"&honey," a honey＊2 beauty brand operated by Vicrea Co., Ltd., will launch the skincare line "&honey skin care iP.Spot," which combines iPS cell culture supernatant＊1 and honey ferment＊3, nationwide on September 2, 2026.
The new series consists of four items in total: two serums, a night cream and a daytime cream.
Development background: responding to ingredient-focused shopping and skin concerns
In recent years in the skincare market, "ingredient-focused shopping," which values the beauty benefits of formulated ingredients, has been growing. On the other hand, there is also the challenge that it is hard to find a product suited to one's own skin, for example because beauty ingredients formulated at high concentrations can lead to skin irritation.
To address this challenge, Vicrea focused on "iPS Liquid＊1 (iPS cell culture supernatant＊1)," which is said to balance the skin environment and lead to healthy skin. By combining it with the high moisturizing and water-retention power of honey＊2, a hallmark of &honey, the company says it aimed for a formula that is easy to use regardless of skin type.
In addition, as a result of many years of honey＊2 research, it developed its own "honey ferment＊3." By fermenting honey＊2 and reducing its molecular size, it is said to increase penetration※3 into the skin and make it possible to give the skin more moisture.
Features of the &honey iP.Spot series
The &honey iP.Spot series is a skincare line that pursues "high concentration" and "originality."
According to Vicrea, the fusion of "honey ferment＊3" and "iPS cell culture supernatant＊1" is not mere ingredient blending but came out of a rethinking of moisturizing ingredients. The series is described as a formula that is based on "honey ferment＊3," blended with "iPS cell culture supernatant＊1" and carefully selected beauty ingredients, and designed not only in terms of ingredients but also in how they are delivered to the skin.
The iP.Spot series adopts a "water-free formula※2" that does not use water (purified water) as the base※2. It is a high-concentration※1 skincare series in which more than half of the product (41% of the daytime cream) is made up of "honey ferment＊3."
Four key points
Delivering beauty ingredients with liposome technology
The &honey iP.Spot series uses original liposome capsules.
Ultrafine capsules smaller than a pore each contain "iPS cell culture supernatant＊1," "honey＊2" and "ingredients for specific concerns＊4." Liposomal delivery improves how well the product blends into the skin and delivers moisture and serum ingredients to it.
Liposome technology is a technology that encloses serum ingredients inside multilayered capsules made of phospholipids and delivers them to the stratum corneum.
High-concentration water-free formula with no added water
A hallmark is the water-free formula※2, with honey ferment＊3 listed first in the full ingredient list. By using honey ferment＊3, rather than water (purified water), as the base for more than half of the product, it conditions the skin (except for the daytime cream).
Fermenting honey＊2 is said to reduce its molecular weight and improve penetration※3.
Contains the penetration-enhancing ingredient "Neosolue™-Aqulio"
It contains "Neosolue™-Aqulio＊7," a booster ingredient. This ingredient is intended to secure a penetration※3 route into the skin and, by blending with both water and oil, to enhance the penetration※3 of the serum ingredients and moisturizing ingredients in the items used next.
※Neosolue™-Aqulio is a registered trademark of Nippon Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.
A gentle formula for any skin type
It uses a mild formula suited to any skin type.
Patch-tested and stinging-tested by dermatologists (this does not mean skin irritation will not occur for everyone). It is also a non-comedogenic formula (this does not mean comedones, the beginnings of acne, will not form for everyone), and only the daytime cream is a non-chemical formula.
Product lineup and prices
&honey skin care iP.Spot C Serum
Volume: 30 mL
Price: ¥1,980 (excluding tax) / ¥2,178 (tax included)
How to use
Use on clean skin after washing your face in the morning and evening. Take an appropriate amount in your hand and blend it over the whole face, focusing on areas of concern, then continue with your usual skincare.
&honey skin care iP.Spot P Serum
Volume: 30 mL
Price: ¥1,980 (excluding tax) / ¥2,178 (tax included)
How to use
Use on clean skin after washing your face in the morning and evening. Take an appropriate amount in your hand and blend it over the whole face, focusing on areas of concern, then continue with your usual skincare.
&honey skin care iP.Spot Moist Rich Pack
Volume: 50 g
Price: ¥1,800 (excluding tax) / ¥1,980 (tax included)
How to use
At night, after preparing your skin with toner, serum, emulsion and so on, take an appropriate amount (about one pearl-sized portion) with the included spatula and blend it over the whole face. After use, wipe the spatula with a tissue or similar to keep it clean. The included spatula can be stored attached to the top of the cap.
&honey skin care iP.Spot UV Primer Serum
Volume: 50 g
Price: ¥1,800 (excluding tax) / ¥1,980 (tax included)
SPF50+ PA++++
How to use
In the morning, after preparing your skin with basic skincare, blend an appropriate amount evenly and carefully. Then use foundation. If you use too little, you will not get sufficient UV protection. Close the cap firmly after use.
※The SPF and PA values of this product are the results of measurements made by applying 2 mg per 1 ㎠ of skin, as specified in the SPF test method.
Limited 7-day trial mini sets
&honey skin care iP.Spot Limited Trial Mini Set C
Set contents: C Serum 7 mL, Moist Rich Pack 7 g, UV Primer Serum 7 g
Price: ¥1,200 (excluding tax) / ¥1,320 (tax included)
&honey skin care iP.Spot Limited Trial Mini Set P
Set contents: P Serum 7 mL, Moist Rich Pack 7 g, UV Primer Serum 7 g
Price: ¥1,200 (excluding tax) / ¥1,320 (tax included)
About the &honey brand
&honey is a honey＊2 beauty brand born in 2018 out of attention to the beauty benefits of honey＊2.
It has achieved cumulative sales of 130 million units※11, and pursues ideal moisture with a focus on the water content of hair and skin. Centered on haircare, it offers a variety of items including skincare and body care.
About Vicrea Co., Ltd.
Vicrea Co., Ltd. is a cosmetics maker that creates beauty with free thinking.
Founded in 2016, it launched the honey＊2 beauty haircare brand "&honey" in 2018, focusing on the 14% water content of hair. In 2021 it launched the night care brand "THERATIS," which has won numerous best cosmetics awards and more※12.
The company also offers "&PAIR," which focuses on "time-efficient beauty," launched in March 2025; "SOLA WEATHER CARE," an all-weather weather-care beauty concept, launched in August 2025; "Re:KERATIN," a high-concentration※1 PPT※14 formula haircare line containing about 2,000 times more keratin※13, launched in April 2026; and, in July 2026, "iP§," a toner shampoo containing the highest concentration※15 of iPS Liquid＊1.
Notes
※1: Compared with Vicrea's existing products
※2: No water is added during manufacturing (the water in the full ingredient list is that contained in the raw materials)
※3: Down to the stratum corneum
※4: Number of liposomal ingredients (＊5) contained in the product
※5: Blending ratio in the product of Saccharomyces/honey ferment (moisturizing)
※6: Pore care means making pores less noticeable through moisture; dullness care means countering dryness through moisture
※7: Collective term for moisturizing and skin-conditioning ingredients
※8: Number of liposomal ingredients contained in the product: (＊5 (in C Serum)), (＊15 (in P Serum)), (＊20 (in Moist Rich Pack)), (＊27 (in UV Primer Serum))
※9: Countering dryness through moisture
※10: Due to makeup effects
※11: As of the end of March 2026
※12: As of the end of April 2025 (2019 to the end of April 2025)
※13: Compared with Vicrea's existing products (blending ratio of keratin-derived ingredients such as keratin (wool) (repairing)) (shampoo only)
※14: Polypeptides (cocoyl hydrolyzed keratin K (wool) (cleansing) (contained in the shampoo only), hydrolyzed keratin water (wool) (repairing))
※15: Compared with Vicrea's conventional products (shampoo, hair treatment and hair mask only)
＊1: Human (fibroblast/mononuclear cell) induced pluripotent cell conditioned culture medium (moisturizing)
＊2: Honey (moisturizing)
＊3: Saccharomyces/honey ferment (moisturizing)
＊4: Trisodium ascorbyl palmitate phosphate, 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl glucoside (all skin conditioning) (contained in C Serum); sodium DNA (skin conditioning) (contained in P Serum); acetyl hexapeptide-8, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, caproyl tetrapeptide-3, glucosylceramide (all skin conditioning) (contained in Moist Rich Pack); ascorbic acid, arbutin (all skin conditioning) (contained in UV Primer Serum)
＊5: Trisodium ascorbyl palmitate phosphate, 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl glucoside (all skin conditioning), human (fibroblast/mononuclear cell) induced pluripotent cell conditioned culture medium and honey (all moisturizing), liposomalized
＊6: Trisodium ascorbyl palmitate phosphate, 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl glucoside (all skin conditioning)
＊7: Bis-ethoxydiglycol cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylate (moisturizing)
＊8: Retinyl palmitate (skin conditioning)
＊9: Ascorbyl tetrahexyldecanoate (skin conditioning)
＊10: Sodium caproyl hyaluronate (moisturizing)
＊11: Skin conditioning
＊12: Dipeptide-15 (skin conditioning)
＊13: Honey extract, Gluconobacter/honey ferment (all moisturizing)
＊14: Royal jelly extract (moisturizing)
＊15: Sodium DNA (skin conditioning), human (fibroblast/mononuclear cell) induced pluripotent cell conditioned culture medium and honey (all moisturizing), liposomalized
＊16: Sodium DNA (skin conditioning)
＊17: Ceramide NP, ceramide AP, ceramide NG, ceramide EOP (all skin conditioning)
＊18: Moisturizing
＊19: Water-soluble collagen (moisturizing)
＊20: Acetyl hexapeptide-8, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, caproyl tetrapeptide-3, glucosylceramide (all skin conditioning), human (fibroblast/mononuclear cell) induced pluripotent cell conditioned culture medium and honey (all moisturizing), liposomalized
＊21: Glucosylceramide (skin conditioning)
＊22: Retinyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, tocopherol (all skin conditioning)
＊23: Ceramide NP, ceramide AP, ceramide EOP (all moisturizing)
＊24: Propolis extract (moisturizing)
＊25: Di(phytosteryl/octyldodecyl) lauroyl glutamate (moisturizing)
＊26: Sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer-2 (moisturizing)
＊27: Ascorbic acid, arbutin (all skin conditioning), human (fibroblast/mononuclear cell) induced pluripotent cell conditioned culture medium and honey (all moisturizing), liposomalized
＊28: Hydrolyzed elastin (moisturizing, skin conditioning)
