Nippon Zettoc's 'Hepatreat' Series Wins Excellence Award at the 38th Hit Product Awards (Variety Category)
Nippon Zettoc's medicated skincare brand 'Hepatreat' won the Excellence Award in the Variety Category at the 38th Hit Product Awards. Voted for by distribution professionals, the award recognizes the brand's high moisturizing power and family-safe formulation.
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Nippon Zettoc Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku, Tokyo; President: Masataka Moriyama) is pleased to announce that its medicated moisturizing skincare series 'Hepatreat' has received the Excellence Award in the Variety Category at the '38th Hit Product Awards,' organized by Drug Magazine Co., Ltd. and Yachiyokai (a group of 10 healthcare wholesalers).
A presentation ceremony was held on April 24, 2026, in Tokyo, where a commemorative plaque was presented.
[About the Award]
Name: 38th Hit Product Awards
Category: Variety Category
Award: Excellence Award
Winning Product: Hepatreat Series
Organizers: Drug Magazine Co., Ltd., Yachiyokai
Date: April 24, 2026
[About the Hit Product Awards]
The 'Hit Product Awards' honor products that have contributed to the activation of the self-care market from the combined perspective of manufacturers, wholesalers, and drugstores. Winners are selected based on votes from distribution professionals, including healthcare wholesalers in Yachiyokai and buyers/merchandisers from leading drugstores nationwide.
[About the 'Hepatreat' Series]
'Hepatreat' is a medical-concept medicated skincare brand developed by Nippon Zettoc, utilizing the expertise gained from R&D and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and quasi-drugs. All products in the series contain:
- Active Moisturizing Ingredient: Heparinoid
- Active Anti-Skin Roughness Ingredient: Dipotassium Glycyrrhizinate
These support daily skincare for those suffering from dryness and skin roughness, including those with sensitive skin.
The brand concept is 'Making the power of heparinoid more accessible.' The overwhelming moisturizing experience—allowing users to splash on heparinoid-formulated lotion all over their body like water—and its gentleness, safe for everyone from babies to all family members, were among the key reasons for this award.
[Future Outlook]
Nippon Zettoc will continue to deliver products that support consumers' self-care, leveraging the R&D capabilities for cosmetics and oral care products and high-quality production management systems they have cultivated over many years.
A presentation ceremony was held on April 24, 2026, in Tokyo, where a commemorative plaque was presented.
[About the Award]
Name: 38th Hit Product Awards
Category: Variety Category
Award: Excellence Award
Winning Product: Hepatreat Series
Organizers: Drug Magazine Co., Ltd., Yachiyokai
Date: April 24, 2026
[About the Hit Product Awards]
The 'Hit Product Awards' honor products that have contributed to the activation of the self-care market from the combined perspective of manufacturers, wholesalers, and drugstores. Winners are selected based on votes from distribution professionals, including healthcare wholesalers in Yachiyokai and buyers/merchandisers from leading drugstores nationwide.
[About the 'Hepatreat' Series]
'Hepatreat' is a medical-concept medicated skincare brand developed by Nippon Zettoc, utilizing the expertise gained from R&D and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and quasi-drugs. All products in the series contain:
- Active Moisturizing Ingredient: Heparinoid
- Active Anti-Skin Roughness Ingredient: Dipotassium Glycyrrhizinate
These support daily skincare for those suffering from dryness and skin roughness, including those with sensitive skin.
The brand concept is 'Making the power of heparinoid more accessible.' The overwhelming moisturizing experience—allowing users to splash on heparinoid-formulated lotion all over their body like water—and its gentleness, safe for everyone from babies to all family members, were among the key reasons for this award.
[Future Outlook]
Nippon Zettoc will continue to deliver products that support consumers' self-care, leveraging the R&D capabilities for cosmetics and oral care products and high-quality production management systems they have cultivated over many years.