Kojic Papaya Soap

Looking for a skin lightening soap? Kojic Papaya Soap lightens your skin by inhibiting melanin formation.

With its complete combination of active ingredients, Kojic papaya soap helps remove pimples, mildly exfoliates, nourishes and rejuvenates the skin and lightens overall skin tone.

People looking for a good skin lightening product are concerned about safety. That's why some harmful substances such as hydroquinone, mercury, and steriods are banned for use in Europe and Asia.

A safer alternative would be the use of natural plant extracts such as kojic acid and papain (from the papaya fruit).

Other people have even used face packs containing pumpkin, pineapple, and--you guessed it--papaya.

So what's the secret? You'll find a natural enzyme in papaya called papain, which gently exfoliates and dissolves dead skin cells.

Now the breaking down of dead skin cells is an important part of skin whitening, because this helps bring new skin cells to the surface, and gives you a healthier complexion.

In other words, papaya can help fade those dark spots, even out your skin tone, and provides a natural ingredient found in numerous skin lightening products.

Please take note of the word "lightening" and not skin whitening. Papaya is unable to inhibit melanin, so please do not expect dramatic results. If you're after general "skin brightening" or if you want dark marks to fade, then use papaya soap twice daily (it's quite mild on the skin) for about three months.

Kojic acid, on the other hand, is said to be effective in inhibiting melanin production, and can help fade freckles, liver spots, acne scars, and age spots. It is a tyrosinase enzyme inhibitor, which reduces your skin's melanin production.

The more melanin your skin has, the darker it is. Melanin protects you from the sun's harmful UV rays, so please protect your skin. Use lots of sunblock protection, and stay in the shade or indoors.

Kojic acid helps even out blotchy skin, works effectively on all skin types, and "has been proven to be safe and effective in brightening and whitening skin discoloration or pigmentation spots on all types of complexions, even on Asian and sensitive skin." (See Does Kojic acid for skin whitening actually work?)

Kojic Payap Soap retails for P150/piece (prices subject to change without prior notice). To order, please contact us today.

[ First posted on 01/08/2010 by Manuel Viloria ]