VALITIC Kojic Acid Dark Spot Remover Soap Bars with Vitamin C, Retinol, Collagen, Turmeric – Original Japanese Complex Infused with Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin E, Shea Butter, Castile Olive Oil (2 Pack)

Effective and natural
The soap works. Be careful how you store it. Did not experience skin irritation nor dryness. It is a nice size and quality. It makes your skin soft and even toned.

It really works!
No it’s not a gimmick, nor a lie. This soap really works. I’ve been repurchaisng this item now for 4 years.So what does it do for me! I’ll tell you!Please keep In mind this soap is not a miracle worker it requires use dedicatedly over time. So what has it done for for my oily sensitive skin.With prolonged use it:1. It helps evens and brighten skin tone2. Helps fade scarring3. Helps reduce acne and blemishes4. Helps reduce the looks of dark spots if anyWhat this product does NOT do is bleach the skin. This is not a skin bleaching item. So if that’s what you’d like it’s not for you. I however was not looking for that particular usage.I typically cut one block into 6 smaller squares and use each smaller square as a face wash. I rub thebsoap between my hands till foamy then apply to the skin. Then I use a facial cleansing brush to clean the face. WARNING work quickly this product is not meant to be left on the skin if you feel ANY tingling or irritation even the slightest that’s your cue to rinse it off immediately.This product will dry out your skin. A serum, hydrating moisturizer, and/or leave on face mask is HIGHLY recommended.Furthermore in some cases your skin may feel raw. That’s okay as long as its not irritated. I do recommend using this product 2-3 times a week until you build up your tolerance. If going into direct sunlight after use pair with a facial sunscreen! Trust me this will help your progress!But overall a tried a true product of mine. Little bit goes a long way. And make sure you are using it consistently. From my experience you can start seeing resukts with a proper skin care routine in 3-4 weeks.

Worth trying it
So, one day at work when I was washing my hands and looking in the mirror, I noticed that it appeared like I had a mustache coming in. I was horrified! But I work in a school with those awful lights so I chalked it up to that. But as days went on I noticed it getting darker. Then noticed I could see the darkening above my lip in all mirrors, in all lighting. And finally came to terms that I was developing melasma. I bought this and a skin lightening moisturizer right away. I wash my face every night and then followed it up with this bar of soap. It gives that squeaky clean feel after using it but it was not drying my face out. I also used the moisturizer but was much better at using this every day then I was with that. I’ve had no irritations or problems using this daily and it did infact lighten up the melasma. I don’t see any darkening there anymore. I want to say it was a couple weeks before I noticed it working but I was just thankful it wasn’t getting worse! It does work and I recommend giving it a try and following through with using it. I’m on the second bar now and will buy again. Feels like a permanent thing to add to my daily routine

An educated consumer will avoid the trap
After using this product for several weeks and not seeing any reduction in dark spots I decided to research the ingredients of this soap. Now dermatologists say you can use Vitamin C and Retinol together but there is a caveat to that. It seems that Vitamin C by itself should be used at least 30 minutes prior to using Retinol to allow for proper absorption in the skin, while there is an ongoing debate that it should be used in the morning and Retinol at night. You are not allowed that option with this soap as these are combined together. Valery Aparovich, a certified cosmetologist-aesthetician and biochemist said “The risk of incompatibility depends on the percentage of these ingredients in product formulations. Generally, an optimal potency for vitamin C is 10 to 15 percent, and a baseline of 0.5 percent for retinol.” Those percentages are not listed on the soap. (Why not?) Dermatologists also stipulate that Vitamin C and Retinol are safe to use together UNLESS you experience irritation. This is where it gets intresting. At least for me anywayAfter using this soap for several weeks, I started experiencing that irritation that Dermatologists warn about. Small red cracks began appearing on my forehead and by the crease near my nose. Blackheads were never washed away and looked like they were worsening albeit there was a kind of bleaching of my facial skin tone making it lighter but the dark spots and hyperpigmentation remained making me look worse. Then, as if by magic, I started noticing wrinkles and lines forming so fast I started to panic.OMG this soap will age you quickly, so you better make sure that you have a very good moisturizing cream to apply afterwards to try and control it. I say very good because the Ive St Laurent collagen and elastin moisturizer that I used with good results for years seemed too weak to get the job done. The crow’s feet remained and got deeper, and lines started forming going down my face vertically like tears would, from my eye areas, my moisturizer was just barely holding it at bay and then for only several hours before they would start to reappear. I’m still horrified.If you use this soap, I do not recommend leaving it on your face for any length of time, other than the time it takes to wash your face quickly. It does say to rinse immediately so the manufacturer is aware of the adverse results if you allow the soap to stay on your face like you would with regular soap. Do not try to get excess lather from it on your face and make sure you use a very good moisturizer immediately after drying off or you will see yourself become old right before your very eyes when you look into the mirror.Understanding that, I still have the dark spots and hyperpigmentation problem and have decided to switch to the Koji San Kojic acid soap available here on Amazon which although smaller in size and a little pricier, does not have a Vitamin C-Retinol base. I am hoping that this soap will be the facial stain killer I’m looking for as there are no contraindicated ingredients like this one has. I will probably review it by May 2024 for those who follow me, to give the two bars time to work.Update 11/27/25: Even the Koji San Kojic acid soap didn’t get rid of the dark spots. However I have had some better success taking microingredients multi collagen peptides and using tea tree body wash on my face. Just saying….

Excelente!!! hidratante. Tengo poco tiempo de uso para afirmar que aclara las manches.

Este jabón es igual a otro que compré. Este es a un precio un poco más de tres veces más caro. Pero contiene otros ingredientes y espero actúe en las manchas de mi cara.