dyeing polyester hair

Name: Sara

Message: hi! you have a great site with many useful information!! great!

however, my problem seems to be kinda unique. im working with synthetic hair as for hairextensions, hairpieces and wigs. mainly for theater and fashion shows. ive been experimenting for ages to find a colour/dye wich actually really dies the synth fibres! i know a girl from new york and shes making really awesome hairpieces by painting on them, but she uses human hair so its not such a problem! but the kanekalon fibre is horrible!

kanekalon is a kind of polyester, but melts at about 175degrees...

boiling water is ok, but hoter will be a problem!

do you have any idear what kind of colour/textile dyes i could use?

I'm afraid the answer to dyeing polyester is not very encouraging. See
"Dyeing Polyester with Disperse Dyes" at
http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/dispersedye.shtml . There are links
on that page to full instructions. You can dye it at a boil if
you use the right chemicals.

Nylon and animal fibers including hair are easy to dye with 'acid
dye', but polyester is quite picky and requires 'disperse dye'.

Posted: Tuesday - March 16, 2004 at 12:34 PM

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