: mientras más + noun + verb. Keeping más volumen and más tinte together sounds much more natural and mirrors the English "the more volume".
Does tinte refer to any kind of dye or coloring?
Tinte is most strongly associated with hair dye, which explains the context of this sentence (hair volumen). For clothes or fabrics, you might hear tinte or tintura, but food coloring is usually called colorante.

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