Red Cow bar soap, known in Japan as “Akabako (AKABAKO),” first launched in 1909, over a hundred years ago. It is made in Japan and is known for its careful production process and its meticulous choice of ingredients. It can also be whipped into a soft white lather for gentle face washing.
It's also backed by many awards, such as top rankings on @Cosme almost every year, and it is said to be the best-selling bar soap in Japan, all at a very reasonable price. Curious what it's like? Keep reading….
Soap and Packaging
- Red Cow bar soap, or Cow Brand, comes in a paper box with a distinctive red cow design. Inside is one bar of soap wrapped in a plastic bag.
Appearance
- The bar has the usual rounded-rectangle shape, but it feels soft rather than hard. It's white, printed with a cow design and the word COW, and weighs 100 grams.
- The scent is like that of ordinary soap and is fairly strong at first, but after a shower only a light, pleasant fragrance remains.
Usage Review
- The soap has a soft texture and lathers more easily than a typical bar soap. A few rubs between your hands produce enough lather for your whole body. It also rinses off far more easily than liquid soap, leaving only a light scent on the skin.
- As for whipping it into foam, it took a fair amount of time when I tried it, but the resulting foam was very fine, as if squeezed straight from a tube of whipped cream, unlike the large, thick bubbles of regular soap.
A Little More Detail
- The highlight of Red Cow bar soap is its production process and its meticulous, unique selection of ingredients. Refining beef tallow, the highly moisturizing ingredient, into a pure form takes up to a week, unlike regular soap, which takes just a few minutes to mix.
- Because it is made this way, Red Cow bar soap can be whipped into a fine, gentle lather, so your skin doesn't feel dry or tight after use.
Where to Buy?
?You can now find this soap at drugstores and department stores in Japan, such as Matsukiyo, Tsuruha, Isetan, and Tokyu, and online at Shopee and Lazada.