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Bathing twice a day is appropriate.
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Appropriate period of bathing is 5 to 10 minutes at first. When you get used to it, bathing within 30 minutes in lukewarm water, within 10 minutes in hot water is refreshing and comfortable.
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Do not wash off Onsen ingredients if possible. But, for people with delicate skin, it is better washing off the ingredients of strong acid spring and hydrosulfuric spring.
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Do not bath in case with the following conditions.
Having acute disease (especially having fever), malignant tumor, active tuberculosis, serious heart problem, respiratory insufficiency, kidney failure, bleeding disorder, severe anemia, other progressing disease, and during pregnancy (especially in primary and terminal stage). |
1.Sulfur spring
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Its feature is rotten-egg smell and white-colored hot water. It dilates micro artery, capillary vessel, having strong behavior both in bathing and drinking, and is said to have potent for all disease. |
2.Sulphate spring
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This spring is divided into three categories ( Natrium sulfuricum spring, Gypsum spring, Bitter spring) according to the kind of ingredients of positive ion mainly included. Natrium sulfuricum spring may have potent for chronic constipation and obesity, Gypsum spring for chronic arthrorheumatism and contrusion, Bitter spring for high blood pressure. |
3.Chloride spring
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This spring is divided into two categories of Strong chloride spring and Weak chloride spring. Many Japanese Chloride spring are Weak chloride spring. This type of spring is called "Warming hot water", and is known for its warming and thermal potent.
It is said to have potent for disease like neuralgia, rheumatism, excessive sensitivity to cold, and limb palsy. |
4.Simple carbon dioxide spring
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Bubbles of carbon dioxide attach to the skin, when they break up, ion generated at the time dilates capillary and lowers blood pressure.
It has low temperature of about 34 degrees, however it warms well and keeps thermal effect. |
5.Simple thermal
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This type of spring is most commonly exists in Japan. Its water is transparent, colorless, and odorless. It has weak stimulation and soft touch of water. There are many famous Onsen defined in this category. |
6.Hydrogen carbonate spring
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This category includes Sodium Bicarbonate spring and Bicarbonate earth spring. It is said to have effect of smooth skin, and has been regarded as water making beautiful skin from ancient times.
It easily diffuses body heat, and is called "Cooling hot water". Its feature is refreshing feeling after bathing |
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