RitBack to Black Dye Kit, 5.88 x 5 x 2.38

Photo: My old black shirts were starting become this gross heather-grey shirt. If I wanted grey shirts I wouldn't've bought black shirts to begin with! After dying them, they become a brilliant black, about as black as my speaker, hat, jacket, other black items around the house. In person the black is even more noticeable, so I'm pleased. (that shirt on the left I forgot to dye lol, it was in the hamper)So I pulled out a plastic tub and filled it with hottest tap water (55 C), and let 5 shirts per batch soak in that with a tsp of dish soap and half a bottle of the dye for an hour(max time listed on instructions). I turned the shirts over every 10 mins. I also left a plastic tub lid on so it kept temp high. Did the post care instructions and they turned out pretty good! I'll defo be using this again in a few years when they start fading again!It's inconvenient to do it in a plastic tub, so next time I'll be doing it the actual bath tub, and I'll process all my shirts at once. The instructions say maximum of 2 adult t-shirts per half bottle, but I did 5 and they came out great. But my shirts started grey, so that is a factor. Black t-shirt is my everyday wear, so I want to look good. Cheaper than buying new shirts for sure.

So far, so good. I used this product to dye black jeans and it worked well, they look like new. Let’s find out after I wash them. I will update the review after I wash the jeans

Worked well and fast I tried on large sweaters and pot wasn't big enough to distribute color so not perfect but where it worked well

I was feeling so down this morning because I was doing my laundry, and suddenly, my favorite skirt (one I’ve had for over four years) ended up with a nasty chlorine stain. I was devastated, as this skirt is a staple in my wardrobe! Desperate to salvage it, I searched for a dye kit with same-day delivery, and thankfully, I found this one.Even though I read that it might not work on chlorine stains, I decided to give it a shot. To my surprise, it worked perfectly! After following the instructions and letting the dye set, my skirt looked almost brand new in just about an hour. I’m beyond thrilled with the results—no more stain, and my beloved skirt is back to looking great. Highly recommend this for anyone facing a similar laundry disaster!

I followed the instructions and dyed two pairs of jeans in my sink, both look great. Tried a third pair with the used dye and it did help a bit on those pair too. Color is even and there is new life in these black jeans that started to get more worn.Pictures do not do it justice, it's hard to photograph black but I shared a before and after.

If I knew how much effort dyeing my pants would take, and how much water I would need to use, I may have continued wearing my faded black pants as is. The idea of re-using old clothing is nice, but instead of dyeing, it's more economical and environmentally friendly to let the clothing fade and keep wearing it. I would only recommend using this product on clothing that is irreplaceable. For something like my pants, which are already around 7 years old, I could buy another pair for $50-$100 and keep wearing the faded ones at home or when working outside. Clothing that is faded is often worn in other ways too and may not last much longer after being dyed.I used the bucket method for dying the cotton pants. 60 minute soak in hot water with salt, small squirt of dish soap, plus the full bottle of dye. The instructions say to stir "consistently" so I set a timer to move the pants around in the dye every 10 minutes. Then another 20 minutes in the color fix with more hot water, stirring every 5 minutes. Then hand washed in another bucket with laundry detergent. Lastly, I repeatedly filled and emptied two 5 gallon buckets of water, trying to rinse the pants. The instructions say to rinse until the water begins to be clear. My rinse water was black every time I poured it out. Eventually I got tired of squeezing water out of the pants over and over and put them in my washing machine for one last double rinse. At this point I must have used at least 30 gallons of water, a lot of that being hot water, and still the pants left behind black dye in the washing machine after two rinse cycles.The pants now look very black and like-new. But due to the cost of the product, the cost of heating gallons and gallons of water, the cost of using many more gallons of cold water, and the roughly two hours I spent on this plus all the cleanup time, I don't know if I would do this again.

Worked as I hoped. I love my black cardigans and they’re tough to replace, so I decided to give them a color refresh with this dye. I didn’t follow instructions exactly (didn’t add the listed items on the instructions to the dye mixture), but they still came out perfect. I used half a bottle of each for both processes for three large cardigans. My red bucket is stained, as expected, but not as much as I thought it would be. This is a great alternative to replacing faded black clothes.

Did not work on some 100% cotton bleach stained pants. Followed the instructions, which btw were not listed on or in the box, except I just used the entire 8oz bottle rather than the 4oz recommendation. 3 gallons hot water, 1 cup salt, a tablespoon of dish soap, stirring constantly for 30 minutes and then let soak for another 30 stirring occasionally. Used the second solution, full bottle, hot water, soak 20 minutes stirring occasionally. Then rinsed with cold water until the it ran clear. Then washed with a small amount of detergent, in cold water, with an old towel on the gentle cycle… the stain was noticeably darker, but you can still see it.I only went through all this because a replacement pair of work pants was not available in my size. Good news though! I did find some from a different vendor after my failed attempt with these! 🥳