Repair and Protect
All-round Approach for Healthy Skin
Job's tears dual-care benefits
for fortified resilience
- Repair
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Restores the metabolic rhythm
to a normal state - Protect
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Shields the skin from
external damage and prevents trouble
SKIN CONDITIONER ESSENTIAL regulates the epidermal metabolism to help skin recover from a wide variety of skin problems and restore it to a healthy, beautiful condition.
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Metabolic rhythm and Skin condition
- Metabolic rhythm is too fast
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- Redness
- Pimples
- Makeup doesn't stay on well
- Rough skin
- Sensitive
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- Corneocytes are immature, and the barrier function of the stratum corneum drops
- Metabolic rhythm is too slow
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- Dried・Fine wrinkles
- Sagging
- Makeup doesn't stay on well
- Dullness
- Dark spots・freckles
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- Insufficient water retention
- Stagnant melanin decomposition
- Healthy Metabolicsm
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- Healthy
- Strong
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- Enough ability to maintain moisture
- Properly repair UV damages
- Proper skin cells turnover
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The carefully selected
Job's tears seed
"Organic Kita no Hato"*
Job's tears, the key ingredient of Skin Conditioner, is a plant usually found in tropical regions of Asia. The Job's tears variety known as Kita no Hato is a hardy, vitality-rich grain developed by cultivating the plant in the frigid climate of Japan's Hokkaido region. Kita no Hato is the only variety of Japanese-grown Job's tears approved in Japan for use as the herbal medicine Yokuinin.
The Kita no Hato used in ALBION products is organic, having been successfully produced on ALBION's farm in Hokkaido that is certified as meeting the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) for Organic Plants. Grown as close to nature as possible, Kita no Hato is packed with natural goodness and vitality.
* Organic means meeting the "Organic JAS" standards set by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Japan.
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ALBION's unique
extraction method
The special extraction method
with extended research,
in order to fully deliver the priceless skincare
benefits of each and every job's tears seed
Concentrated
Organic Job's tears extract*1
The seeds of Job's tears are very hard, even after the husk has been removed. Therefore, a unique process called "blasting" has been employed in order to extract the most concentrated ingredients from Kita no Hato.
*1 COIX LACRYMA-JOBI MA-YUEN SEED EXTRACT (Moisturizer)
Organic Job's tears oil*2
By husking and polishing the seeds right before the extraction process, we are able to extract oil that is less prone to environmental damage caused by temperature and humidity, among others, enabling us to produce oil that is always fresh.
*2 Oil-soluble COIX LACRYMA-JOBI MA-YUEN SEED EXTRACT (Moisturizer)
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Our best selling skin essence
has garnered great evaluation
The synergistic effects of concentrated organic Job's tears extract
and organic Job's tears oil enhance both repair and protective functions
These reviews were obtained from 30-minute interviews with 60 women aged
20 to 49 who used the product at least 4 times a week for 2 weeks.
Based on Albion/third-party brand user survey.
Skicon Lineup
ALBION's long-selling essence, a lifelong companion for healthy, beautiful skin.
The History of SKICON
1972
"Grand Duke" is launched as the company's super-luxury brand.
1974
"Skin Conditioner" (150ml) debuted as part of Grand Duke's Essential Series.
1998
Skin Conditioner is renamed "Yakuyo (lit. "medicated") Skin Conditioner", enhancing user satisfaction without altering the formula.
2011
Skin Conditioner is updated with a new formula designed for enhanced skin benefits and greater customer satisfaction. The new, more powerful formula contains the seed extracts of "Kita no Hato", a newly developed variety of Job's tears. The extraction method was the fruit of 10 years of research.
2017
"Kita no Hato" is successfully cultivated organically.
2022
Updated to become "Skin Conditioner Essential N"
2024
Skin Conditioner 50th Anniversary
