Nakoma Rit Dye Powder-Color Remover 2oz

This does NOT work in a washing machine but when I did it on the pot on the cooker it worked immediately. DO NOT USE THIS IN A WASHING MACHINE AS IT DOES NOT WORK.

My favourite white bath towels became an insipid green when a cheap tea towel got into the wash. Rit made things worse and was a total waste of money. I followed the instructions for using a front-loading washing machine. I used 2 packs of Rit for 2 bath towels (small load) ran the hottest cotton wash. Whilst the dye has marginally lessened overall (now a chewing gum grey/green) it's far from a win because there's now very obvious dirty dark green stains and streaks scattered across the towels. I can only assume this where the towels reabsorbed the dye. These dark green stains are actually more concentrated areas of colour than existed before. If Rit worked 2 packs of dye would have been cheaper than replacing the towels. If I were judging the amount of dye that has been removed I'd say it would take another 2-4 packs to remove all the offending dye from the towels. However, there's no point in even attempting this if the towels reabsorb the dye in streaks in a washing machine. Rit might work on the stove, but not in the washing machine. It also stinks even if you do ventilate.

The pack was smaller than I expected, only a single use sachet, but I only wanted a little anyway, for a small area on a doll I was restoring. I didn’t use it in the machine, I just dissolved a little of the powder in warm water and dabbed it on with folded kitchen paper, which did the trick very well.

It doesn’t have the highest reviews so I was sceptical but was desperate to save my favourite shirt. It got mixed in with a red top which left it bright pink and splotchy. I tried so many things before this which all failed because I did everything you aren’t supposed to do, like let it dry while stained etc. and it ended up living at the bottom of my wardrobe for three whole years before I found this product. Even after all that time with the stains super set in, it worked perfect and the shirt is now as good as new. Importantly, I only used one packet on the small load and despite the packet instructions saying two sachets minimum, it worked fine with just the one packet !!!

I've used this brand's dyes before and found them fabulous. However, this time, I dyed a pair of pants and a linen dress in Taupe, using half the package, but they turned out too dark, leaning toward purple. I tried the Rit Color Remover process, which lightened the color slightly but didn't bring it back to white as promised. I wanted to redye again, but I still achieved the result because now the pants and dress are a lighter beige, just as I wanted. However, I probably should have used two packages. I just didn't realize there was only one package in the package! I washed everything in the washing machine following the instructions, using a 60° wash cycle.

This stuff is amazing, but be warned. Use the stove top method with really hot water. It says to stir for 20 minutes. It worked in 2 minutes. I persisted for 6 minutes, but it was pointless as all of the colour had been stripped and i had an off white jumper that used to be black!

Wouldn't buy again

If I could've selected zero stars, I would've. I bought 4 packs (which I worked out should've been more than enough) to remove the colour from some cotton towels which had taken on a lacklustre 'greyish' look. I just needed to lighten them enough so I could dye them a stronger shade of the same colour without compromising the vibrancy of the new colour. The towels came out completely blotchy. They're ruined. The original colour is still intact across about 30% of the towels with the rest ranging from a patchwork of light (the colour I wanted them to be) to purple. The machine load was less than two thirds of a normal load which, according to the description, is not too much. Even if I tried to dye them the colour I wanted now, it would not dye the towels evenly. I'm quite angry that this product is being sold by making promises it can't keep.