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Aizome is a health care company that sells bed sheets infused with herbal dyes and nothing else.
Michel May was studying in Japan when his mother developed dark sores on her skin.
Azo dyes make up 70 percent of the 9.9 million tons of industrial dye colorants used globally each year .
The European Union has banned 22 dyes for this reason.
Michel May founded Aizome to prove that naturally dyed textiles are better, and that people will pay more for textiles that are free of harmful chemicals.
In 17th-century Japan , samurai wore indigo-dyed undershirts to promote wound healing.
In Japan , indigo dying is called aizome.
Aizome sheets are now registered with the FDA as Class 1 medical devices intended to mitigate and alleviate skin problems.
The company is big in the eczema community.
It was recommended by the National Eczema Society until last year when the NES scrapped the entire textile category.
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