Yusma Face & Body Whitening & Moisturizing Lotion 400ml

• The most loaded body bottle we make: Kojic acid, alpha arbutin, glutathione and vitamin B3 together. No other Face Fresh lotion carries all four.
• Use more than feels sensible: Most people under-apply on the body. A thin smear over a whole arm delivers very little per patch.
• Hands and forearms take the most sun: They are also skipped most often, which is why they darken first and then stay that way.
• Thin enough to cover a whole body: A 400ml bottle spreads where a jar cannot, so this is the everyday layer, not the patch treatment.
• No acid, no exfoliant, no sting: Nothing here removes surface cells, so it stays comfortable on shaved legs and freshly waxed skin.

The base is a wax and oil emulsion built to seal. Four tone ingredients sit in the middle of the list, and how far each one gets depends on which part of the lotion it can dissolve in.

Kojic Acid — Water-soluble, in a base that is mostly oil and wax, so it travels in the small water portion.

L-Glutathione — An antioxidant that vitamin C normally regenerates. There is no vitamin C here, so it works without its usual partner.

Cetyl and Cetostearyl Alcohol with Paraffin Wax — They set the thickness, which decides how far one pump spreads across a limb.

Fragrance — Spread over a whole body from a 400ml bottle, this is the largest fragrance exposure in the range.

What is not in it: no vitamin C, no acid, no exfoliant, no humectant worth the name and no sun filter. Titanium dioxide is a colourant here, not protection, and the fragrance makes this a poor choice for skin that itches easily. Tone work below the neck is genuinely slow, and anyone who tells you a body lotion evens skin in a fortnight is selling the moisturising, not the tone. There is more on what alpha arbutin actually does elsewhere on the site.

Full ingredient list: Stearic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Ceto Stearyl Alcohol, Crodax A, Petrolatum, Mineral Oil, Bees Wax, Kojic Acid, Alpha Arbutin, Glutathione, Vitamine B 3, Methyl Paraben, Propylparaben, Paraffin Wax, Titanium Dioxide, Triethanolamine, Aqua, Fragrance.

1. Apply within a few minutes of a shower, while the skin still holds water.
2. Use a generous amount per limb — think a long line down the forearm, not a coin.
3. Work it in with long strokes, and go back over knees, elbows, ankles and knuckles.
4. Do the backs of the hands last, and reapply there after washing up.
5. Once daily is enough for most people; twice suits very dry skin and air conditioning.
6. Use sunscreen on anything the sun reaches, or the lotion is working against the weather.

What is body lotion, and how is it different from a cream?

Both are oil and water emulsions. A lotion holds more water and less wax, so it is thinner, spreads much further and absorbs faster. A cream holds more of the thickeners and stays where it is put. Lotion for large areas, cream for small rough ones — that is most of the difference, and the rest of our body lotions splits along the same line.

What is body lotion used for beyond dryness?

Three things at once. It slows water leaving the skin, it smooths the surface so light reflects evenly, and it carries whatever active ingredients the formula contains to a very large area. This bottle uses that third job to deliver kojic acid, alpha arbutin, glutathione and vitamin B3 below the neck.

How do you use body lotion so the tone ingredients actually work?

Apply it on damp skin, use more than you think, and cover the same areas every single day. Under-application is the reason most body routines fail — the actives never reach a useful amount per square centimetre. Consistency across three months matters more than anything else you can change.

Does it contain vitamin C?

No. There is no ascorbic acid or ascorbyl derivative anywhere in this formula. The tone ingredients here are kojic acid, alpha arbutin, glutathione and vitamin B3, which is niacinamide. If vitamin C specifically is what you are after, our vitamin C ampoule is the place to look rather than this bottle.

Why is my face responding faster than my arms?

Facial skin is thinner, turns over more quickly and receives far more product per square centimetre than an arm ever does. Add clothing friction and the fact that most people apply body lotion less carefully, and a face runs weeks ahead of a forearm on the same ingredients. Dark patches on the body are simply a longer project.

Can I use it on my hands during the day?

Yes, and hands are the best argument for the bottle. They get the most sun and the most washing, and they are usually treated last. Keep it where you wash and reapply each time — hand skin loses whatever you put on it faster than anywhere else.

Is it safe on skin that itches or flakes?

Use caution. The base is genuinely good on flaking skin, but this is a fragranced lotion and fragrance is the most common cause of itch on already-irritated skin. If itching is your main problem rather than tone, choose an unscented moisturiser and keep this for unbroken areas.

Should I use this or the matching 225gm cream?

The lotion for everyday coverage, and the thicker Yusma jar for rough patches. The lotion carries more tone ingredients and reaches more skin; the cream stays put on elbows, knees and knuckles. Using both is not overkill, it is choosing the right texture for each area.