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 SＸ
ＩＮＣＩ name：Ｓａｓａ Ｋｕｒｉｌｅｎｓｉｓ Ｗａｔｅｒ
Product name：Chishima Sasa Water Ｓ
Component：Ｓａｓａ Ｋｕｒｉｌｅｎｓｉｓ Ｗａｔｅｒ 100％
Product name：Chishima Sasa water ＳＸ
Component：Ｓａｓａ Ｋｕｒｉｌｅｎｓｉｓ Ｗａｔｅｒ 99．5％
Ｐhenoxyethnol
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
○Odor
○ＰＨ
○Viable cell count
○Fungus
○Identification test
： Transparent liquid
： Characteristic odor
： 3.7～5.0
： Not more than 100/ｇ
： Not more than 30/ｇ
： 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.
①Cell water is natural biocompatible water containing each
component in well balance and excellent anti-bacteria and
moisturizing property.
②Cluster of cell water becomes small, and it is expected to
strengthen absorbance to skin.
Antibacterial effect①
○5% of Chishima Sasa Water has antibacterial effect toward
Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus Coli, balance skin normal
inhabitant, and it can expect for atopy.
Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus
Viable cell count
Viable cell count
Prevalence of Bacillus Coli
Days after inoculation
Days after inoculation
Chishima Sasa Water S 5%
Chishima Sasa Water S 5%
Phenoxyethanol 0.5%
Phenoxyethanol 0.5%
Graph １．Antibacterial comparison test in Chishima Sasa Water S：5%,
Phenoxyethanol:0.5
Antibacterial effect②
○Case of atopic dermatitis using Chishima Sasa cell liquid
(Chishima Sasa Water S)
Photographing on Sep. 11, 1995
Case
Photographing on Feb. 7,1996
Dorsal picture of Atopic dermatitis
Moisturizing effect
Water Content
○Chishima Sasa Water S has almost equal moisturizing effect with ４％ Glycerin.
Chishima Sasa Water S
4% Glycerin
Before
application
3 min.
retention
1 min.
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2 min.
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3 min.
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4 min.
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Time
Graph 2． Moisturizing comparison test between Chishima
Sasa Water S and 4% Glycerin
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 ingredient①
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 Ｗａｔｅｒ）・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 <ILN33338>
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.