VALITIC Kojic Acid Dark Spot Remover Soap Bars, Turmeric Bar Soaps 4 Pack

I am a Caucasian elderly woman with very sensitive skin. I am very fair complexion and the sun does not like me too well. I have come to realize that sunscreen is a must for every time I step outside. I have been using this soap for a month now and I normally cleans my face first with regular soap then after I rinse it off then I lather up this Kojik Acid and I set my timer on 5 minutes and yes, it does burn a bit but not to the point of pain. After five minutes I rinse my face with cool water then I follow up using a toner on my face then I apply my moisturizer. I started out the first week using it three days. By the second week I use it every day once a day and leaving it on for 5 minutes. My brown spots are nearly gone and my face is a lot healthier and brighter. The bar of soap lathers remarkably well and I still have a half a bar left for another month. This bar last quite a while and the effects are very impressive. My husband and friends have noticed how glowy and pretty my face complexion looks. This bar does not have a strong fragrance and it is very easy to use. This soap never did burn or left my face red, which really amazed me. I will definitely come back and order some more to keep my face looking healthier and brighter. I am not an AI nor a paid customer. I am a human and I am giving my honest feedback. I would start out slow and build up to see how your skin reacts to this soap. I had no negative effects from this miracle soap. I would highly recommend this soap.

I’ve been using this soap for a few weeks now and I am seeing a difference in my facial skin. I agree with another consumer that it doesn’t lather in the hands as well as wetting the face and rubbing the soap on. My dark spots are lighter and the fine lines are starting to diminish. I’ve already purchased more as it had a nice sale price for 2 bars.

I just finished 4 bars and my skin looks and feels amazing. Nice and smooth. The dark marks are almost gone. I shower every day and twice a day when it’s hotter outside. So the 4 bars last me about three months. My tan lines are almost gone and I was in the sun most of the summer. I didn’t have bad skin to start with just marks. I didn’t take before pictures (not thinking). It did even out my skin and kept it soft and smooth (it was that way with marks).

Well I’m not sure it does anything for dark spots. Possibly a minor bit of improvement? First picture with the towel is before and second picture is after. I think maybe it just depends on the type of skin you have. I’m an older gal with freckles and sun damage so it could be too late for me, lol. I do have to say I love how it makes my skin feel. Very clean and tight. It takes a bit to get a good lather tho, a little goes a long way and I received two bars. So I think it was worth the money. There is a smell but it’s not offensive. I will keep using it, but not sure if I would reorder.

I would give 5 stars for how effective this soap was, and how quickly I noticed an improvement in the appearance of my dark spots—bonus: my face felt so soft and clean without being irritated at all. The bar smells pleasant and rinses off easily. I wanted to love it, and I really did. However, I had read something, somewhere in the information/instructions, I think, about using the bar quickly and minimizing your skin’s direct contact with it; this indicated to me that this kojic acid was not a product you could, say, leave on for a while and rinse off later. That got me wondering and a bit concerned, so I looked online to read more about kojic acid. (For what it’s worth, I always ,<olook at multiple reputable sources, sites that give information without having a stake in the issue at hand (like trying to sell an alternative or something). When I see the same information across a number of sites, then I take it seriously. What I found online was that kojic acid is classified as an “endocrine disruptor.” Right away, I knew I had to stop using it, and I was so saddened— it was working so well for my face! But I’m a survivor of a *very* aggressive ER+/PR+ HER2- breast cancer, and although the phrase “endocrine disruptor” was vague (in that I saw no specificity about exactly what was disrupted, nor how so), I reached out to my oncologist about it, and she immediately told me to stop using it NOW. I actually already had, but it hurt my heart to have to throw away 3 pristine bars and 1 barely-used one. I didn’t feel right offering it to any of my friends, though. Ultimately, I give it 3 stars. It works, but at an unknown cost, which is too rich for my blood! Bottom line: Please don’t assume (like I did) that a product is safe & worry-free just because it is highly recommended and has high ratings & good reviews. Make sure that whatever ingredients you use to solve one problem, don’t wind up causing other (and potentially way worse!) problems. Thanks, all, for reading. Be well, everyone!

Tried these once to see if they would help with darkening armpits, and I gotta say that this soap exceeded expectations. Smells great and leaves my skin feeling smooth and silky. Very effective at removing skin stains and keeping your skin hydrated. This has become my regular soap from now on, definitely worth the price.

So far, I’m really happy with this product! I purchased it specifically to help lighten dark spots and even out my skin tone, and I’ve been very pleased with it so far. It leaves my skin feeling clean and refreshed without irritation. I’m already encouraged by how my skin is looking and I’m excited to keep using it consistently to see the full results. Will be purchasing a second one!

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 anyway After 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....

As per expectation

I honestly don't see much of a difference. Does not lather very easily either.

Saw some improvement not a lot.

My knees & my underarms have lightened. My inner thighs are still taking time.