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Recent Examples of colorantBut backlash against artificial colorants has been brewing in the U.S. for more than a decade.—Amelia Lucas,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025 Type: Permanent Shades: 41 How to Apply: Pour the colorant into the cream developer bottle and shake until the mixture is completely blended.—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025 Type: Permanent Shades: 35 How to Apply: Mix the colorant with the developer, then apply the mixture to the roots of clean, dry hair while using the applicator nozzle to divide the hair into sections.—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025 Rogue dyers have been a problem, too, with a few cases of unsanctioned dumping of colorants into the North Branch of the river despite the presence of conservation police patrols.—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for colorant
Using non-sterile water to dilute the pigments (ingredients that add color) is a common culprit, although not the only one.
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Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Every concentric ring of Yellowstone National Park’s Grand Prismatic geothermal pool correlates to a different temperature, and therefore a different pigment.
Women executives of color made up less than one-quarter (24.4%) of the tally across all three countries.
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Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
12 May 2025
Because many trans people, especially trans people of color, are underemployed and lack health insurance, affording gender-affirming care isn’t always possible.
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