"Internal" and "External" Use of Plants new moon note June 2024

It's the new moon of June. As summer approaches, this month's special juice is " Cucumber Refresh Juice ." Cucumber juice is especially delicious as we approach summer. When you drink the clear cucumber juice, your body feels cool and your swelling goes away. It feels like very pure water. Cucumber packs are also popular as a folk remedy. They help prevent sunburn, cool the body, and have a diuretic effect.

The popular Sunshine Juice pomace product " lefts, "
This is a wonderful brand directed by my good friend, Michida-san , that dyes aprons, shirts, and shoelaces using Sunshine Juice pomace. You can check out their products here !

My plant teacher, Hishikawa-san (who invented this plant dyeing technique and wrote a letter on the last page of the Sunshine Juice book!), always talks about "taking it internally" and "taking it externally." Juicing is "taking it internally," that is, taking in the power of plants from within the body. Wearing clothes dyed with plants, or using cosmetics and face packs derived from plants, is "taking it externally." It's an act of taking it externally. Whether it's from the inside or the outside, it's comfortable to be connected to plants and feel nature, and when you think about it like that, it somehow changes the way you choose things. We try to select items for sale at Sunshine Juice stores that allow you to "take it internally" and "take it externally." Please try out each item when you visit our store.

↑This is my teacher, Hishigawa-san.

Furthermore, on the day of the new moon this month, we went to a waterfall close to the home of designer Noriteru Minesaki (who also designed the packaging for Natural Remedies and the Sunshine Juice book!). We all go there regularly to go into the waterfall together, and this time, too, we were able to slip right out of the water and experience the amazing feeling. Entering a waterfall is also an act of directly receiving and feeling the nature there with your body. We also enjoyed some delicious juice after the waterfall, and welcomed in the new moon in a good mood.

Sunshine Juice was available at the vivo barefoot store in Kyoto until June 3rd. It was a wonderful community and we made many new friends every day. Thank you very much to everyone who came to the store. Kitaoji, where the store was located, is an area I love because it is lined with the Kamo River and full of greenery. The vivo store is still open, so please do stop by. And please look forward to Sunshine Juice's future expansion into the Kyoto area!

Hot days are coming and summer is approaching. I hope everyone is staying healthy.

#stayjuicy

Tune in for this month

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