DYLON Fabric Dyes Reviews 

I bought a pair of Armani jeans cheap from eBay that were a faded grey. Popped them in the washing machine with a Dylon pod and hey presto a pair of lovely black designer jeans at a fraction of the price. Very pleased and no problems with washing machine afterwards.

Bought the Intense Black to refresh my work trousers. It dyed them, but despite me following instructions it then left black speckles all over the white wash that was done several washes later. I had thoroughly cleaned the drum and seal and so had my wife. My wife is not very happy with me as I have ruined one of her white shirts and a pair of her favourite trousers. Avoid this product, I won't be using it again and I'm dreading doing another white wash. I'll just buy new trousers next time!

I bought a Dylon Pod in Dusty Violet to dye new life into some dingy hand towels. I followed the instructions to the letter to ensure I got the results promised on the package. To no avail - the towels came out of the process marbled dark and light mauve with unsightly dark blue spots scattered all over them. Now, I do not even understand how dark blue appeared as it had nothing to do with the colour used. The towels were 100% cotton and washed, so wet, as required and they were already used and washed multiple times so there was no 'treatment' in them that could have 'reacted' with the dye. All I can say is that this dye is to be avoided: it is an utter waste of time, energy and resources. I am disgruntled and disappointed and I will never use this again.

I've never used the washing machine dyes but I've used the hand dyes by dyeing clothes in a bucket outside. The vibrant orange and goldfish orange dyes are amazing. Worked a treat. The brown one left one of my tops all speckled despite me agitating the garment in the dye frequently.

What I will say is that you MUST move the garments around in the hand dyes frequently or the dyes will settle and leave unsightly speckle marks or dye unevenly.

Overall, I'd recommend dylon.

Avoid! Wish I'd seen all the negative reviews before using Dylon machine dye to dye 2 brand new white 100% cotton fitted sheets grey. Followed instructions to the letter and they came out ruined covered in patches of blue specks. Emailed the company 3 times and had no acknowledgement or response. Now out of pocket for dye and new sheets I'll now need to buy.

Using this dye in my washing machine has wrecked it. Do not use this product at all! It’s completely ruined my washing machine. The seal has gone black and all of the dye has stuck to the inside of the seal. This is despite following the instructions to the letter and literally scrubbing with bleach and my seal is ruined. Not only is my seal ruined, I now don’t trust using my washing machine which is literally two months old to wash my other clothes! Also I have black dye all over my new white bedding from another wash after I had run empty bleach wash solutions cycles after using the die. I have mailed Dylon this evening and await response but if you look hard enough you will find plenty of negative remarks exactly the same as mine about exactly the same situation. There is a Facebook post about how it is completely ruined peoples washing machines. Avoid avoid avoid at all costs!

Avoid this complaint and product doesn't work tried to dye a white dress navy now i
ts light grey and their customer services couldn't care less...

One star is too generous. Having followed the instructions meticulously, Im horrified to find that three days, and multiple washes later, the dye is STILL bleeding into the laundry and today I have miscoloured two loads of white and light laundry.
Very disappointed and have lost total faith in Dylon.

I had used Dylon washing machine dyes in the past but never these issues.
Be warned; at your own peril!

I will never use this again.

Shocking.

STAY AWAY from Dylon washing machine fabric dye! To my peril the dyeing process has cost me the loss of a beautiful cotton rug plus £14 on dye pods.
I've had my white cotton rug for some years and washed it in my Bosch washing machine. The end result was always excellent but to my peril I decided to dye it Olive green to suit my decor.
Having read the instructions I followed all procedures meticulously. Imagine my shock and disappointment when my rug was removed from the machine. I could have cried...it was completely ruined...green and black patches all over it. I would have understood had I neglected to follow the guidance. I feel cheated and robbed of my rug. I am now preparing to dispose of it. I wish I had read the Trustpilot reviews prior to embarking on this fiasco. So buyer beware! To add insult to injury I'm now reading similar reviews from other customers. It would appear that Dylon Customer Service support in this respect is negligible. My advice is: Don't buy it.

Waste of money! I followed the instructions and popped items into machine and they didn't come out the colour of pot, what an absolute waste of £10! This company are ripping people off with a product that does not do what it says!

ruined my white shorts and it was supposed to be black but they turned out blue and some part aren’t even covered even tho I spent half my day and money on it so disappointed.

I bought the black dylon to refresh and colour a white top that I had.
I followed the instructions for use and the top was well under the specified weight for dying.
The top came out of the machine a very dirty grey.
I contacted the dylon company and completed their very lengthy form and sent additional pictures

There respense was because the label was not clearly visible they were unable to offer any support or guidance.
From the form that you have to complete they want to know how old the washing machine is ,is it front or top loader ,does it have a dryer with it.
The form is so comprehensive if it had not been that reason they would have come up with another reason not to support and guide the customer to help.
So buyer really beware that this company are happy to take your money but lack the customer service vision to help.

Terrible, thought I would my transform my white cotton duvet case to a soft Sandy Beige. I've been left with a dirty pink, speckled blue?!! tie dye looking duvet set.

Avoid avoid avoid ruined 2 sets of items, they offered me 30 pounds refund and then asked for every personal detail under the sun, GDPR gone wrong, won’t use again, terrible experience

I purchased Dylon pre dye for dark colours to enable me to change dark grey throw to light grey and it came out khaki green.

I used this fabric Dye to die a hoodie a darker black and some faded black shorts. I did the process in the washing machine and it did absolutely NOTHING!

What a complete waste of money.

Disaster do not use this dye at all. Ruined my fabric by turning it into an ugly tie dye mess. Awful and now I’ve wasted not only the money on the dye but also the money I spent on the fabric. DO NOT USE.

DO NOT DO IT!!!!

I specifically found this site to write this review!!!

I purchased the Dylon black fabric dye and carefully followed the instructions for a top load wash. I was nervous about doing this, so I was very careful and followed all the steps to a tee. Only to discover at the end of the wash - that that the colour was patchy, with speckles and blotches of black on it (as if I had spilled an ink pen) it only worked on roughly 10% of material and completely ruined the rest.

What was originally a white saddle blanket, now has a light ORANGE tinge with black speckles across it. It looks like mould has grown on it. It is a complete utter mess.

I've never had problems with dying clothes or material before! I've done it numerous time with great success. This brand was a first for me and one I would never ever recommend. I regret trusting this brand.

Destroyer of washing machines! Buy new clothes, cheaper than a new washing machine and Plumber costs!
Used 2 black pods in 2yr old Samsung Eco bubble Machine. Followed instructions including aftercare cleaning to the letter. Washed inside and even did further 2 empty machine washes-just in case. Machine began to smell within hours.
This product had congealed in all internal pipework including undersink outlet. The machine Engineer, had to remove and clean all internal machine pipework plunge clogged outside drain, full of thick black dye. 4 Boil washes and 3Machine cleaner products still had the dreaded black stuff floating in black water.
Machine is in perfect working order, APART FROM AWFUL DYE SMELL still wafting through my home.Cannot sell it due to smell, have to replace machine, not covered by Extended Warranty or Home Insurance.
Disgusted. Do not buy this product. You will regret it. Cost me a fortune. Plumber and engineer have encountered this in other machines recently. Black sludge everwhere.

I used Dylon machine wash Vibrant Black to treat an old Ventile cotton waterproof coat that had started off nay blue and faded to unwearable scruffiness, although the coat itself was fine (at £250 too good to throw away). Although Ventile is pure cotton and should take dye, it also a super dense weave which becomes waterproof when wet, so I wasn't sure if Dylon would work but it was worth a go. The overall result is pretty good - I have ended up with a coat that is an even coloured dark charcoal rather than deep black but I suspect that is the nature of the fabric as a couple of detail points of standard cotton have come out true black. I now have a wearable coat that isn't an embarrassment to be seen in. The dye was easy to use but be careful putting it in the machine and don't get it on your skin - it stained immediately on my hands but wore off by the end of the day. There was a little staining on the rubber seal around the machine door after the dye-ing wash, which I cleaned off easily with an old abrasive dishwashing sponge before doing the detergent wash of the coat. There were no signs of residue after this was but I still ran the recommended third empty cycle anyway just to make sure the machine was clean. The next load of normal washing came out fine. I would say that it was worth using Dylon in my case to save an otherwise fine and expensive item from the bin.