ONSEN
Healing
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Where stress ends and
the good life begins.
-Hot spring is great for beautiful skin
Japanese Hot Spring
Japanese women discovered the healing waters and rejuvenating rituals of the onsen in the 10th century and have continued to benefit from their discovery ever since.
Power of Water for Beautiful Skin
Three key hot spring minerals associated with beautification are bicarbonate, sulfate and sulfur. Hot springs with these three minerals promote healthy skin,
Inspirational Results
After penetrating the skin, hot spring minerals and nutrients increase activity in skin cells to peel away old skin and reveal new, smooth and radiant skin. Benefits include collagen optimization, moisture lock, cell stabilization and more
Basics of hot spring skin care: three major beauty qualities
1st Step
Cleansing = Bicarbonate Spring
First thing for skin care is cleansing. A hot spring rich in bicarbonate removes dead skin to lay the foundation for smooth and beautiful skin.
2nd Step
Moisturizing = Sulfate Spring
After cleansing the face comes moisturizing. A hot spring rich in sulfate promotes optimum moisturization of the skin.
3rd Step
Inner Beauty = Sulfur Spring
A hot spring rich in sulfur oxygenates every bit of the skin including the scalp to promote healthy blood circulation, while discharging carbon dioxide for a balanced metabolism. This relieves tension and stress, stiffness in the body, fatigue and a general feeling of dullness. An unbalanced metabolism may result in skin staining, endema and sagging, which can lead to anxiety. By detoxing in a sulfar spring and in carbon dioxide fountains, both outside and inside of the body become cleansed, and appetite stimulated.
Our hot spring beauty advisors offer a choice of onsen capable of promoting healthy skin and natural beauty—inside and out.
Shima Onsen Village: Get the power
There are 42 hot spring sources in Shima Onsen Village. Thirty-nine are literally a gush of nature springing up by the force of the living Earth, with sodium calcium-chloride, sulfate, and are pH7.3 neutral. These moisturizing beauty hot springs will make you feel the power and provide a supply of moisture that provides the sensation of a sucking of the skin. There are also drinking fountain plants on site, and mineral supplementation that are ingested into the body.
