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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%).
Adenosine, with clinical evidence for lines, is in at the MFDS notified amount for wrinkle care (0.04%).
Propolis Cera, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.042%.
- 1 essential oil
MFDS functional cosmetic filing
Filed with Korea's MFDS as a brightening·wrinkle care functional cosmetic (2021-09). Its efficacy ingredient and amount are those the MFDS notice names.
Best-supported ingredient per concern
- DrynessGlycerinevidence B+at least 5.2% · study amount
- Skin barrierGlycerinevidence Bat least 5.2% · study amount
- Dark spotsNiacinamideevidence BMFDS brightening amount
- OilinessNiacinamideevidence B-MFDS brightening amount
- BlemishesNiacinamideevidence B-MFDS brightening amount
- LinesAdenosineevidence B-MFDS wrinkle care amount
Evidence-graded ingredients and how much is in
Listed before an ingredient whose amount is known, so it holds at least 5.2% — at or above what studies used (3–10%).
Dryness B+ · Skin barrier B
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
Filed with Korea's MFDS as a wrinkle care functional cosmetic, so it holds the notified amount (0.04%).
Lines B-
No amount is stated. Judging by 175 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 12%.
Dryness B · 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 4%.
Dryness C
2 more evidence-graded ingredients
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
No amount is stated. Judging by 140 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 0%.
Dryness B · Lines D
Amounts on the label
- Hippophae Rhamnoides Water5.2%1% or more
- Propolis Cerain the name0.042%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 63 ingredients at a glance
Colours follow each ingredient’s use (CosIng functions); the bar counts names. Not amounts, not a safety score.
Aqua, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Hippophae Rhamnoides Water52,200ppm, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Cetearyl Olivate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Vinyl Dimethicone, Behenyl Alcohol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Stearyl Alcohol, Pentylene Glycol, Ceteth-2, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tromethamine, Estimated 1% or less from hereXanthan GUM, Betaine, Trehalose, Allantoin, Propolis Cera415ppm, Adenosine, Disodium Edta, Camellia Japonica Seed OIL, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis OIL, Olea Europaea Fruit OIL, Maltodextrin, Caramel, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hydroxydecyl Ubiquinone, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit OIL, Beta-Glucan, Centella Asiatica Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Perilla Frutescens Extract, Aspalathus Linearis Extract, Commiphora Myrrha OIL, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Sodium Hyaluronate, Benzyl Glycol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Raspberry Ketone, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
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