Quasi-Drug (医薬部外品) Meishoku’s Bigansui Medicated Skin Lotion is a Japanese lotion for oily, acne-prone skin.
Since its release in 1885, the watery lotion has gain reputation among high school students for effectiveness in treating acne. It is medicated with exfoliating salicylic acid and anti-bacterial Homosulfamine to keep pores clean, promote new cell turnover, control sebum production, and killing acne-causing bacteria.
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How and when to use this product?
It’s a toner (watery lotion) so after cleansing.
hi there, how many percent of BHA in this product?
This info isn’t disclosed.
so can it use for pregnant woman?
Many health care experts and professionals say that salicylic acid is perfectly safe at the topically applied you’d see in a normal (non-Rx) skincare products (as it’s a high dose of the oral form that can affect baby growth). Others say it’s best to take a cautious approach and avoid it completely. I’d discuss it with your trusted doctor first.
thanks for your response.
this is used as a toner correct? is it okay to use this product and then rohto melano cc?
Yes and yes.
Ratzilla, do you know the % of Salicylic Acid that is in this lotion?
No, this info isn’t disclosed by the manufacturer.
Hello! First of all, thank you very much for sharing these informations. I wonder if you could help me out with this? I bought a bottle of Bigansui through eBay, tested it and loved everything about it (especially its herbaceous scent). Recently, I bought the men’s version of Bigansui because that’s the only one available in the local web shop. I assumed they are probably the same at first but it strickes me when I noticed they smell completely different (it’s hard to describe but this bottle smells kind of off but I don’t know for sure) and I stopped… Read more »
I haven’t tried either, but the one for men has different ingredients so I wouldn’t expect it to smell or perform the same as the regular version.
Ah, I see. Thank you very much for your reply! 🙂