Urea

Urea
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Urea 1lb $2.75 2.59
Urea 5lb $11.49 10.25
Urea 25lb $44.95 39.95
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Recommended for use with Fiber Reactive Dyes when doing tie-dye, painting, printing and other methods of direct application. Urea is a 'moisture drawing' agent or 'humectant' which keeps the fabric damper longer during the curing or fixing process, thereby making for deeper, brighter colors. Fiber Reactive dyes won't "fix" if they dry out!

You need about 1/4 cup per quart of dye solution for tie-dye mixtures, and about 3/4 cup per quart of chemical water for direct application. FYI, each pound of Urea yields about 2.5 cups.

For Tie Dye:

For mixing up a single cup of dye solution for an 8 oz squirt bottle, first dissolve 1 tablespoon urea in 8 oz of hot water. Let it cool to lukewarm, then paste up your dye with this water. This will help break up clumps and it will dissolve the dye better than plain water.

When mixing large amounts of dye or multiple colors, it is most efficient to make a large batch of Urea water. Mix 1 cup urea to a gallon of hot water, let it cool to luke warm before using. Also, a couple of drops of Calsolene Oil can help (breaks surface tension). You can label and store this to have at the ready if you mix dyes often. Store in a cool place. If you open it and it smells like ammonia, it has gone bad though.

Pro Tip: Urea is also a great dissolving agent and helps dissolve those "stubborn" colors of any type powdered dye that is harder to dissolve, and might leave a residue or "freckles" of un-dissolved dye on your work. Just use warm Urea water (1 TBS per Cup) to paste up your dye to get it more thoroughly dissolved. Helps to dissolve more solids into less liquids so great for making the really concentrated solutions you need for tie-dye and dye painting, especially the darker colors. Use the Urea water mix when pasting the dye just like you would paste flour for perfect lump free gravy - gradually adding the liquid to the powder while smashing and stirring.

Pro Tip: Silk Painters - try this instead of or along with course salt or Silk Salt for super textural effects when silk painting!

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5 star rating
11/18/2011
5
For a chemical that I cannot obtain locally I'm glad to have a reliable source of supply through Dharma. As a side note: as a repeat customer I'm wondering what it takes to get a coupon code to use at check out. Haven't gotten one yet & wonder how many times does a repeat customer need to return to get one.Otherwise groovy doing business w y'all.
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4 star rating
8/28/2009
4
I got WAY more than enough when I ordered one lb. You only use a tablespoon per vat dye color I have a huge amount left.
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49 of 52 users found this review helpful.

5 star rating
8/1/2011
5
Perfect. We just started using this for tie dyes. Made the colors so much brighter and better. Follow the directions don't skimp.
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39 of 42 users found this review helpful.

5 star rating
9/17/2015
5
A MUST HAVE thought it wasn't needed but oh boy what a major difference using it follow directions don't go cheap use as directed
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5 star rating
12/29/2011
5
Awesome product but I'm a first-time user and would have liked specific directions on the product packaging (rather than being directed to the website for directions.
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