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What the ingredients say
Read from the label order, stated amounts and each ingredient’s clinical evidence
Niacinamide, with clinical evidence for dark spots·oiliness, is in at the MFDS notified amount for brightening (2–5%).
Centella Asiatica Root Extract, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.0088%.
Centella Asiatica Extract, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.0088%.
- fragrance
- alcohol near the top
MFDS functional cosmetic filing
Filed with Korea's MFDS as a brightening functional cosmetic (2021-07). Its efficacy ingredient and amount are those the MFDS notice names.
Best-supported ingredient per concern
- Dark spotsNiacinamideevidence BMFDS brightening amount
- OilinessNiacinamideevidence B-MFDS brightening amount
- Skin barrierNiacinamideevidence B-MFDS brightening amount
- BlemishesNiacinamideevidence B-MFDS brightening amount
- DrynessGlycerinevidence B+likely enough
- PoresNiacinamideevidence CMFDS brightening amount
Evidence-graded ingredients and how much is in
Filed with Korea's MFDS as a brightening functional cosmetic, so it holds the notified amount (2–5%).
Dark spots B · Oiliness B- · Skin barrier B- · Blemishes B- · Pores C · Lines C
No amount is stated. Judging by products that state an evidence-graded ingredient at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 68%.
Dryness B+ · Skin barrier B
No amount is stated. Judging by 8 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 65%.
Dryness B+ · Skin barrier B · Pores D
No amount is stated. Judging by 55 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 59%.
Blemishes B · Dark spots B- · Pores C · Oiliness D
No amount is stated. Judging by 16 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 44%.
Lines C · Dryness C · Pores C
5 more evidence-graded ingredients
No amount is stated. Judging by 85 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 11%.
Skin barrier B+ · Dryness C
It comes after a preservative the law caps at 3.1%, so it is at most 3.1% — short of what studies used (5–10%).
Dark spots B+ · Blemishes B- · Lines B- · Pores B-
The label states 0.0015% — less than studies used (about 0.1%).
Skin barrier C · Lines D
No amount is stated. Judging by products that state an evidence-graded ingredient at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 5%.
Skin barrier D
The label states 0.00003% — under a hundredth of what studies used (about 0.1%).
Skin barrier C
Amounts on the label
- Centella Asiatica Root Extractin the name0.0088%trace (under 0.1%)
- Centella Asiatica Extractin the name0.0088%trace (under 0.1%)
- Centella Asiatica Extractin the name0.0087%trace (under 0.1%)
- Madecassosidein the name0.0015%trace (under 0.1%)
- Asiatic Acidin the name0.00004%trace (under 0.1%)
- Madecassic Acidin the name0.00003%trace (under 0.1%)
- Asiaticosidein the name0.00003%trace (under 0.1%)
Korean law requires a product to state the amount of any ingredient in its name.
How this was read
Labels list ingredients above 1% from most to least, then those at 1% or less in any order. A product filed with Korea's MFDS as functional is read as holding the notified amount of its efficacy ingredient when the label carries only one for that effect, and anything listed before an ingredient of known amount as holding at least that much. Amounts in the product name or official description are used only where the label order allows them. Where no amount is stated, the chance of reaching the study amount comes from other products that state the same ingredient at the same place on their labels. Evidence grades were set by reading each ingredient's studies.
- A
- several randomised trials or a meta-analysis
- B
- one or two randomised trials
- C
- uncontrolled or multi-ingredient studies
- D
- lab work or a record only
A reading of ingredient evidence and the label, not a guarantee that this product works.
Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
All 38 ingredients at a glance
Colours follow each ingredient’s use (CosIng functions); the bar counts names. Not amounts, not a safety score.
Aqua, Methylpropanediol, Alcohol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Urea, Gluconolactone, Glycerin, Salicylic Acid, Diphenyl Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Triethylhexanoin, Glycereth-25 PCA Isostearate, Estimated 1% or less from hereEthylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Dipropylene Glycol, Centella Asiatica Root Extract88ppm, Centella Asiatica Extract88ppm, Centella Asiatica Extract87ppm, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Pentylene Glycol, Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract, Madecassoside15ppm, Lactobacillus Ferment, Asiatic Acid0.4ppm, Madecassic Acid0.3ppm, Asiaticoside0.3ppm, Panthenol, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Water, Glycolic Acid, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Melaleuca Alternifolia Extract, Xylitol, Glucose, Parfum
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