47 million bottles sold to date
ALBION's best-selling skin lotion
Beloved for 50 years, Skin Conditioner
Definite feeling of effect.
Unleash the power of Job’s tears with an extraordinary skin sensation.
The reformulated Skin Conditioner N has garnered good user reviews.
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100% satisfied with
clear skin -
99% satisfied with
smoother skin -
95% satisfied with
its benefit of preventing pimples
*The reviews have been obtained from a 30-minute interview with each of the sixty women aged 20 to 49 who used the product at least four times a week for the duration of two weeks.
*Based on Albion/third-party brand user survey
Skin Conditioner
50th Anniversary
Skin Conditioner was born fifty years ago
by overcoming many difficult hurdles.
Driven by the urge
to create a skin lotion like no other,
its development was a quest
for a matchless product
at once refreshing, richly replenishing,
and multifunctional
in its skin protection.
Each drop of Skin Conditioner represents
ALBION's ongoing promise of
committing passion
to the product's timeless value,
and taking on challenges
for its ceaseless evolution.
A bottle of amazement for the skin,
Skin Conditioner is a lotion created
by making the impossible possible.
Skin Conditioner Essential,
the closest companion
to the natural beauty of your skin,
now and always.
Committed to
Job's tears seeds
for fifty years
Skin Conditioner contains Job's tears seed essence and oil as skincare ingredients. Job's tears seed was the answer to ALBION's search for "a very Japanese" ingredient, found by exploring traditional medicinal herbs of the East. Job's tears seed has served human wellbeing since antiquity as a remedial herb. The variety and cultivation method of its Job's tears are aspects ALBION is very uncompromising about.
The story of “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.
* Images are for illustrative purposes only.
ALBION's unique
extraction method
Job's tears seed 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)
Job's tears seed extract 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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Skincare Benefits
for Beautiful Skin
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Prevents
pimples -
Tightens
skin -
Dewy
skin -
Improves skin
problems -
Smoother
skin -
Brighter
skin
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.
Images are for illustrative purposes only.
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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Skicon Lineup
ALBION's long-selling lotion, 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
