Lightening and softening blue nila

Blue NILA powder or Indian Indigo has an ancestral culture which developed from India, hence its name, Indian Indigo, to the Near and Middle East, and later spread to all regions of the world.

Blue NILA is best known for being highly prized by Saharan women for its lightening and softening properties.

To enhance your hair and complexion

Our Huiles de Ricin website introduces you to blue NILA, your beauty asset

Origin of blue NILA powder

Blue NILA, Nili, Indian Indigo, Anil, Anila tinctoria, Indigofera... and many other names.

Originally and still today, NILA comes from the Indigo tree, a shrub in the Fabaceae family. Its leaves are used by dyers for their very attractive colour, Indigo blue, a hue obtained thanks to Indigotine, a molecule present in the plant.

The blue NILA is processed in water, which is then solidified into a powder. It's a very long process, and requires a great deal of know-how.

Blue NILA originated in India and has been used since time immemorial. It has been exported to every continent, including Africa, where Sub-Saharan women have cultivated it, adopted it and made it their beauty ally. Even today, blue Nila remains highly prized in the Sahara.

Properties of Blue Nila powder

Composed of methanoic extracts, which have an antioxidant and antibacterial role, and are widely used in biology for crop protection.

Methanoic extract is also anti-infectious and anti-inflammatory.

• It is a natural purifier
• Naturally moisturising
• Anti-wrinkle, it smoothes the skin
• Brightens and softens dark, rough areas of skin
• Reduces spots and blackheads
• Eliminates dead skin
• Reduces imperfections and evens out skin tone
• Fortifies hair; mixed with your henna, it fades red highlights

Use and precautions

NILA blue is for external use only

For all skin types

Do not use on light-coloured hair

Types of care: Face, body and hair masks

HAIR MASK

Perfect your skincare routine: add Blue NILA to your ghassoul, natural henna or argan oil, for silkier, stronger hair.

EXFOLIATING MASK

Prepare your macerate: Blue NILA and coconut oil or almond oil, apply to damp skin and leave on for about 20 minutes, or a little longer for darker or rougher areas. After rinsing, apply black soap, then proceed with exfoliation using a Kessa exfoliating glove, and enjoy soft, purified skin and a radiant complexion.

Optimise your skincare routine:

For initial use, 1 to 2 times a week,

Then once a week for 15 days.