Bulking

What is Beta-Glucan?

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

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.

PO:DL

2x Fresh Bam Balm to Foam

We checked 9 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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See the label check (9 lines)

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

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  • From cleansing balm to cleansing foam all at once
    Korean original

    클렌징밤부터 클렌징폼까지 한 번에

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  • With a pH 5.5-6.5 low irritation formula, keeping moistness after washing & keeping a clear and even skin tone & texture & glow
    Korean original

    PH 5.5-6.5 저자극 포뮬라로 세안 후 촉촉함 유지&맑고 균일한 피부 톤&결&광 유지

  • A moist finish with no inner tightness even after washing
    Korean original

    세안 후에도 속당김 없는 촉촉한 마무리

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  • With a triple combination of AHA, BHA and LHA, effects of exfoliation, skin texture improvement and blemish relief
    Korean original

    AHA, BHA, LHA 트리플 조합으로 각질 제거, 피부결 개선, 트러블 완화 효과

  • Perfect cleansing from thick makeup to sunscreen
    Korean original

    두꺼운 메이크업부터 선크림까지 완벽 세정

  • A cleansing innovation that needs no double cleansing – deep cleansing plus the finish all at once
    Korean original

    이중 세안이 필요 없는 클렌징 혁신 – 한 번에 딥클렌징 + 마무리까지

  • A unique texture that turns from balm to foam – perfect removal of makeup & impurities
    Korean original

    밤에서 폼으로 변하는 독특한 텍스처 – 메이크업 & 노폐물 완벽 제거

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  • With Gongju chestnut shell extract, pore astringency & sebum control for clean and elastic skin
    Korean original

    공주 밤껍질 추출물로 모공 수렴&피지 조절로 깨끗하고 탄력 있는 피부

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  • PO:DL, moisture, texture and glow without double cleansing
    Korean original

    포들 이중세안 없는 수분결광

Product photo of Oligo Deep Toner

THE LAB by blanc doux

Oligo Deep Toner

We checked 7 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. 4 of them hold up. The rest are only partly right or have nothing behind them.

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See the label check (7 lines)

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

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  • A toner that fills moistness freshly
    Korean original

    산뜻하게 촉촉함을 채워주는 토너

  • With almost none of the stickiness, sliminess or sitting-on-top feeling characteristic of hyaluronic acid, it absorbs snugly into the skin and fills moisture layer by layer.
    Korean original

    히알루론산 특유의 끈적임이나 미끈거림, 겉도는 느낌이 거의 없이 피부에 착 흡수되어 수분을 차곡차곡 채워준답니다.

  • Texture: a watery texture that flows lightly.
    Korean original

    제형 : 가볍게 흐르는 워터리한 제형이에요.

  • Fragrance: it is a fragrance free product.
    Korean original

    향 : 무향 제품입니다.

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  • Meet a toner that delivers rich moisture deep into the skin without inner tightness.
    Korean original

    속당김 없이 피부 깊이 풍부한 수분을 선하하는 토너를 만나보세요.

  • It is packed with low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, made smaller and smaller from hyaluronic acid, the ingredient that draws in moisture.
    Korean original

    수분을 끌어당기는 성분, 히알루론산을 더 작고 작게 만든 저분자 히알루론산을 가득 담았어요.

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  • A cosmetic nerd brand that concentrates on efficacy and effect
    Korean original

    효능, 효과에 집중하는 코스메틱 너드 브랜드

Product photo of Real Hyaluronic Cleansing Water

Wellage

Real Hyaluronic Cleansing Water

We checked 4 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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See the label check (4 lines)

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

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  • Cautions 1) If, during or after use of the cosmetic, abnormal symptoms or side effects such as red spots, swelling or itching occur on the area of use due to direct sunlight, consult a specialist or similar 2) Refrain from use on wounded areas and the like 3) Cautions for storage and handling a) Store out of the reach of children b) Store away from direct sunlight
    Korean original

    주의사항 1) 화장품 사용 시 또는 사용 후 직사광선에 의하여 사용부위가 붉은 반점, 부어오름 또는 가려움증 등의 이상 증상이나 부작용이 있는 경우 전문의 등과 상담할 것 2) 상처가 있는 부위 등에는 사용을 자제할 것 3) 보관 및 취급 시의 주의사항 가) 어린이의 손이 닿지 않는 곳에 보관할 것 나) 직사광선을 피해서 보관할 것

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  • Hashtags: weakly acidic cleansing, micellar, purity 100
    Korean original

    해시태그 약산성클렌징 미셀라 순도100

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  • Water rinse FREE! Skincare FREE! Moisture care cleansing
    Korean original

    물세안 FREE! 스킨케어 FREE! 수분케어 클렌징

  • Main ingredients: Hyal水™, REAL HA™ 100% purity hyaluronic acid
    Korean original

    주요성분 히알水™, REAL HA™ 순도 100% 히알루론산

What is it usually paired with?

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