Ji Woo Gae Cica BHA Blemish Toner Pad

Flagged ingredient groups

• Drying alcohol1 ingredient

  The product contains a volatile alcohol high in the ingredient list.

  • Alcohol Denat#3
• Essential oil2 ingredients

  The product contains essential oils or plant extracts that naturally carry them.

  • Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil#13
  • Pelargonium Graveolens Extract#23

Key ingredients

• Salicylic acid (BHA)

  An oil-soluble acid that can mix with sebum inside the pore.

• Centella asiaticaMild

  Centella Asiatica Extract: ingredient no. 14, not counting water

  A plant extract common in formulations for sensitive skin.

• Panthenol (B5)

  A humectant often used in formulations for sensitive skin.

• Houttuynia cordata

  An extract common in Korean skincare, often in formulations for sensitive skin.

• Tea tree

  A traditional acne-prone-skin ingredient. As an essential oil it is also on the irritant list.

• PHA acids

  Polyhydroxy acids. The molecule is larger than the AHAs', they penetrate more slowly and also work as humectants; an acid routine is often started with these.

• Amino acids

  Building blocks of protein, and part of the skin's own natural moisturizing factor. In a formula they act as humectants; some also serve as pH adjusters.

• Fermented ingredients

  Ingredients fermented with microorganisms: yeast, lactic acid bacteria, and bifido filtrates. Common in Korean and Japanese essences, where they act as humectants.

Potent or Mild tells you how high the ingredient named on the product sits in its ingredient list. How the mark is set