What Pigmentbio Foaming Cream Does
Pigmentbio Foaming Cream washes the face and the body and, used daily, works on the dark patches and marks that stay put however long you wait — the spots left behind by old spots, the shadowed areas on the knuckles, knees and inner thighs, the uneven tone that makes skin look tired whatever else you do to it. It lathers like an ordinary creamy wash, rinses off, and does its work in the course of a shower rather than as an extra step you have to remember.
The Honest Part First: What Is in It and What Is Not
You are buying a brightening product in a market where a great many of them are not what their labels say, so we would rather start here. In October 2022 the Kenya Bureau of Standards seized and banned 435 cosmetics from this market — lotions, creams, gels and soaps alike — for containing hydroquinone, mercury or mercury compounds. KEBS gave the reason plainly: those substances act on a medical condition, which makes them a matter for a doctor and for Pharmacy and Poisons Board registration.
Bioderma publish their full ingredient list for this product and we print it in full below. The two actives doing the depigmenting work are lysine azelate and andrographolide, the patented pair Bioderma built the Pigmentbio range around, and the exfoliation comes from citric acid together with cellulose acetate beads — cellulose, rather than the plastic polyethylene beads people ask us about. There is no hydroquinone in it, no mercury and no steroid.
That is the whole reason to buy a brightening product from a licensed pharmacy rather than from a stall, and it is worth more than any percentage on the label.
What Bioderma’s Testing Showed, and on Whom
Bioderma publish their figures with the groups attached, so here they are as they stand, including the part most sellers leave out.
In a usage test under dermatological supervision on 21 volunteers aged 23 to 57 who had age spots, over 14 days: pigmentation marks appeared reduced in 100%, and complexion was evened out in 100%. In a separate test on 20 volunteers aged 27 to 70 with combination to very dry skin: 95% said skin was cleansed, 85% that impurities were gently removed, 80% that skin felt comfortable.
Now the part that matters more than the percentages. Those 21 people had age spots, which are the flat brown marks that come from years of sun. Dark marks on a face arrive by several different routes — the sun, the aftermath of acne, pregnancy and the pill, friction, and occasionally a medicine someone is taking — and they behave very differently from one another. So the right expectation to set is the one Bioderma themselves word carefully: marks appear reduced, over weeks of daily use, on skin that keeps getting washed with it.
Sunscreen Is Not Optional With This, and It Is the Whole Game
This is the single most useful thing we can tell you about any pigmentation product, and neither we nor Bioderma had it written down before.
Most dark marks are made or maintained by ultraviolet light. Kenya sits on the equator, so the sun here is strong all year and at altitude in Nairobi it is stronger still. A product that works on pigmentation while the skin that produced the pigmentation keeps taking full sun every day is working against itself, and anyone who exfoliates daily and then goes out unprotected can finish the month darker than they started.
So treat a daily sunscreen as part of this purchase, not an upsell. Ask our pharmacist what to put on in the morning, use it on the face, the neck and the backs of the hands, and give the whole thing three months before you judge it. An effervescent vitamin C at 1,000 mg is worth asking about at the same time, since vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
How to Use It, Including the Use Nobody Mentions
Bioderma’s directions are three steps: apply to wet skin, lather, rinse thoroughly. Face and body, once or twice a day, in the shower. It is soap-free, so it lathers without the tight squeak soap leaves.
And it doubles as a mask, which is Bioderma’s own instruction and appears on neither of our listings. Once or twice a week, spread a thick layer, leave it 5 minutes, then wet it, work it into a lather and rinse thoroughly. Same tube, more out of it, and a weekly step that feels like something rather than nothing.
Keep it away from the eyes, which is the one caution Bioderma give. And give it time: this is a wash rather than a treatment cream, and the published result took 14 days of daily use to measure.
Face, Body, and the Areas People Would Rather Ask About Quietly
Bioderma make this for the face and the body, and the body half is the part most retailers skip past.
Dark patches on the underarms, the inner thighs, the knees, the elbows, the knuckles and the back of the neck are extremely common, they are what a great many people are actually shopping for, and they are hard to raise at a counter. A 500 ml pump bottle used in the shower covers all of it without anybody having to explain themselves, and our pharmacist will talk about it as plainly as about a cough.
If your skin is also easily irritated, the unfragranced Sensibio cleanser is the gentler companion for the face while this one does the body, and the 200 ml tube is the size to start with if you want to try it on a small area first.
Is Pigmentbio Foaming Cream Right for You?
It suits adults who want to work on uneven tone and dark marks as part of washing. A few things to settle first, and our pharmacist will go through them with you.
- Bioderma make it for adults. Please speak to our doctor before using any brightening product on a teenager or a child.
- If you have been using a lightening cream from an unknown source, bring it in. Our doctor can tell you what it is likely to contain and how to come off it safely, and that conversation matters more than this bottle does.
- If the marks are spreading, raised, itchy, changing shape or new on sun-exposed skin, see our doctor first. Several quite different things look alike as dark patches and one or two of them need looking at properly.
- Use a sunscreen daily alongside it, and keep it off the eye area.
- It contains fragrance and exfoliating acids, so patch test on the inner arm if your skin reacts easily, and ask us for the unfragranced alternative if scent has troubled you before.
- If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, please check with our pharmacist before starting it.
Where to Buy Bioderma Pigmentbio Foaming Cream 500 ml in Kenya
Order online and we deliver countrywide, or collect from our pharmacy at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. We send orders to Nairobi and every neighbourhood around it — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Rosslyn, Kitisuru, Lower Kabete, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Buruburu, Donholm, Embakasi, Ngong Road, Kasarani, Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Ruaka, Banana Hill, Two Rivers, Village Market and Pride Lands — and across Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru and Ngong.
Beyond the capital we deliver to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Athi River, Kitengela, Kajiado, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Webuye, Kitale, Nandi Hills, Iten, Kapenguria, Embu, Meru, Chuka, Kerugoya, Murang’a, Othaya, Nyahururu, Nanyuki, Maralal, Isiolo, Marsabit, Moyale, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Mwingi, Makueni, Emali, Kibwezi, Voi, Taveta, Wundanyi, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi, Lamu and Hola. At one wash a day a pack runs for a known length of time, so tell us the pack size you want and we will work out how many months that covers before you order.
Across Africa, ask us before you order. We have sent orders to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and as far as Malawi, and we will quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of the continent. Tell us the destination and we will confirm any import paperwork before the parcel leaves us.
Living abroad? Order from wherever you are and we deliver to your family here in Kenya. Kenyans in the UK, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the Gulf order from us regularly for parents and relatives at home. A brightening wash like this one taken steadily month after month does far more than a single pack, so tell us who it is for and how many months you want covered and we will set up the repeat.
Why Buy Your Bioderma Pigmentbio Foaming Cream 500 ml from HealthAlone Kenya?
HealthAlone is a pharmacist-led health ecosystem licensed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, and our stock is original, sealed and correctly stored. Kahawa Sukari is a real counter with real pharmacists behind it.
Our pharmacists will tell you what is actually in a brightening product and what is not, pair it with the right daily sunscreen, and say plainly when the answer is our doctor rather than a cleanser. Our doctor is here too if you would rather have the whole question looked at properly.
It is one more step in our vision: building Africa’s most trusted health ecosystem, accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Pigmentbio Foaming Cream: Your Questions Answered
What does Pigmentbio Foaming Cream actually do?
It is a daily soap-free wash for the face and body that works on dark patches and uneven tone while it cleans. Bioderma’s claims for it are that it helps reduce existing dark spots, prevents new pigmentation spots appearing, and gently cleanses and exfoliates to even out the complexion.
Does it contain hydroquinone or mercury?
No. Bioderma publish the full ingredient list and we print it in full below. The depigmenting actives are lysine azelate and andrographolide; the exfoliation comes from citric acid and cellulose acetate beads. There is no hydroquinone, no mercury and no steroid in it. That matters here: in October 2022 the Kenya Bureau of Standards seized and banned 435 cosmetics sold in this market for containing hydroquinone, mercury or mercury compounds.
Is this a bleaching or skin-whitening cream?
No, and we will not sell it as one. It works on dark marks and patchiness so that skin tone looks more even, which is a different thing from lightening your natural colour. If what you want is to be lighter overall, please talk to our doctor rather than buying anything — that conversation is worth having properly.
Do I need a sunscreen with it?
Yes, and treat it as part of the purchase rather than an extra. Ultraviolet light makes and maintains most dark marks, Kenya sits on the equator so the sun is strong all year, and exfoliating daily then going out unprotected can leave skin darker than when you started. Ask our pharmacist which sunscreen to use on the face, neck and the backs of the hands.
How long before I see anything?
Bioderma’s published result was measured after 14 days of daily use, in 21 volunteers aged 23 to 57 who had age spots. In practice give it three months with a sunscreen before you judge it, because this is a wash rather than a treatment cream.
Will it work on marks left by acne?
It may help, and it is a reasonable thing to try, but be aware that Bioderma’s trial was in people with age spots from sun rather than marks from breakouts. If your acne is still active, that needs treating first — see our doctor, because fading the marks while new ones keep forming is uphill work.
Can I use it on my body?
Yes. Bioderma make it for the face and the body, and the body is what a great many people are really asking about — underarms, inner thighs, knees, elbows, knuckles, the back of the neck. A 500 ml pump bottle in the shower covers all of it. Our pharmacist will discuss it as plainly as any other health question.
Can it be used as a mask?
Yes, and this is Bioderma’s own instruction. Once or twice a week, spread a thick layer, leave it 5 minutes, then wet it, lather and rinse thoroughly. It costs nothing extra and makes more of the same bottle.
Does it contain fragrance?
Yes, parfum is in Bioderma’s published list. It is ordinary in a wash of this kind, but fragrance is the commonest cause of a reaction to a cosmetic, so tell us if scented products have troubled you and we will suggest the unfragranced Sensibio cleanser for your face while this one handles the body.
Which size should I buy?
This 500 ml pump bottle if you are using it on the body as well as the face, or once you already know it suits you — it holds two and a half times as much as the tube for considerably less per use. The 200 ml tube is the one to try first, and the one that travels.
Can teenagers use it?
Bioderma mark this product for adults. Please speak to our doctor before using any brightening product on a teenager or a child — that is a conversation we would want to have properly rather than settle at a till.
I have been using a lightening cream from a shop and want to stop. What should I do?
Bring the jar or tube to us. Our doctor can tell you what it is likely to contain, what it may have been doing, and how to come off it safely, because stopping some of them abruptly causes a rebound. This is the most useful thing we can do for you and it costs you nothing to ask.
Can I use it while pregnant or breastfeeding?
Please check with our pharmacist first. Pregnancy is itself one of the commonest causes of dark patches on the face, which makes this a sensible question to ask rather than guess at.
Where can I buy Bioderma Pigmentbio Foaming Cream 500 ml in Kenya, and what does it cost?
From HealthAlone, online for delivery countrywide or over the counter at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. The current price is shown at the top of this listing. We deliver across Nairobi — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Kitisuru, Lavington, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Kasarani, Roysambu, Githurai, Ruaka and Banana Hill — and to Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru, Ngong, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Kitengela, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kitale, Embu, Meru, Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Makueni, Voi, Taveta, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi and Lamu. Outside Kenya we have delivered to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and Malawi, and we quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of Africa on request. Ask us about a daily sunscreen in the same order, because without one a brightening routine works against itself.
