Rit Dye Powder- Color Remover 2 Oz

by Rit Dye

Product Features

• Rit Dye Powder dyes all fabrics, wood, wicker or any other porous surface. Choose from Rit Color Rem

Product Details

• Item Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0012DNCXG
• Item model number: 83601
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,338 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

RIT-Powdered Fabric Dye. This package contains one 1oz box of dye. Enough for approximately 1 pound dry weight or about 3 yards medium weight fabric. Dye conforms to ASTM D4236. Made in USA.

Customer Reviews

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80 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful Product, May 17, 2006

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Paula Burch - See all my reviews
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Rit Color Remover contains a mixture of sodium hydrosulfite and sodium carbonate. It often works well to remove unwanted dye run stains, and it can also be used to make lovely designs in fiber art, as well. Be sure to buy enough packages, as you will need four boxes to run one extra-large washing machine load, three for a large load, or two for a medium-sized washing machine load.

Rit Color Remover is gentler to fabric than chlorine bleach (hypochlorite), and, unlike chlorine bleach, it rinses out completely, so there is no need for an additional step to neutralize it. In contrast, if you use chlorine bleach to remove dye, you must neutralize it afterwards with Anti-Chlor, Bleach-Stop, or hydrogen peroxide (never an acid such as vinegar!). Otherwise, the bleach will continue to eat away at the fabric, even after washing, and shorten the life of the garment. This is not an issue with Rit Color Remover, which does not need to be neutralized, only washed out.

There can be no guarantee that any type of dye remover will work. Some dyes simply cannot be discharged or bleached. Also, the underlying original color of the garment may or may not be affected. It is best to use Rit Color Remover to remove dye runs on colored garments only when it is worth risking removing the original color. That said, Rit Color Remover has saved many garments that would otherwise have been ruined.

For dye artists, Rit Color Remover allows 'reverse tie dye', by removing dye to leave light areas on a dark background, and provides mysterious looking and wonderful results in shibori. The famed shibori artist Carter Smith uses the same chemical as that found in Rit Color Remover for his discharge dyeing.

The package also claims that Rit Color Remover can be used on whites to remove stains such as fruit juice, ketchup, tea, and rust. It is safe for all fabrics that can be washed in hot water.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I URGE YOU TO USE STOVE-TOP METHOD!!, April 18, 2010

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T.S. (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rit Dye Powder- Color Remover 2 Oz (Kitchen)

I use this every time I mess up my white clothes by mixing them in the washer with colors. The first couple of times I used this I was very disappointed because it barely removed the color. I tried it several times. Then my roommate suggested instead of using the washing machine method, to try the stove-top method and it works like a charm. This stuff has saved the lives of MANY of my clothes because I am spacey and keep throwing whites in the wrong wash. Most recently it even saved a very expensive custom-tailored white silk blouse that had turned green from washing with a green skirt.

Throw your items in the pot with the hot water and rit and within a few seconds the color is gone. I once had my entire collection of whites ruined by a red skirt that turned them all pink and they all turned back to white. Too bad it hasn't worked for all of you, but for me it has been a miracle product and life-saver and I can only urge you to try it again with the stove-top method. Good luck!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It worked!, August 30, 2010

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Kellie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rit Dye Powder- Color Remover 2 Oz (Kitchen)

I was nervous about trying this product, so I thought I'd share my results for others to learn from.

I washed a new red sweat shirt with a fluorescent yellow sweatshirt, turning it an ugly orangeish/green. I was VERY hesitant to try this product because 1. I did not want to fade the fluorescent yellow and 2. The hoodie had a lot of paint, dark blue embroidery, and blue/purple appliques that I did not want to fad or bleed all over in the process of using the dye remover. I spent a long time debating whether or not to just live with it or risk the dye remover. Glad I went for it!

I kept the item soaking in water after noticing the stain, so as to not set it in. I think this was important. I used hot water and 2 packages in a small load, as per package instructions. I kept a close eye and as soon as it looked normal again, I set it to rinse.

It turned out perfect! One of the purple appliques may have faded a little, but other than that it looks about the same! It really did seem to remove the red dye and nothing else. I was so pleased!

I would totally recommend this product unless the item(s) you have could really reasonably be OK with the stain. I'm going to buy another couple of boxes to have on my laundry shelf, just in case I oopsie again!