I started using Kose Medicated Sekkisei way back before I decided to review things. I found my another unused/unopened product in my cabinet and thought that this product actually deserves a review.

  
Kose Medicated Sekkisei claims: (description taken from Sekkisei Website)

• A medicated lotion with carefully selected oriental herbal extracts that leaves the skin moist, refreshed, fine-grained and beautiful as pure snow.
• Contains highly moisturizing ophiopogon tuber extract, rose myrtle extract and more. Richly hydrates the skin for enhanced translucency.
• The exquisite balance of water and oil provides both superb permeation and hydration. Leaves the skin’s surface feeling supple but never sticky. Creates beautifully translucent and well-hydrated skin that hides pores well and keeps the skin grain plump.
• Contains two types of oleic acid derivatives for better permeation, allowing the lotion to penetrate easily into skin that is rough and dry.

Key Ingredients: Coix Seed, Angelica Root, Melothria, Ophiopogon Tuber, Rose Myrtle

Price: ¥500, tax excluded for 24ml (got it on sale at ¥300, tax excluded)

Country of Origin: Japan 

 
I bought this on a whim when I went to Tokyo spring last year. I first saw a full-size bottle in Don Quixote but I find it quite expensive (¥5,000++) for a 200ml bottle. So when I saw a 24ml trial bottle in a drugstore (and it's on sale too, at ¥300), I decided to get 2 bottles to try on.

The bottle despite being a plastic really gives the product an expensive and sophisticated feel. If you're an impulsive type of shopper, the bottle alone gives you a good feel to buy this at its regular price. Great design can really make or break a product (sorry, I cant stop my graphic designer self).


Kose Medicated Sekkisei Enriched has a strong herbal scent which is neither offensive nor soothing. I can't find a full english translation of the ingredients but I believe it contains a herbs and flower based ingredients but it has alcohol as well. I noticed that a lot of Japanese beauty products are using alcohol, and most of the time is one of the top ingredients. So I'm guessing that the smell of this Medicated Sekkisei really comes from the mix of alcohol, flower, and herbs.


Unlike most toners which is clear and transparent, Kose Medicated Sekkisei Enriched has a whitish translucent color when in bottle. You can apply it with cotton or pat it with your palms and fingers, though I prefer the former.


I was able to finish my 24ml bottle in 1 month, more or less, used every night. In that span, Kose Medicated Sekkisei Enriched helped my skin to have a slightly soft texture but didn't help my acne problem back then. I also noticed that my skin dried a bit so I have to exfoliate at least twice a week.

Since I opened my 2nd bottle recently, I am slowly adding it again in my skin night regimen. I'm trying to use it every other night and so far no breakouts or drying of skin. I guess this toner is not for me nor I'll think of getting it in full size though I'm actually interested to try their other products, especially their suncare and bb creams.

Have you tried Kose Medicated Sekkisei Enriched?