I would like information on dyeing polypropylene hair bouffants

Name: Lou

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Dye polyester and poly/cotton blends

Country or region: USA

Message: Hello-I would like information on dyeing polypropylene hair bouffants, like the ones used in clean rooms. Thank you in advance.

You can't dye polypropylene. Polypropylene is a remarkable fiber in the way it repels all dyes and stains. Even fabric paints are not absorbed by polypropylene, since it repels the water in which they are suspended.

The way polypropylene is colored is by adding insoluble pigments to the melted liquid, before the fiber is extruded from it. The best way to obtain colored polypropylene is to order it from the manufacturer with the pigments already added to it.

If you can obtain polyester hair bouffants, to replace your polypropylene hair bouffants, then dyeing will become possible. Although polyester cannot be dyed with the ordinary clothing dyes that work on cotton, it can be dyed with a special dye for synthetic fibers called disperse dye. (See "Dyeing Polyester with Disperse Dyes".) Disperse dye will not work on polypropylene, but it works well on polyester, acrylic, nylon, or acetate. You can use it for immersion dyeing, or you can use disperse dye crayons or paints to create iron-on transfers which can be applied to polyester with a transfer press or hot iron.

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Posted: Tuesday - October 26, 2010 at 07:40 AM

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