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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 (5%).
Ascorbic Acid, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.001%.
- no fragrance
MFDS functional cosmetic filing
Filed with Korea's MFDS as a functional cosmetic (2025-09). The same efficacy ingredients and amounts as a product the MFDS already reviewed.
Best-supported ingredient per concern
- Dark spotsNiacinamideevidence B5% stated · study amount
- OilinessNiacinamideevidence B-5% stated · study amount
- Skin barrierNiacinamideevidence B-5% stated · study amount
- BlemishesNiacinamideevidence B-5% stated · study amount
- DrynessGlycerinevidence B+likely enough
- PoresNiacinamideevidence C5% stated · study amount
Evidence-graded ingredients and how much is in
The label states 5% — 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 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, and studies name no single amount. It sits after the 1% line (usually 1% or less).
Skin barrier B · Dryness B
11 more evidence-graded ingredients
No amount is stated, and studies name no single amount. It sits after the 1% line (usually 1% or less).
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 5%.
Dark spots B-
The label states 0.005% — under a hundredth of what studies used (1%).
Dark spots 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 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
No amount is stated, and studies name no single amount. It sits after the 1% line (usually 1% or less).
Lines D
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
The label states 0.001% — under a hundredth of what studies used (10–20%).
Dark spots B+ · Lines B · Firmness C
The label states 0.00001% — under a hundredth of what studies used (0.5–1%).
Lines D
The label states 0.000004% — under a hundredth of what studies used (0.1–1%).
Lines A · Dark spots B+ · Firmness C · Blemishes D · Pores 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
- Niacinamide5%1% or more
- Curcuma Longa Root0.1%small (under 1%)
- Kojic Acid0.005%trace (under 0.1%)
- Cyanocobalamin0.004%trace (under 0.1%)
- Ascorbic Acidin the name0.001%trace (under 0.1%)
- Tocopherol0.00001%trace (under 0.1%)
- Retinol0.000004%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.
Aqua, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide50,000ppm, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, Arginine, Cetearyl Alcohol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Coptis Japonica Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Caesalpinia Spinosa GUM, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Sorbitan Olivate, Curcuma Longa Root1,000ppm, Estimated 1% or less from hereXanthan GUM, Simethicone, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer, C9-12 Alkane, Kojic Acid50ppm, Cyanocobalamin40ppm, Castor OIL/Ipdi Copolymer, Citrus Junos Peel Extract, Castanea Crenata Shell Extract, Ascorbic Acid10ppm, Fragaria Ananassa (Strawberry) Fruit Extract, Tocopherol0.1ppm, Allantoin, Alpha-Arbutin, Caffeine, Ferulic Acid, Retinol0.04ppm, Undecane, Octyldodecanol, Tridecane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Copper Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hyaluronate
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