So, you want to lighten your skin tone. You have your creams and lotions ready as well as your treatments lined up. But do you have a trusty skin whitening soap as well? Don’t worry. We’ve got you covered. These days, you have a wide array of brands and kinds of soaps to choose from. There are definitely more brands out there, but in this article, we’ve rounded up our recommended brands to help you find the the best whitening soap Philippines has to offer.
What gives your skin color?
Before we delve into our top 7 whitening soaps, let’s get the lowdown on what makes our skin fair, light, or dark. Basically, what determines its natural color?
The answer to this lies in one word: melanin. WebMD defines melanin as “a pigment produced by specialized cells called melanocytes." To put it simply, people with more melanin have darker skin.
Maybe you’re asking what determines how much melanin you’ll have. This has something to do with your genetic makeup. However, as explained by WebMD, factors like sun exposure, hormones, skin damage, and exposure to other chemicals also affect the production of melanin.
What to look for in a skin whitening soap
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Do a cursory search on skin whitening on Google and you’ll be hit with a barrage of various products, from soaps, creams, to lotions. Thus, we’ll focus on effective whitening soaps that lighten your skin. Here’s what you should look for when choosing one:
- Ingredients – What does it contain that helps whiten your skin?
- Benefits – Obviously, the intention is to make your skin lighter. But what else does it do? Some soaps add in anti-aging features. Some also moisturize the skin at the same time. Check out what the advantages of using this soap are before clicking add to cart.
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Kojie San Skin Lightening Soap Review
Know kojic acid? It’s a popular skin whitening ingredient whose main use is to lighten visible sun damage, age spots, or scars according to Healthline.
Kojie San touts its kojic acid component, which makes the skin lighter and clearer. Aside from that, it is said to have anti-aging effects since it also fades age spots.
It has a Zero Pigment Light Technology, which is a skin lightening delivery system that bonds the potent active ingredient to ensure that is absorbed by and activated in the skin where it is most needed.
Features
- Ingredients
- Benefits
- lightens age spots and scars
- makes the skin brighter
- focuses on dark spots and scars, thanks to its Zero Pigment Light Technology
- Price
Likas Papaya Skin Whitening Herbal Soap Review
Likas is one of the pioneers of skin whitening soaps in the Philippines. It is a proudly Filipino product that uses papaya enzyme blended with tropical herbs to promote skin whitening. It stands out with its orange hue and iconic branding so you can’t miss it on the shelves. This herbal whitening soap’s longevity in the competitive skin whitening product market shows it’s an effective whitening soap in the Philippines.
Features
- Ingredients
- sodium palmate, sodium palm stearate, sodium kernalate, purified water, RBD coconut oil, papaya extract, vitamin C and CI 11920
- Benefits
- lightens the skin naturally
- evens skin tone
- Price
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GlutaMAX Lightening Soap with Glutathione Review
Who can forget glutathione when it comes to skin whitening? If you can’t already tell, Glutamax uses glutathione to brighten your skin safely.
It also employs is Nano White Technology that safely inhibits the pigmentation process and reduces melanin synthesis to make skin more luminous.
Features
- Ingredients
- premium glutathione
- Superox-C
- Beetox
- Vitamin B3
- Benefits
- brightens skin and makes it more luminous
- fights oxidative stress
- renews damaged skin cells
- rejuvenates skin and minimizes enlarged pores
- Price
Jenna Essence Cocoberry Soap Review
This is a popular product on both Shopee and Lazada, and we could see why. Aside from its cute packaging, there are several testimonials vouching for it. It also helps that it’s quite affordable.
So what is it, exactly?
This body soap is said to be antibacterial, anti-aging, softening, and whitening all in one. It contains snail white extract, glutathione, alpha arbutin, and shea butter so it doesn’t just whitens but also moisturizes your skin. Because of these, you can pick it as the best whitening soap in the Philippines today.
Features
- Ingredients
- Snail White Extract, Glutathione, Shea Butter and Alpha Arbutin
- Benefits
- whitens skin
- makes skin radiant
- reduces inflammation
- Price
Lana Brightening Face and Body Soap Review
Embossed on this soap are the words “You Matter". That doesn’t have anything to do with whitening, but we like this simple touch. Back to skin lightening, this Lana soap helps remove dead skin cells and evens out age spots, to name a few.
The brand recommends doing a patch test before using the product on your body. Check out the product description in the link below.
Features
- Ingredients
- Coconut Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Aqua, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Sodium Lactate, Titanium Dioxide, Papaya Fruit Extract, Sunflower Seed Oil, Lactic Acid, Mulberry extract, Phenoxyethanol, Apple Fruit Extract, Kojic Acid, Citric Acid, Parfum, CI 45430
- Benefits
- removes dead skin cells
- prevents future breakouts
- evens age spots
- Price
Skin Generics Bleaching Face and Body Soap Review
In one shopping link alone, this bleaching soap has sold over 41,000 of this soap and it got 4.9 stars. Imagine that. The Skin Generics Bleaching Face and Body Soap is said to lighten dark spots, repair and moisturize skin, reduce blemishes, and tighten your skin. It includes glutathione and virgin coconut oil in its ingredients list.
Features
- Ingredients
- virgin coconut oil
- glutathione
- Benefits
- moisturizes and tightens skin
- makes skin brighter
- reduces the appearance of acne
- fades blemishes
- price
Cetaphil Brightness Reveal Bar Review
Cetaphil is a trusted name for body products including those we use for our babies. This time, the brand has its entry into whitening soaps with its Brightness Reveal Bar.
It is said to gently cleanse without drying the skin to reveal its radiance, with its GentleBright Technology. This also corrects dark spots without irritating the skin.
Features
- Ingredients
- natural sea daffodil extract
- brightening niacinamide
- Benefits
- clinically tested for sensitive skin
- evens out skin tone
- hydrates and refreshes skin while making it brighter and more radiant
- Price
