Can I use Glycerin with Onsen-Sui?
Works well together
Glycerin and Onsen-Sui are generally compatible and can be layered in the same routine. As always, introduce one new active at a time and watch how your skin responds.
Onsen-SuiOther
- ✓Natural geothermal mineral water (hot spring water) from Japan's volcanic onsen, rich in dissolved minerals including silica, sulfur, bicarbonates, and trace elements depending on the spring source
- ✓The mineral profile varies by onsen location — silica-rich onsens are associated with skin smoothness; sulfur springs with antibacterial benefits; bicarbonate springs with soothing properties
- ✓Used as a prestige water base in Japanese and Korean cosmetics as a marketing differentiator, with claims of enhanced skin conditioning versus deionized water
