Sake Kasu

We then ripen the sake lees at a low temperature to increase the amount of beauty ingredients, remove the moisture and turn it into a powder.We then succeeded in extracting only the beauty ingredients from this, creating a super concentrated extract.

By taking various steps that would normally not be taken, we have created beauty ingredients derived from sake lees that have a powerful skin-beautifying effect.

Sakurada Sake Brewery, a small sake brewery run by a family of four in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, has a history of over 100 years. In Takojima, a town that once flourished as a fishing town, they have continued to produce sake that is loved by the locals.

Our collaboration with Sakurada Sake Brewery began when we asked them to make sake using organic rice that they had developed in-house. The resulting sake lees contain about four times as much amino acid as normal sake lees, and this is what led to the creation of NAIA skin care.

Founded in the first year of the Meiji era, this brewery has been crafting sake in Matsunami, Noto Town, ever since. They specialize in "extreme cold brewing," a process carried out amidst the harsh winter chill, and have continued to preserve the delicate yet profound sake born from the climate of Noto and the hands of its people. Despite being affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, they have now resumed temporary operations in a trailer house.

The primary ingredient used is the cold-aged sake lees from their flagship brand, "Oeyama," which has been produced since the brewery's inception. These sake lees, packed with rich umami, contain abundant minerals and the power of fermentation, bestowing suppleness and translucency upon the skin.