Mikimoto Cosmetics

MIKIMOTO COSMETICS Pursuit of Beauty Through Pearls The founder of MIKIMOTO, Kokichi Mikimoto, first succeeded in cultivating pearls in 1893. As the man who successfully perfected pearl cultivation, a process for which even Edison expressed admiration, Kokichi Mikimoto was known to the world as "The Pearl King," and was loved by many women enchanted by the beauty of pearls. He had a strong belief from traditional Chinese medicine that "drinking pearls gives perpetual youth and longevity, and endows beauty and health." After tireless and repeated research, he succeeded in producing a calcium substance from pearls that contained pearl protein, and established Mikimoto Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd. Further research showed that pearl protein, Conchiolin, is a highly effective beauty agent. This discovery led to the birth of MIKIMOTO COSMETICS, which strives to create skin that is as beautiful as pearls even to this day. The desire of MIKIMOTO's founder to "adorn all women in the world with pearls" was not simply a wish to drape women in jewelry. Rather, he hoped to utilize the velvety shine unique to pearls to help women become beautiful. The beauty products formulated by MIKIMOTO COSMETICS are created by taking the legacy of the founder's vision to heart