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synthetic dye

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synthetic dye
n.
Any of the organic dyes originally derived from coal-tar derivatives, but currently synthesized from benzene and its derivatives.


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Since synthetic dyes, perfumes and preservatives are avoided in the composition of mineral makeup, there is little risk of skin sensitivity to the ingredients, resulting in a considerably reduced risk of longer-term allergic reactions.
I had been a silk painter for over 20 years using the modern-day equivalents of the synthetic dyes originally developed in the late 1860s from coal, then manufactured and used extensively in the local textile industries of Basel, and Mulhouse across the border in France.
The first synthetic dye was Perkins Mauve, discovered by accident by William Perkin.
 
 
 
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