In Japan, There’s Such a Thing as a Noodle Bath

If you love baths and you’ve tried everything, from scented aromatherapy baths to lavish milk baths, why not try bathing in noodles and pork broth? Yep, you read that right. Noodles and pork broth!

At the Yunessun Spa House in Hakone, Japan, there exists such a service in which customers can take a dip in a tub filled with hot broth and noodles. The spa actually used real noodles at first, but when the local health department banned edible noodles due to obvious concerns, the spa resorted to using synthethic noodles instead. The pork broth, as far as we know, is real.

Feel the broth on your skin…

“It feels like bathing in a real noodle bowl!” says one of the customers.

So why on Earth will you bathe in noodles?!? Apparently, it is good for the skin and can increase metabolism. The pork-based broth contains collagen, they say, and you know that collagen works wonders for the skin.

Watch this noodle bath in action:

You can also try it at home like this guy who used instant noodles: