Reckitts Crown Blue Tablet are the best-known bluing tablets out there. Bluing is used as protection against the Evil Eye, which is feared in Surinamese culture, among others. In short, the Evil Eye is an unclean or jealous look from someone. This “Evil Eye Look” can harm others. With these bluing tablets you protect yourself: dissolve a tablet in the bath, or apply it in your hair or behind your ears.

Evil Eye meaning
There are different cultures in which you can encounter the Evil Eye. The most famous cultures in which the Evil Eye is spoken are the Islamic and Surinamese culture.
The Evil Eye is a look of jealousy or envy that can harm someone. This damage manifests itself in the form of disaster or bad luck. For example, things like wealth and beauty would be vulnerable to the Evil Eye. The evil eye does not always have to be deliberate. Excessive admiration could also cause a look from the Evil Eye.
In Surinamese