Buffering
What is Citric Acid?
This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the European Commission’s public database of cosmetic ingredients. The function classes that database records for it are: Buffering, Chelating, Fragrance.
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, 7 put this one on the front.
Anua
HEARTLEAF 87 LOW pH DEEP CLEANSING WATER
We checked 4 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. None of them hold up on their own. They are partly right at best.
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Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
- For use on all skin types
Korean original
모든 피부에 사용
- Functional cosmetic for the relief of acne-prone skin
Korean original
여드름성 피부 완화 기능성 화장품
- Applying Anua's own fluid micellar method, it boasts a deep cleansing effect that cleanly removes up to 98% of waterproof mascara, 95% of lipstick, 96% of eyebrow makeup and 97% of base makeup in just one use
Korean original
아누아만의 플루이드 미셀라 공법을 적용해 단 한 번의 사용으로도 워터프루프 마스카라를 98%, 립스틱을 95%, 아이브로우를 96%, 베이스 메이크업을 97%까지 말끔하게 지워주는 딥 클렌징 효과를 자랑한다
- It has completed an alternative eye irritation test and a skin irritation test, so even sensitive skin can use it with confidence
Korean original
안자극 대체 테스트와 피부 자극 테스트를 완료해 민감한 피부도 안심하고 사용할 수 있다
COSRX
Low pH Niacinamide Micellar Cleansing Water
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Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
- Functional cosmetic status: not applicable
Korean original
기능성 화장품 여부: 해당없음
- Weakly Acidic Niacinamide Micellar Cleansing Water
Korean original
약산성 나이아신아마이드 미셀라 클렌징 워터
- Main product specification: for use on all skin types
Korean original
제품 주요 사양: 모든 피부 사용
Dr.G
Weakly Acidic Cleansing Gel Foam
We checked 8 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. None of them hold up on their own. They are partly right at best.
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Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
- Weakly Acidic Cleansing Gel Foam
Korean original
약산성 클렌징 젤 폼
- You will also like that 5 biome ingredients and plant derived ingredients groom the skin to be healthy.
Korean original
5가지의 바이옴 성분과 식물 유래 성분이 피부를 건강하게 가꾸어주는 점도 마음에 들 거예요.
- ①KC Skin Clinical Research Center: judged to be a product that can help cleanse sunscreen products, fine dust simulant and impurities inside pores
Korean original
①KC 피부임상연구센터 : 자외선 차단 제품, 미세먼지 모사체, 모공 속 노폐물 세정에 도움을 줄 수 있는 제품으로 판단
- ②KTR: antibacterial activity against 5 bacteria confirmed
Korean original
②KTR : 5가지 균에 대한 항균력 확인
- Take an appropriate amount of the contents, lather thoroughly with a small amount of water, then cleanse gently on the face as if massaging and rinse clean with lukewarm water.
Korean original
내용물 적당량을 취해 소량의 물로 충분히 거품을 낸 다음 얼굴에 마사지 하듯 부드럽게 클렌징 후 미온수로 깨끗이 헹구어 냅니다.
- Cleansing moistly and cleanly without tightness
Korean original
당김없이 촉촉하고 말끔하게 클렌징
- When you wet it, foam forms and it turns into a foam type. It cleanly cleanses everything from sunscreen to fine dust simulant and impurities inside pores.
Korean original
물을 묻혀주면 거품이 생기며 폼 타입으로 변하는데요. 선크림부터 미세먼지 모사체와 모공 속 노폐물까지 말끔하게 클렌징해준답니다.
- All skin types
Korean original
모든 피부
Ma:nyo
Blackhead Pure Cleansing Oil Kill Pad
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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- Take out a pad and gently roll it over your skin with the embossed side, following your skin's texture. Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water. For stubborn blackheads, use the embossed side of the pad to roll intensively for about 10 seconds. Lightly wet the pad with water to wipe them off, then rinse with lukewarm water. If the content gets into your eyes, wash it immediately as it may sting.
- Melt Blackheads and Unclog Pores: Effectively dissolves blackheads and clears clogged pores for smoother skin.
- Nourishes the Skin: Enriched with jojoba oil to replenish moisture and keep the skin hydrated.
- Enriched with jojoba oil, it replenishes moisture and leaves your skin feeling soft and hydrated.
- Introducing the Blackhead Pure Cleansing Oil Killpad, your ultimate solution for effortlessly removing makeup, sunscreen, blackheads, sebum, and impurities.
- Key ingredients in this powerful cleansing pad include BHA, which penetrates deep into the pores to remove blackheads and impurities, and a combination of AHA and PHA that gently exfoliate the skin, promoting a smoother and more refined texture.
- Balances pH Level: Maintains the skin's natural pH balance, promoting overall skin health.
- The Blackhead Pure Cleansing Oil Killpad is free from PEG, Sulfates (SLS/SLES), Parabens, Diethanolamine, Petrolatum, Formaldehyde, Phthalates, BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole), Triclosan, Oxybenzone, Hydroquinone, BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene), Mineral Oils, Silicone, Synthetic Fragrance, and Essential Oils.
- Achieve a clear, smooth, and nourished complexion with the Blackhead Pure Cleansing Oil Killpad. This all-in-one cleansing pad is your go-to solution for flawless and radiant skin.
Mamonde
Amazing Deep Mint Clenasing Balm
We checked 14 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. None of them hold up on their own. They are partly right at best.
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Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
- Pores, sebum and flakes too!
Korean original
모공 · 피지 · 각질까지!
- A sebum-targeting deep cleansing balm that cleanly washes away skin impurities and makeup
Korean original
피부 노폐물과 메이크업을 말끔하게 세정해주는 피지공략 딥클렌징밤
- AHA, BHA and PHA added to the 3-second* ingredients
Korean original
3초* 성분에 AHA · BHA · PHA 성분을 더한
- Blackhead and whitehead reduction -24.6%
Korean original
블랙헤드 및 화이트헤드 감소 -24.6%
- Sebum amount reduction -30%
Korean original
피지량 감소 -30%
- Old flake improvement -55.2%
Korean original
묵은각질 개선 -55.2%
- Pore volume -26.5 %
Korean original
모공 부피 -26.5 %
- 99.5 % pore impurity cleansing power with just one use
Korean original
단 1회 사용만으로 모공 노폐물 세정력 99.5 %
- Oil amount reduction -85.6%
Korean original
유분량 감소 -85.6%
- A 5D pore shrinking effect with just one use!
Korean original
단 1회 사용만으로 5D 모공 축소 효과!
- A low irritation vegan formula daily balm
Korean original
저자극 비건포뮬라 데일리밤
- With one cleansing balm, pores, flakes and even blemish soothing! A pore sebum softening cleansing balm that wipes out skin impurities by adding triple peeling ingredients to the 3-second ingredients
Korean original
클렌징밤 하나로 모공, 각질, 트러블 진정까지! 3초 성분에 3중 필링 성분을 더해 피부노폐물 초쳐버리는 모공피지연화 클렌징밤
- Vegan certification completed
Korean original
비건 인증 완료
- Water Friendly System
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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Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
- From cleansing balm to cleansing foam all at once
Korean original
클렌징밤부터 클렌징폼까지 한 번에
- 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
- 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
- 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
- PO:DL, moisture, texture and glow without double cleansing
Korean original
포들 이중세안 없는 수분결광
S.NATURE
Aqua Rice Mildly Acidic Cleansing Foam
We checked 5 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. None of them hold up on their own. They are partly right at best.
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Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
- Aqua Rice Mildly Acidic Cleansing Foam
Korean original
아쿠아 라이스 약산성 클렌징 폼
- Naturally derived ingredients gently purify the skin, and
Korean original
자연 유래 성분이 피부를 부드럽게 정화하고
- fill it full of moisture
Korean original
수분을 가득 채워줍니다
- Skin soothing
Korean original
피부 진정
- Clean beauty
Korean original
클린한 아름다움
What is it usually paired with?
Ingredients that other products put on the front of the label together with this one.