That’s why more people are turning to gentler, natural ingredients, and one of them is Japanese Indigo. It was once used in traditional Japanese medicine and is now being used in modern skincare ...

Also known as Indigo naturalis and qing dai, Japanese indigo “is a botanical extract [from an herb] that’s been used in traditional Chinese medicine [as well as in Japan and Korea, per ...

Though the majority of the feudal-era kimonos and quilts sold at Sri are meant ... Where once every Japanese village had an indigo vat, BUAISOU, founded in 2012 by Kenta Watanabe and Kakuo Kaji ...

Using a traditional Japanese indigo dyeing method, Aizome’s chemical-free sheets are better for the environment and less irritating to the skin. There’s been a boom in direct-to-consumer ...

But it was not chance that turned the Yoshino River valley into a major center of Japanese indigo dyeing, or aizome. The aizome industry drew vital sustenance from the Yoshino River, which runs ...

Utah State University Extension is bringing traditional indigo dyeing back into home gardens with a comprehensive three-part guide to growing, extracting, and dyeing with Japanese indigo ...