Natural Colourants from Saffire Blue


Natural Colourants

	Alfalfa - Bright, medium green Alkanet Root - steep in oil first - deep purple to muted blue Annatto Seed - steep in oil first - yellow orange Beet Root - muted pink to red Bentonite (clay)- beige to green to grey Blue Chamomile essential oil - Robin's egg blue to light green Calendula Petals - yellow. Petals retain color. Carrots, shredded or ground - yellow to orange (beta-carotene) Chamomile flowers and heads - yellow-beige Chlorophyll - medium greens Cinnamon, ground - tan to brown – can be an irritant Citrus essential oils (cold-pressed or steam distilled) - light to deep orange Cloves, ground - brown Cochineal powder– deep red Cocoa powder- brown Coffee/coffee grounds - brown to black Comfrey Root – light milky brown Corn meal - blue to yellow (depending on the species) Cucumber – bright green Curry powders - yellow Dill Weed - drab green Elderberries – steep in lye solution – light brown Glacial Clays - Grey to brown Grass clippings (infuse in H2O) - med. green Green Clay (French)/Montmorillonite- Med. to deep green Green Tea - medium to dark green Hemp seed oil (unrefined) - medium to deep green Henna, ground - olive to deep drab green - brown Indigo root - deep blues - caution, can stain Kaolin Clay - white Kelp - green Madder root - rosy red - purple Milks (goats and cow's) - tan to brown, depending upon sugar & fat content Morrocan Red Clay - Brick Red Oolong tea extract - dark green to brown Oolong tea extract - dark green to brown Palm or Palm kernel oils (unrefined) - yellows Paprika - light peach to salmon - can be an irritant Patchouli essential oil - light yellow to amber Poppy Seeds - Blue-grey to light black specks Pumice, ground - grey Pumpkin, pureed - lovely deep orange Rattanjot - lavender to purple Rose Pink Clay - Brick red Rosehip seeds, ground - light tan to deep brown Safflower Petals- yellow to deep orange; petals retain color Saffron - yellows Sage - olive (sage) green Sea Clay - drab green Seaweeds - yellows to greens Spinach - light green Spirulina/Blue-Green Algae - blue-green Titanium Dioxide- bright white Tumeric - gold to amber Yellow Illite (clay) - light yellow