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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·skin barrier, is in at the amount studies used (2%).
Sodium DNA, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.0082%.
- no fragrance
Best-supported ingredient per concern
- Dark spotsNiacinamideevidence B2% stated · study amount
- Skin barrierNiacinamideevidence B-2% stated · study amount
- OilinessNiacinamideevidence B-2% stated · study amount
- BlemishesNiacinamideevidence B-2% stated · study amount
- DrynessGlycerinevidence B+likely enough
- PoresNiacinamideevidence 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
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 7 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 50%.
Lines B-
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 2%.
Dark spots C · Lines C
No amount is stated, and studies name no single amount. It sits after the 1% line (usually 1% or less).
Lines D
4 more evidence-graded ingredients
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
No amount is stated. Judging by 89 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 3%.
Lines D · Firmness D
No amount is stated. Judging by 36 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 1%.
Lines C · Dark spots D
It comes after a preservative the law caps at 3.2%, so it is at most 3.2% — short of what studies used (10–20%).
Dark spots B+ · Lines B · Firmness C
Amounts on the label
- Niacinamide2%1% or more
- Sodium DNAin the name0.0082%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 37 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, Niacinamide2%, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium DNA82ppm, Arginine, Estimated 1% or less from hereCarbomer, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Adenosine, Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract, Sodium Phytate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Nicotinamide Mononucleotide, PVM/MA Copolymer, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Prunella Vulgaris, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Fruit Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Powder, Centella Asiatica Extract, Disodium Edta, Acetyl Hexapeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Copper Tripeptide-1, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ascorbic Acid, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Octyldodecanol, Astaxanthin
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Product details
- Manufacturer
- 아이큐어
- Country of manufacture
- 대한민국
- Responsible distributor
- 위시컴퍼니(주)
- Shelf life / period after opening
- 제조일로부터 36개월 / 개봉 후 12개월 내 사용