Known for its timeless cultural landmarks, active volcanoes, crystalline beaches, and mouth-watering cuisine, Kyushu is home to many skincare brands with deep roots in the island’s rich botanical heritage. The skin care brands introduced in this article originate from Fukuoka Prefecture, a prefecture known for its natural scenery, fresh air, and clean water. Enjoy and explore Kyushu’s locally made skincare brands, from the charming rice fields of Hoshino Village, Yame City to the traditional heart of Kurume City.
Soel
I have been a huge fan of Soel products for many years and have amassed quite a collection. Inspired by natural plants and holistic living, Soel products are carefully handcrafted in Kurume City. Located inland, Kurume is known for its beautiful scenery, traditional craft techniques, and fruit picking, making it an ideal place to practice holistic skin care and source natural ingredients.
One of Soel’s products you should try is Living Oil Delicate Feminine Oil. Designed with care and sensitivity in mind, it’s formulated with Australian certified organic sesame, baobab and cacai oil (although the ingredients are not Australian-grown, Australia has very high standards for organic regulations). ).
This small bottle moisturizes sensitive areas of the body, reduces inflammation, and prevents excess sebum production. Light notes of rose geranium and jasmine give it the addictive scent of rose hips, and this gentle, soothing formula has become a staple in my nightly self-care routine.
With summer gone and winter just around the corner, now is not the time to take SPF out of your skincare routine. Soel’s Living Oil UV Cream, with its refreshing citrusy SPF50+PA++ formula, will remind you of summer vacations to the lake with friends. The gel-like consistency is lightweight, hydrating, and blends seamlessly into the skin without leaving a white cast.
Free of alcohol, parabens, silicones, synthetic fragrances, UV absorbers, and phenoxyethanol (preservatives), you can wear this sunscreen with confidence, knowing it’s made with the environment and our health in mind. . UV cream protects you from the sun and acts as a nourishing skin care product at the same time. This SPF contains Ichiban Sesame Oil, Prickly Pear Oil, Cocoa Oil, and Baobab Oil. The perfect Soel products to try for your upcoming winter skincare routine can be found at Cosme Kitchen Store.
camellia nanofloral
Would you like to have a luxurious spa experience in the comfort of your own home? Tsubaki Nano Floral is a skin care brand that contains naturally derived ingredients (surfactant and preservative free) from all over Kyushu. Contains underground water collected from Mt. Hikata in Yame City, Suizenji seaweed from Kogane River in Asakura City, and neroli water derived from Nagasaki mandarin oranges.
While most body moisturizers leave a greasy, sticky layer on your skin that interferes with your sleep and daily life, Tsubaki Nano Floral Body Cream absorbs into your skin within seconds. The water-based consistency with a subtle aquatic floral scent leaves skin feeling refreshed and supple. As the cooler months approach, this product also serves as an excellent hand moisturizer due to its fast absorption rate.
While body creams penetrate the skin quickly, Tsubaki Nano Floral’s skin cream takes time to penetrate. This lightweight face moisturizer provides rich, refreshing hydration with a formula containing herbal waters and 5 botanical oils, making it the perfect night cream or winter moisturizer. Over the summer, I’ve found that the combination of spritzing my face with skin lotion followed by a thin layer of skin cream works wonders at locking in moisture without making my skin feel greasy.
“Tsubaki Nano Floral” is famous for being included in the amenity kit of The Ritz-Carlton Fukuoka. Trial kits also serve as a fun introduction to the company’s products. Containing hair and scalp lotion, body moisturizer, facial spray, cleanser, mask, and face moisturizer, this trial kit will truly transport you to the lush foothills of Yame City.
amritala organic
Founded in 2008, Amritara Organics grows organic plants (without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers before or after harvest) on a farm in Hoshino Village. In addition to ingredients from Kyushu, Amritara also incorporates ingredients from other prefectures, such as mandarin oranges from Ehime, aloe and hibiscus from Okinawa, grapes from Iwate, and purple grass from Hokkaido. Free from synthetic surfactants, chemicals, preservatives, petroleum-derived ingredients, and insect dyes, Amritala guarantees you an authentic botanical experience.
Amritara Organics is a brand I haven’t fully researched, but after trying their very popular rice and grape radiance cream, I’m ready to jump on the bandwagon and travel to Kyushu to try more products. It’s done. Radiance Cream contains rice water harvested from Amritara Farm in Hoshino Village, and has a scent reminiscent of an orange grove. It has a cream-gel formula similar to a serum, and is heavier than a lotion but lighter than a night cream.
Perfect for mornings when you wake up with dry skin and need a gentle hydration, this cream provides a great base of lightweight SPF12 PA++ to protect your skin all day indoors. Radiance Cream makes a great makeup base because it glides on smoothly and settles evenly into fine lines and pores. The product is obtained as an orange gel. When applied, it becomes white and blends into the skin. Amritala can be purchased at Cosme Kitchen stores.
