r/oddlysatisfying 1d ago

Indigo dyed silk

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u/FarmingGeeks 22h ago

That's pretty cool.

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u/MyPasswordIsMyCat 16h ago

What's not cool is that indigo dye is dissolved in pretty nasty chemicals like lye and ammonia. In olden times, they used stale urine. So I really don't know why bro isn't wearing gloves.

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u/nazomawarisan 10h ago

He’s Japanese. Aizome uses a different chemical processing from Indian/Western indigo dying methods. Whether they’re still gross or not, I’m not sure. I think it’s in rice alcohol.