Dyeing Wool with Peanut Skin (Arachis Hypogaea) using Mordants of Harda, Pomegranate, Lodhra and Tannic Acid

There is a long challenged history with renewed and yet sustained interest for natural dyes on being sustainable and eco-friendly inspite of well-standardized and cost-effective synthetic dyes. Possibility of waste peanut skin for keratin wool coloration (15% and 20% shades) using Harda, Pomegranate, Lodhra and Tannic Acid mordants along with pre-mordanting, simultaneous and post mordanting techniques is explored here. Assessment of dye-uptake and textile fastness properties as per AATCC standards, comparative analysis and derived conclusions indicate that peanut skin is a potential source of natural dye. It produces effective results on coloration of wool with mordant Lodhra and post-mordanting technique.