Is Primula vegan?

Hofmann's Violet is also known as Primula.

Hofmann's Violet is a synthetic aniline-based triarylmethane dye named after the German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann. It is used as a textile dye and biological stain, and is produced from coal-tar derived aniline precursors.

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