KANDAVAPRASTHA: Varnasrama Currilculum Development sessions - report

[Guest guest]

Can anyone give me information on the process of extracting dye from plant

material, and if it requires any stabilisation or anything. I guess that

each plant has different characteristics, but maybe there are some general

principles?

 

Are there any easy ways of identifying plants which have dye properties?

Being here in Mauritius, I would imagine that many of the books available on

the market, would not necesarily cover plants here, and I am not aware if

there are any local plants identified for this purpose. I guess we could

grow foreign varieties though.

 

Any suggestions?

 

One other question.

Sometime back I requested and received some data on soap making, which was

good. The only thing I need now is soap recipies using only pure vegetarian

ingredients, based on various oils, coconut, olive etc.

 

Thanks

 

YS Samba das