BARN RED
Botanical Name Pterocarpus Santal
Common name Red Sandalwood
Other Name Laal Chandan, Sandal Red
Part Used Sandal Wood
Uses Textile Dyeing, Ayurvedic Medicine And Food Colour
Product Descriptions
Pterocarpus Santal, with the common names Red Sanders, Red Sandalwood, or Saunders wood, This tree is valued for the rich red colour of its wood. The chief use of Red Saunders wood is as a dye-stuff. In India it is employed mixed with sappan wood; for dyeing silk, cotton and wood. By adding mordents we can alter the shades according to our requirement. Alum and tin are used as pre-mordents and ammonia after baths provide different shades of colours by using such techniques we provide you with the Rich-Red colour as a dye !!
