For centuries, women in Japan would care for active complexions with kind-to-skin home remedies from kitchen staples. Their hope with these practices was to achieve balance in their skin, described as totonoeru in Japanese. They found that the same superfoods used to balance the body were extraordinary at balancing the skin. One such food was hatomugi, or Japanese coix seed. When dried, this humble grain was used as a holistic remedy to cleanse and soften skin. Matcha, the powdered green tea lauded for its antioxidant activity, was cooled and applied as a mask for aging and tired skin, while Japanese mugwort, or yomogi, has been used to calm and cleanse skin for ages. Informed by these timeless rituals, these three Japanese ingredients have been combined in The Matcha Cleanse. This water-based gel lathers into a sensorial foam to wash away dirt, oil, and makeup while lightly hydrating, so skin feels clean and refreshed, not dry or stripped. In one gentle cleanse, you're left with only soft, pure skin.
