Couldn't do it...the search for mulch goes on

[Kikaida]

So we had a heat blast yesterday, 104 degrees. Some of my plants had some pretty wilted tops. I hydrated them very well then applied some mulch I bought for a slope. Thing is, this mulch is dyed...They say its "safe" but after getting some wet, the water looked like hot chocolate. Got home from work today and removed all of it. Just can't bring my self to 'trust' a product saturated with dye.