Kojie.san For My Face & Body

Kojic acid is a popular ingredient for those who seek to have lighter skin. Kojic acid was first discovered in Japan, and is actually a by-product of Koji (malted rice), which was used to product Japanese rice wine. This has been used for years by Japanese women for its whitening and antioxidant properties. Now I'm also jumping into the kojic acid bandwagon (just because it made me curious), and I'll share with you three products from Kojie.san that I am currently using for my face and body.

Kojie.san Exfoliating Foam Wash (P295.00)

About the product:

Users of the classic kojic acid bar soap sometimes complain about the stinging sensation brought about by those bar soaps when used on the face. The answer to that is Kojie.san's Exfoliating Foam Wash. This one has absolutely no paraben, colorant, silicon, and sulfate. Of course, kojic acid is still present as its active skin lightening ingredient, but you can now lighten without the sting with this one.

Ingredients:

I think this is more of a brightening skincare product. The ingredients in it removes dead skin cells and helps control hyper pigmentation of the skin, but it would take more potent ingredients or formulation to really whiten the skin.

The product comes in liquid form, and the pump dispenser turns it into foam upon dispensing. On my first few uses, my skin felt so refreshed and smooth, and a mild peeling occured. I guess it lives up to its name of being exfoliating. There was no itching or irritation with this one since it's gentle, but I prefer to use it only at night, since I feel that skin lightening products like those with kojic acid may make my skin more sensitive to the sun (and make it burn easier if I have no sunscreen on), thus may be counterproductive.

Now on to the Kojie.san products that I use for my body:

Kojie.san Skin Lightening Soap (P105.00/pack of 2 pieces)

Kojie.san Body Lightening Lotion (approximately P150.00)

About the product:

Kojie.san was actually the very first kojic acid soap that became commercially available in the market, as these were just usually prescribed by the dermatologist before. It has a natural formula, as seen on the ingredients list. This bar soap makes use of pure kojic acid and vitamin C to whiten the skin. It has a fresh orange scent which can be a bit strong for others, but I'm fine with the scent.

Each bar soap is individually wrapped and sealed in plastic, and further protected with the box it comes with. I initially just planned to use this for my underarms, since I am already fine with my skin color, but I ended up using this all over my body just because I got curious on how it would work out for me. This soap produces a rich lather, and makes my skin feel fresh and clean - squeaky clean to be exact. I use this soap only at night, since it's quite drying, and I don't really like applying lotion on my arms during the day since it could get sticky when the weather is hot.

The question: Does it work?

While I don't think that there's a very noticeable change on the skin color of my body (since I already have light skin to begin with), I noticed that my underarms got lighter with this soap! And it hasn't even been a month since I started using this one. I think this works great when you're looking for a product that would help even out your skin tone. As for me, I like using it to maintain my present skin color as it is.

Two cons though with this product. As I have mentioned, it is a bit drying, so you'll have to follow up with a rich body moisturizer after using the soap, so this is ideal to use only at night. Second is that it easily melts and each bar won't last for long, but that's because it's made with natural ingredients with no added artificial or chemical hardeners. 

Kojie.san Body Lightening Lotion (approximately P150.00)

For those who seek to further complete their Kojie.san body care regimen, a Body Lightening Lotion is also available.

About the product: 

Ingredients:

This lotion has a light, almost watery texture that is easily absorbed. I feel that the texture of this one is too light, so this might not be enough to compensate for the dryness brought about by the drying kojic acid soap. You may opt to apply this frequently though, as it has a non-sticky feel.

This one has a woody-floral fragrance blend of mandarin, rosewood, lavender, apple, martini, and bergamot. I am not too fond of the scent though, as it reminds me of medicine, and there's something about it that keeps me up at night. Perhaps it's energizing and invigorating? I don't know.

Among these three products, my favorite would have to be the Kojie.san Skin Lightening Soap. I'd continue to use it on my underarms, since I'm not really planning on whitening my skin too much. I'd like to just have a brighter, more even skin tone.

Have you tried these products from Kojie.san? How did they work for you? Feel free to leave your comments below. 

Love,

Helen