#36002
Indigo, genuine, pieces
from India
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Ordering information
Sold only to professional users.
Please read the material safety data sheet (MSDS).
Safety Information
GHS08-1
Health Hazard
Signal word: Warning
P314: Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.
Handling and Warnings
Indigo is insoluble in water and alcohol.
No ACMI Certification Seals available.
Warnings
WARNING: Exercise care when using dry pigments. Do not eat, drink or smoke. Avoid breathing dust. Use a NIOSH-certified dust respirator. Wash hands immediately after use. If creation of dust is likely, wear protective clothing.
Precautions
Keep out of reach of children.
The pieces in stock have a weight from 120 to 250 grams.
Indigo is an organic blackish-blue pigment. A variety of plants provide the indigo dye, such as Indigofera species or Isatis tinctoria. Indigofera species can be found all over the world. The dye is obtained from a special processing of the plants’ leaves. They are soaked in water and fermented in order to convert the glycoside indicant which is naturally present in the plant into the blue dye idigotin. The precipitated product is mixed with a strong base such as lye and then pressed into cakes, dried and pulverized. This powder is then mixed with various other substances to produce different shades of blue and purple. Indigo belongs to the oldest dyes to be used for textile dyeing. The Romans used indigo as a pigment in painting, for medicine and cosmetics. It was a luxury item that was imported from India into the Mediterranean by Arab merchants. Today, indigo is also produced synthetically and available in various shades.
- Chemical description: Natural organic product. Extract from Indigofera tinctoria
- Lightfastness - thinned: 8 (1 is bad, 8 is best)
- Lightfastness - medium: 8 (1 is bad, 8 is best)
- Lightfastness - concentrated: 8 (1 is bad, 8 is best)
- ColorIndex: NB 1.75780
- Suitability: Acrylics, Dyeing, Oil, Tempera, Watercolor / Gouache
- Colors: Blue
- Forms: solid
- Solubility in water: insoluble
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For which application / techniques is Indigo, genuine, pieces suitable?
Indigo, genuine, pieces is suitable for Tempera, Watercolor / Gouache, Oil, Acrylics, Dyeing -
What color has Indigo, genuine, pieces?
Indigo, genuine, pieces has the color Blue. -
What Colorindex has Indigo, genuine, pieces?
Indigo, genuine, pieces has the Colorindex NB 1.75780. -
How lightfast is Indigo, genuine, pieces?
Indigo, genuine, pieces has the lightfastness thinned = 8, medium = 8, concentrated = 8 (1 is bad, 8 is best).