WINE RED EXTRACT
Botanical Name Laccifer Laca Kerria Laca
Common name Shellac
Other Name Lac
Part Used Trees Bark
Uses Fabric Dyeing, Pharmaceuticals, Food Colouring, Perfume Industry, And Painting
The extract of wine red is a deep red colorant found from the excreta of the insect ( leciffer lacca) which primiarliy found on kusum tree and juniper tree. This lac dye is extracted via water extraction process of stickle lac. These stickle resins are first shattered down into pieces and then boiled into hot water and after that it is well filtered. The main coloring component in this dye is carminic acid which gives bright red colour to the fabrics. this is easily soluble in water and have good colour fastness properties. It is the byproduct produced during the shellac purification process.
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