Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Komenuka Bijin
Feature: 10 sample-sized selections of natural, rice bran based products from Komenuka Bijin, the leader of natural beauty aids from Japan.
Ingredients: Rice Bran is the primary ingredient in these natural products. Detailed ingredients are included for each of the 10 sample products.
Label: KOMENUKA BIJIN
Manufacturer: KOMENUKA BIJIN
Publisher: KOMENUKA BIJIN
Studio: KOMENUKA BIJIN
MPN: 4009-f

• 10 sample-sized selections of natural, rice bran based products from Komenuka Bijin, the leader of natural beauty aids from Japan.
• The best way to try out the wonderful benefits of rice bran for yourself!
• Comes with English detailed ingredients and use instructions.
• Perfect for spa gift, gift bags, stocking stuffers!
• Concentrated formulas - use less, see results sooner and save vs premium-priced department store brands.

No other products are available, at any price, with such a high amount of potent natural ingredients. Featuring Rice Bran - try them yourself and find out why YM Magazine says these are "the hottest beauty products since Wasabi"!

Komenuka Bijin features rice bran in pure, concentrated beauty formulas. Rice bran (the outer hull of the rice grain) is the secret of the ageless Japanese complexion. It contains over 107 known antioxidants including Vitamins E and B, gamma oryzanol, and lipoic acid. Rice bran is a superior exfoliator, deep cleaning without tearing like botanicals, and without drying like soap. Rice oil's smaller molecular properties are better absorbed than other oils. Each formula is combined with other natural ingredients to produce tangible improvements in the health and appearance of your skin and hair.

Benefit from the miracle that's been around for centuries!

Komenuka Bijin's concentrated formulas let you use less and see results sooner, making these products an extraordinary value. Try the samples, and see for yourself what Japanese women have known for generations about the anti-aging power of rice bran.

Your Sample Set contains 10 SAMPLES from the full Komenkua Bijin product line:

Bath & Shower
1. Moisturizing Hair Shampoo (4004)
2. Hair Treatment Conditioner (4005)
3. Volumizing Shampoo (4040)
4. Body Wash (4015)
   
   Moisturizers & SPF Protection
5. Facial Moisture Cream (4002)
6. Moisture Cream Silver (4017)
7. Skincare Body Cream (4016)
8. SPF13 UV Cream (4014)
9. Day Cream with SPF25 UV Protection (4041)
   
   Cleansers & Toners
10. Cleansing Foam (4001)
11. Cleansing Powder (4008-30)
12. Makeup Remover (4012)
13. Skin Lotion/Toner/After Shave (4006)
14. Special Serum Toner (4000)
    
    Special Care
15. Whitening Cream (4013)
16. Eye Moist Jell (4003)
17. A-10 Cream (4042)
18. C-10 Essence (4043)

Product Size: 10 Samples from Komenuka Bijin's product line

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great selection
Comment: This pack comes with a wide variety of products. It is a great introduction to the Komenuka line. I really enjoyed how clean my skin felt after using the cleanser. The moisturizer is light and not at all greasy. I would recommend this line to anyone.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great for pinpointing your perfect product.
Comment: This is absolutely wonderful if you are considering buying Komenuka Bijin products, but don't want to spend the money on a full supply. I had been using Clinique products for almost 6 months, and hadn't really been all that impressed by them. A friend of mine started using some Komenuka Bijin lotions and cleansers. I tried them out when visiting her, I instantly fell in love with them. But looking online to buy some of my own, I realized that there were too many to choose from.

This trial kit is great because it includes so many products that I was hoping to test out, but didn't have the money for. Since it was sold at such a good price, I bought two kits. One to test out all the products, and one to specify which ones I would be buying the full size versions of. This is a list of the products that I got.

Shampoo & Conditioner
Cleansing Foam
Cleansing Powder
Skin Lotion/Toner
Secial Serum Toner
Facial Moisture Cream
Moisture Cream Silver
SPF13 Cream
SPF25 Cream
Eye Moist Jell

To test which ones I like the best, I just tested different combinations of the products (like the Foaming Cleanser with the Skin Toner, and the next day with the Special Serum Toner), and wrote down which ones I preferred. Turns out that I really like the Cleansing Powder over the Foaming Cleanser, and I like the combination of the Skin Toner with it, instead of the Special Serum. I only used small portions of each packet, and started out using them on the back of my hand. This was great, because now I know which products I will be buying, and which ones didn't really suit my taste.

I would recommend this to anyone who is considering Komenuka Bijin products. At this price and with this good of products, you don't really have anything to loose. Anyone who chooses to give this brand a try is in for a lot of fun with this starter kit.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Little Product!
Comment: I have bought a couple of these packets of the different products offered by this company. After the use of the shampoo and conditioner I bought the full size products. At first the shampoo and conditioner made my hair dirty looking but after about a couple of weeks of continued use I am very pleased with it. I believe the products might have been interacting with the products I used before. Now my hair lays nicely and I get a lot of compliments about how it looks and feels. I have used the rice cleansing powder and it really makes my face feel and look really good. It has a tightening affect! The eye gel, the different toners and moisterizers work really well also. I have used other high end products but I am amazed and hooked on this product. It is expensive but I believe well worth it. The packet gave me an idea of what the products would do. Now it is on to the full size products.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Always prompt delivery
Comment: They always ship very quickly. They have products you can't buy in just any store. I really liked that they sold sample packages they made great stocking stuffers and all the product samples were a hit.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Eh...
Comment: I was quickly attracted to this product because of its claims of being all-natural, because it was using a new 'miracle ingrediant' (rice, amongst others), and because I fell for the whole "It sounds exotic, therefore it must work!" thing. And, as someone who is addicted to trying to find the 'perfect' skin products, this seemed like a no-brainer to try.

Before I review this though, here's what showed up at my place when I ordered it:
1) Cleansing Foam
2) "Special" Cream
3) UV Base Cream
4) Eye Moisture "Jell" (I know how to spell Gel. But they don't?)
5) Skin Care Cream
6) Hair Shampoo
7) Hair Treatment (Conditioner)
8) Moisturizer
9) Moisture Cream Silver
10)Toner

From the list, perhaps you can tell how ambiguous this product line is. What am I supposed to do with all of these products? Do I need all of them to get the benefits of the product claims?

This seems like another product line that assumes that the placebo effect of WANTING it to work will actually CAUSE it to work. (Hey, maybe if we make our products expensive, people will manage to justify their money splurge by seeing actual results!) For example, the direction for the "Cleansing Foam" begins "You will not experience the dryness that often accompanies other products. You may notice a slightly pink glow to your skin..." and the "Moisture Cream" claims that it "will absorb readily, leaving no oily residue to block the pores."

...So what happens if my skin DOES become dry, and the cream DOES make me oily? Because that's what happened.

Perhaps I should not expect results after having had only used the line once...but hey, they're the ones who sent me teeny-tiny sample sizes that can ONLY be used once...so it seems like they think I should be impressed enough to buy more, based on these samples.

If the price seems low to you, it's because the samples are really, really, small. And you should DEFINITELY buy the samples before buying one of the full-sized products. I very nearly fell for the product claims and reviews enough to just get the full sizes. "Hey, if it comes even close to being that good, I'll be happy!"

Don't. Resist the urge. Buy some samples. Maybe this works for some skin types, but not for me.

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