Rit Color Remover, 2 Ounce (Pack of 1)

I accidentally ruined a load of my favorite white shirts by washing them with a small white sock that had a light red band. Everything came out with a pink tint—I was so bummed! My mom suggested I try this product, and it was amazing. The first time, I didn’t follow the directions exactly, so it didn’t remove all the color. But it worked well enough that I could tell it had potential. I bought more, followed the directions to a T, and I’m so glad I did! It completely removed the pink tint from my white shirts—they look brand new. I also used it on some older white tees and button-downs that had yellowed over time due to age, hard water, and sweat stains around the collar and underarms. For those, I had to go through the process twice. While they didn’t come out looking brand new, the yellowing faded significantly—they now look great and are totally wearable again. Highly recommend if you're trying to rescue white clothes!

This product works great for very specific purposes, as many other reviews have noted. I accidentally washed a yellow post-it note in my shirt pocket, and it bled yellow everywhere into a white shirt. Regular stain removers did nothing. I used the stove-top method, and it worked like a charm. The yellow is completely gone. Unfortunately, it also kind of changed the colors of the blue striping on my shirt, turning some of the blue into a dark purple. I strongly recommend that this product only be used on clothing which has as little other color as possible other than the dye stain, as it clearly has very unpredictable effects on other existing dyes. That said, since my shirt was almost a lost cause, I figured I had nothing to lose by giving it a shot. I give this product five stars for saving my shirt, but with the caveat that it can change or remove other colors as well. I would never use this on a short which was not predominantly white to begin with. It does exactly what it says, which is remove colors. I suspect that the color change is because of the removal of a portion of the dye, revealing the portion which was left behind. Overall, I recommend this as a last resort for dye stains you cannot remove any other way. I also recommend that the stove-top method be used, as you really do want the hottest water the shirt can stand, and you don't want to have any unexpected effects on other articles of clothing.

Like others on here I bought one pack and didn’t have any luck with clothes that had been dyed pink and dried in the dryer. I found three packs at a local craft chain for what I paid for one pack on here and gave it another shot. This time I agitated the clothes for over 20 minutes with no luck so decided to leave them in the water to soak for a couple hours and I came back to find them perfect. No pink at all! Perfect as before! Very pleased.

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...

I have tried this twice now and am updating my review, but leaving it at 4 stars. First review: I think that this would work in certain conditions but it didn't really work for me. I have a poly/rayon shirt that I dyed purple recently with polyester dye on the stovetop. It didn't turn out right because some of the threads just stayed white. I decided to try to remove the dye. I did the washing machine method with the color remover. I threw in a white bra that had some rubbed off blue dye from a shirt. The instructions on the site said to start the machine and then put the color remover in, which I think is weird. When the cycle got done, the shirt was still very purple and my bra was then also purple. It seems to me the color remover "worked" and removed some of the dye, but it could be the hot water did that by itself (I'm not sure if that's possible). The dye did have a fixative and the shirt had been washed. It's possible that there was some error in the process, and also I didn't use the stovetop method which is recommended for polyester. I may try doing the stovetop method. I'll edit the review with the results if I do that. I am also going to try it with a cotton dress. Second review: I did try the stovetop method with the purple shirt and bra but it didn't do anything to the shirt. It worked on the bra to remove the purple. I tried color remover again with the cotton dress (below). The dress I want to dye was mustard yellow. I'm dyeing it coral, and wanted to remove the yellow as much as possible. I did the stovetop method but if I were to do it again I'd do the washing machine method. Firstly, it's hard to get a giant pot of water to be exactly 200 degrees and to get it to stay at 200 degrees. Mine started to partially boil and I was like, I better get going. I turned down the heat but I just feel like there's too much water to get it to heat evenly on a home stove. I did my best. The color remover smells horrible by the way and made the whole house smell. The dress was in the pot for about 45 minutes. I think it just took extra time because of the inconsistent heat. It probably wasn't hot enough. I know that because I accidentally put my fingers in the water and they didn't burn. But it was very hot. I added pictures to show before and during. The white area isn't a glare, it really appeared that white. It was hard to get it to be even because fabric always has areas sticking above the water because it floats and has air pockets. That's why I think I'll do the washing machine next time, because it constantly agitates. The Rit site says stovetop is the most reliable, but I'm not sure. The color ended up to be a pale yellow. It didn't remove color from the zipper tape (luckily it's an invisible zipper) or some thread on the inside. But I'm happy with the results and I think the coral will turn out well.

Very good. I had a cotton beige shirt that was tinted with patches of blue in the washing machine by a pair of dark jeans but Rit saved it. Use with boiling water and a nice bucket in open air and it works magic - then rinse your clothing thoroughly after for the smell can get strong. Wash your lights separatly from any pair of jeans, people, because jeans tend to do that.

I got this because some of the cotton tank tops I ordered were brighter and louder colors than the pictures. I used it exactly as it says on the box. I washed the tops I want to reduce the color on then removed them (no drying). Then I refilled the washer and added one box. Once it started agitating for about a minute, then I put the tops back in and ran a cycle. They turned out differently than I hoped. One was slightly lighter and the other was much lighter and a completely different shade. They both turned out fine for me to wear, but I'd never use it on something important. The results are too unpredictable.

I never cared for the yellowing they added to denim to make it look worn in. To me it just looks dirty. These newer stretch denim fabrics have too much polyester and spandex for me to risk regular bleach, so I decided to try this. Wow! The water turned bright yellow with just a hint of green (no more blue than you would normally expect when washing new jeans). The jeans came out a noticeably different color. Not quite the standard denim color; a little more navy, like the jean colors in style today. I even used this with cold/lukewarm water on another pair of jeans that I couldn't risk shrinking. Not as much yellow removed, of course, but it still worked. I've used it as much as 3 different times on a single pair of jeans and on the 3rd time there was very little yellow in the water. I've only tried this on fairly new jeans. The main thing that surprised me is that it ONLY removed yellow; no more blue than basic washing. I'm going to use it on a pair of jeans prior to dyeing them so I'm not fighting the yellow.

amazing. i ruined a bunch of clothes with a bright blue towel. i did the pot method and all of the items of clothing were fixed instantly. i didnt need to do the 20 minute swirl. just dip and they were brand new again. on some of the items the original dye was lightened but it was a much better outcome than the blue bleed.

Incredibly brilliant product - used the stove top method on a cotton/polyester shirt which had been unsuccessfully dye twice. Within minutes the latest colour had gone and after the full 20 minutes the initial dye had been reduced to near zero.

I used it to get the pink colour out of a few white shirts I accidentally washed with a red sock. Worked great!

Really like this product, as it did a great job of lightening the dark purple colour of my long cotton skirt to a medium purple colour. Just dissolved the package's content into hot (not quite boiling) water in my kitchen sink and then submerging the skirt in the very hot water. After about ten minutes the colour remover had lightened the shade to a more summery lighter purple colour. Very happy with the results and would recommend it for lightening the colour of already dyed cotton clothes.

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.