Family Medical Cream Yuskin A — Moisturizing and Softening Cream, Pump Bottle, 180 g

Yuskin Cream, 180 g Pump Bottle

Overview

The yellow cream that has been in Japanese bathrooms since long before Japanese skincare became an export category. Yuskin is a 指定医薬部外品 — a designated quasi-drug — with four declared actives per gram and an approved scope that is specific: chaps, cracked skin (あかぎれ) and chilblains (しもやけ), plus rough, dry skin.

Our previous page overshot that in both directions, and both are corrected here. It called the product a "Family Medical Cream", which reads to a European or Gulf customer as a medicine, and it said the cream "heals inflamed hangnails, micro-cuts" — wider than the approved scope. It also credited vitamin B2 as an ingredient of consequence. Vitamin B2 is why the cream is yellow; it is an additive, not an active. The actives are elsewhere, and they are listed below.

Related products are in Japanese Hand Cream and Japanese Body Cream.

Key Benefits

• ✓ Designated quasi-drug (指定医薬部外品) with four declared actives, quantified per gram
• ✓ Glycyrrhetinic acid 2 mg/g as the anti-inflammatory component
• ✓ Tocopherol acetate 2 mg/g, included for its circulation-supporting role
• ✓ Glycerin at 0.4 g/g — that is 40% of the cream, and it is a declared active here rather than a base
• ✓ Approved scope named exactly: chaps, cracked skin, chilblains, rough dry skin
• ✓ 180 g pump bottle, hygienic and one-handed; Yuskin sells refill pouches for it
• ✓ The yellow is vitamin B2, not a dye added for looks

Product Details

Brand	Yuskin / ユースキン (Yuskin Pharmaceutical, Japan)
Regulatory category	指定医薬部外品 — designated quasi-drug
Actives per 1 g	Tocopherol acetate 2 mg; glycyrrhetinic acid 2 mg; dl-camphor 8 mg; glycerin 0.4 g
Approved scope	Chaps, cracked skin (あかぎれ), chilblains (しもやけ), rough and dry skin
Additives include	Vitamin B2 (this is what makes the cream yellow); polysorbate 80
Format	180 g pump bottle; refill pouches are sold separately by Yuskin
Country of origin	Japan
JAN code	4987353190519
Name history	The brand was renamed from ユースキンA back to ユースキン in September 2020; both names refer to the same cream
Catalogue note	Our handle says 70 g. The product is the 180 g pump; the handle is a legacy error

Who Is This For?

• Anyone whose hands crack in winter to the point where the splits open and sting
• People who work with water — kitchens, care work, cleaning, clinical hand hygiene
• Anyone who has found ordinary hand creams pleasant but useless on genuinely damaged skin
• Households that want one large pump by the sink rather than several small tubes
• Not a treatment for eczema, psoriasis or dermatitis; if the skin is weeping, infected or not improving, see a doctor

How to Use

1. Apply to clean, dry skin. On hands, that means after washing, not before.
2. One pump is enough for both hands. This is a dense cream and more of it does not work faster.
3. Massage it in until it stops being visible. On a crack, work it into the split itself rather than around it.
4. The dl-camphor gives a faint cooling tingle on damaged skin. That is the formula, not a reaction — but if it stings sharply rather than tingling, the skin is more broken than a quasi-drug cream should be treating.

Frequency: Two or three times a day while the skin is cracked; once at night once it has closed

Full Ingredients

Active ingredients, per 1 g:

• Tocopherol acetate — 2 mg (vitamin E derivative, circulation-supporting)
• Glycyrrhetinic acid — 2 mg (anti-inflammatory)
• dl-camphor — 8 mg
• Glycerin — 0.4 g

Additives include vitamin B2 and polysorbate 80. Vitamin B2 is a colourant here — it is why the cream is yellow — and our previous page listed it among the cream's meaningful ingredients, alongside hyaluronic acid and glyceric acid which the pack declaration does not name. Corrected.

Note the glycerin figure: 0.4 g per gram is 40% of the product by weight, and it is declared as an active rather than as a base. That is unusual, and it is most of why this cream behaves differently from an ordinary emollient.

This product is a Japanese quasi-drug (医薬部外品): a regulated tier between a cosmetic and a medicine. It carries a declared active ingredient and an officially approved purpose, and it may not claim anything beyond that purpose. Where this page states what the product does, it states the approved purpose and nothing wider.

Cautions

• The approved scope is chaps, cracked skin, chilblains and rough dry skin. It is not a treatment for eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis or any diagnosed skin disease
• Contains dl-camphor. Do not use it on infants, and avoid it during pregnancy without asking a doctor first
• Avoid contact with the eyes; if the product gets in, rinse immediately with plenty of water
• Do not apply to open wounds, weeping skin or anything that looks infected
• Stop using it if redness, itching, swelling or stinging appears, and see a doctor if it does not settle
• Try a small amount on the inner forearm before the first full use, especially if your skin reacts easily
• This is not a medicine and it does not treat a diagnosed condition. If a skin problem persists or worsens, see a doctor rather than continuing with a cosmetic
• Keep out of reach of children

Package Contents

• 1 × sealed unit in its Japanese retail packaging, with the Japanese pack insert

Shipping & Store Notes

• Ships directly from Japan
• Processing time: 2–6 business days
• Tracking number provided after dispatch
• Import duties and taxes may apply depending on destination country
• Opened cosmetics cannot be returned for hygiene and safety reasons
• Packed in Kobe, Japan; caps and pumps are taped before they go into the box

Authenticity Guarantee

Every product at Tsujimoto Market is sourced directly from Japan and verified for authenticity. We never sell fakes or grey-market goods. Each order is carefully packed in Kobe, Japan and dispatched with full tracking.

FAQ

Is this Yuskin A? That is the name I know.

Same cream. Yuskin Pharmaceutical renamed the brand from ユースキンA back to its founding name ユースキン in September 2020. Most non-Japanese buyers still search for Yuskin A, which is why the old name stays on this page — but the tube you receive will say Yuskin.

Is it a medicine?

No, and our old title calling it a "Family Medical Cream" was misleading. It is a 指定医薬部外品, a designated quasi-drug: a regulated Japanese tier between cosmetic and medicine, with declared actives and an approved scope. That scope is chaps, cracks, chilblains and rough dry skin. It is not an ointment for a diagnosed condition and it should not be used as one.

Why is it yellow?

Vitamin B2, which is an additive rather than an active. Our previous page listed it as though it were one of the working ingredients. It is the colour, nothing more.

What is the tingle when I put it on a crack?

dl-camphor, one of the four declared actives, at 8 mg per gram. On intact skin you barely notice it; on a split it registers as a cool tingle. That is expected. A sharp sting rather than a tingle suggests the skin is more broken than this category is meant for.

The URL says 70 g but the description says 180 g. Which is it?

180 g, in a pump bottle. The 70 g figure in the web address is a legacy error from when the item was listed; we have left the address alone rather than break existing links, and the description, the title and the details table all state 180 g. Yuskin also sells refill pouches for this bottle, which we may stock separately.