Chishima Sasa Water ~Sasa Veitchii Water~ Kankohsha Co., Ltd.

What is Sasa Veitchii Water? Chishima Bamboo (shown as Sasa Veitchii in below) is Japanese original bamboo. It is used for medicine, tea, preservative of food like Sasa rice dumpling from old times. Leaflet of Sasa Veitchii owns “Chlorophyll”, “Amino acid”, “Sasa Veitchii polysaccharide etc., food fiber, lignin, Vitamins, Calcium, and mineral well. It is used for Sasa extract, green juice, tea leaf and suppliment. Sasa Veitchii is herb widely used as folk remedy from old times, and it is regularly used as external medicine to apply diseased part like incisure, cutaneous disease and pile. Banforin containing in Sasa Veitchii has preservative effect to improve immunity.

Product information Product name ： Chishima Sasa Water Ｓ・ Chishima Sasa Water S Ｘ ＩＮＣＩ name ：Ｓａｓａ Ｋｕｒｉｌｅ ｎｓｉｓ Ｗａｔｅｒ Product name ： Chishima Sasa Water Ｓ Component ：Ｓａｓａ Ｋｕｒｉｌｅｎｓｉｓ Ｗａｔｅｒ 100 ％ Product name ： Chishima Sasa water ＳＸ Component ：Ｓａｓａ Ｋｕｒｉｌｅｎｓｉｓ Ｗａｔｅｒ 99 ． 5 ％ Ｐ henoxyethnol 0 ． 5 ％

Specification ○Essence ・ Origin ： This product is produced to purify distillated liquid after crush under low temperature and high pressure, depress and steam leaf and stem of Sasa Kurilensis (Ruprecht) Makino et Shibata var. Kurilensis. ○Appearance ・ Property ： Transparent liquid ○Odor ： Characteristic odor ○ ＰＨ ： 3.7 ～ 5.0 ○Viable cell count ： Not more than 100/ ｇ ○Fungus ： Not more than 30/ ｇ ○Identification test ： Phosphate Molybdenum reaction Show green color. ○Purity test ： （１） Heavy metal Not more than 10ppm （２） Arsenic Not more than 1ppm

Limited product of production area and period ○Limited production area ： Raw material “Chishima Sasa grows naturally in native nationalized beech forest spread piedmont of Mt. Hakkoda in Aomori Pref. ○Limited period ： Collection period is limited from early to midsummer after melting snow. Crush immediately after collection.

Manufacturing method ○Manufacturing method ： Extract 100% cell water of Chishima Sasa without adding any water and solvent from outside to crush stem and leaf of fresh Chishima Sasa under low temperature and high pressure. ① Cell water is natural biocompatible water containing each component in well balance and excellent anti-bacteria and moisturizing property. ② Cluster of cell water becomes small, and it is expected to strengthen absorbance to skin.

Antibacterial effect ① ○5% of Chishima Sasa Water has antibacterial effect toward Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus Coli, balance skin normal inhabitant, and it can expect for atopy. Graph １． Antibacterial comparison test in Chishima Sasa Water S ： 5%, Phenoxyethanol:0.5 Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus Chishima Sasa Water S 5% Phenoxyethanol 0.5% Chishima Sasa Water S 5% Phenoxyethanol 0.5% Viable cell count Prevalence of Bacillus Coli Days after inoculation

Antibacterial effect ② ○Case of atopic dermatitis using Chishima Sasa cell liquid (Chishima Sasa Water S) Photographing on Sep. 11, 1995Photographing on Feb. 7,1996 Case Dorsal picture of Atopic dermatitis

Moisturizing effect ○Chishima Sasa Water S has almost equal moisturizing effect with ４％ Glycerin. Graph 2 ． Moisturizing comparison test between Chishima Sasa Water S and 4% Glycerin Water Content 4% Glycerin Chishima Sasa Water S Before application 3 min. retention Time 1 min. lapse 2 min. lapse 3 min. lapse 4 min. lapse

Stress relaxation ○Bamboo aroma includes aroma constituent like leaf alcohol that stress relief effect is proved. Aging prevention can be expected.

Safety As a result of skin patch test wih Chishima Sasa Water S １００％ （ n=44 ）, all showed negative and no trouble after removal （ 30 min. ， 24 hours ， 48 hours ， 7 days ）.

Finished products using this ingredient ① HABA “WHITE LADY” 10ml, 1,470 JPY 30ml, 4,095 JPY 53ml, 6,300 JPY Ingredients: Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Active for quasi drug) Dipotassium Glycyrrhzinate (Active for quasi drug) Purified Water Sasa Kurilensis Water Glycerin 1,2-Pentanediol Polyquotarnium-51 Sodium Hyaluronate Citric acid

Finished products using this ingredient ⑤ ESTEE LAUDER,DIST. Anti-Wrinkle/Lifting Boosting Lotion 200mℓ, 5,500 JPY Ingredients Water/Aqua/Eau ・ Butylene Glycol ・ Dipropylene Glycol ・ Betaine ・ Diglycerin ・ Pentylene Glycol ・ Sasa Veitchii Extract （ Ｓａｓａ Ｋｕｒｉｌｅｎｓｉｓ Ｗａｔｅ ｒ） ・ Yeast Extract/Faex/Extrait Delevure ・ Hydrolyzed Soy Protein ・ Hydrolyzed Corn Protein ・ Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein ・ PEG-60 Hydrogenated Caster Oil ・ Caffeine ・ Sucrose ・ Creatine ・ Adenosine Phosphate ・ Sodium Hyaluronate ・ Trehalose ・ Sorbiol ・ Sodium PCA ・ Pantethine ・ Oleic Acid ・ Hydroxyethyl Cellulose ・ Potassium Citrate ・ Potassium Carbomer ・ Fragrance(Parfum) ・ Sodium Citrate ・ Sodium Citrate ・ Disodium EDTA ・ Phenoxyethanol

Finished products using this ingredient ② REAL “ MUTENKA JIDAI” MOISTURE WATER I Light type 150ml, 1,200 JPY Ingredients Water Ethanol DPG BG PG Sasa Kurilensis Water Glycerin Betaine Momordica Charantia Fruit Extract Luffa Cylindrica Extract Hydroxylated Lecithin Kassou Ekisu (JTN) Kousou Ekisu (JTN) Dipotassium Glycyrrrhzinate Bitter Orange Oil Glyceryl Caplylate PEG-20 Sorbitan Cocoate Tocopherol

Finished products using this ingredient ③ REAL “MUTENKA JIDAI” Moisture Cream I Light type 28ml, 1,200 JPY Ingredients Water, BG, Glycerin, Jojoba Oil, Sasa Kurilensis Water, Ceteth-1, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, PG, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycosphingo Lipid,Prunus Speciosa Leaf Extract, Polyquotarnium-61, Squalane, Hydrolyzed Royal Jelly Protein, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glycyrrhetinyl Stearate, 6-Aminocaproic acid, Lysolecithin, DPG, Glyceryl Carpylate, Stearic acid, PEG-20 Soy Sterol, Glycerl Stearate, Carbomer, Arginine, Sorbitan Sesquioleate,Tocopherol, Bitter Orange Oil

Finished products using this ingredient ④ IDA Laboratories “Country & Stream” Royalplus Gel 35g, 1,890 JPY Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, BG, PG, Royal Jelly Extract, Honey, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sasa Kurilensis Water, Matricaria Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Polyquotarnium-61, Carrot Root Extract, Hydroxyproline, Xanthan Gum, Caramel, Carbomer, Potassium Hydroxide, Methylparaben, EDTA-2Na, Phenoxyethanol

Finished products using this ingredient ⑥ HABA “G-LOTION” 240ml ， 4,200JPY Ingredients Water BG Sasa Kurilensis Water PG Sea Salt Sodium Hyaluronate Kasso Ekisu (JTN) Dipotassium Glycyrrhzinate Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract Lithospermum Officinale Root Extract Hydrolyzed Soy Protein Succinic Acid Alminum Chloride Citric acid Sodium Citrate

Summary This product “Chishima Sasa Water” is cell water including several components well by low temperature and high pressure extraction method which is picked up from Mt.Hakko in Aomori Pref. It has good antibacterial activity and moisturizing, and effective for preventing skin roughness like atopic dermatitis. Also, as bamboo aroma includes aroma constituent of leaf alcohol proved stress relief effect and has antibacterial effect, similar functions can be expected like phytoncide. It can use for sensitive skin cosmetics because of safety as raw material.