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What is Erythritol?

Humectant

Erythritol is a humectant that draws water into the skin and helps hold it there.

This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the EU's cosmetic ingredient database. CosIng lists what it's used for as: Humectant, Moisturising, Skin conditioning.

CosIng function classes are the EU's standard list of the jobs an ingredient does inside a product, such as moisturizing, emulsifying, or preserving.

Which products feature it?

5 of the 2320 products we've checked feature this as a key ingredient. Products that disclose a concentration or list it near the top of the ingredient list come first.

Showing 1 to 5.

  • Product photo of 9 Toner

    Dr.twentyproject

    9 Toner

    It's made for calmer skin.

    Key: Erythritol (#8 on the ingredient list), Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Panthenol

    6 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    calmer skin
    Don't count on:
    better hydration · less visible pores · less shine
    Tests passed:
    dermatologist check · skin irritation
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • [Moisture Skin Barrier] Strengthen your skin's barrier with 9 ACTIVE Core formulation research technology. It completed a dermatologist-tested, low-irritation test for skin.partly backed
    • [Calm and soothe irritated skin] It quickly soothes irritated and easily reddening sensitive skin all day.partly backed
    • Product Benefits Blackheads Treatment, Hydrating, Moisturizing, Oil Control, Redness Reduction, Soothingoverstated
    • [Korean skin care] This Gentle toner is perfect for caring of Blackhaeds and whiteheads. You can glossy and sensitive skin and find the solution for achieving a perfect glow.no supporting source found
    • [Glass skin] Enhances the absorption of serums and creams for achieving glass skin. It is good to use for your daily skin routine.no supporting source found
    • [Formulated with natural ingredients] Erythritol is a sugar alcohol found in natural ingredients like fruits and plants, making it safe for use on sensitive skin.no supporting source found
  • It's made for better hydration and calmer skin.

    Key: Erythritol (#8 on the ingredient list), Diatomaceous Earth, Algin

    22 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    better hydration · calmer skin
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • Seamlessly adheres to curved skin for thorough care!plausible, not tested
    • Due to the characteristics of modeling mask ingredients, the setting time may be faster in hot and humid weather like summer.plausible, not tested
    • US-made diatomaceous earth Pore & Kerato carepartly backed
    • Moisturizing function to keep skin moist and cared forpartly backed
    • Comfrey-derived protective ingredients to care for skin comfortably and healthilypartly backed
    • Applied botanical complex that helps to care for healthy and beautiful skinpartly backed
    • Animal-freepartly backed
    • Diatomaceous earth mineral nutritional care that holds nature as it is, a sedimentary rock formed by the accumulation of phytoplankton over tens of millions of yearspartly backed
    • Contains houttuynia cordata, green tea, mugwort, licorice root, skullcap, and citron extract to help with comfortable and beautiful skin care.partly backed
    • Scent: Natural raw material scent from extracts and a cool herbal scentpartly backed
    • Color: White powder, but when in contact with water, it turns light green due to extractspartly backed
    • Spreadability: A cool sensation when first applied / spreads smoothly and comes off moist when drypartly backed
    • Black specks seen in the modeling mask powder and when kneading are due to the removal of coloring agents and the addition of chlorella vulgaris powder for better quality; there is no abnormality in quality, so please use with peace of mind.partly backed
    • Sidmool creates cosmetics free from concerns about bacteria, fungi, and microorganisms through microbial testing so you can use them with peace of mind.partly backed
    • Acby for soothing problematic skin and moisture managementpartly backed
    • Diatomaceous earth modeling made with skin-health ingredients helps care for sensitive and reddened skin concerns.no supporting source found
    • Skin irritation test completedno supporting source found
    • Pregnant women, nursing mothersno supporting source found
    • For teenagers, adults, and sensitive skin, it creates health and beauty, and as a type that is kneaded and peeled off, it provides quick soothing careno supporting source found
    • Moisture: After removing the mask, the skin feels moist and well-groomedno supporting source found
    • Teenagers, adults, red and sensitive problematic skinno supporting source found
    • 2 IN 1 Moisturizing + Refreshing Soothingnothing specific to check
  • It's made for better hydration and less visible pores.

    Key: Erythritol (#11 on the ingredient list), Glucose, Xylitol

    21 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    calmer skin (amount unknown) · better hydration (amount unknown) · less visible pores (amount unknown) · firmer skin (amount unknown)
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • 330g, built-in water-control spatulabacked by evidence
    • Using the built-in water-control spatula, mix 7 spoons of powder (≒50ml) and 5~6 spoons of water (≒35~ 45ml) in a bowl, apply to skin, and remove after 15~20 minutes.backed by evidence
    • The Cooling Balm modeling pack increases the glucose content over diatomaceous earth, giving it a slightly more moist and elastic texture with excellent skin adhesion.backed by evidence
    • The truly crazy cooling sensation felt throughout the entire 20 minutes of masking!plausible, not tested
    • Erythritol absorbs skin heat and provides a cooling sensation, contributes to pore contraction, tightens the skin elastically, and has excellent moisturizing power.plausible, not tested
    • The Linjei Premium Line modeling pack is a diatomaceous earth-based modeling pack. Diatomaceous earth has effects such as adsorbing impurities. So when you remove the pack, the inside is moist and the skin surface is left dry and fresh.plausible, not tested
    • Ice plant, xylitol, camellia, cactus, aloe, and other natural-origin ingredients that help care for skin heat stimulation help soothe skin that has become sensitively flushed.partly backed
    • Soothing + pore carepartly backed
    • Adding plenty of glucose, which helps with cooling sensation and heat stimulation relief, to a modeling pack with a diatomaceous earth base that is originally cold in nature, gives it a more cohesive and smoother texture than ordinary diatomaceous earth modeling packs, with excellent adhesion and much colder.partly backed
    • Peppermint oil provides excellent cooling sensation to the skin and controls sebum.partly backed
    • Glucose combines effective skin ingredients such as protein and moisture to enhance skin moisturization, and its dense formulation provides a cooling sensation to the skin.partly backed
    • Glucose modeling pack made with EWG Green-grade cooling ingredients (15 uses)overstated
    • Glucose holds moisture and nutrients along with proteins from a wide range of ingredients, including hyaluronic acid commonly found in skin tissue, to help make the skin more vibrant.overstated
    • Crazy moisturizing poweroverstated
    • Xylitol, a natural moisturizing factor (NMF) that provides a refreshing sensation to the skin, holds in moisture so the skin can maintain proper hydration.overstated
    • The world's coolest cool pack (for cosmetics only)no supporting source found
    • Sensitive skin heat sensation -5℃no supporting source found
    • Camellia leaf extract helps reduce heat stimulation both inside and outside the skin, and enhances the cooling effect on the skin through its excellent moisturizing effect.no supporting source found
    • Cochineal cactus extract enhances the cooling effect with its excellent moisturizing effect.no supporting source found
    • Cooling balm skin temperature & moisture TESTno supporting source found
    • The ultimate coolingnothing specific to check
  • It's made for better hydration and better barrier support.

    Key: Erythritol (#12 on the ingredient list), Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Hydrolyzed Extensin

    30 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    better hydration · better barrier support · less visible pores · firmer skin
    Free of:
    the ingredients it lists
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • Goodal's special composition full face & neck care 3-step gel sheet!backed by evidence
    • Based on Goodal's Clear Clean Guide, 18 questionable ingredients across 4 functions have not been added.backed by evidence
    • Heat cooling moisture elasticity Heartleaf soothing gel maskpartly backed
    • With the Heartleaf cooling capsule*, heat cooling**partly backed
    • 10th layer (stratum corneum) moisture and barrier improvement**partly backed
    • Pore elasticity improvement**partly backed
    • Product usage satisfaction 98%partly backed
    • Moisture elasticity gel mask made by solidifying 43g of Heartleaf cooling capsule & Collagen-jom* essencepartly backed
    • The gel mask containing the 'cooling capsule' delivers a cool cooling soothing effect to the skin!partly backed
    • Skin temperature decrease (cooling) - 6.5 ℃ decreasepartly backed
    • A Heartleaf mask that fills moisture up to the 10th layer (stratum corneum) inside the skin* and delivers a soothing effect, made with a gel that wholly contains and solidifies Heartleaf extract (Houttuynia cordata extract)partly backed
    • Moisture filled with Hyaluron Soothing Active ingredients! Moisture and barrier improvement in the 10th layer (stratum corneum) of the skinpartly backed
    • Tight all the way to the pores with hyaluronic acid* and vegan 'Collagen-jom'**! A gel mask that cares even for moisturepartly backed
    • Skin safety after 8 hours of attachmentpartly backed
    • Efficacy·effects are rigorously verified through external professional analysis institutionspartly backed
    • Functional cosmetics review completion status: whitening & wrinkle improvement functionalitypartly backed
    • Skin soothing 114.392 % improvementoverstated
    • Inner moisture (stratum corneum) + 483% improvement *immediately after useoverstated
    • Skin barrier (transepidermal water loss) + 115% improvement *immediately after useoverstated
    • Skin radiance + 102% improvement *immediately after useoverstated
    • Skin barrier improvement 115.902 % improvementoverstated
    • Pore elasticity area 111.729 % improvementoverstated
    • Skin radiance 102.387 % improvementoverstated
    • Gel mask made by solidifying the essence as it is, without a supportno supporting source found
    • Color change type that delivers the active ingredients in the essence to the skin and becomes transparent once absorbedno supporting source found
    • Primary skin irritation test, human application test for suitability of use on sensitive skinno supporting source found
    • OK even on curved areas! Adheres without gaps from the neck to the jawline!no supporting source found
    • Gap-free care from the jawline to the double chin! Elastic adherence! Full face 3-step compositionno supporting source found
    • Color change gel mask that becomes transparent as it is absorbed into the skinno supporting source found
    • When you peel it off after it has become completely transparent, intensive elasticity care is possible.no supporting source found
  • It's made for less visible pores.

    Key: Erythritol (#20 on the ingredient list), Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide, Caffeine

    3 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    less visible pores
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • Cooling cream with a gel formula containing Frozen capsules that delivers immediate cooling effect, swelling relief, and pore care to the skin.partly backed
    • Quick Cooling Swelling Relief Cooling Bomb Cold Compress Creamoverstated
    • Frozen, Cooling, Cold Compress, Swelling Relief, Pore Tightening, Soothing, Makeup Adherence, Water Glownothing specific to check

Are the claims about it backed up?

We checked each claim that features this ingredient. Open the list below to see the result for each one.

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ResultClaims
plausible, not tested1 of 2
no supporting source found1 of 2

These are counts of claims, not products. One product can name the same ingredient in several claims, and we checked each one on its own.