Rit Color Remover, 2 Ounce (Pack of 1)

This product works! I had two new white shirts that were mistakenly washed with items that bled pink dye. This product saved the expense of replacing them. Follow directions and be aware that proper ventilation is a must - the chemicals smell awful but they work. An excellent value, especially given the cost to replace the shirts.

I was new to the whole RIT product line. Just putting that out there.I had - 1 pair of dark blue jeans that were 98% cotton and 2% spandex/lycra that I wanted to dye a darker blue. So I bought a bottle of dark blue (royal, I think?) RIT dye, which said to *first* use a color remover. That's how I came to purchase this.Bottle of remover says - "this will not work on denim" but I tried it anyway. I filled a huge pot with boiling water and then added the remover and then the jeans. (If it didn't work, I'd just buy new jeans!)Did it Work? - Sort of. The water instantly turned a weird yellowish-green and then dark blue. My heavens did it *reek* like Nair does while it burns the hair off your legs. I opened all of the windows in the kitchen. After draining & rinsing I still had a sort-of-dark pair of jeans. They were slightly lighter than what they started with, but not much.Later - I immediately used the RIT dye using the stove-top method with salt & dish soap. They appeared to be a dark indigo blue and once they were dry they were still the same dark indigo - I love it! The color is uniform and it dyed away the lighter spots where there was more wear.Note - the jeans are now slightly tighter; I'm not sure if it was the color remover or the dye but something I felt should be noted. And this will *not* strip your denim of ALL color - just a bit.

I have some cotton socks that started white, but had been washed with dark colored athletic gear too many times. They'd become an even bluish gray color with successive washings, and bleach and vinegar didn't even touch it. These were relatively new socks still with plenty of useful life left, so I decided to try this stuff to get them back to white.I did the stove top method with ten or fifteen pairs and a pot big enough to boil a turkey. We had all the windows open and the vent fan on, and it was a rather smelly process, kind of like permanent wave solution. But it worked great! All my socks are back to bright whiteness.One minor side effect was that the black embroidered logo of the maker was lightened to a pale yellow rather than white. This doesn't bother me, and the color of the logo is even and matches across socks. Another side effect is that the socks may have shrunk just a touch because of being boiled, but they haven't shrunk so much that it bothers me. If anything, they feel brand new and look brand new. I am very happy with the results. I will probably buy another package to do the rest of my socks and other small items that have also been darkened with washing.

I used two boxes of this color remover as instructed on approximately 6 clothing items. The darkest of which was a dove grey, lightest of which was an off white. My intention was to do it as a pre-treatment for a color dye!The results? Non-apparent, as the already light colors of the fabrics were completely unchanged. The light pink remained as such, not even a shade lighter... the greys remained the same shade as well. I was incredibly disappointed to say the least, considering two boxes of this ran me nearly $15.In regards to preparation- this is the worst smelling and most difficult to manage chemical I have ever encountered. It smells like burnt hair and bleach... and permeated everywhere despite having fans on in my laundry room, and doors open. I was ill prepared and should have sincerely been wearing a mask as the smell is sincerely SO strong. Bleach is easier to cope with, this stuff left me legitimately afraid to inhale for fear of health repercussions.I don’t have any idea why this stuff had no impact on my clothing. Perhaps it’s inclined to be used for darker colors... which I either missed or it really wasn’t specified. Either way I’m glad it worked for others in these reviews, but I’d say if you’re dying light colored items just skip this treatment. Save yourself the money and brain cells by avoiding these fumes...