Which colors would you like your scarf dyed in, Natural or Synthetic?
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Did someone ever ask you this question?
No.
That is because
-no one knew such an option existed
-even if someone knew, you did not know where to get the nature dyed scarf from.
Well, the times of ignorance are over now.
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Raun Harman introduces natural scarves.
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100% Natural.
Natural fabrics and natural colors.

Which colors would you like your scarf dyed in, Natural or Synthetic?
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Did someone ever ask you this question?
No.
That is because
-no one knew such an option existed
-even if someone knew, you did not know where to get the nature dyed scarf from.
Well, the times of ignorance are over now.
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Raun Harman introduces natural scarves.
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100% Natural.
Natural fabrics and natural colors.
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Why natural colors?
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Most synthetic and Azo dyes  are based on carcinogenic or allergic arylamines.
The textile processing and dyeing is one area, which appears to cause enormous damage to the environment.
The undue pollution load created by the use of synthetic dyes and their hazardous effects have prompted researchers to look for eco-friendly, eco-conservation and eco-production products.

Natural dyes offer an important alternative in this regard.
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What are these natural dyes?
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Natural dyes are not new to mankind. Infact, the art of making vegetable dyes is one of the oldest known to man and dates back to the dawn of Civilization. In India, it was widely used for colouring of fabrics and other materials. Though the very earliest dyes were discovered by accident using berries and fruits. With the
experimentation and gradual development the vegetable dyes have resulted into a highly refined art.

The common sources of vegetable dyes are:

(i) Parts of Plants such as leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, barks, roots of dye yielding plants.

(ii) Minerals such as prussion blue, red ochre and ultramarine blue,

(iii) Animal origins such as Lac, cochimeal and kermes.
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Here are some examples of the natural colors you get from plants and animals:

Bixa seeds - Natural Orange
Monkey Jack - Different shades of brown, beige
Coconut Calyx - green
Indigo - Blue
Madder - Red
Kum - Blue & Blue_black
Lac - Olive Green, Ruby Red, Amethyst, Yellow, Black, Purple, Steel, Gray
Harda - Gray, yellow

Did you ever stain your dress when tea spilled over it. Then you would obviously remember how difficult it is to get rid of it.
Now consider using this stain to actually dye your dress.

There are many such examples.  
Actually,there are 92 natural dyes listed.
To make more colors, one would like to have atleast one blue, one red and a yellow to start with.
Raun Harman scarves will soon be available in more natural colors.
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More about natural colors

The natural dyes obtained from natural resources are non-pollutant, non allergic, ecofriendly, shade rich and warm.
They are soft in colour, cool to eyes and are harmless to the body and pollution free.
Natural dyes are soft, delicate and give harmonized pastel shades of natural colours obtained from renewable resources.
The cultivation of trees in unused lands will boost agro-based activity in rural areas leading to rural development and employment.
Vegetable dyes do not cause any harm to human skin and no hazards are anticipated in their manufacturing.
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Some of this natural stuff even does good to the skin.
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Herbals like Amla, Myrobolan, Garlic, Turmeric, Neem, Tulsi, Aloe vera, Henna, Peepal and Banyan leaves, heal wounds.
Application of these wound healing herbals on cotton has a scope in clean room fabrics like medical gown, operation theater fabric etc.
There also exist possibilities of herbal medicine for bandages and wound dressing.
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The next time, you are out to buy fabrics, check the label for natural dyes. Or better still, ask for Raun Harman apparel.