“Natural food dyes tend to be less stable than artificial dyes, meaning their color can degrade under certain conditions — heat, light, and oxidation,” Detwiler says. Related: The FDA Just Officially ...

If you start with a light material ... Congratulations you have just created your very own natural dye! Grab your t-shirt and elastic bands. Twist, fold, crumple or scrunch up your t-shirt.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red Dye No. 3 Jan. 15, and food manufacturers are scrambling for safer alternatives. Ohio State researcher Monica Giusti has spent years studying natural ...

This dye was once so highly prized that bags of the dried bugs were used as currency or as tribute. Spaniards, who colonized these areas, took the cochineal process back to Europe. Cochineal is one of ...