Once used in traditional Japanese medicine it’s now used in modern skincare for its calming and healing benefits ...

“It has been used as a blue dye in [both Eastern and] Western societies, but has recently gained popularity as an ingredient in skin-care products.” While Japanese indigo is still relatively ...

The researchers then photographed and assessed the patients' skin after two, four, eight, 10 and 12 weeks. Lin says at the end of the study the areas treated with the indigo ointment showed an 81% ...

IRVINE, Calif., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspired to bring the powerful benefits of traditional Japanese indigo-dyed fabrics into the modern age, a new company, Aizome Bedding, (www ...

Indigo naturalis, a dark blue plant used in traditional Chinese medicine, appears to be effective in treating psoriasis, a study in Taiwan has found. Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease for which ...

And if the stuff helps heal jutte stabs, it sure as hell can heal my dry, cracked, winter-ravaged skin, right? The story goes that the Indigo flower's stems, leaves and petals of the Indigo plant ...

The powder transforms into a creamy foam that gently exfoliates your skin without abrasive grains or particles. It also contains the Japanese indigo plant, which helps soothe irritated skin so ...

If you have a medium to dark skin tone like myself ... told me she came up with a purple-hued product, the aptly named Indigo Eye Cream ($38, Ulta). I started using it a year ago, and haven ...

"Current steroid-based medication may cause side effects like thinning of the skin, but this (indigo naturalis) has much less side effects," lead researcher Yin-Ku Lin of Chang Gung Memorial ...