Wine Baths Are Now A Thing, Thanks To A Japanese Spa That's Meeting All Your Beauty (And Alcoholic) Needs

Jul 27, 2015

(Bustle) - The beauty world has gotten pretty creative with skin and hair hacks nowadays — rubber masks, Coca-Cola shampoo, and yes, even bathing in mayo. In what is a surprise to no one, Japan has decided to add to our arsenal of bizarre beauty rituals with a spa that offers public wine baths. That’s right, folks. A bath tub. Full of wine. While this may sound like your alcoholic dream come true, there’s also something a bit strange about swimming in a vat of warm red wine surrounded by other tourists and children. Yes, children. Thanks to a video by HELLO! Japan, you’ll see that the speciality swimming pools at the Hakone Kowakien Yunessun resort are filled with tots of all ages. I’m not sure what the safety regulations are with this, but plenty of people are splashing around engulfing the red wine that pours from overhead fountains. I guess alcohol kills germs, right? Let’s hope so.

Oh, and if you’re not a wine drinker, good news: There are also coffee, green tea, and sake baths. If you’re not familiar with sake, it’s a type of Japanese rice wine. While you may be like “Oh, what’s the harm in another wine bath?” let me inform you about the alcoholic content of sake. Most people get a little tipsy off a glass of red wine, which has anywhere from a 9 to 16 precent alcoholic content depending on the type. Sake, on the other hand, is an extremely concentrated beverage with up to 20 percent alcoholic content. They don’t call them sake bombs for nothing.


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