Name: Danine

Country: USA
Message: Can an ivory wedding dress made of polyester be dyed white?

No. You can't dye anything to make it lighter in color. Dyes only add color, they do not remove it.

There are several different chemicals, which are not dyes, which will attack and destroy most but not all dyes. Unfortunately, none of them are suitable for your purpose. You should never use household bleach on polyester, because the hypochlorite it contains will damage the polyester fiber with permanent yellow stains. However, all other dye removing chemicals are used in hot water, which will ruin your dry-clean-only dress, so there is no good alternative.

Conclusion: either learn to love the ivory dress as it is, or get another dress that is the white that you want.

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