Where to buy indigo dye in Namibia?

What is an indigo dye?

Indigo dye is an organic compound with a distinctive blue color. Historically, indigo was a natural dye extracted from the leaves of some plants of the Indigofera genus, in particular Indigofera tinctoria

What is Indigo dye made of?

Natural indigo is obtained from a variety of plants, the most widely used one being indigofera tinctoria. This shrub grows wild and is cultivated in tropical areas throughout the world. Indigo powder – the famous blue dye – is extracted from the leaves of the indigo plant.

What is special about Indigo dye?

Indigo can dye lots of materials and is especially good for cotton (indigo was the first dye used to color the original blue jeans) but also perfect for linens, silk, wool, leather and feathers and even materials like cane, wicker, shells and buttons.

Is Indigo dye still used today?

Indigo dye has been used for thousands of years by civilizations all over the world to dye fabric blue. It has been the most famous and most widely used natural dye throughout history and is still extremely popular today as evidenced by the familiar colour of blue jeans.

How toxic is Indigo dye?

Pure, natural indigo has been traditionally used topically for a wide variety of ailments, renowned for its “antiseptic, astringent and purgative qualities,’ Balfour-Paul writes. But it is toxic if ingested in large enough amounts

Can indigo reverse GREY hair?

Apart from being used as a natural hair dye in the powder form, indigo leaves boiled in coconut oil can be used as a home remedy for greying hair. Regular use of this concoction can not only reverse but prevent the greying of hair in the long term