Kikumasamune High Moist Skin Care Lotion is a cult favorite among Japanese beauty fans. This lightweight, sake-based lotion is famous for containing a similar sake extract to the far more expensive more SK-II lotion. Plus its huge, 500mL bottle, means you can use this skin-brightening and softening lotion generously from top to toe. This month, Kikumasamune expanded from the ultra-budget Japanese Sake line to a new mid-range Kome to Hakko line, which means “rice and fermentation” in Japanese.

Rice and fermentation, of course, is what produces sake, but you’ll find a range of other powerful skincare ingredients included in the two items in this new line as well. The Kome to Hakko Cleansing Balm is a makeup-removing one-step balm type cleanser, while the Kome to Hakko All In One Gel can replace your entire skincare routine from toner to night cream.

Whether you’re a Kikumasamune devotee or new to the brand, these two multipurpose items are a great way to get the uniquely skin-softening and brightening effect of Japanese sake extract. Read on for all the details on the new Kikumasamune Kome to Hakko line including their features, how to use them, and a full translated ingredients list for both.

What’s So Great About Sake Lees?

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What even is sake lees? As you can see in the picture above, it’s a byproduct of sake brewing made up of yeast and other ingredients rice used for the brewing. It’s said that SK-II discovered the potential of sake lees in skincare when their product developers saw the incredibly young looking hands of the elderly workers who handled sake lees in breweries, but SK-II isn’t the only product made with this ingredient. In fact, sake lees is a traditional and extremely nutritious ingredient for cooking in Japan. Packed full of minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and more, its one of those ingredients that can nourish you from the inside out.

Kikumasamune is a major sake brewing company in Japan, so the sake lees used for their skincare line is made from the same high quality ingredients that were use to create their sake. If you’re picky about your ingredients, you can rest assured of the quality of these Japanese-made food grade sake extracts.

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Kome to Hakko Cleansing Balm

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Kikumasamune Kome to Hakko Product Details

The new Kikumasamune Kome to Hakko Cleansing Balm cleanly dissolves impurities without scrubbing. You can use this one product to remove makeup, cleanse, and tone your pores. This mask can also take the place of a facial massage cream and rinse-off mask.

It has a solid texture that melts once in contact with the skin, where it loosens and lifts away even stubborn makeup and sebum. It has an oil base, so it dissolves makeup and oil as gently but thoroughly as you’d expect an oil cleanser to do. At the same time it also deeply moisturizes and protects the skin. The Kome to Hakko Cleansing Balm can handle even difficult to remove mascara and sebum and other impurities deep in the pores. This balm is also free from added colorants, artificial fragrances, mineral oil, and silicones.

Special Features

• Formulated with 10 different rice-derived ingredients and five fermented yeast extracts to restore the skin’s natural ability to retain moisture, leading to skin that skin that stays deeply hydrated from the inside out.
• Two types of lactic acid bacteria, three types of hyaluronic acid, and two types of vitamin C derivatives creates bright, elastic, and firm skin with a natural glow.
• The highly spreadable balm formulation cushions against friction to deliver a gentle cleanse without scrubbing.
• Formulated with a relaxing natural lime fragrance.
• Removes makeup: no double-cleansing required.
• Free from colorants, artificial fragrances, mineral oil, and silicones.

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How to use Kome to Hakko Cleansing Balm

• Step 1: Start your cleanse with dry face and hands.
• Step 2: Use the included spatula to dispense a cherry-sized amount to the palm.
• Step 3: Apply to the face, using massaging motions to dissolve makeup and impurities.
• Step 4: Rinse with cool or warm water until all cloudiness in the water disappears and residue is completely removed.

Kome to Hakko Cleansing Balm Ingredients

[Updated January 6, 2020]

Hexadecanoic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester, PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate, Capric/Caprylic Triglycerides, Polyethylene, PEG-6 Glyceryl Isostearate, Isotridecyl Isononanoate, Oryza Sativa Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Riceramide, Rice Bran Oil, Rice Germ Oil, Oryza Sativa Lees Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Oryzanol, Glyceryl Glucoside, Rice Ferment Filtrate, Faex, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, ‎Lactobacillus/Milk Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus/Soymilk Ferment Filtrate, Sodium hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, ‎Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate , Ascorbyl Glucoside, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glutamic Acid, Arginine, Leucine, Glycine, Aspartic acid, Serine, Valine, Proline, Isoleucine, Threonine, Histidine, Alanine, Phenylalanine, Arbutin, Aqua, Glycerol, Butylene Glycol, DPG, Tocotrienols, Dextrin, Sodium lactate, PCA, Lysolecithin, Hydrogenated lecithin, Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Alcohol, Vitamin E, Diethylhexyl syringylidene malonate, Phenoxyethanol

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Kome to Hakko All in One Gel

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The Kome to Hakko All In One Gel can be used both day or night, and has six functions: toner, serum, milk, cream, mask, and a skin-priming base for makeup. This multi-function gel absorbs deeply and completely into the inner layers of the skin, locking in all the moisture the skin needs. Its rich, smooth texture absorbs cleanly with no sticky residue, keeping the skin hydrated and fresh-feeling all day.

Product Features

• Formulated with 10 different rice-derived ingredients and five fermented yeast extracts to restore the skin’s natural ability to retain moisture, leading to skin that skin that stays deeply hydrated from the inside out.
• Two types of lactic acid bacteria, three types of hyaluronic acid, and two types of vitamin C derivatives creates bright, elastic, and firm skin with a natural glow.
• Apply a more generous amount as a moisturizing mask that leaves skin plump and moisturized.
• Can be used to moisturize the body like the neck, décolletage, hands, or feet.
• Low PH, unfragranced, no added colors, and free from mineral oil, silicone, and free from petroleum surfactants

How to use Kome to Hakko All In One Gel

After, take an appropriate amount of product (roughly the size of 2-3 pearls) and apply to the whole face.

Kome to Hakko All in One Gel Ingredients

Aqua, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerol, Rice extract, Rice bran extract, Rice bran sphingolipid, Rice bran oil, Rice germ oil, Sake lees extract, Hydrolyzed rice extract, Hydrolyzed rice protein, Oryzanol, Glyceryl glucoside, Rice ferment filtrate, Yeast extract, Hydrolyzed yeast, Hydrolyzed yeast extract, Saccharomyces ferment lysate filtrate, Lactobacillus/Milk ferment filtrate, Lactobacillus/Soymilk ferment filtrate, Sodium hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, Sodium acetylhyaluronate, Ascorbyl glucoside, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate

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Harness the Power of Japanese Sake!

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