The Pore Serum
SKINPOWER Essence - Pore Minimizing Serum







SKINPOWER Essence
About the Product
Product Details

About the Product
This concentrated serum combines PITERA™ and Niacinamide to tackle visible pores, fine lines, and skin firmness. It hydrates skin to visible firm and redefine skin contours - for bouncier, softer, and plumper looking skin, starting in just 2 weeks.
Solution For
Pores, Fine lines & wrinkles, firmness
Works Best For
Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Approximately When Will I See Results:
- 2 Weeks: Skin looks softer & plumper
- 4 Weeks: Visible pore and fine line appearance reduced, smoother skin texture
More About PITERA™

What is PITERA™? SK-II’s proprietary, natural bio-ingredient that was inspired by the soft and youthful looking hands of elderly sake brewers.
Where Does It Come From? PITERA™ is a naturally derived liquid from the yeast fermentation process, made exclusively in Japan for SK-II.
What’s Unique About PITERA™? It contains antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to nourish and improve your skin from multiple dimensions – strengthen the moisture barrier, increase hydration, and reduce visible skin damage, for Lifelong Youthful Skin.
How to Use
Inspired by J-Beauty Skincare routines, we recommend applying products from most lightweight to thickest.
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Cleanser 1
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Toner 2
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Essence 3
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Serum 4
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Moisturizer 5
Application Tips

Drop It Like It's Hot
Release a dropper-full amount of serum into your palm.

Ready, Set, Glow
Apply evenly onto your face by dotting on the forehead, both cheeks, and chin. Add a few extra drops to areas you're concerned about, and gently massage into skin, starting in the center and spreading outward.

Twice a Day, The SK-II Way
Use this face serum after you cleanse, tone, and treat, but before you moisturize.
Number of Applications
1 bottle = 50 applications
Ingredients
STAR INGREDIENTS:
PITERA™ - SK-II’s proprietary, natural bio-ingredient derived from fermentation. It improves multiple dimensions of visible skin damage and aging.
Niacinamide: Significantly decreases hyperpigmentation
Full Ingredients - Water, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Peg-32, Pentylene Glycol, Xylitol, Peg/ppg/polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Vinyl Dimethicone/methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanol, Acrylates/c10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polysorbate 20, Polyacrylamide, Benzyl Alcohol, Dimethiconol, Aminomethyl Propanol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Disodium Edta, Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Xanthan Gum, Laureth-7, Peg-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Methylparaben, Peg-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone, Peg-100 Stearate, Fragrance, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Methylsilanol Tri-peg-8 Glyceryl Cocoate, Polyquaternium-7, Zantedeschia Aethiopica Flower/stem Extract.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
FAQs
What is PITERA™ exactly? How is it made?
PITERA™ is SK-II’s exclusive natural ingredient made from a unique fermentation process from a special yeast strain. We searched long and hard through 350 kinds of yeast strains before finding THE ONE!
PITERA™ contains over 50 micro-nutrients including antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to nourish and improve your skin from multiple dimensions, reducing visible skin damage.
How is the SKINPOWER Essence Serum different from the GenOptics Spot Essence Serum and GenOptics Ultraura Essence Serum?
The SKINPOWER Essence Serum is our "Pore Expert" formulated to minimize visible pores.
The GenOptics Ultraura Essence Serum is designed to adress overall skin dullness and hyperpigmentation.
The GenOptics Spot Essence Serum is best for targeting sun spots and age spots.
What's unique about the SKINPOWER Essence Serum compared to other serums?
It contains premium pore-minimizing ingredients PITERA™ and Niacinamide that together boost barrier hydration to minimize visible surface roughness and flakiness. For a beautiful radiance and smooth texture.
What is the shelf life of the SKINPOWER Essence Serum?
It is best used within 12 months from opening.


39-day simulation of best results using Facial Treatment Essence. Individual results may vary.
THE POWER OF PITERA™
Undeniable Results in
One Month
The Facial Treatment Essence's PITERA™ hydrates to improve the skin's surface barrier, for more resiliency to sources of visible aging.
- Fine lines and wrinkles appearance reduced
- Clinically proven to reduce redness
- Firmer, smoother, softer skin
- Improved skin texture
- Helps reduce the appearance of dark spots from UVA and UVB's oxidative damage on the skin surface