Kojie San Skin and Body Soap – Original Kojic Acid, Dark Spot Remover Soap Bar with Coconut & Tea Tree Oil – 135g x 1 Bar

when i read the reviews the negative reviews bothered me, the dry skin, staining the bathroom, melting fast , pigmentation getting worse. my skin color is a golden tan ...my nature skin at birth was much much lighter , more whitish yellow ...due to my ethnicity i tan easily, and high levels of pigmentation so i have turned a golden tan over the years due to sun exposure. when i get woulnded it leaves a black mark that takes long time to disappear. I had a bad ace attack from a bout 2 years and was left with lots of black marks , i tried a laser therapy that left me with massive patch burns. i wouldn't be more depressed it was much worse than my acne marks. i had nothing to loose i tried this. Drying - yes it is drying , it dried my body a lot but not my face perhaps because i have oily skin. also though some comments say it is drying due to the acid which for some part could be true , this is actually a purely coconut oil based soap. If you know anything about soap making you will know a pure coconut oil soap is the most drying soap , its ability to attach to dirt and really strip the skin is well known in soap making, thats why beauty soaps are made with olive, shea, cocoa butter, almond , oils as such. considering the purpose of this soap , to lighten, ill accept the drying and moisturize more during the period of use , and not have high expectations of a beautiful beauty soap. Staining the bathroom- i didn't experience this , again i'm not doubting at all the other's experience, I'm sure it would have, but i can not say that this is a common issue with this soap. it did not even wash off orange in color , it washed off as any other soap suds, transparent. I'm thinking perhaps its a mater of hard water in the area you live ? I live in hong kong. Dissolving fast - didn't experience this but i have no doubt it would have happened if you leave the soap in moist surfaces or exposed to water splashes. i removed the soap out of the shower soon after use. pigmentation getting worse- didn't happen but again i can see why it could happen .. as some say sun block is paramount ! even indoors,your skin IS exposed to the UV rays even indoors,through windows. although you have direct shield from sun over your head. it is annoying to apply sun block at home during the day but , desperate times folks ! also when your normal skin lightens even more than your pigmented areas that can give the elution of marks getting worse. So the big question , does this soap work ? Absolutely it does. My natural skin color has appeared and during the transition yes the marks and burned areas looked like it was darker because the normal skin lightens much faster , highlighting the dark marks, but soon after they are lighting too....after only 2 weeks of use my scares have not disappeared completely obviously , i even doubt if the burs will ever complete go but i can assure you the acne marks are almost invisible , the burs are so much lighter and blending in to my skin, there is still a dark outline of the original burn but I'm so happy for these results, i use much much less foundation and the unharmed skin is so clear. My objective is not to reach my birth color I'm not concerned about my tanned skin but naturally i have to accept the lightning of the skin to fade the dark marks. few advice i can give - if you have never used any kind of acid in any form before, such as creams , toners , go easy and maybe start the 1st week with every other day usage , it will tingle the skin , it did for me even after using acid creams and toners long before. the tingling is not a bad thing but at the end if it is a 1st time for acid , start slow to be gentle on your skin.do not manually exfoliate during the use of this soap u might really harm your skin as Kocic Acid already exfoliates your skin. moisturize well! dont be afraid of this soap its not a scary application of "acid" on your face ..but it IS an acid so do take is step by step until you get used to it. If you have extremely dry skin then i will suggest to start this in summer because I guess winter already drys so much , but again in summer the sun in stronger ..so please do choose to best suit your comfort your country , and practicality for your daily life like reapplying sun block every 2 hours !!! the most frustrating of all.Good luck all ! I really hope this will help you !

This soap is FANTASTIC! I am a 39 year old mixed race Black female. I bought this soap to lighten old facial acne scars, dark knees and elbows, and armpits. I did like some others suggested and melted each bar down in a 48 oz jug of water, then poured it into two 24-oz empty Suave body wash bottles for convenience. One bar of soap can yield 48 oz of liquid Kojic Soap. If you wash with it using the bar, it will melt very fast. The entire bar was melted by the next morning after I placed it in the water. I've been using this soap for almost 2 weeks now. My skin looks radiant! The old acne scars on my face are already lightened by 50% after using this soap daily morning and evening every day. I've also used it everywhere else on my body. My armpits had darkened due to years of using aluminum based deodorants. No more! After using this, in conjunction with an exfoliating skin pad and hydroquinone in my armpits, the dark brownish black color is finally completely gone. I had tried hydroquinone alone and it didn't work even after several weeks. My caramel complexion doesn't look much lighter, but the tiny marks that were sprinkled all over my body do look amazingly lighter and less defined. I guess I can finally look forward to beautiful even toned skin after all these years. I'm so excited! Even better: My daughter, who has very bad acne vulgaris began using this on her face. Her skin literally looked like it had a mountain range growing on it. After 6 days, I almost burst into tears. Her face, which even dermatologist prescribed products couldn't seem to clear up, looked 100% better. She still had quite a few white heads and black heads left over after 6 days, but nowhere near what it had been a week before. It's almost 2 weeks now. All major bumps on her skin have almost completely smoothed over. Her cheeks and forehead look completely smooth now and her freckles are showing through on her skin. She still has a few bumps on her chin, but I'm sure that in another week or so, those will be gone also. Her chin has always been her major breakout region. Her skin finally looks amazing. I'm so happy that I ordered this product. I'm about to order more. I highly recommend this product

I’ve really enjoyed using the Kojisan Kojic Acid Soap for hyperpigmentation. It does a great job clearing dark spots and always leaves my skin feeling clean. I do recommend moisturizing right after because it can be drying. For the same reason, I wouldn’t use it every single day, especially if you’re not trying to lighten your overall skin tone. If your goal is just to fade dark spots, it works best as a targeted product rather than a daily full body soap. Other than that, it delivers exactly what it promises. It’s become one of my go-to products for brightening stubborn pigmentation.

So I got this soap for mainly 1 reason - to hopefully even out my blotchy skin. I'm a 29 year old African American women with skin that is SO uneven, especially my face and neck, so I'm, hoping that this soap will do the job! Packaging - I received the soap three days ago [it arrived FAST] I purchased it from -Key2vitality-, and it was in one of those cardboard envelopes. I ordered the 4 pack, and their were two bars of soap in each package. Scent - I've seen reviewers say that this soap has a nice smell, but I haven't noticed cause I have a bad cold right now [lol]. So when it's gone, I'll take a sniff and let everyone know what it smells like. Soap Itself - It's a tangerine orange colored soap in a square shape. The soap melts [don't know another way to describe it] pretty good with a little bit of water, just make sure NOT to leave your soap lying in a soap dish with water, you'll have soap soup by the next day [lol]. Drain any excess water and allow the bar to dry. I've used it twice a day so far and to be honest, I haven't noticed any 'burning' sensations like others have described, but who knows? Only time will tell. The soap IS VERY DRYING, that I will agree with! My skin is already typed as dry skin, so this soap makes it like desert dry, lol. My routine - I use it morning and night. I wet the soap, use an exfoliating glove, lather it and exfoliate my face and neck. I leave it on for awhile [while I brush my teeth] and then I rinse it out later. I use a HEAVY face cream [I use St. Ives Timeless Skin with Collagen] in the morning and at night, I use MSM lotion [which is a thinner lotion, so I put on a second coating once the first one sets in]. What I've Noticed So Far - It's way too early to see a visible change, but I do feel a change when I touch my skin, it feels SO SMOOTH! The skin on my neck and face is so soft and smooth, which is great because it's been feeling rough all winter [lol]. So that's it for now, I'll update probably every two weeks [that seems like a good amount of time] and let everyone know how its working for me. So until then, see ya! :) _____________________________________________________________________________ Update -6/19/2013 I can't believe it took me so long to update this [lol]. Anyway, I have noticed a change in my skin, specifically my neck [it got a little lighter and definitely clearer - I used to have old acne scars that are fading away.] I use it on my face, but the only reason why I haven't noticed a change is because I got a tan so I can't verify any skin tone changes for that, at least not yet. But my skin is clearing up a bit so we shall see... Next update in July....

It’s the real deal. Fades dark spot within 2 weeks You would have to use a moisturizer after bcz it dry out your skin. It foam a lot and it melts easily so I suggest you to cut it up in small pieces. It smells like oranges

I use this for my back scars. Works great. Just make sure to moisturize after.

Just really didn’t do anything for me. The sentence was nice the parents it’s a little small. There was really not much like the review. Say it’s so awesome. I didn’t get that in mind. Maybe I got a defective one. I didn’t do much.

This maybe a little TMI for some people, but I want everyone to know how well this product worked for me. Let me start off by saying that I've used every skin lightening, dark spot brightening, whitening product you can imagine. From the high end retailers in Nordstrom to my local Walmart aisle. I've tried every last one of them, and not one of the products I purchased there have worked as quickly or as thoroughly as this soap bar. I have to confess that I am not the most patient person you will ever come across, nor am I the most diligent, but let me tell you this is by far the easiest and most inexpensive way to brighten even the most uneven skintone area. The main reasons I purchased this product was for my inner thighs and dark eye circles. As a kid playing sports in the summer heat, I always seemed to suffer from dreadful inner thigh chafing. I never actually noticed the dark blemishes they left behind until about a year ago. That is when I went on a skin brightening frenzy. I wanted them gone and I wanted them gone immediately. I had always had dark eye circles and purchased everything my dermatologist recommended. They worked, but not as quickly as I wanted. Because of this I knew what to purchase and what to avoid for my new found skin disorder "dark inner thigh areas". I came across this product by pure chance roaming amazon products, and I am so glad I did! I have been using this lightening soap everyday consecutively for almost 2 weeks now (morning/ night) and it has worked miracles! My dark circles are completely gone! I have the most even skintone I have ever had now. As for my dreadful dark inner thigh areas they are also completely cleared up now! I know that previous products would have worked had I continued with them for a couple of months, but did I mention that I am not the least bit patient? If you have dry skin, do steer clear. This product drys up the skin like no other product I've used before, but the organic coconut oil I use afterwards makes all the difference. Many people are complaining about the sting they get while using the soap , but I'm guessing that it only means it is working. Also, one word SUNBLOCK, SUNBLOCK, SUNBLOCK....and SUNBLOCK. It is a must. I don't know if this will work as well for other people as it did for me, but I highly recommend it. Hence the five stars. I got the 4 pack. Oh, I almost forgot about the TMI portion... as I was lightening my inner thigh areas it seemed to also lighten other areas as well...

Se promociona en otros sitios pero el original es este. Tiene el sello de garantía y todo, se diferencia por su olor y porque el original hace bastante espuma súper fácil, rinde bastante.

Being using it for 1 week Till observing, but I didn’t have any never effect on my skin

Conoscevo già la fama di questo sapone e devo dire che non delude. Lo uso con costanza e ho notato un miglioramento sulla luminosità della pelle e sulle piccole macchie post-brufolo. Attenzione solo a idratare bene dopo l'uso perché tende a seccare un po', ma l'effetto "pelle pulita e radiosa" è imbattibile. Profumo agrumato molto piacevole. PERÒ ATTENZIONE,se lo si vuole comprare per “schiarire la pelle” dovete assolutamente risolvere i problemi che avete con voi stessi. Perché per quello vi serve solo uno psicologo.❤️

Je confirme que c’est un vrai savon Kojie San.

I wanted to remove old suntan from my face and arms. This soap is gradually returning to white (and not half-brown). So it works well! I will be ordering more.