A face mask made from sediment left over from a sake brewer in Queenstown has been made available for the first time.

The beauty product is predominantlyย made from an ingredient called “sake kasu”. This isย the sediment, or lees,ย left over from the process of making sake, a Japanese wine famously made from rice.

“Sake kasu hasย loads ofย nice minerals,” explains 39-year-old Mikiย Tameishi?, a qualifiedย massage therapist and owner of Wellington’s Hanaย Akari,ย who mixes the mudpack herself.