Indigo from Guadeloupe
INDIGO SUFFRUCTICOSA
The most beautiful indigo on the planet
Guadeloupean indigo has often been replaced by other crops, but its production brought local development and wealth during periods of exploitation. A brief overview of these crops highlights its historical significance.
Indigo production has experienced ups and downs since the 17th century, when 86 indigo factories were established on the island of Marie Galante alone. After a hiatus in the 19th and 20th centuries following the arrival on the market of synthetic indigo, derived from petrochemicals, it is in the 21st century, at a time when we are in the midst of an ecological and energy transition, with the planned end of oil, that we have decided to rekindle the flame of indigo revival in Guadeloupe.
Thanks to its percentage of indigotine
(blue color) cultivated through phytosymbiosis (with life),
The indigo from Guadeloupe becomes the most beautiful indigo known on Earth.
Some figures
Indigofera suffructicosa
from Guadeloupe
65% indigotine
*On average over 115 extractions and 3 records at 79%, nearly 80% of indigotine unique in the world, no extraction has achieved such purity.
Indigofera guatemalensis
from El Salvador
40% indigotine
Isatis tinctoria, also known as Woad
from Amiens
30% indigotine
Polygonum persicaria
said Persicaire
of the Luberon
27% indigotine
Indigofera tinctoria
turkey
8% indigotine
Why develop Indigo from Guadeloupe?
We are including the development of the indigo people of Guadeloupe in
a comprehensive, pesticide-free framework
without herbicides and without fertilizers
and in a sustainable way, based on the concept of symbiotic economics.
Indigo production has many applications, including cosmetics, textiles, leather goods, and even space applications.
In addition, French health authorities are proposing to their European counterpart to ban or limit the concentrations of a thousand allergenic or sensitizing substances present in textiles, 25 substances from the family of disperse dyes having sensitizing properties (https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/sante/allergies/allergies-interdire-ou-limiter-un-millier-de-substances-dans-les-vetements_133339, April 2019).
Our laboratory therefore wishes to offer an alternative of 100% natural products to anticipate the new perspectives offered by this promising market for 100% plant-based colors.