Name: gillian
Message: what happens if you use dylon cold dye with salt but not cold fix what happens 

It just washes out. Fiber reactive dyes, such as Dylon Cold Water Dye, require a high pH to fix to the fabric. Salt does not set dye.

You don't have to use Dylon brand Cold Fix, however. You can use sodium carbonate, or soda ash, which is sold among swimming pool supplies to raise the pH of pool water. 

You may substitute three times as much washing soda, if you can find a brand that is free of whiteners and brighteners.

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