SUPHERB® Indigo

Product Type: Whole/TBC/Powder
English/Common Name: Indigo
Botanical Name: Indigofera tinctoria
Indian Names: Neel, Neelini, Guli
Origin: India

Aroma

Earthy and slightly bitter, reminiscent of frozen peas.

Texture

An exceptionally fine, non-gritty powder that mixes into a smooth paste.

Color

A deep, vibrant forest green powder.

OUR CERTIFICATIONS

Overview

Indigo is a leafy shrub whose leaves contain a compound called indican. When the leaves are fermented and oxidized, this precursor transforms into the deep blue pigment, indigotin. For millennia, this magical transformation has been used to create a permanent blue dye. When applied to hair that has been pre-treated with Henna, the Indigo pigment binds to the red-orange Lawsone molecules, resulting in a beautiful, natural black color.

French: Indigo, Indigotier
German: Indigo
Chinese: Mùlán (木蓝)
Arabic: (Nila)
Spanish: Índigo
Russian: Индиго (Indigo)
Japanese: インディゴ (Indego)

Indigo is nature’s original blue jean dye and Ayurveda’s premier herb for achieving natural black hair. It is always used in conjunction with Henna to produce shades from rich brown to deep, lustrous black. In Ayurveda, it is known to pacify the Kapha and Vata doshas. It is also a renowned Keshya (hair growth promoter) herb that conditions the hair, helps prevent scalp infections, and can reduce premature graying.

Powder decoction paste

The SUPHERB® Promise

Sourcing

Our Indigo is cultivated on dedicated farms in Southern India, where the climate is ideal for producing leaves with the highest possible dye content.

Purity & Processing

The leaves are harvested, fermented in water, and then the extracted pigment is air-dried and milled into an ultra-fine powder in our GMP-certified facility. This ensures a pure, potent dye with no metallic salts or additives.

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