Genuine silk scarves can retail for as much as $100 each, yet can be purchased in bulk and on a wholesale basis for as little as $10 each from foreign manufacturers. Herein lies the business ...

In fact, the silk scarf has a place in any modern wardrobe – it’s just a case of styling it the right way. Read on to find ...

My mother’s hair was black. Not a shining blue-black but a matte charcoal that absorbed the light. She wore it in a low bun, and it stayed that dense lightless ebony long after her ...

Written for the Scientific American By Dr. M.Reimann, of Berlin Supposing it is required to dye 100 lbs. of raw silk, 12 lbs. of soap are boiled with a sufficient quantity of river or rain water ...

The researchers chose tartrazine because the dye's molecules absorb blue and ultraviolet light, which makes it easier for light to pass through the mouse skin. “For those who understand the ...

Core wholesale prices excluding volatile food and energy prices rose higher than expected, further dimming hopes for a 50-basis point interest rate cut next week. The US government’s Producer ...

The summer might be halfway over, but Beyoncé is showing us the way to keep the carefree vacation style alive past Labor Day. All it takes is a printed scarf wrapped around our heads, à la Old ...

In addition to being smooth and soft on the skin, silk is temperature-regulating and hypoallergenic, making it an excellent material to sleep in. And while it isn’t exactly known for being cheap ...

Think about your favorite shirt. What color is it — and how did it become that color? The dye manufacturer tested different types of fabrics to see how the color would look on each. The manufacturer ...

By Alice Callahan For decades, researchers have been trying to answer a hotly contested question: Do the synthetic dyes used to add vibrant colors to foods like certain breakfast cereals ...