Cochineal Extract – 50% (Carminic Acid) Weight:100 grams modest layering

modest layering

At 150 count

Active dye components: indigotin

Finished with delicately rolled fringes

Dresses and skirts with body

Cochineal Extract – 50% (Carminic Acid) Weight:100 grams modest layeringTop Grade Natural Red Dye CI Natural Red 4 E120 Our 50% cochineal extract is a concentrated natural dye made from the dried insects of Dactylopius coccus Costa, cultivated on nopal (prickly pear cactus) farms in Peru. Peru is today the worlds leading producer of cochineal. An estimated 50,000 farmers harvest the insects by hand, drying them in the sun before further processing into dye extracts. This extract contains ~50% carminic acid, the active dye