Description
Annatto (Bixa orellana) Orleaanzaad, annatto (NL)
Family: Bixaceae
Dyes: with potash yellow tones and with alum: orange
Petit-teint
Mordant dye
The achiote is a small tropical tree found in Mexico, Central America and Southeast Asia. The fruits of this tree contain seeds from which the red-yellow dye bixin is extracted.
This dye can be used to dye fibers from gold to orange.
Facts
Orlean seed…
… The achiote tree is also called lipstick tree.
… Is also suitable to color food and cosmetics with.
This is one of the natural dye products described in the book Eco-verf by Anja Schrik.


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