What type of natural dyes are there?

Answer 1

Types of Dyes

a. Natural Dyes are produced from materials from plants, animals and minerals. They are processed mainly by mechanical ways like; grinding, crushing, or steeping in water. This type of dyes is not being used a lot these days, except for handicraft.

Different Plant Dyes:

• Catechu (brown) - from resin (sticky substance that comes from plant) of acacia tree.
• Fustic (yellow) - from the wood of the fustic tree.
• Henna (orange-red) - from leaves of the henna plant.
• Indigo (blue), is from leaves and stems of the indigo plant.
• Logwood (black) - from the core (heart) of the logwood tree.
• Madder (Turkey red) - from the roots of the madder plant.
• Quercitron (yellow) - from the inner bark of the black oak tree.
• Saffron (yellow) - from stigmas of the common crocus.
• Turmeric (violet) - from roots of the turmeric plant.

Major Animal Dyes:

• Cochineal (red) - from bodies of cochineal insects.
• Tyrian Purple (purple or crimson) - from the bodies of some types of marine snails.
• Sepia (brown) - from secretions of several types of cuttlefish.

Mineral Dyes:

• Chrome Green - from a compound of chromium and oxygen.
• Chrome Red - from a compound of chromium and lead.
• Chrome Yellow - from a compound of chromic acid and lead.
• Prussian Blue - from a compound of iron and cyanide.

b. Synthetic Dyes - now replaced the traditional natural dyes, because it cost much less, has purer consistency and there are more varieties of new colors to choose from. Most synthetic dyes are made up of organic (carbon-containing) compounds that include elements like; hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. The first synthetic dye came from aniline (derived from coal tar) that why synthetic dyes was also called aniline dyes for many years.

Answer 2

There are a couple of ways that one can change the color of their hair with natural ingredients. Two of the most common are using henna for darkening the hair, or using lemon juice and sunlight to lighten the hair.