This marigold dye works best to color natural fabrics like cotton, wool, and silk. Synthetic fibers just don't absorb natural dyes as well, sorry polyester. While this dye process is simple ...

Over 35 years after the first study linking the artificial food dye Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the U.S.

Ice dyeing is a fabric dyeing technique that uses ice or snow to create beautiful, watercolor-like patterns on fabric. You sprinkle powdered dye over ice on the fabric, and as it melts, the dye ...

Azo dyes are a class of synthetic dyes characterized by the presence ... particularly in polyester fabrics, as well as their potential biological and industrial uses. Recent studies have ...

Perkins and other chemists set about to develop cheaper methods to dye fabrics. Today, labs create synthetic dyes petroleum or coal compounds. This has enabled us to bring vibrant colors to a wide ...

The business of tie-dye art is booming. Artists like Jane Irisa have transformed their passion for vibrant patterns into ...

Following the ban of red dye No. 3 in the United States, experts weigh in on the potential health risks of red dye No. 40, ...

The FDA just announced that it's banning red dye No. 3 from food. Here's what to know about other food dyes—and if they'll get banned too, per a toxicologist.

Food companies still have a couple of years to eliminate petroleum-based Red No. 3 from their products. And there are other ...