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Water Softener

Pure Sodium Hexametaphosphate
Stock# Product Details Quantity Dharma Price
#WS1
  1 lb.
$5.95
#WS5
  5 lbs.
$24.75
#WS25
  25 lbs.
$99.95
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Product Description
If the area in which you live has hard water (calcium and other minerals can interfere with your dyeing process) you can easily avoid the problem by using our Water Softener (pure Sodium Hexametaphosphate - also known as Metaphos). About 1 cup per washing machine load or 1/4 teaspoon per 8 oz. dye solution should do the trick. This Water Softener works better than products like Calgon (polycarboxylate) which inhibits dye from transferring to and adhering to fabric for some reason.
Made in: UNITED STATES (USA)

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6/15/2009
We have really hard water, and this additive made a huge difference in how well my yarn took the dyes. The colors were even and brilliant.
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9/1/2011
We have a front loading washing machine, so the amount had to be mixed with water first then added to the wash.
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6/19/2009
I didn't use this the first time I tie-dyed. I think it helped get better colors this time.
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11/12/2011
I used this when I dyed a base color in the washing machine.
the color was even and I believe that the water softner helped it to come out so well.
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10/13/2011
exactly what I needed
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7/26/2011
Great product.
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7/24/2011
A must have in my country (Brazil) due to heavy water
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6/12/2011
I have very hard water, but still got fine results with my tie dye. I decided to try adding water softener to get even better results, but haven't noticed any difference. It hasn't hurt anything though. You might not need this.
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2/27/2011
This is necessary in our area we have very hard water. helps the dyes dissolve better.
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2/3/2011
Great quality product
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11/1/2010
I guess it does what it's supposed to, but I honestly haven't noticed a difference. I like it, though.
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7/11/2010
This seems to work pretty well. My colors all turned out vibrantly so far, I chose to use it because our water is fairly hard in my area--My only issue with it is, it doesn't seem to dissolve rapidly, even in rather warm to hot tap water--it kind of congeals and really has to be stirred. Also it is a little stinky----dust mask is a must!
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4/12/2010
It works
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