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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%).
Retinol, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.01%.
- fragrance
- 3 labelled fragrance allergens
MFDS functional cosmetic filing
Filed with Korea's MFDS as a brightening·wrinkle care functional cosmetic (2024-07). 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
- DrynessGlycerinevidence B+likely enough
- PoresNiacinamideevidence CMFDS brightening amount
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
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-
The label states 0.01% — less than studies used (0.1–1%).
Lines A · Dark spots B+ · Firmness C · Blemishes D · Pores 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
5 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
The label states 0.11% — less than studies used (10,000 IU/g (MFDS anti-wrinkle notice)).
Lines C
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 80 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 0%.
Lines D
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
- Retinyl Palmitate0.11%small (under 1%)
- Retinolin the name0.01%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 64 ingredients at a glance
Colours follow each ingredient’s use (CosIng functions); the bar counts names. Not amounts, not a safety score.
Aqua, Glycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Myristyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Estimated 1% or less from hereCarbomer, Cetearyl Glucoside, Tromethamine, C14-22 Alcohols, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Retinyl Palmitate1110.01ppm, Parfum, Arachis Hypogaea OIL, Polyisobutene, Cetyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Olivate, Sorbitan Palmitate, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Adenosine, Illicium Verum Fruit Extract, Disodium Edta, Polysorbate 20, Retinol101.42ppm, Sorbitan Oleate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Glucose, Pentylene Glycol, Tocopherol, BHT, Sodium Hyaluronate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, BHA, Scutellaria Baicalensis Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Camellia Sinensis Leaf, Panthenol, Hyaluronic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Glyceryl Arachidonate, Glyceryl Linolenate, Biotin, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine, Thiamine HCL, Cyanocobalamin, Limonene⁎, Hexyl Cinnamal⁎, Linalool⁎
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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.
Product details
- Country of manufacture
- 대한민국
- Responsible distributor
- (주)명인화장품
- Shelf life / period after opening
- 제조일로부터 36개월 (개봉 후 12개월) 이내
