Skin conditioning, emollient

What is Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil?

This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the European Commission’s public database of cosmetic ingredients. The function classes that database records for it are: Skin conditioning, emollient, Skin conditioning.

A function class records the role an ingredient is put in a formula for. It is what the database files the ingredient under, not a finding of ours about what it does on skin.

Which products use it?

Of the 130 products whose labels we have read, 3 put this one on the front.

Product photo of Origin Pure Balancing Cleansing Oil

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Origin Pure Balancing Cleansing Oil

We checked 3 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. 2 of them hold up. The rest are only partly right or have nothing behind them.

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Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

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  • * 36 months from the date of manufacture / * use within 12 months after opening recommended
    Korean original

    * 제조일로부터 36개월 / * 개봉 후 12개월 사용권장

  • Dispense an appropriate amount of cleansing oil onto dry hands, roll it gently over the whole face as if massaging, then rinse thoroughly several times with lukewarm water.
    Korean original

    물기 없는 손에 클렌징 오일을 적당량을 덜어 얼굴 전체를 마사지하듯이 부드럽게 롤링 후 미온수로 여러번 충분히 씻어냅니다.

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  • A cleansing oil for all skin types
    Korean original

    모든 피부용 클렌징 오일

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Cellup Micro Cleansing Water

We checked 3 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. 2 of them hold up. The rest are only partly right or have nothing behind them.

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  • After dispensing enough of the product onto a cotton pad, gently wipe makeup away along the grain of the skin from the inside of the face outwards.
    Korean original

    화장솜에 내용물을 충분히 덜어낸 뒤 피부 결을 따라 얼굴 안쪽에서 바깥쪽으로 메이크업을 부드럽게 닦아 냅니다.

  • When cleansing point makeup, press lightly for about 10 seconds to melt the makeup, then wipe gently.
    Korean original

    포인트 메이크업 클렌징 시 10초 정도 가볍게 눌러 메이크업을 녹여낸 다음 부드럽게 닦아냅니다.

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  • It is a no-wash type cleansing water that does not require a separate water rinse, but if needed you may finish with lukewarm water or do a light second cleanse.
    Korean original

    별도의 물 세안을 하지 않아도 되는 노워시 타입의 클렌징 워터이나, 필요시 미온수로 마무리하거나 가벼운 2차 세안을 해주셔도 좋습니다.

Product photo of Pore Clear Solution Cleansing Oil

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Pore Clear Solution Cleansing Oil

We checked 2 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. One of them holds up. The rest are only partly right or have nothing behind them.

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  • In the case of a functional cosmetic, review completion status by the Korea Food and Drug Administration under the Cosmetics Act: none
    Korean original

    기능성화장품의 경우 화장품 법에 따른 식품의약안전청 심사 필유무: 없음

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  • A magic cleansing oil where pores disappear at the same time as makeup!
    Korean original

    메이크업과 동시에 모공이 사라지는 매직 클렌징오일!

What is it usually paired with?

Ingredients that other products put on the front of the label together with this one.