For being the world’s oldest known synthetic pigment, the original recipes for Egyptian blue remain a mystery. The ...

The pigment Egyptian blue was used in ancient Egypt and Rome, but the recipe was lost to time. Now, chemists have replicated ...

It’s the first major food company to publicly tout a rollback of food dyes amid pressure from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “Make America Healthy Again” ...

Ancient Egyptians were not only masters of architecture – they also were the original wizards of synthetic chemistry. Around ...

The dangers of synthetic food dyes aren’t new news. A 2021 California report tied them to hyperactivity and behavioral issues ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services announced in April that it would be phasing in new measures to eliminate ...

I-Wei Huang – stock.adobe.com Blue No. 2, also known as indigo carmine or indigotine, mimics the color and properties of plant-based indigo dye in products like Skittles and blueberry Pop-Tarts.

Over the past five or 10 years, methylene blue has come to be touted online as a so-called nootropic agent – a substance that enhances cognitive function. Vendors claim that it amps up brain energy, ...

The rainbow spiral design we created with the red, yellow, and blue dye from the Jacquard ... to fabrics containing less than 35% synthetic fibers. First, you dye your fabric, apply the dye ...

Blue jeans are an iconic staple of just about any wardrobe. But all that denim has a dirty secret: the dye that makes blue jeans so ubiquitous is actually made from fossil fuels and toxic chemicals.