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What “Japanese Beauty” Means to Me

October 08, 2018

Recently, after a long vacation on which I did lots of meditating, I felt the call to go deeper and share my passions and journey more with you. From now on, please join me for more intimate conver...

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The Japanese Wellness Ritual of the Daily Soak

September 19, 2018

Earlier this August, I had an experience in Japan that shifted my perception on bathing. I was staying at the house of a friend’s family and, as in true Japanese culture, I was offered to use the b...

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The Shizumi Luxury Bath Salt Ingredients: Time-Honored Japanese Skin Care & Wellness

June 24, 2018

The Shizumi Luxury Bath Salts are a dedication to traditional Japanese wellness and Japan’s artisanally grown ingredients. These ingredients have been used for skin care as well as in the Japanese...

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The J-Beauty Trend

May 08, 2018

Over the past six months I have seen a huge amount of interest from beauty editors in the Japanese beauty, or J-beauty, trend. People are comparing it to the K-beauty (Korean beauty) trend which ag...

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Detox This Spring With These Japanese Wellness Tips

April 18, 2018

Spring is the perfect time to detox your surroundings, mind, body, and diet. The key to detoxing anything is to do things that are reasonable and that you can be consistent with. Here are some of m...

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The Health Benefits of Japanese Onsen

February 24, 2018

From my first hot springs bathing experience, I was sold. I immediately fell in love with the concept and the incredible relaxation that hot springs provide. Hot springs bathing truly takes relaxat...

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How to Take a Summer Bath - 2017

June 13, 2017

If you have been with Amayori for a while you know that every summer I write about one of my favorite things – the art of the summer bath.  Summer bathing can have a cooling, rejuvenating effect o...

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