COLORING CHARACTERISTICS AND FASTNESS DEGREES OF LICORICE (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

Abstract

The negative consequences of rapid industrialization experienced today pandemicallay, terms of environment and human friendliness, has gained importance. Natural procedures that do not harm nature and people, use natural raw materials and do not leave chemical waste have started to be investigated again. The healing properties of plants against diseases have been known for thousands of years. Recently, there has been an awareness of what should be done to avoid getting sick before

treating a disease. In this context, to take protective precautions preventive f, it has become the priorities of developed countries. The usage areas of plants have also been expanded. In addition to treatment, natural substances and herbs have been used in preventive folk medicine. It is known that the licorice plant, which has been used in the south and south-eastern provinces of our country for many years, has an important place among medicinal aromatic plants and is good for many diseases. In this study, dyeing experiments were carried out with licorice root in order to expand the usage areas of plants and to create an alternative to chemical substances. The results obtained have been evaluated in terms of the textile industry. When the results of the fastness tests are examined, it is seen that the light fastness which is an important feature for the dyes used in the textile industry, is at a good level. Different results were obtained in friction fastness. As a result, it has been determined that licorice root can be used as a dye in the textile sector by preventing dye erosion by natural methods.