@@StellaMariaGiuliayou wouldn’t even notice and it is better for you then a dye without the little protein it has plus it’s better then artificial dyes by a long shot
Fun fact! Cochineals have been used to make pigments and dyes since the 700s BC! It was used extensively by American civilizations to dye textiles. In the 16th century, it was imported to europe, and was implicated in the triangle trade from the 16th to 19th centuries. It eventually came to compete with synthetic red dyes, which dropped prices, making it more affordable.
Its main competition was the Kermes bug. Finding such easily accessible carmine in the americas (they mostly feed off the prickly pear plant, & are a not uncommon garden pest) made the spanish quite a lot of silver It is also e120 as a food aditive
Excuse me, since this is the topic of conversation; may i mention Pal Brazil? It's very important to the history of my country :'). Beautiful red, but the exploration made it almost extinct.
A lot of fun facts but I got THE fun fact Cochinilla's pigments can interact with ph, here in Mexico and South America it was commonly used for dying clothes, the color range can be so extensive, from a dark red, to oranges, to violets, to purples depending on the ph ❤
@@GilTheDragonThe color purple was also widely used in pre-Hispanic times, only unlike the purple used in Europe and the Mediterranean where snails were crushed to obtain the pigment, In America the snails were wrapped in fabrics and clothes that people wanted to paint so that they secreted the liquid that gave that color
The moment I saw the color I new what it was. A while ago I visited a workshop in Mexico that used traditional methods to dye textiles. The cochineal color is so characteristic and the craftsmanship was impressive
@@brencislloyd9517 Carmine is the other name for the bug additive, and it's in everything from sodas to candies. It's a regular food dye for strawberry flavored things, they have it in M&M's. It's super common.
@@AliceDeBois I'm gonna assume you're in Europe. In the US it very much is not the red dye in M&Ms. We have Red 40 in our M&Ms. Most red dye in the US is Red 40.
@@brencislloyd9517 which is ... let's agree on "curious", because red 40 isn't a legal food additive in (at least most of) Europe because it's cancerous. Not sure about the chances they found. Could be anything between "possibly", "probably" or "definitely", don't know.
@@karoshi2 a lot of things cause cancer. Alcohol can. Too much acid reflux can. Hell just AGING can. Don't talk to me about things that cause cancer, my mom died of cancer literally just a few months ago. I know you don't know me but still. Don't just throw around "cancerous" like it's some kinda gotcha for everything. Trust me I know what things cause cancer. And I'm not saying red 40 is better. I'm just saying that cochineal is really gross to a lot of people, for religious/vegan/vegetarian/just in general not wanting to eat bug goo reasons, and can also be an allergen too. We need a better red food dye than either of them. I'm also just saying that no it's not the red dye used in M&Ms everywhere.
Cochineal wasn't discovered as a pigment in the 1840's. It has been used to dye clothing since atleast the second century BC, and was used to color the Aztec Codices in the 16th century.
I think that's just the origin of the bottle she has, she did some tests with a couple of pigments from the same lot to see if they were mummy brown (which they were probably not, but it was kinda hard to tell)
cochineal beetle, grana cochinilla so a better translation is Garnet cochineals, was used by Meso-American cultures since before the colonial period, is ph sensitive and ranges from dull greyish blue to green, passing by yellow, orange then red, and finally pink and purple, and they are delicious as frick, especially with lemon and chili powder, is hard to harvest them.
Yep. Carmine dye is also known as cochineal extract, Natural Red 4, and Crimson Lake, and it’s in red velvet cake! Along with many other foods such as- Skittles, ocean spray ruby red grapefruit, Strawberry and berry yogurts, Bright red lollipops, candies, cherry pies, cupcakes and other baked goods, Tropicana grapefruit juice and other fruit juices, Some meat products & seafood products, And more!! Carmine is also used in cosmetics, such as lipsticks, blush, and eye shadow!
Even funnier fact. They are used extensively in Europe since their only good alternative is red 40 which has been proven as a strong carcinogen. Europe banned the use of red 40, in US FDA has said that red 40 is food grade and that in small amounts it’s harmless (later this was proven as false statement). You can use anything you want but I would much rather use the dye that comes from tiny bugs that has been used for centuries than a carcinogen that is gonna fuck up my dna.
Probably the same but the old one had some additional additive that gave it a slightly different colour, or the beetles were harvested from a different region. Something in their environment or diet difference may have altered their biochemistry, effecting the colour tone
Mexico was the historic producer with a domesticated insect but Peru is the current one with an different subspecies on a different subspecies of prickly pear.
Also called carmine and its still used pretty extensively in food and makeup. The bugs are a parasite of pad cactuses and theyre picked off and crushed up. Personally, i find it horrifying but 🤷 There's also a neon pink tequila that boasts using them as its only dye source.
It’s in so much eyeshadow now. Even stuff that’s labeled vegan. I’m highly allergic to carmine so this is so problematic! It used to be used in only pinks, red, and purples but I’m finding it in blues and greens too.
@@genericyoutubename9400 I'm sorry it really sucks. Not exactly the same but I'm very allergic to rosemary and it's in like 90% of skin care products these days I stg. Just can I please have a lotion that doesn't trigger my allergies!? (Also at least in the US there are legal restrictions to labeling things as vegan and you can report these things to the FDA. Yes even makeup)
@@brencislloyd9517 That’s a game changer! I had no idea that there was anything that could be done. I’m going to find out how to make reports. Sorry about your rosemary allergy. Hopefully these damn trends will change and we won’t have ALL products with rosemary or carmine!
Grana Cochinilla was used by the Aztecs and had been in use by mesoamerican civilizations for millenia. The beetles grow on Nopales (prickly pear cactus) and since the colonization by the Spanish, it was one of the most common pigments to create that deep red colour in European paintings for over 4 centuries.
Its an artisan invention from Mexico aka Mesoamerica they would harvest these beetles from Nopales a type of Cacti Native to Mexico and dry them and then crush them to get beautiful red color for their textiles.
Cochineal is legally acceptable and safe as a food dye, though it doesn't work if you want vegan food. The bugs contain a lot of carminic acid. It's basically carmine red. The term "Vermillion" comes from worm or insect based pigments.
The source of Red 40 dye!! Also why some people are allergic to Red 40 dye. Body doesn't like the bugs. (Condolences to my MCAS Buddies out there 🫡🫂🦓🧂🥄🧡)
I've wondered about this. I've got MCAS and a severe allergy to crustaceans. I'm curious if cochineals are close enough to crustaceans to cause a reaction. Though I don't actually want to find out!
@@seajelly2421No, I’m severely allergic to cochineals but I can eat shellfish all I want. Finding eyeshadow that is safe is so hard! Even the vegan stuff will be mislabeled and have carmine/cochineals it in it. The worst. I don’t have MCAS (that I know of), and don’t know what that is.
Your voice sounds so much like the narration of the 1940s it's so cool and so refreshing. Haven't heard that kind of voice in this day and age, so unique
Always love these popping in my feed, I collect bottles from around the 1860-1960s, and due to your content it has interested me a bunch seeing all of these breathtaking historic colors and the history of them. Keep doing what ya love!
"Is this paint...Beetlejuice?" I saw that coming since a week ago last Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday. But your delivery still made me laugh. Thanks, laughing is good!
They infest my cacti every so often, I’m thinking of “harvesting” them this time. I’d be interested to see you do something like that to make your own personal pigment - I wonder if the colour would be very different.
The tricky part about Cochineal is that it is also an indicator. A little acid or base and it becomes a different color. I had a rug from Oaxaca that used all the variations of the dye in the pattern. Beautiful!
Cochineal bugs are still used in Oaxaca Mexico. The traditional Zapotec weavers only use natural dyes . The Cochineal are harvested from the" Nopal, " AKA " cactus."
So. It's blood. 'oh, I took a handful of bugs and crushed them up. I then pulverized their bodies until it was a goo. Afterwards, when that red paste bug goo set, I added it to my sunset painting'. It's blood, bro.
Cochinilla, they were (or are idk) used for red dye in the Americas since before the European colonisation. It was used to dye clothes and fabrics. Mad expensive.
Stay and read this comment for 2 fun facts! 1. Cochineal beetles were smashes up and put into many things including stuff you eat for example, nerds gummy clusters. 2. Tim Burton was abused as a child and in most of his books/movies, he would make the adults well..bad. For example, take the new Willie Wonka movie. The housekeeper was evil and chard gets him extra for tiny stuff so he would have to stay and work for her. You could also take Coraline. Her other mother was extremely bad at the end which made a turning point. Ty for reading this! I’m srry if it’s not what you expected but yeah! Ty!
Cochineal has been used in everything from dye to lipstick!
....to food
was used in campari back in the day too!
@@StellaMariaGiuliayou wouldn’t even notice and it is better for you then a dye without the little protein it has plus it’s better then artificial dyes by a long shot
@@Garfdup007 I didn't say I have a problem with it! 😉
I was gonna say how beautiful it would be in lipsticks but eh someone thought that through ofc😂
One correction: cochineals are true bugs, not beetles. They are one of a group commonly called “scale insects”.
Oooooh great input!! That honestly makes a lot of sense- they don’t look very beetle-y
2nd reply!
@@bekahartyes, the english language is just a bit dumb hah
Their fuzzy lil cousins are the bane of my existence 😂
They also use them in a lot of cosmetics and some foods
Fun fact! Cochineals have been used to make pigments and dyes since the 700s BC!
It was used extensively by American civilizations to dye textiles. In the 16th century, it was imported to europe, and was implicated in the triangle trade from the 16th to 19th centuries. It eventually came to compete with synthetic red dyes, which dropped prices, making it more affordable.
the american kind is much more pigmented than the european one! Much less smashed bugs were needed to achieve the same shade 😎
Its main competition was the Kermes bug. Finding such easily accessible carmine in the americas (they mostly feed off the prickly pear plant, & are a not uncommon garden pest) made the spanish quite a lot of silver
It is also e120 as a food aditive
Excuse me, since this is the topic of conversation; may i mention Pal Brazil? It's very important to the history of my country :').
Beautiful red, but the exploration made it almost extinct.
A lot of fun facts but I got THE fun fact
Cochinilla's pigments can interact with ph, here in Mexico and South America it was commonly used for dying clothes, the color range can be so extensive, from a dark red, to oranges, to violets, to purples depending on the ph ❤
You're right, this IS the best fun fact!
This is actually a really fun fact that my brain loves (one of my biggest special interests is the history of fashion lol, has been since I was 13)
So not unlike the tyrian snail. I once had to pull out a book on dyeing to show someone that murex "purple" went from like barney purple to red
@@GilTheDragonThe color purple was also widely used in pre-Hispanic times, only unlike the purple used in Europe and the Mediterranean where snails were crushed to obtain the pigment, In America the snails were wrapped in fabrics and clothes that people wanted to paint so that they secreted the liquid that gave that color
The moment I saw the color I new what it was. A while ago I visited a workshop in Mexico that used traditional methods to dye textiles. The cochineal color is so characteristic and the craftsmanship was impressive
I'm Mexican and my dad said my grandma used these to dye the sweet tamales pink
also known as carmine! so if you ever see that in your lipstick ingredients… definitely not vegan!
or FOOD!
But it’s not toxic, or too toxic like any other paints out of the 18/1900s right..?
@@Boohurghhoono. They're not toxic. It's just really cruel and inhumane practice.
@@Takapon218 They are literally bugs.
@@Takapon218 they are literally bugs.
Fun facts. They are the primary ingredient in red food dyes.
Most red food dyes are synthetic these days but for a very long time, yes you are correct.
@@brencislloyd9517 Carmine is the other name for the bug additive, and it's in everything from sodas to candies. It's a regular food dye for strawberry flavored things, they have it in M&M's. It's super common.
@@AliceDeBois I'm gonna assume you're in Europe. In the US it very much is not the red dye in M&Ms. We have Red 40 in our M&Ms. Most red dye in the US is Red 40.
@@brencislloyd9517 which is ... let's agree on "curious", because red 40 isn't a legal food additive in (at least most of) Europe because it's cancerous.
Not sure about the chances they found. Could be anything between "possibly", "probably" or "definitely", don't know.
@@karoshi2 a lot of things cause cancer. Alcohol can. Too much acid reflux can. Hell just AGING can.
Don't talk to me about things that cause cancer, my mom died of cancer literally just a few months ago. I know you don't know me but still. Don't just throw around "cancerous" like it's some kinda gotcha for everything. Trust me I know what things cause cancer.
And I'm not saying red 40 is better. I'm just saying that cochineal is really gross to a lot of people, for religious/vegan/vegetarian/just in general not wanting to eat bug goo reasons, and can also be an allergen too. We need a better red food dye than either of them. I'm also just saying that no it's not the red dye used in M&Ms everywhere.
Cochineal wasn't discovered as a pigment in the 1840's. It has been used to dye clothing since atleast the second century BC, and was used to color the Aztec Codices in the 16th century.
I think that's just the origin of the bottle she has, she did some tests with a couple of pigments from the same lot to see if they were mummy brown (which they were probably not, but it was kinda hard to tell)
The Maya in southern Mexico also used it.
Discovered by westerners in 1840.... therefore, obviously that's when it was "invented" 😂😂
@@hummingmostbirdtrue, but it should be mentioned.
The moment I saw the lil grey pebbles, I screamed "ohh cochineal red!!!"
cochineal beetle, grana cochinilla so a better translation is Garnet cochineals, was used by Meso-American cultures since before the colonial period, is ph sensitive and ranges from dull greyish blue to green, passing by yellow, orange then red, and finally pink and purple, and they are delicious as frick, especially with lemon and chili powder, is hard to harvest them.
From what I remember grana or granate is an old world insect that gives a darker tone, this is carmine
Bekah really made our millennium with this video
That is the beetle used in Ocean spray ruby red grapefruit juice!
Carmine dye is also known as cochineal extract, Natural Red 4, and Crimson Lake, and it’s in red velvet cake! 😆
Like actual beetle bugs? Bc I think consumers should know that
@@korykent5645 no genius
It's a chemical taken and refined from beetles not the beetles themselves@@korykent5645
Cochineal Beatles are used to make Carmine, which is a naturally red dye used in almost everything.
Yep. Carmine dye is also known as cochineal extract, Natural Red 4, and Crimson Lake, and it’s in red velvet cake! Along with many other foods such as-
Skittles, ocean spray ruby red grapefruit, Strawberry and berry yogurts, Bright red lollipops, candies, cherry pies, cupcakes and other baked goods, Tropicana grapefruit juice and other fruit juices, Some meat products & seafood products, And more!!
Carmine is also used in cosmetics, such as lipsticks, blush, and eye shadow!
@@ic3f4iry I wish it was more commonly used in the US, we're stuck with red 40, which is something I can't have
Fun fact: cochineal also used to give skittles their red hue
Mmmm beettles
And they still use it in M&Ms in europe
Even funnier fact.
They are used extensively in Europe since their only good alternative is red 40 which has been proven as a strong carcinogen. Europe banned the use of red 40, in US FDA has said that red 40 is food grade and that in small amounts it’s harmless (later this was proven as false statement).
You can use anything you want but I would much rather use the dye that comes from tiny bugs that has been used for centuries than a carcinogen that is gonna fuck up my dna.
And red velvet cake !!!
@@maddydavidsdottir9862 no
when you said beetlejuice my obsessed ass almost fell over 😭
REAL
Pennsylvania resident here! That bottle is adorable! So tiny!
Ive heard of these beetles and the pigment from them before! Rather pretty
Probably the same but the old one had some additional additive that gave it a slightly different colour, or the beetles were harvested from a different region. Something in their environment or diet difference may have altered their biochemistry, effecting the colour tone
Mexico was the historic producer with a domesticated insect but Peru is the current one with an different subspecies on a different subspecies of prickly pear.
@@eowalton that’s makes a lot of sense, and is likely the reason for the perceived change
Huh, that explains why you use cochineal beetles to make red dye.
Was looking for the Terraria player.
Also called carmine and its still used pretty extensively in food and makeup. The bugs are a parasite of pad cactuses and theyre picked off and crushed up. Personally, i find it horrifying but 🤷
There's also a neon pink tequila that boasts using them as its only dye source.
It’s in so much eyeshadow now. Even stuff that’s labeled vegan. I’m highly allergic to carmine so this is so problematic! It used to be used in only pinks, red, and purples but I’m finding it in blues and greens too.
@@genericyoutubename9400 I'm sorry it really sucks.
Not exactly the same but I'm very allergic to rosemary and it's in like 90% of skin care products these days I stg. Just can I please have a lotion that doesn't trigger my allergies!?
(Also at least in the US there are legal restrictions to labeling things as vegan and you can report these things to the FDA. Yes even makeup)
@@brencislloyd9517 That’s a game changer! I had no idea that there was anything that could be done. I’m going to find out how to make reports.
Sorry about your rosemary allergy. Hopefully these damn trends will change and we won’t have ALL products with rosemary or carmine!
Grana Cochinilla was used by the Aztecs and had been in use by mesoamerican civilizations for millenia. The beetles grow on Nopales (prickly pear cactus) and since the colonization by the Spanish, it was one of the most common pigments to create that deep red colour in European paintings for over 4 centuries.
The pure cochineal is so pretty its a nice almost a pinky purple when you added white even if it is dull its really nice
Its an artisan invention from Mexico aka Mesoamerica they would harvest these beetles from Nopales a type of Cacti Native to Mexico and dry them and then crush them to get beautiful red color for their textiles.
Looks like the food dye found in most candies and treats today.
Cochineal is legally acceptable and safe as a food dye, though it doesn't work if you want vegan food.
The bugs contain a lot of carminic acid. It's basically carmine red.
The term "Vermillion" comes from worm or insect based pigments.
I literally never skip your videos. I love learning and listening to you talk about paints.
Carmine. Not vegan clearly , this is used in WAY more than just paint, all kinds of cosmetics lipsticks ,eyeshadows and blushes.
It’s BEAUTIFUL!!! 😍😍😍
We eat those bugs too lol
The opacity of the true red is so stunning. Sometimes old paints shock you!
I love this tone of red, its so pretty
Campari used to be bug-coloured. So is this the mummy brown of insects?
Good one!
Love the little safety geat sticker 😁
The source of Red 40 dye!!
Also why some people are allergic to Red 40 dye. Body doesn't like the bugs. (Condolences to my MCAS Buddies out there 🫡🫂🦓🧂🥄🧡)
That's not correct; Red 40 is a completely synthetic coloring. The coloring from cochineal extract is *_Red 4_*
@@shiser59yep!! red 40 is made from petroleum
I've wondered about this. I've got MCAS and a severe allergy to crustaceans. I'm curious if cochineals are close enough to crustaceans to cause a reaction. Though I don't actually want to find out!
Red 40 is a cancer causing synthetic dye. Natural Red 4 (or carmine, etc) is cochineal bugs
@@seajelly2421No, I’m severely allergic to cochineals but I can eat shellfish all I want. Finding eyeshadow that is safe is so hard! Even the vegan stuff will be mislabeled and have carmine/cochineals it in it. The worst. I don’t have MCAS (that I know of), and don’t know what that is.
It makes the prettiest pink ❤
i love ur sticker version of you in the back!!❤also that dye is sometimes used in food!!
OMG OMG I LOVE THIS PAINT
It's gorgeous
It’s beautiful
Very beautiful color, great video.
So pretty.
This pigment is the prettiest red I've ever seen. I need this in my life.
CARMINE!!! ONE OF MY FAVORITE REDS
As a native Pennsylvanian - love that PA has been providing you art history ♡♡
GORGEOUS!!
"Beetlejuice?" yeeesss.. Beetlejuice !yeesss beeeeeeeee-cause!
What a beautiful color 😍
The red "rare paint" "mystery pigment": a commonly used food coloring
I loove this woman...
Beautiful color!
I love the pink
god that dark blood red color is just…so gorgeous
Gorgeous!
Your voice sounds so much like the narration of the 1940s it's so cool and so refreshing. Haven't heard that kind of voice in this day and age, so unique
Carmine is such a gorgeous red.
I love what ya do keep being awesome ms. Lady
Cochineal makes the prettiest reds imo. I especially love the darkest one.
Ah. I hated collecting the beetle husks in terraria for dyes
I love that color
Always love these popping in my feed, I collect bottles from around the 1860-1960s, and due to your content it has interested me a bunch seeing all of these breathtaking historic colors and the history of them. Keep doing what ya love!
I love that color! Red is one of my favorite colors. Especially, that blood red color
I don't know why I like this channel so much. Just so damn interesting, I guess.
Beautiful red
that is a gorgeous shade of red. ❤
Beautiful beetlejuice
This whole video was a set up for a Beetle Juice joke and I am 100% here for it
Collecting vintage paint has got to be one of the cooler things to collect. Im fascinated ❤👍
"Is this paint...Beetlejuice?" I saw that coming since a week ago last Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday. But your delivery still made me laugh. Thanks, laughing is good!
This is the coolest fucking channel ever... I feel like it's going to end up in some kind of historical archive.
They infest my cacti every so often, I’m thinking of “harvesting” them this time. I’d be interested to see you do something like that to make your own personal pigment - I wonder if the colour would be very different.
I would love that color and crayon and lipstick!
why is this girl so cute
I love how u kinda sound like mrs puff shawty ❤
I love Tim burton
I love the pun at the end 😂
The tricky part about Cochineal is that it is also an indicator. A little acid or base and it becomes a different color. I had a rug from Oaxaca that used all the variations of the dye in the pattern. Beautiful!
nice punch line and delivery
Perfect for halloween decorations
Colors are crazy damn
I loveee that! 😂
Yes,I would call it Beetlejuice
Awesome, i want to see art!
Its beautiful. Its so fascinating where we have gotten pigment in the past and still to this day.
the way I gasped when you smashed those tiny little bugs
I watched this short three times and now Michael Keaton is jump scaring me at inopportune moments.
Believe it or not, those parasitic insects are in a lot of our food.
That was cute ❤
terraria really clutched with this one
Gorgeous’😍❤️😍
Cochineal bugs are still used in Oaxaca Mexico. The traditional Zapotec weavers only use natural dyes . The Cochineal are harvested from the" Nopal, " AKA " cactus."
So. It's blood. 'oh, I took a handful of bugs and crushed them up. I then pulverized their bodies until it was a goo. Afterwards, when that red paste bug goo set, I added it to my sunset painting'. It's blood, bro.
BEETLEJUICE
I’m from Pennsylvania!
I love the name beetlejuice that's awesome
That was a long way to go for that joke, but I appreciate it.
I sure would love to see you actually paint a painting with these paints
HELL YEAH FINALLY SOMETHING NEAT ABOUT PA WHEN IT COMES TO PAINT
Cochinilla, they were (or are idk) used for red dye in the Americas since before the European colonisation. It was used to dye clothes and fabrics. Mad expensive.
Say that word around.. two more times ;]
Wow, that paint is still so vibrant!!❤
The red pigment made out of bugs. I’m pretty sure as also used as a type of food
Stay and read this comment for 2 fun facts!
1. Cochineal beetles were smashes up and put into many things including stuff you eat for example, nerds gummy clusters.
2. Tim Burton was abused as a child and in most of his books/movies, he would make the adults well..bad. For example, take the new Willie Wonka movie. The housekeeper was evil and chard gets him extra for tiny stuff so he would have to stay and work for her. You could also take Coraline. Her other mother was extremely bad at the end which made a turning point.
Ty for reading this! I’m srry if it’s not what you expected but yeah! Ty!