What is PITERA™? SK-II's Secret Ingredient

A JOURNEY BACK TO OUR ORIGINS

In the 1970s, SK-II scientists began a fervent quest to uncover a skincare ingredient that would make beautiful skin a reality for every woman.

Across land and sea, they sought for the answer. Despite researching a myriad of possibilities, the secret they were looking for long eluded them.

It was only by happenstance that the scientists eventually found themselves in a simple sake brewery where they chanced upon the soft and youthful hands of aged sake brewers. The breath-taking sight was the inspiration of the skincare miracle they would eventually uncover – a destiny of beauty was finally within reach.

THE SECRET INGREDIENT

The astounding sight of the aged sake brewers’ wrinkled faces contrasting their soft youthful hands remained seared in the memories of the SK-II scientists.

Back in the confines of the laboratory, they surmised that the secret must lie in the fermentation liquid that the brewers’ hands were in constant contact with during the sake fermentation process.

A rigorous search of over 350 kinds of yeast was conducted before our researchers discovered the unique yeast strain that held the secret to crystal clear skin.

It was the birth of the secret that would soon become known as Pitera™. The quest to find the secret ingredient was finally over but another journey was about to begin – the discovery was merely the dawn of a beauty revolution to come.

PITERA™

Pitera™ is full of vitamins, amino acids,
minerals and organic acids that work
together to allow the skin’s natural
surface rejuvenation process to
function at its prime.

AMINO ACIDS

Provide and help to maintain moisture
in the skin.

MINERALS

Provide a treatment for skin texture.

ORGANIC ACIDS

Remove and prevent the excess
build-up of dead skin cells to create
bright, translucent, healthy skin.

VITAMINS

Effectively condition the skin to keep
it lively.

SACCHARIDES

These naturally-derived sugars is one
of the components of SK-II Pitera™.

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THE PROMISE OF PITERA™

Derived from a strictly controlled natural fermentation process, Pitera™ is a clear liquid rich in vitamins, amino acids, minerals and organic acids. This fascinating combination of nutrients work to dramatically improve the skin’s natural surface rejuvenation process.

A unique and signature ingredient, Pitera™ bears close resemblance to the skin’s Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMF) – a deciding element in the maintenance and enhancement of the skin’s translucency, softness and smoothness.

Nature, technology and craftsmanship blend harmoniously to create the miracle of Pitera™ – to present a promise of crystal clear skin that is yours to always keep.

The Miracle of pitera™

A JOURNEY BACK TO OUR ORIGINS

THE SECRET INGREDIENT

THE PROMISE OF PITERA™

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