Okinawan all-natural, environmentally-friendly bath amenities

“Yukui” is the Okinawan word for “spending time in a relaxed manner.”

These bath salts come from a long tradition of soaking in blissful blends of exotic flowers and Okinawan herbs to open the human senses. Humans and plants have co-existed since ancient times. These bath products celebrate this indispensable relationship. The resort bath salt series is created with Okinawan sea salts and plant derivatives to provide a luxurious feeling of relaxation. Only natural ingredients are used, including colouring and fragrance.

Dried flowers, such as rose, chamomile, and hibiscus are mixed with rich plants and natural essential oils, such as moon peach and guava, to achieve soothing scents. Okinawan bath products have incorporated the islands’ unique native plants since ancient times. Herbs, for example, wormwood, moon peach, and bitter gourd are used in folk remedies.

Due to Okinawa’s subtropical climate; which is hot and humid perennially, flora and fauna thrive throughout the year. As a result, the plants acquire an ability to withstand strong ultraviolet rays by storing chlorophyll to absorb energy from sunlight. To protect themselves from various insects, the plants have evolved their own components that have bactericidal and disinfecting effects.

Here is a closer look at some of the primary essential oils and botanical oils used.