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Dylon International is a British brand of textile dyes and other household chemicals. It was founded in 1946 by the Mayborn Group. [1] Mayborn Group sold Dylon International to European homecare company Spotless Group in 2008.
Dye brands include Cold Water Dye, Machine Fabric Dye and Multipurpose Dye.
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Cold Water Dye
This a range of textile dyes which are used at low temperatures. They are reactive azo dyes and dichlorotriazine is the main group present. They require cold fix (sodium carbonate) and common salt (sodium chloride). It comes in 26 colours. [2]
Machine Fabric Dye
Dylon's machine fabric dye and hand dye both contain reactive azo dyes, triphenylmethane dyes, sodium carbonate and sodium chloride. The reactive groups are either pyrimidine or vinylsulphone. Machine Fabric Dye comes in 32 colours, Hand Dye in 21 colours. [3]
Multipurpose Dye
This range contains a mixture of 3 different dyes - direct, acid and disperse. Direct dyes are for cellulose based fabrics, acid dyes for wool and nylon and disperse for some plastics. None of these are reactive dyes and are less wash fast than the other ranges. It comes in 26 colours. [4]
External links
- Dylon's UK web site
- Dylon Australia
- Dylon's South Korea web site
- The Chemical Structure and Properties of Dyes
Dyeing Techniques Batik · Dyeing · Kalamkari · Katazome · Leheria · Mordant · Reactive dye printing · Resist · Ring dyeing · Rōketsuzome · Shibori · Tie-dye · Tsutsugaki
Types of dyes Traditional textile dyes History Craft dyes Dylon · ProcionReference Glossary of dyeing terms · List of dyes
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