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What the ingredients say
Read from the label order, stated amounts and each ingredient’s clinical evidence
Salicylic Acid, with clinical evidence for blemishes, is in at the amount studies used (0.5%).
Lactic Acid, with clinical evidence for lines, is in at the amount studies used (10%).
- 1 essential oil
- alcohol near the top
MFDS functional cosmetic filing
Filed with Korea's MFDS as a functional cosmetic (2023-06). The same efficacy ingredients and amounts as a product the MFDS already reviewed.
Best-supported ingredient per concern
- BlemishesSalicylic Acidevidence B0.5% stated · study amount
- LinesLactic Acidevidence B-10% stated · study amount
- Dark spotsLactic Acidevidence B-10% stated · study amount
- DrynessGlycerinevidence B+likely enough
- Skin barrierGlycerinevidence Blikely enough
- PoresSalicylic Acidevidence C0.5% stated · study amount
Evidence-graded ingredients and how much is in
The label states 0.5% — the amount studies used (0.5–2%).
Blemishes B · Dark spots B- · Pores C · Oiliness D
The label states 10% — the amount studies used (5–10%).
Lines B- · Dark spots B- · Dryness 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 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
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 6%.
Lines B- · Dark spots B-
4 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 55 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 1%.
Blemishes B · Dark spots C
The label states 0.007% — under a hundredth of what studies used (5–10%).
Dark spots B+ · Blemishes B- · Lines B- · Pores B-
The label states 0.0001% — under a hundredth of what studies used (5–10%).
Blemishes B · Dark spots C · Oiliness C
Amounts on the label
- Lactic Acid10%1% or more
- Salicylic Acid0.5%small (under 1%)
- Succinic Acid0.5%small (under 1%)
- Glycolic Acid0.007%trace (under 0.1%)
- Mandelic Acid0.0001%trace (under 0.1%)
- SH-Oligopeptide-10.00001%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 49 ingredients at a glance
Colours follow each ingredient’s use (CosIng functions); the bar counts names. Not amounts, not a safety score.
Aqua, Lactic Acid100,800ppm, Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, C12-14 Alketh-3, Tromethamine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Salicylic Acid5,000ppm, Succinic Acid5,000ppm, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, O-Cymen-5-OL, Estimated 1% or less from hereEthylhexylglycerin, Dextrin, Coco-Glucoside, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf OIL, Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Panthenol, Sodium Citrate, Glycolic Acid70ppm, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Trisodium Phosphate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, 4-Terpineol, Mandelic Acid1ppm, Tanacetum Vulgare Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Water, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Disodium Edta, SH-Oligopeptide-10.1ppm, Propanediol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Water, Melaleuca Alternifolia Extract, Salvia Hispanica Seed, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf, Laurus Nobilis Leaf Extract, Oenothera Biennis OIL, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Powder, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Bakuchiol
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