![]() ![]() ![]() I will be switching to using the Dawn Pure from now on. That doesn't make it right but it explains it. My guess is that they were not using PFD fabrics. I saw comments on the product page that some people did have backstaining problems with their hand dyed fabrics. They have taken my test results and are going to do some additional research on the product. They created and tested this product for hand dyed fabric and did not consider commercial fabrics. I contacted Dharma about the backstaining that I had with the Textile Detergent. It worked almost as well as Dawn but is more expensive and Dawn is easier to find. It's sold to the hand dyeing business but has been recommended for use on commercial fabrics too. Synthrapol - Synthrapol is the industry standard for washing dye out of fabric. ![]() It could possibly do that with loose dyes too. That's why you can smell the fragrance for weeks. Detergents with scents are made to make the scents adhere to the fabric. I would avoid using a laundry detergent with fragrance, color boosters or other additives without testing first. I fear that additives could cause different reactions with the fabric. Kirkland Free & Clear Ultra Laundry Detergent - This happens to be the laundry detergent that I use and it worked great too.Some contain bleach or other additives that might react differently with the loose dye particles. If you want to use other dish detergents be sure to test them first. I've since compared the ingredients in all Dawn products and do not see any reason that that any of the Dawn products would work. The fabrics are the same colors as the original swatches. Dawn Ultra Puredish detergent - A lot of people use Dawn dish detergent for washing bleeding fabrics.You can clearly see the back-staining on the commercial samples and this mimicked the results that I saw in my quilt. Dharma Textile Detergent - this is the detergent that I've been using for washing out my hand dyed fabrics and I've never had a problem with any back-staining.Next I did the same test with 4 different detergents (left to right): ![]()
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