Uncover Okinawa’s Beauty Secrets: Must-Try Skincare Products

Okinawan beauty brands are redefining skincare by sourcing local ingredients to create products that elevate skincare to a craft. Located in southern Japan, Okinawa Prefecture sits between the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea and is made up of 160 islands. Okinawa is well-known in Japan as a tropical resort destination where visitors can island hop, scuba dive and explore historical sites.

However, you’ll find me scouting the market for new moisturizers. Okinawa products incorporate some special ingredients into skincare, such as Moon Lamp (Ginger Shell), nail (A type of clay found in the waters of central and southern Okinawa) That’s it Peel (a native citrus fruit), Moringa (a drought-tolerant tropical tree), and Nigari (The liquid left behind when the salt in the sea settles.) So, let’s take a deeper look at these interesting ingredients and highlight a few Okinawan brands that can give you that healthy, tropical glow.

Natural plant skin care products

Created by makeup artist Rie Morimoto, Natural plant skin care products After she discovered the importance of skin care while applying makeup to her clients, she founded Nature Plants Skin Care in 2016. After moving to Okinawa in 2011, Morimoto immersed herself in the local culture and community while learning about the healing properties of Okinawan plants. Nature Plants Skin Care works with local farmers, using organic and sustainable practices to produce food-grade skin care products that are free of preservatives, chemicals, and alcohol.

Natural plant skin care products Aloe Vera Amethyst Lotion One of the most impressive products I have ever used. Made from fresh distilled seawater from Yonaguni Island Mozuku Seaweed and aloe vera, the lotion’s ingredients are blended within 30 minutes of harvesting to ensure maximum natural potency.

This lotion has a semi-viscous consistency that glides over the skin, saturating it with moisture. Lately, heat rash and sunburn have caused itchy red bumps on my chest and arms. I pulled the frozen lotion out of the freezer and applied it to my face, neck, décolleté, and arms to soothe the sun damage. The redness subsided immediately.

If you have dry skin and are looking for a deeply hydrating moisturizer, Nature Plants Skin Care cream Features a rich, thick formula that melts into the skin and leaves a long-lasting moisturizing barrier. Your over-the-counter drugstore moisturizer may contain preservatives and alcohol, ingredients that can weaken the skin barrier and leave you prone to a variety of skin problems, dehydration, and breakouts.

Formulated with Yonaguni distilled water, Okinawa beeswax, African baobab, shea butter, pomegranate and apricot seed oils, the cream helps support and strengthen the skin barrier, brightens the complexion and reduces inflammation. This cream works wonders in the fall and winter when skin needs an intense moisturizer to combat dry weather.

Nature Plants skin care products are carefully shipped as refrigerated items to maintain their food grade quality.

Healthy Village

I will say it now, and I will continue to say it for the rest of my life: whatever magic Wellness Hamlet products have, I need to keep using them for the rest of my life. The key ingredient is moringa, which the company grows in Okinawa without the use of chemicals or pesticides. The prefecture’s climate is perfect for growing moringa, as the tree is native to northern India and thrives in tropical climates. Moringa is known for containing more than 90 nutrients and has been called a miracle plant. It is rich in antioxidants and Might help Lowers blood sugar levels and reduces inflammation.

Hamlet Health Center Moringa Starter Kitwhich includes a facial oil, moisturizing lotion, and handmade kucha soap, has become a new must in my skincare routine. One night, after rigorously clearing my clogged pores, I applied the Moringa lotion and facial oil to my broken skin. The oils formed a barrier, radiated light, and allowed the skin to regenerate, and by morning, all signs of blockage and damage from the previous day were gone.

For those with sensitive skin or dermatitis, Wellness Hamlet’s Kucha soap is safe to use as all ingredients are 100% natural. This unscented soap contains deep sea minerals, mustard seed oil and sea water to gently moisturize the face and body. This cold-pressed soap lathers easily and leaves my skin feeling soft and supple.

Wellness Hamlet also focuses on inner beauty, offering supplements and teas as well as outer care products for hair and body. If you’re looking for all-natural, organic, amazing products, I suggest you hurry up and buy them, as you may find that I’ve already sold out of my entire stock.

White

White is the first Japanese beauty brand to receive Ecocert, a certification that recognizes organic and natural cosmetics, fair trade, and sustainable practices. Ruhaku is a very popular skincare brand in Tokyo whose main ingredient is JAS organic certified husk ginger, also known as Moon Lamp; a native plant belonging to the ginger family, said to have rich antioxidant properties.

New works by Ruhaku Gettou UV Veil is an organic sunscreen that piqued my interest a while ago. Formulated for people with sensitive skin, UV Veil has an SPF 50+ PA++++ and is made with 100% natural and vegan ingredients. UV Veil’s light herbal scent will invigorate you and add a relaxing layer to your morning skincare routine.

Upon first use, I found the formula to be quite runny, but the texture was thicker than your average Japanese sunscreen. The thicker texture made me feel like it formed a protective barrier between the sun’s UV rays and my skin. Considering the intensity of the tropical sun in Okinawa, I felt reassured using Ruhaku’s UV Veil. Not only did this sunscreen brighten my dull skin, it was also waterproof, sweat-resistant, and most importantly, it didn’t irritate or burn my skin.

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