ondine

The papaya/kojic acid soap is available on ebay.ca. If you don't like the soap you bought, try this one.

eh?

Man.... this sounds very tempting but I don't know. My skin is effed up pretty bad and not know the ingredients in it kinda scares me.

I found it on Amazon... will put on my wishlist.

eh?

ahhhh.... Skip it. Went ahead and bought it.
For 6 bucks shipped, I figured it is worth a try.
I have tried far more expensive stuff with less thought...

Thanks!

ondine

Please let everyone know whether or not it works!

eh?

Just got it a minute ago. Shipping was very fast.

Anywho, here are the ingredients. If any of them set off a red flag, please let us know.

Ingredients: Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Stearic Acid, Sodium Tallowate, Water, Sodium Sethionate, Coconut Acid, Cocamidopropyl Betaine and/or Sodium Laureth and/or Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Sodum Stearate, Sodium Cocoate or Sodum Palto(sp?) Kernetate, frangrance, Sodium Chloride, Titanium Dioxide, Triosodium Eofa, Papaya Enzyme and coloring.

Spelling may not be correct. I don't like all the "and/or" in the list.
But uh... yea. I will test it for a bit before putting it on my face.
Maybe just was my hands or upper arms with it and see if it does anything good or bad.

ondine

I'm perplexed by the ingredients list too. I wonder why the papaya enzyme is not higher up on the list? The most active ingredients are typically listed first. Then again, since I'm not a chemist, many of these other ingredients might be actives too. I know the sodium Laureth is a foaming agent... much of the rest is a mystery to me.

Lexi2009

Sodium Laureth Sulfate is an alternative in most soaps to Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. The latter has also been shown to remove warts, especially genital warts in labratory studies. I know this from my medical side (not patient side!).

eh?

I am actually too scared to use it.
If I get a bad cream, its not too bad because it is further damaging already damaged skin.
If this is bad soap, it will damage a far larger area.

Anybody else use it yet?

ttee

I bought the soap and have been using it for 1 week but I haven't noticed any changes yet, i'm just a tiny bit skeptical about it, the smell, the ingredients and all but you never know, I'll keep you posted.

ondine

Well, guys, my soap arrived today & I used it once in the shower. It is softer than most soaps & it contains a little too much colourant for me (the drips from the soap were bright orange ) but I could feel the kojic acid in it tingling on my skin. There weren't any instructions to follow with it so I don;t know whether the soap suds need to be left to sit on the skin for a few minutes for maximum effect. I'll let you know of any lightening.

ttee

Is there a difference between the St Lika's Papaya and Kojic acid?. I'm thinking they are two different soaps. I bought the St Lika's and there is no Kojic acid in it

ondine

It could very well be that they are from different manufacturers or that the same company makes 2 different kinds of papaya soaps.

ttee

Hey Ondine, I got my papaya soap through Jose's link in page 1, thread 8 from veryasia, is this the one you bought?, please let me know. It seems this particular brand of papaya soap does not have kojic acid in it, kinda confusing

ondine

Yes, it is. The lonk Jose gave was to a source that doesn't ship to Canada so I found the closest similar product that did ship to here. Like his soap, this one is a papaya spao from the Philippines. It also contains kojic acid. I think you are right & we have a different product. Oh well, that'll just round out our product reviews & add (or eliminate) another option. So far, I like the way this soap cleans (the Dove soap leaves me feeling like I'm coated in something slightly slimy) but I don't get why they had to use so much orange colourant.

ttee

I guess we might be eliminating mine pretty soon but mine is the exact same one Jose claimed he used so maybe it's just not for me. I dont trust it, the ingredients are not even listed just said some blended herbs and unlike yours, no kojic acid!, so we'll see, I'm way too scared to use it on my face as my skin is extra sensitive, i've only used it twice on my body, the advantage though, no colorant is this one although its orange, doesn't stain your bath. Let me know if yours works and I might order your brand. I'm afraid it never ends with these skin care products!

eh?

I got the exact same one Jose got... I even saw his review for the product on Amazon.com (unless there is another Jose with the same exact success story about the product). There is no Kojic Acid in it.

I started using it about a day after I said I wouldn't
The area looks exactly the same... no improvements in color at all. BUT the skin looks tighter. Seems to be repairing or helping repair the damaged areas. If only that happens, I will be satisfied with the soap.

I will keep you all up to date...

ondine

Sounds like it is doing something good for you!

nyc1458

I'll also check the updates/feedback you all post for the soap. I think I'd like to try it; I'm using Meladerm right now, and have been since late Feb 09. I've seen a tiny improvement but I need more time. So anything else that can help speed up the process, like the soap, will be welcome. Thanks to all for your info and feedback.

eh?

Indeed.

Are you still using the one with Kojic Acid? How is it (other than the coloring)?

ondine

Yep! I'm still using it. It is too son to say whether it speeds whitening, though. I think you do need to leave the suds sit for a while on the skin to get the effects. After a few weeks, I'll be able to say whether or not it is effective or if it just cleans.