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In the 1970s, SK-II scientists began to search for an ingredient that would unlock every woman’s potential to have beautiful skin.

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Facial Treatment Essence, $259 for 230ml

In the 1970s, SK-II scientists began to search for an ingredient that would unlock every woman’s potential to have beautiful skin. They found it in a simple sake brewery, where they observed that elderly brewers who handled the rice had youthful-looking hands. The secret ingredient was Pitera™, a unique yeast strain that’s now at the heart of SK-II’s iconic Facial Treatment Essence. This hydrates, softens, boosts skin-cell turnover, and increases the skin’s translucency to deliver crystal clarity to all women. For a limited period, it comes in a sakura-decorated bottle.