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Here's what you can use as natural dyes. They will be useful in D.I.Y cosmetic products and recipes! Most of the ingredients are available at bulk food stores or your favorite natural health market.

How to do

​Ingredients:

• PINK: 4 medium fresh beets + The juice of 2 lemons OR commercial raw beet powder
  
• GREEN: Green spirulina powder
  
• BLUE: Blue spirulina powder
  
• YELLOW: Turmeric powder
  
• BROWN: Cocoa or carob powder
  

Fresh beets method :
Liquid dye: About 1/2 cup. You can keep it for 2 weeks in the fridge. 

1. Remove the leaves (not the stems) from the beets and the skin of the lemons.
2. Cut the beets and lemons in four.
3. Put the lemon, beetroot and stems in the juicer.
4. Here we go! A pink and natural liquid dye!

Dye powder: About 1/3 cup dried. You can keep it for 2 months in dried and dark place.

1.  Remove the leaves (not the stems) from the beets.
   
2. Juice the lemons. Keep.
3. Coarsely chop the beets.
4. In blender or food processor, finely chop beet pieces and stems into purée with the lemon juice.
5. Place the beet pulp in the dehydrator for a few hours. They must be completely dry.
6. In blender or food processor, mix the dry pulp until it becomes a fine powder.
7. Put in hermetic jar.
8. You have a natural pink coloring powder!
   

mix colors for more options!

• ORANGE: 1 part of tumeric powder + 2/3 part of beet powder. (1:0,7)
  
• PURPLE: 1 part of blue spirulina powder + 1 part of beet powder. (1:1)
  
• FIRETRUCK RED: 1 part of beet powder + 1/3 part of tumeric powder. (1:0,3)
  

Pure homemade beet juice.

Coloring capacity of turmeric, spirulina, beet juice and a mixture of turmeric and beet powder. 1/2 c. teaspoon of dye in 1/2 cup of water.

Tumeric, beet and green spirulina powder.