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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, likely at the amount studies used.
Adenosine, with clinical evidence for lines, is in at the MFDS notified amount for wrinkle care (0.04%).
Madecassoside, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.009%.
Asiaticoside, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.0011%.
- 1 essential oil
- 1 labelled fragrance allergen
MFDS functional cosmetic filing
Filed with Korea's MFDS as a brightening·wrinkle care functional cosmetic (2019-10). Its efficacy ingredient and amount are those the MFDS notice names.
Best-supported ingredient per concern
- Dark spotsNiacinamideevidence Blikely enough
- LinesAdenosineevidence B-MFDS wrinkle care amount
- DrynessGlycerinevidence B+below study amount
- OilinessNiacinamideevidence B-likely enough
- Skin barrierNiacinamideevidence B-likely enough
- BlemishesNiacinamideevidence B-likely enough
Evidence-graded ingredients and how much is in
No amount is stated. Judging by 254 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 93%.
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-
It comes after a preservative the law caps at 2.6%, so it is at most 2.6% — short of what studies used (3–10%).
Dryness B+ · Skin barrier B
No amount is stated. Judging by 9 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 79%.
Dark spots 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
3 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 68%.
Skin barrier D
The label states 0.009% — less than studies used (about 0.1%).
Skin barrier C · Lines D
The label states 0.0011% — less than studies used (about 0.1%).
Skin barrier C
Amounts on the label
- Snail Secretion Filtrate90%1% or more
- Centella Asiatica Extractin the name0.5%small (under 1%)
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Water0.48%small (under 1%)
- Artemisia Princeps Extract0.01%trace (under 0.1%)
- Madecassosidein the name0.009%trace (under 0.1%)
- Asiaticosidein the name0.0011%trace (under 0.1%)
- Madecassic Acidin the name0.0005%trace (under 0.1%)
- Asiatic Acidin the name0.0005%trace (under 0.1%)
- Centella Asiatica Extractin the name0.00035%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 55 ingredients at a glance
Colours follow each ingredient’s use (CosIng functions); the bar counts names. Not amounts, not a safety score.
Snail Secretion Filtrate90 %, Niacinamide, Dipropylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Centella Asiatica Extract4,985 ppm, Centella Asiatica Extract3,500 ppb, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Water4,800 ppm, Artemisia Princeps Extract100 ppm, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Geranium Maculatum OIL, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Trifolium Pratense Flower, Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract, Aspalathus Linearis Extract, Helichrysum Arenarium Extract, Hyacinthus Orientalis Extract, Jasminum Sambac Extract, Chrysanthemum Morifolium Flower Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Germ, Sambucus Nigra WAX, Prunus Mume Flower Extract, Robinia Pseudoacacia Flower Water, Spiraea Ulmaria Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Cimicifuga Racemosa Root, Polygonum Multiflorum Root Extract, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Extract, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Angelica Gigas Root Extract, Morus Alba Bark Extract, Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract, Sophora Flavescens Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Extract, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Arbutin, Adenosine, Glutathione, Madecassoside90,000 ppb, Madecassic Acid5,000 ppb, Asiaticoside11,500 ppb, Asiatic Acid5,000 ppb, C12-13 Pareth-9, Aqua, Benzyl Glycol, Estimated 1% or less from hereEthylhexylglycerin, Raspberry Ketone, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit OIL, Salvia Officinalis OIL, Limonene⁎
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Declared fragrance allergens
The label marks these as fragrance allergens that must be declared. They are not impurities, and most people do not react to them.