Make sure the water isn’t so hot that it will burn you before you start working!
Powdered color remover is also known as color run remover. You can find powdered color remover at department stores and online. Popular color removers include Rit Color Remover and Carbona Color Run Remover.
Move the clothes back and forth with your spoon or utensil so the fabric soaks in as much of the color remover as possible.
Set a timer on your watch, phone, or stove.
After about 2 hours, the color remover will have lifted as much of the dye is it possibly can, so you can remove the clothes from the solution at that point.
You can wear the clothes after you dry them. The washer and dryer will have neutralized the color remover, so you can wash the clothes with your other clothes in future washes.
For example, for 4 cups (950 mL) of water, you need to add 1 cup (240 mL) of chlorine bleach. Use chlorine bleach to turn your clothes white rather than all-purpose or color-safe bleach, which may not bleach your clothes evenly. You can find chlorine bleach at your local department store.
Stir the clothes gently so the solution doesn’t splash. If you do get some of the bleach solution on your skin, wash it off under cool water immediately.
Check the clothes every 5 minutes until they’re the desired color.
The deactivated bleach also won’t stain any other clothes it comes into contact with.
Check the tags on the clothes for any specific drying instructions.
