Review: Belo Kojic Acid + Tranexamic Acid Intensive Whitening Body Cream and Soap

When I was younger, I've always dreamed of having that white, mestiza skin. But I knew it was impossible to achieve that - so I resorted to whitening soaps and lotions and at some point spending more money buying glutathione pills just to make my skin lighter.

I am not sure when it happened - but probably hitting 30 is when I stopped using whitening soaps and lotions. You see, I am a mom of two without any stay in house help and I work graveyard shifts so I guess I just stopped caring - I stopped wearing make-up at work and only wanted one thing: SLEEP!

But don't get me wrong, I continued to care for my self by making sure I am always clean - I still apply skin toner and Olay moisturizer on my face and for my bath soap I was very happy with Olay Total Effects Intense Moisture face and body bar (Gold).  I swear by this soap - this is the only one that made my skin oh so soft even without lotion! I love this one so much that I am pretty sure that in a few months I'll be using it again. (I still have stocks too!)


Anyway, so I wasn't really obsessed anymore to have lighter skin - until one day, while being a housewife for months already, this cousin of mine showed up and I noticed her skin is whiter and glowing. She told me then she was using Kojic soap. (Kojie San brand)

I never liked Kojic soaps, back when I was younger I bought a bar and it dried my skin and I felt pain in my stomach area everytime I use it so I stopped and never looked back. But then now my cousin is looking so white and glowing all over that I just have to give it another try. I bought the brand she is using (even the Kojic lotion) but its not that effective and I was restless but just in time I saw this Belo product at a grocery store - the Belo Kojic Acid + Tranexamic Acid Intensive Whitening Body Cream.

I bought the soap and the big sized body cream at a Mercury drugstore for Php199.75 and the soap at Puregold for Php59.75.  I used these products from June - October this year, this by far being the longest whitening brand I have used. And am I satisfied? YES!






Here's what I can say so far:

PROs:

• The lotion has a sweet floral smell, just light and not overwhelming. Consistency is quite light for a cream but that is alright for me because I never had a hard time applying the lotion evenly on my arms and legs.
• The soap smells good too! Lathers easily as well.
• The product has SPF30
• This made my skin glow and definitely lighter! 

CONs:

• The soap lasts only 7 days - if used twice a day probably less than that, and for its P59 price it is expensive
• The lotion is expensive too - it is P199 at Mercury drugstores and at SM supermarkets. I bought one the other day at Puregold (they never had this in their stores only the soap but they have added it recently) and I got the big one for only P179. Not sure if there was a price markdown on this one because I haven't been at SM lately.
• You have to avoid the sun even if this has SPF30 because your skin will easily burn and you'll be back to square one of your whitening goal.
• You really have to use the same soap to go with the lotion - somehow, when I tried a different cheaper Kojic soap and applied the Belo lotion, my skin looked dull and darker 

From June 24 - Oct 15, I used up 2 big 150ml bottles of this and a 50ml one but the soap I can't count its too many!

I used the lotion only once a day and the soap on a daily basis. I can say my skin glowed, it has become lighter and even more lighter under natural sunlight and even under artificial lights. I had to stop using this only by October after an allergy attack - my skin was super itchy with pimple like bumps. After that, I used SkinWhite which I'll review as well but all I can say is that I love this product and now I am back to using it! :-)



(Note: This is not a sponsored review)