Waterbased inks

• For ethical reasons, The Soil Association has approved waterbased inks on the basis that they offer a better, healthier alternative over oils/pvc products.
• They are softer to the feel than plastisols.
• When printing onto white shirts they will give an almost ‘invisible to the touch’ effect as the pigment soaks into the fibres of the garment while the water dries or evaporates during the curing process.
• They are trickier to work with from a technical standpoint and for tonally variable work, we may suggest to use plastisols.
• They work best on 100% cotton garments and work with limited effect on cotton/poly mixtures.
• For a more detailed look at when water based inks are best check out our blog "When can water based inks work and when do they fail"
• When printing onto dark shirts, water-based inks need a magic trick to make them work.