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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 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%).
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Water, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.00097%.
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf OIL, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.0001%.
- 5 essential oils
- 2 labelled fragrance allergens
MFDS functional cosmetic filing
Filed with Korea's MFDS as a brightening·wrinkle care functional cosmetic (2021-12). Its efficacy ingredient and amount are those the MFDS notice names.
Best-supported ingredient per concern
- Dark spotsNiacinamideevidence BMFDS brightening amount
- Skin barrierNiacinamideevidence B-MFDS brightening amount
- OilinessNiacinamideevidence B-MFDS brightening amount
- BlemishesNiacinamideevidence B-MFDS brightening amount
- LinesAdenosineevidence B-MFDS wrinkle care amount
- DrynessGlycerinevidence B+likely enough
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
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 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 products that state an evidence-graded ingredient at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 68%.
Skin barrier D
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
4 more evidence-graded ingredients
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 8 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 9%.
Blemishes B · Dark spots B- · Pores C · Oiliness D
It comes after a preservative the law caps at 3.3%, so it is at most 3.3% — short of what studies used (4–10%).
Lines C · Dryness C · Pores C
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
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Extractin the name1.2%1% or more
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Waterin the name0.00097%trace (under 0.1%)
- Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf OILin the name0.0001%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 60 ingredients at a glance
Colours follow each ingredient’s use (CosIng functions); the bar counts names. Not amounts, not a safety score.
Aqua, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Niacinamide, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Extract12,244ppm, Dipropylene Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Arginine, PEG-2 Hydrogenated Castor OIL, Erythritol, Allantoin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Betaine, Estimated 1% or less from hereEthylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Xanthan GUM, Carbomer, Adenosine, Citric Acid, Disodium Edta, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lavandula Angustifolia OIL, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf OIL, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, PVM/MA Copolymer, Helianthus Annuus Seed OIL, Salicylic Acid, Gluconolactone, Panthenol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Water9.7ppm, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Butylene Glycol, Maris Aqua, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf OIL1ppm, Ulmus Campestris Bark Extract, Glycine Max (Soybean) Seed Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower, Artemisia Princeps Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower OIL, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Lactobacillus Ferment, Bacillus Ferment, Aspergillus Ferment, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hyaluronic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Glucose, Potassium Hyaluronate, Linalool⁎, Limonene⁎
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