Abstract: A natural dye implies those colorants that are obtained from animal or vegetable matter without chemical processing. In recent years attempts are being made to review the old art of dyeing with vegetable dyes due to carcinogenic nature of synthetic dyes and their intermediates. With the present nature and international awareness of environmental ecology a lot of interest is being generated in recent year to use eco-friendly fibers and natural dyes. A study was under taken to find out the effect of selected herbs namely Aloe Vera, Green Chirayta and Indian Whitehead. on cotton with different. Color fastness of dyed fabrics was assessed. Depth of shade and evenness of dye was also evaluated.
Keywords: Natural dye, Eco-friendly, Cotton, herbs etc.
Title: EXTRACTION OF ECO-FRIENDLY NATURAL DYES OBTAINED FROM ALOE VERA, GREEN CHIRAYTA AND INDIAN WHITEHEAD LEAVES AND THEIR APPLICATION ON COTTON FABRIC
Author: Dr. S. Grace Annapoorani, S. Divya
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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