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manage, for example: out without water, thus saving valuable resources.
• Difficulty to achieve dark shades during dyeing
• Dyeing of bright shades is not possible with The benefits of the Advanced Used-Look concept
sulphur dyes include:
• Poor rub fastnesses in medium to dark shades • Provides a fashionable used-look after the
when dyeing with pigment garment treatment, without an additional
• Poor reproducibility and long process time bleaching process
during dyeing • Process is applicable for both garment and
• High water usage during wash-down processes fabric dyeing
• Difficulties to achieve effects with regular • No cationization is needed in the dyeing
washing process process
• To create the used-look, hazardous bleaching • Excellent color fastnesses
chemicals such as potassium permanganate • Good reproducibility and levelness
are used, which constitute a risk to humans and • Garment treatment process is conducted
the environment without water and without hazardous chemicals
• Poor reproducibility and shade change due to such as potassium permanganate
the bleaching process • Energy and time-saving
• The required neutralization step after the
bleaching is time and water consuming Get in touch with DyStar via
www.dystar.com/contact-dystar/ for more
Compared to conventional garment dyeing and information on the Advanced Used-Look concept!
washing processes, Advanced Used-Look offers
excellent color fastnesses and exceptional DyStar is a registered trademark of DyStar Colours
reproducibility. The wash-down process is carried Distribution GmbH, DE.

Advanced Used-Look, a

Brand-New Concept by

DyStar and Kaiser to

Create Fashionable

Wash-Down Effects

DyStar and Kaiser recently launched the Advanced colorful garments.
Used-Look concept, a brand-new concept to create
fashionable wash-down effects. The new concept In the conventional garment dyeing and washing
from DyStar and Kaiser uses a unique and more process, there are many problems that may occur.
sustainable process, creating a used-look on Some of these challenges are very difficult to

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