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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 amount studies used (2%).
Ascorbic Acid, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.000001%.
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.0000005%.
- fragrance
MFDS functional cosmetic filing
Filed with Korea's MFDS as a functional cosmetic (2024-06). The same efficacy ingredients and amounts as a product the MFDS already reviewed.
Best-supported ingredient per concern
- Dark spotsNiacinamideevidence B2% stated · study amount
- Skin barrierPanthenolevidence B+0.75% stated · below study amount
- OilinessNiacinamideevidence B-2% stated · study amount
- BlemishesNiacinamideevidence B-2% stated · study amount
- PoresNiacinamideevidence C2% stated · study amount
- LinesNiacinamideevidence C2% stated · study amount
Evidence-graded ingredients and how much is in
The label states 2% — the amount studies used (2–5%).
Dark spots B · Oiliness B- · Skin barrier B- · Blemishes B- · Pores C · Lines C
The label states 0.75% — less than studies used (1–5%).
Skin barrier B+ · Dryness C
No amount is stated. Judging by 121 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 41%.
Dryness B · Lines D
No amount is stated. Judging by 7 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 50%.
Lines B-
It comes after a preservative the law caps at 2.4%, so it is at most 2.4% — short of what studies used (3–10%).
Dryness B+ · Skin barrier B
8 more evidence-graded ingredients
It comes after a preservative the law caps at 2.1%, so it is at most 2.1% — short of what studies used (5–10%).
Blemishes B · Dark spots C · Oiliness C
It comes after a preservative the law caps at 2.2%, so it is at most 2.2% — short of what studies used (4–10%).
Lines C · Dryness C · Pores 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 5%.
Skin barrier 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%.
Lines D
The label states 0.0001% — under a hundredth of what studies used (0.5–1%).
Lines D
The label states 0.000001% — under a hundredth of what studies used (10–20%).
Dark spots B+ · Lines B · Firmness C
The label states 0.0000005% — under a hundredth of what studies used (1–5%).
Blemishes B · Dark spots C
The label states 0.00000001% — under a hundredth of what studies used (10,000 IU/g (MFDS anti-wrinkle notice)).
Lines C
Amounts on the label
- Hippophae Rhamnoides Water61%1% or more
- Niacinamide2%1% or more
- Panthenol0.75%small (under 1%)
- Tocopheryl Acetate0.1%small (under 1%)
- Tocopherol0.0001%trace (under 0.1%)
- Ascorbic Acidin the name0.000001%trace (under 0.1%)
- Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphatein the name0.0000005%trace (under 0.1%)
- Collagenin the name0.00000004%trace (under 0.1%)
- Retinyl Palmitate0.00000001%trace (under 0.1%)
- Biotin0.00000001%trace (under 0.1%)
- Thiamine HCL0.00000001%trace (under 0.1%)
- Folic Acid0.00000001%trace (under 0.1%)
- Pyridoxine0.00000001%trace (under 0.1%)
- Cyanocobalamin0%trace (under 0.1%)
- Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate0%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 68 ingredients at a glance
Colours follow each ingredient’s use (CosIng functions); the bar counts names. Not amounts, not a safety score.
Hippophae Rhamnoides Water605,800 ppm, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Methylpropanediol, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide20,000 ppm, Algin, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Polysorbate 80, Pullulan, Sphingomonas Ferment Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Prunus Mume Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Oenothera Biennis OIL, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Powder, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-3 Stearate, Aqua, Panthenol7,500 ppm, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate, Cellulose, Tocopheryl Acetate1,000 ppm, Estimated 1% or less from hereEthylhexylglycerin, Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide, Allantoin, Adenosine, Cellulose GUM, Sodium Phytate, Dextrin, Tocopherol1 ppm, Glycerin, Citric Acid, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Gluconolactone, Glutathione, Mandelic Acid, Silica, Ascorbic Acid10 ppb, Kaolin, Papain, Ferulic Acid, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Beta-Sitosterol, Glyceryl Glucoside, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate5 ppb, Phytosterols, Collagen0.45 ppb, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Retinyl Palmitate0.1 ppb, Biotin0.1 ppb, Thiamine HCL0.1 ppb, Folic Acid0.1 ppb, Pyridoxine0.1 ppb, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Cyanocobalamin0.001 ppb, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate0.001 ppb, Parfum
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Product details
- Manufacturer
- 한국콜마주식회사 / 주식회사 스킨이데아
- Country of manufacture
- 대한민국
