Batik and gambier

"Batik prints" and " Batik dress" is famous all around the world. The Batik dresses are considered the most formal dress of Indonesia.

Ever wonder how Original Batik's are made.

This traditional dress is the traditional dress of Indonesia. Each colour of Batik and each patterns in batik have different meanings.

You might be wondering what is that to do with Gambier

The Brown colour is a stabilizing colour in batik.  helping you feel connected to earth.it helps with being more nurturing and supportive. Too  much brown though can decrease your feelings of self worth

The Brown colour is mainly made by the tannin in gambier. Gambier is one of the major ingredient in making the brown and black colour.

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woman making batikprint

batik painting

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Adulteration

The Major adulterant used in Gambier are..

1.      Urea (fertilizer)

2.      Sand

3.      Paddy Husk

4.      Rice flour

5.      Duck/chicken feed

6.      Rock Salt

7.      Textile Colour

urea fertilizer 

wantex is the local textile dye

Adulterants are used for two reasons

1.      The adulterants are used to increase the volume of gamer, hence to generate more money by doing so.

2.      If Gambier liquor is mixed with adulterants then the Gambier liquor will solidify much faster and Gambier once molded will get dried also very faster

3.      By adding adulterants like urea the colour of the Gambier will be brown to reddish brown.