Jagua is an other blue in the natural dye world that is not from indigotin. It is the powder of the fruits and seeds of the Genipa Americana tree that grows in South America and the Caribbean.
Read about this dyestuff here.
The Jagua fruit has a unique pigment called Genipin, which becomes blue when exposed to air and is substantial on protein fibers. Jagua is best known for making amazing blue 'henna' tattoos but you can also use it in soaps and on fibers. Genipin is being used as a blue food colorant, with the color being very stable and soluble, especially in protein-rich foods.
Our Jagua powder is 100% spray dried fruit, without fillers or preservatives. You can keep it stored up to two years in a dry, cool and dark place in its' original packaging.
How to prepare Jagua tattoos:
Take 5 grams of Jagua powder
mix with 2 grams of guar gum
Add 45 grams of water, and 1 gram of almond oil (that is one or two drops).
Mix the dry ingredients very well before adding liquids and make sure you have no lumps after you finish stirring in the water and oil because they will block the flow of your gel when using.
Mix together in a little bowl into a gel, stirring should take at least 10 minutes.
Add a little bit more water if you think it is too thick but make sure it is not runny. The mixture should be homogenous and 'bouncing' a bit like pudding.
Wait at least 10 minutes before using.
Store in the freezer between uses.
For hengua tattoos (henna and Jagua mixed together for deep black tattoos):
For a darker, faster-developing henna stain: use 1 part jagua per 7 parts henna (1:7 by volume)
For a deep burgundy: use 1 part jagua per 3.5 part henna
For a dark chocolate brown stain: use one part jagua per 2 parts of henna (1:2 by volume)
Pre-dissolve in water or blend with henna powder to incorporate.
For soapers;
Ingredients (Common Name): Jagua Extract
(INCI Name): Genipa Americana Extract
Shelf Life: 2 years
Recommended for Cold Process: yes
Recommended for Melt and Pour: yes
Instructions: For melt and pour soap, mix 1 teaspoon of powder with 1 teaspoon of distilled water. Add 0.25 teaspoon of the colorant mix at a time to the melted soap. For the cold process, mix 1 teaspoon with 1 tablespoon of lightweight oil. Add 1 teaspoon of this mixture at a time at a trace.
Jagua Extract Powder (Genipa Americana)for temporary tattoos and soaps
1.- PRODUCT NAME : JAGUA BLUE SPRAY DRY POWDER
2.- SCIENTIFIC NAME : Genipa Americana
3.- COMMON NAMES : GENIPA, JAGUA
3.- TARIF CODE : 1211.90.00.00
4.- ORIGIN : Perú
5.- DESCRIPTION JAGUA RAW FRUIT
Appearance : Fine powder in Mesh 100, watersoluble.
Additives : free, non GMO
Ph : 3.8 - 4.5
Active substance : Genipin
Heavy Metal (Lead) : Not detectable.
Pesticides : Absent
Jagua or Genipa is named to the fruit (Genipa americana) that grows in peruvian amazon rainforest. The Jagua provides a natural colorant of color ranging from green-blue-purple to black for the use of the cosmetics, drink, food industry.
The Jagua color as soon as it is exposed to air it turns out yellow, then brown, afterwards dark blue and finally black.
This change in color speeds when contacted by human skin, which dyes black following any desired pattern, becoming a color used in tattoos.
Hazard: Wash only with water, once it appears the color disappears progressively in about two to three weeks. It does not cause damage to the skin, eyes, respiration.
Shelf Life: 2 years in good conditions of storage and handling.
Contraindications: Not known. Keep away from children and pets.
MICROBIOLOGIC ANALYSIS :
N. Coliforms Total (NMP/g) : < 10 standard
N. Molds and yeast (UFC/g) : < 30 standard
D. Salmonella sp/25 g : Absent
Staphylococcus aureus NMP/g: < 10
