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Is Ciba Blue vegan?

Ciba Blue is a synthetic vat dye of the indigoid class, specifically tetrabromoindigo, used in textile dyeing to produce blue shades with high wash fastness. It is classified as Vat Blue 5 in the Colour Index.

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