decolorizer

Strips away pigment

A decolorizer is a substance or agent that removes color.

In chemistry and laboratory work, decolorizers like activated charcoal strip pigments from solutions to clarify them.

In hair care, decolorizers bleach or strip dye from hair: She used a decolorizer before applying the new color.

Also spelled decolourizer in British English.

bleaching

bleach

Chemical stain and germ killer

stripper · toner · clarifier · peroxide · chlorine · lift · fade-out

chemical

solvent

Dissolving liquid or financially stable

enzyme · adsorption · charcoal · resin · filtration · purification · pH · ion-exchange · catalyst · extraction

cosmetic

highlighting

Emphasizing key parts

toner · platinum · blonde · salon · ombre · lift · brassiness · keratin · damage

textile

fabric

Woven or knit material

  • garmentArticle of clothing
  • tie-dyeBound-fabric coloring technique
  • batikWax-resist fabric coloring

indigo · fiber · cotton · silk · wool · overdye · scouring · pattern

water-treatment

purification

Removal of contaminants

effluent · wastewater · industrial · decontamination · sediment · turbidity · potable · recycling · environmental · municipal

Opposites
color effect

decolorizerdye

Pigment for changing hues

colorant · pigment · stain · tint · colorizer

chromatic transformation

decolorizersaturator

Thing that fully soaks

mordant

Family

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