: The Dyes Blog!

Dedicated to the glorious history of colourful world of dyes and dyestuffs!

The Sunrise Era of Dyestuffs-(Part-II)! Dyes discovered since 1870s.(In chronological order of Dyes discovery).
1856-1880, new dyes were discovered every month somewhere in Britain,…
Malachite Green: Density? Bulk Density? or Specific Gravity?
What is the right term for Malachite Green? Specific Gravity,…
What is Malachite? What is Malachite Green?
Lot of confusion arises when we hear this name: Malachite…
Charles Dickens poetic take on Synthetic Dyes!!!
Purple was in such vogue in the 1860s, thanks to…
Why the name Aniline?
Aniline was first synthesised in 1826 by Otto Unverdorben by…