Main components : flavones (luteolin, apigenin and their derivatives) + tannins

Uses :
Natural dye & textile printing : this plant extract allows to dye any type of fibers. It does provide more intense colors on mordanted wool. Indicative shades depend on the recipe and mordant : Yellow-straw (aluminum mordant), grey-brown in the presence of iron, orange light in the presence of titanium. This extract provides a good lightfastness.

Other uses : Medicinal plant: the leaves and stems of thyme are traditionally used for symptomatic treatments of digestive disorders, coughs and as a mouthwash. The essential oil is used in the formula of various pharmaceutical specialties and is widely used as an antiseptic in aromatherapy. It is also present in the perfumery and hygiene products sectors. Aromatic plant: the leaf and dry flowering tops of thyme are used in the food sector and in many culinary preparations. It is also an excellent honey plant.
Not suitable for food use.

The plant : Thymes are sub-shrubs with woody, tortuous and very branchy stems, bearing small pale pink or white flowers. They are perennial plants of the Lamiaceae family. Thyme is very resistant. It needs sun and grows wild on the arid and rocky hills of the Mediterranean regions up to 1,500 to 2,000 meters above sea level. The plant is found in Western Europe. It is also established in Eastern and Southern Europe.
The essential oil is obtained from fresh flowering aerial parts. The essential oil content varies from 5 to 25 ml/kg and its composition varies depending on the chemotype.

Co-products and upcycling : based in the South of France, GREEN’ING is committed to develop natural colors from local plants and valorize agro-industrial co-products. This thyme extract is a perfect example, resulting from GREEN’ING’s research and development in extraction from distillation by-products and aromatic herb sectors. A new example of proximity between the dye plant sectors and PPAM, a source of bio-economy.
It is one of the basic ingredients of the new range of extracts that we offer in warm and varied colors from Occitania.

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Main components : flavones (luteolin, apigenin and their derivatives) + tannins

This extract can be used in the pure version (this one) but it is also used as a base for the shades Honey and Peach (evocating the corresponding shades). 

Uses :
Natural dye & textile printing : this plant extract allows to dye any type of fibers. It does provide more intense colors on mordanted wool. Indicative shades depend on the recipe and mordant : Yellow-straw (aluminum mordant), grey-brown in the presence of iron, orange light in the presence of titanium. This extract provides a good lightfastness.

Other uses : Medicinal plant: the leaves and stems of thyme are traditionally used for symptomatic treatments of digestive disorders, coughs and as a mouthwash. The essential oil is used in the formula of various pharmaceutical specialties and is widely used as an antiseptic in aromatherapy. It is also present in the perfumery and hygiene products sectors. Aromatic plant: the leaf and dry flowering tops of thyme are used in the food sector and in many culinary preparations. It is also an excellent honey plant.

Ne convient pas pour un usage alimentaire.

The plant : Thymes are sub-shrubs with woody, tortuous and very branchy stems, bearing small pale pink or white flowers. They are perennial plants of the Lamiaceae family. Thyme is very resistant. It needs sun and grows wild on the arid and rocky hills of the Mediterranean regions up to 1,500 to 2,000 meters above sea level. The plant is found in Western Europe. It is also established in Eastern and Southern Europe.
The essential oil is obtained from fresh flowering aerial parts. The essential oil content varies from 5 to 25 ml/kg and its composition varies depending on the chemotype.

Co-products and upcycling : based in the South of France, GREEN’ING is committed to develop natural colors from local plants and valorize agro-industrial co-products. This thyme extract is a perfect example, resulting from GREEN’ING’s research and development in extraction from distillation by-products and aromatic herb sectors. A new example of proximity between the dye plant sectors and PPAM, a source of bio-economy.
It is one of the basic ingredients of the new range of extracts that we offer in warm and varied colors from Occitania.

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Main constituents :luteolin, flavones (minor – apigénine, chrysoeriol).
This natural dye extract does contain nearly 51% more of natural color than our traditional extract. Deep yellows obtained at pH 8.0.

Uses :
Natural dyeing and textile printing : Weld extract is from the main European dye plant resource for yellow shades. It can be used with any kind of fiber, combined with any mordant and most other dye extracts to obtain a very wide range of lightfast colours. For deep yellows, this dye develops best in slightly hard water – for example by adding  sodium carbonate or calcium carbonate (chalk) for instance to set up your bath to pH 8.0.

Products not intended for food or dietary supplements.

The plant :
Weld or Dyer’s weed (Reseda luteola L.) is one of the most oldest dye plants used for yellow colour. It was classified as “grand teint” (color fast). The whole plant is a good source of natural dye, except the root. It was used as a natural dyestuff since the Roman Antiquity or Prehistoric times. Its use widely spread from the Middle Age and weld was grown in England, in France, in Belgium and in the southeast of Germany.

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Main constituents : luteolin, flavones (minor – apigénine, chrysoeriol).

Uses :
Natural dyeing and textile printing : Weld extract is from the main European dye plant resource for yellow shades. It can be used with any kind of fiber, combined with any mordant and most other dye extracts to obtain a very wide range of lightfast colours. For deep yellows, this dye develops best in slightly hard water – for example by adding  sodium carbonate or calcium carbonate (chalk) to your bath.

The plant :
Weld or Dyer’s weed (Reseda luteola L.) is one of the most oldest dye plants used for yellow colour. It was classified as “grand teint” (color fast). The whole plant is a good source of natural dye, except the root. It was used as a natural dyestuff since the Roman Antiquity or Prehistoric times. Its use widely spread from the Middle Age and weld was grown in England, in France, in Belgium and in the southeast of Germany.

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