Medicated Sekkisi Daily Essence SPF25++

10 Reviews

1. 

   somberThrush3

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   If you do not break out easily and happened to be touring in Japan, Kose Day Essence is a worthwhile buy because it is sold at a significant discount.

   However, if you tend to break out easily especially when using SPF products, it may be better to give this a miss. I know I won’t be repurchasing Kose Medicated Sekkisei Day Essence. In fact, I’m not sure if I would be finishing the 70% that’s sitting in the bottle.

   What’s Good?
   1) Light-weight yet moisturizing
   2) Elegant bottle
   3) Cost half the price in Japan

   What’s Bad?
   1) Low protection from the sun
   2) May not be suitable for pimple-prone skin
   3) Not cheap
   4) Heavy bottle
   5) Insufficient quantity per pump

   Full review at

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   crummyJerky1

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   Before I used kose sekkisei emulsion every morning and put shiseido extra mild sunscreen spf30. But now I use this day essence. I adore it! It’s more practical, no need to put other sunscreen [since I rarely get sun exposure] . I do like the packaging
   I only need a pump and spread it all over my face. It’s milky white and hydrate my skin. It has a slight herb scent, but so bearable. Smoothen my skin [I notice after using it for about 2weeks] and not greasy at all. Absorb real fast. I use it after lotioning with kose sekkisei lotion.

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   dejectedTruffle7

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   I first bought this when I was in university, and I remember thinking “this better fricking work” because it is expensive!
   Luckily, this did work on my skin–the texture is light, it evened out my skin tone, reduced pores and gave me a dewy, non-oily glow. When I look back at my old college pics, I am amazed at how good my naked skin looks–I didn’t even need to wear powder foundation back then! Some people may be bothered by the smell, but I personally like it, as my mind has somehow equated that scent to good skin. Haha.
   I only gave this up because after 5 straight years of using it, I noticed that my skin has gotten immune/used to it, so I switched to SKII in 2010 and has used that ever since. I wanted to use this again and alternate it with SKII, but then found that Kose products are not sold here anymore! 🙁 Guess I’ll just have to stock up on this when I travel to Singapore!

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   pitifulEagle6

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   Skin type= asian, sensitive, prone to breakout on some occasions, some old scars.

   I bought this in Japan. Well… I am quite a fan of Kose. But I don’t know quite how to describe this product. I use it mainly as a sunscreen. The function should be ok because I didn’t get any darker on the face. But after putting it, the face looks greasy and need at least one layer of loose powder to get the matte look again. It also has very strong herbal-ish smell, so beware.

   I seriously love the pump, though. It is so elegant and easy. Most of the cheaper sunscreen comes in tube and difficult to measure the output.

   Like a lot of the Kose products I am using, I am glad this sunscreen doesn’t cause any “extra” problem on my sensitive skin. By far, this is the only one with highest SPF that my face can tolerate. My sensitive skin is very picky when it comes to sunscreen and prone to scaling if the sunscreen doesn’t suit me (even on the whole body). My derma said I should avoid high SPF sunscreen.
   On a vain note, it is good because it doesn’t give a white cast like some other sunscreen.
   I am not sure if I will repurchase this but for the time being, I will say yes. It does the job as a sunscreen and didn’t cause extra problems for me.

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   shyMagpie7

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   I bought the travel-sized version to try and I don’t think I’ll be getting the full retail sized anytime soon. Texture wise, it’s ok. Not too greasy and is quickly absorbed into the skin. Problem is the low SPF factor and the high price. Think my Kiss Me sunscreen can have much better results at 10% of the price.

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   boredMagpie1

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   hear lots of reave about Kose Sekkisi product.. did nothing to my skin. a bit oily and cause me to have slight rashes..

   Sales gal told me it can back up as makeup base, but the alchol smell was too strong for my delicate skin

7. 

   shyChough4

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   Good moisturizer and a very good sunscreen. I don’t like the smell, but I can tolerate it. After I finish it, I will look for something else.

8. 

   sheepishHyena0

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   Probably the best sunscreen I’ve ever tried. It’s not oily and makes a great make up base. Usually, when using other products my compact powder won’t stick to my face and they got all so sticky. Way to go Kose!

9. 

   brainyOcelot5

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   Merits: SPF25 and PA++. gives more than adequate sun protection. and has whitening effect, though I don’t really see the effect on my skin yet. Probably because I’m not on an entire whitening regime.

   Shortcomings:Find it slightly greasy.

   If you have slightly dry skin, probably you would like it.

10. 

    peskyBuzzard1

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    I have oily but dehydrated skin that breaks out.

    This isn’t the best sunscreen on the market, but it does the job. It’s got SPF25 and PA+ which means it protects against both UVA and UVB

    The texture is quite stickly and greasy. It absorbs quite fast but leaves a greasy film on my skin for at least an hour. But this is the least greasy sunscreen that I’ve found so far.

    I only use this if I’m going out while the sun is up and use it along with other products in the Sekkiei range so I’m not sure if the visible whitening of my skin is due to this product only.