Wait!
Sake brewery together with skincare haul all at the same time?
Yep. Totally possible if y'all alive inward Japan.
Sake based skincare has been some for a long time, fifty-fifty since earlier SK-II patented their Pitera.
And inward recent years at that spot has been a virtual explosion of sake-inspired, sake-infused, sake-blended, together with sake-based cosmetics. At to the lowest degree inward Japan.
Why? Because sake is virtually everywhere here, sake by-products are total of vitamins together with anti-ageing compounds, together with fermented products are in all likelihood 1 of the oldest beauty treatments known to man.
Kuramoto Bijin rice fossil oil together with sake serum (the carmine one) has been my friend since lastly year. I loved it then much that I began to spread the joy to my friends inward unusual lands.
H5N1 few weeks agone I was finally getting gear upwardly to write near it (and every bit always, the review is yet pending) together with had the woman raise of all eureka moments.
Tonoike Sake Brewery that makes the production is literally downwardly the street from my house. It's located in Mashiko inward Tochigi prefecture.
H5N1 quick aspect at the company's website revealed that the brewery is really visitor friendly.
You didn't accept to say me that twice.
And then lastly Mon I hopped inward the automobile together with zoomed over to Mashiko.
Mashiko is famous inward its ain correct - it's 1 of the head pottery centers inward Japan. It holds ii pottery festivals a yr together with if you're into expensive tableware together with pretty things, y'all should definitely consider visiting.
I don't drinkable alcohol. I dip my natural language inward sake solely during official ceremonies when it absolutely, positively can't live avoided. I am no sake expert. I solely know what wikipedia tells me.
But what I exercise know is that face pack.
With that inward mind, I had no thought what I could hold back during my see to Tonoike Shuzouten inward Mashiko.
As it turned out, I worried needlessly. H5N1 see to a sake brewery is keen fun fifty-fifty for a non-drinker together with a sake noob similar me.
I was met past times Mr Shigeki Tonoike, the boss himself, who kindly volunteered to live my guide.
The Tonoike identify unit of measurement has been making sake inward Tochigi prefecture since 1829 together with the brewery inward Mashiko was established past times Mr Tonoike's (the electrical current boss's) granddaddy inward 1937.
And apparently, every bit evidenced past times numerous domestic together with international sake contest awards, the Tonoike identify unit of measurement actually knows their stuff.
My tour started amongst a video explaining the sake making process.
After that I donned exceptional slippers, a white smock together with a chapeau together with went to encounter the fermenting rice upwardly unopen together with personal.
What makes sake exceptional is how the rice is polished. The to a greater extent than of the outer layer y'all remove, the fancier the sake later on on.
When polished together with washed, the grains don't aspect similar rice anymore. They resemble tiny white pearls. And are simply every bit shiny.
And hither y'all tin post away encounter it fermenting inward huge vats:
There's your sake beingness made. And cosmetics :-)
Actually Tonoike Shuzouten doesn't industry beauty products in-house. Instead they post their raw materials to proper, licensed plants that exercise the move for them. They also move amongst cosmetic chemists together with scientists to build certain that their products are upwardly to the highest standards.
Mr Tonoike explained that the cosmetic side of things started 10 years agone amongst soap.
Sake bottles are heavy, together with spell they build keen gifts together with souvenirs, they are big together with difficult to transport. And non everyone is a drinker.
Sake based lather seemed similar a perfect solution. It was small, lite together with something that everyone uses.
Then came sake-infused mitt cream. And allow me say you, it actually does olfactory belongings similar sake. If you're a drinker y'all powerfulness destination upwardly licking your hands. H5N1 lot.
But what near those who are non fans of the sake smell?
The response was really unproblematic - tochiotome strawberries - Tochigi's most famous crop.
And that's how the strawberry infused cream was born. And allow me say you, it actually does olfactory belongings similar strawberries. I wanted to lick my hands. H5N1 lot.
Then came sake together with strawberry infused bathroom salts. If y'all ever wanted to bathe inward a sake smelling soup, this one's for you. I used to plop a chunk of sake kasu into my hot bath, at 1 time I tin post away purpose proper bathroom salts. Saves a lot of move when scrubbing the bathtub later on on.
Kuramoto Bijin Hakumai Ferment Lotion was novel to me. I can't hold back to effort it.
Kuramoto Bijin Hakumai Ferment Milk was made famous past times Ratzilla's best selection feature.
I am on my 2nd bottle together with it has larn my wintertime dry out pare savior.
Ratzilla also wrote near Kuramoto Bijin Komeyu Rice Oil.
I accept been using it on my eczema patches together with works improve than whatever other facial fossil oil I accept tried. Eat your see out tsubaki!
The 3 rice grain ladies (yep, they are shaped similar rice) signify women inward their 20s, 30s together with 40s. In other words - Kuramoto Bijin Komeyu is skincare for everyone.
Tonoike Sake Brewery is working on additional beauty products - confront cream, canvas masks together with a confront pack (which way no to a greater extent than exercise it yourself sake kasu!). H5N1 premium draw of piece of employment is also inward the works.
And the best intelligence is that the companionship is working on an English-language cyberspace shop amongst worldwide shipping. How awesome is that?
Many Japanese companies are totally oblivious to the popularity of Japanese skincare overseas, they don't attention together with can't live bothered.
So it was then refreshing together with inspiring to encounter a Japanese companionship that understands the importance of making life slow for its unusual customers.
HAUL TIME!!!
This is my entire Tonoike Shuzouten Kuramoto Bijin haul.
Kuramoto Bijin Komeyu Rice Oil together with Kuramoto Bijin Komeyu Rice Oil Serum:
Kuramoto Bijin Hakumai Ferment Lotion together with Kuramoto Bijin Hakumai Ferment Milk:
Kuramoto Bijin Hakumai Ferment Soap:
Tochiotome mitt cream together with bathroom salts:
Nameraka mitt cream together with sake bathroom salts:
And... sake kasu pound cake!
It was delicious!
I appear to accept missed the strawberry torso lotion, but that's ok. I accept an excuse to see again!
Thank y'all then much Mr Tonoike together with Ms Sato for making me experience then welcome!
Isn't it awesome to realize that your favorite skincare build was born literally inward your ain dorsum yard?
I volition live reviewing the products inward the coming weeks. So rest tuned. Because a Kuramoto Bijin giveaway is coming too. I hauled lots together with I'm happy to share!
UPDATE:
If you're interested inward whatever of these products, but can't buy them easily online (I know they tin post away live difficult to find!), delight allow me know. I'll live happy to help. Because, hey, Tochigi pride! Represent! :-)
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