BATHING

 

JAPANESE ONSEN - MINERAL BATH SALTS -

During the Edo period (about 400 years ago) the custom of bathing in hot springs - onsen - was adopted by the hard working farmers. It was the most pleasant and economical way they could relax from the rigors of their daily lives. Hot spring bathing remains an extremely popular custom for people from all walks of life, and the proven restorative effects of the springs ensure that this will continue.

Natural hot spring baths are found all over Japan. They are widely hailed as being healthful and useful for a number of common ailments because of the minerals contained in the volcanic waters which bubble underground. This pleasurable experience is not always available at home, so onsen powders are used containing similar minerals found in the natural onsen water.

A hot bath using the onsen powders full of mineral salts is how Japanese people look forward to unwinding at the end of the day. Add a sachet of the mineral powder to your bath, and relax your body while the mineral salts do their work to ease your tired muscles. Enjoy light fragrances to soothe your mind. Recommended for after sports, muscle injury, tiredness, aches and pains, neuralgia, boils, spots and pimples, rheumatism, nervous tension, joint problems.

 

FAMOUS SPA ONSEN BATH SALTS NEW!

 

A pretty boxed set of our Traditional Japanese Onsen Bath Salts. The pink box contains 15 x 25gms of individually sized sachets of transparent Japanese onsen bath salts. Each type of bath salts are named after a famous hot spring mountainous spa area of Japan. Each Japanese onsen sachet has a unique Japanese onsen fragrance and colour which represents the ambience and special qualitiy of each spa town. The orange box contains 13 x 25 gms opaque (cloudy) Japnese onxen bath salts. These fragrant onsen salts contain the healing minerals found in each of the various areas according to their geological content.

1 PINK VARIETY BOX OF TRANSPARENT COLOURS SALTS

15 x 25gms sachet of

Blue Yellow Green

Price : $27.00

 

 

 

1 ORANGE VARIETY BOX OF OPAQUE COLOURS SALTS

13 x 25 grams Sachets of

Blue Green Beige

Price : $27.00

 

 

 

JIN-KOH INCENSE SOAP

The world of Geisha in which the subtle is regarded as attractive, the use of strong overpowering perfumes is avoided and the most seductive scent could be sekken no nioi - or fragrance of bodysoap which is noticed only when a person is close by. Traditional Jinkoh incense soap has exotic notes and distinctly Japanese scent made with traditional fragrances and flower extracts. It is a mild soap, made with honey. The sensuous fragrance lingers on the skin and is quite unforgettable. Use for body and face. Also used as a hand soap.

80 mls Bottle

$14.00

 

 

 

 

TENUGUI HAND & BODY TOWEL NEW COLOURS!

 

Tenugui is a long rectangular cotton gauze towel that is one of the most traditional items in still in use today. It has been used for many centuries as a towel for drying oneself after bathing or washing hands. Other uses are wrapping money, wearing as a head cover twisted and knotted into a type of headband or tied under the chin, even used for an advertisement as businesses often print their logo or ads on them and give away as complimentary gifts.

Tenugui remains a necessary part of the summer matsuri festival costume where participants wear tenugui around their necks or tied about their heads mainly for practical reasons of absorbing perspiration in the strong heat. Tenugui are a indisputable part of the Japanese culture. Still today businesses distribute tenugui at their openings perhaps with their logo printed on them or can be sent as a thank-you gift.

People have sometimes found new and unusual ways to use Tenugui, such as place mats or a tapestry for decorating their homes.

 

Approximate size 87cms x 35 cms

Price $6 each

No Added Fragrance 100% Natural Product.

 

LINEN CLOTH for washing or drying

 

 

 

 

 

Use everyday in the bath or shower, it has two uses. One as a washing cloth or flannel to lather with soap and massage gently to exfoliate the skin to make it smooth and increase circulation. Also used as a towel to dry off with. The soft, knitted linen net is about one-metre-long length and is very lightweight and dries quickly when hung up.

 

 

 

LWCPrice: $5.00 each