Alkanet root powder : purple dye

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Alkanet Root Powder – Natural Purple Dye for Soap Making and Textiles

Our Alkanet Root Powder offers a natural way to add rich purple hues to your soap and textile creations. Sourced from the roots of the Alkanna tinctoria plant, this dye is renowned for its vibrant colour and versatility in various applications, including cosmetics and home crafts.

  • Natural Colourant: Derived from the roots of the Alkanna tinctoria plant
  • Colour Variations: Produces shades from blue to purple, depending on pH levels and application methods
  • Applications: Ideal for soap making and textile dyeing
  • Usage Guidelines: Recommended to start with 2.5% of your oils/fats in soap making; always conduct a test batch
  • Origin: India

Note: Alkanet Root Powder can potentially stain; it's advisable to use gloves and an apron when handling. Always perform a patch test before full application.

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Alkannin naturally found in the root of the alkanet plant is a dye used in various applications including cosmetics. 
Alkanet is an interesting natural soap making dye as the colour reacts with the pH. Alkanet soap making infusion can start off as blue, green, grey or even red and morph into purple/violet. 
Always protect your hands/clothes when mixing our alkanet root powder.
The intensity of the purple/violet hue in your cold-processed soap really depends on various factors including but not limited to:
  • percentage of alkanet used
  • the colour of the ingredients used
  • pH of the soap
  • how the alkanet was mixed – in oil or lye solution

Always best to run a test batch starting with 2.5% of your oils/fats for soap making.  

 

COMPOSITION / INFORMATION

Trade Name:

Alkanet root powder

Inci Name:

Alkanna Tinctoria

 

Status:

Powder

Application:

Natural plant dye for soapmaking/textiles

 

Concentration

100%

Additives

NIL

 

Solubility

Water

Caution

Can potentially stain – use gloves and apron when mixing

 

 


INCI : Alkanna tinctoria
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: INDIA

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Arrival Time

Please arrive 5-10 minutes before your workshop begins.  This gives you time to settle in, meet your instructor and be ready when the session starts promptly at 11:30am.

If You Arrive Late

You are welcome to join the workshop for the remainder of your scheduled session. However, due to our limited hall hire duration, the session cannot be extended beyond the allocated finish time.

Arrivals More Than 15 Minutes Late

If you arrive more than 15 minutes after the start time, you may find it difficult to catch up with the initial hands-on instructions.  We will do our best to assist you, but we cannot guarantee that you will be able to complete the full project within the remaining time.

If you know you will be late, please contact us as soon as possible so we can advise you on the best course of action.

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Sophia
Wonderful

Wonderful - bought as gift for my friend who studies textiles and hand dyes