Perfuming

What is Myristic 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: Perfuming, Fragrance, Opacifying, Surfactant, cleansing.

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, 5 put this one on the front.

DEWYTREE

Hi Amino All Cleanser

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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  • Dispense an appropriate amount, lather thoroughly with a small amount of water, then rub gently on the face as if massaging and wash clean with lukewarm water.
    Korean original

    적당량을 덜어 소량의 물로 충분히 거품을 낸 다음 얼굴에 마사지하듯 부드럽게 문지른 후 미온수로 깨끗이 씻어줍니다.

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  • Top grade value for money, a 1+1 pick! Moist cleansing with dense foam
    Korean original

    가성비 甲 원쁠템! 쫀쫀거품으로 촉촉하게 클렌징

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  • Hi Amino All Cleanser
    Korean original

    하이 아미노 올 클렌저

  • Facial cleanser removes impurities, dirt and daily grime from the surface while retaining moisture and improving texture of the skin.

COSRX

Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser

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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Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

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  • Functional cosmetic status: not applicable
    Korean original

    기능성 화장품 여부 해당없음

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  • For use on oily and combination skin
    Korean original

    지복합성 피부 사용

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  • Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser
    Korean original

    살리실산 데일리 젠틀 클렌저

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  • Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser
    Korean original

    살리실산 데일리 젠틀 클렌저

MEDI-PEEL

RED LACTO COLLAGEN CLEAR FOAM CLEANSER 2.0

We checked 7 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.

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  • When washing morning and evening, dispense an appropriate amount, lather well, then massage the whole face gently and rinse clean with lukewarm water.
    Korean original

    아침, 저녁 세안 시 적당량을 덜어 충분히 거품을 낸 후 얼굴 전체를 부드럽게 마사지하고 미온수로 꺠끗이 씻어냅니다.

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  • 99.4% cleansing power for impurities inside pores
    Korean original

    모공 속 노폐물 세정력 99.4%

  • Experience skin elasticity and lifting with Medipeel's Red Lacto Collagen Clear Foam Cleanser. Clean down to the pores with aesthetic know-how.
    Korean original

    메디필의 레드 락토 콜라겐 클리어 폼 클렌저로 피부 탄력과 리프팅을 경험하세요. 에스테틱 노하우로 모공까지 깨끗하게.

  • For all skin types
    Korean original

    모든 피부용

  • Red Lacto Collagen Clear Foam Cleanser 2.0
    Korean original

    레드 락토 콜라겐 클리어 폼 클렌저 2.0

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  • Impurities cleanly away with the technique of an aesthetic specialist. With the power of collagen and the softness of lacto, it delivers the skin's own natural health.
    Korean original

    에스테틱 전문가의 기술로 노폐물을 깨끗이. 콜라겐의 힘과 락토의 부드러움으로 피부 본연의 건강함을 선사합니다.

  • [Olive Young No. 1 item] Red Lacto Collagen Wrapping Mask 70ml
    Korean original

    [올영 1위템] 레드 락토 콜라겐 랩핑 마스크 70ml

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LAGOM

Micro Pore Cleansing Oil

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.

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  • A cleansing oil with a light texture
    Korean original

    가벼운 제형의 클렌징 오일

  • Core ingredients: hydroxyethyl urea, soapberry extract, soapwort leaf extract
    Korean original

    핵심성분 하이드록시에틸우레아, 무환자추출물, 비누풀잎추출물

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  • From 99% perfect cleansing to pore tightening
    Korean original

    99% 완벽 클렌징부터 모공 타이트닝까지

  • Moisture cleansing oil
    Korean original

    수분 클렌징 오일

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  • With fine micro oil particles
    Korean original

    미세한 마이크로 오일 입자로

  • 99% perfect cleansing
    Korean original

    99% 완벽 클렌징

  • 99% cleansing of pore impurities
    Korean original

    99% 모공노폐물 세정

  • Deep cleansingㅣultrafine dust cleansing
    Korean original

    딥 클렌징ㅣ초 미세먼지 세정

Realbarrier

Ceramide Moisture Cleansing Foam

We checked 22 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.

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  • Plant-derived amino acid surfactant
    Korean original

    식물 유래 아미노산 계면활성제

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  • Maintaining the skin's pH balance completes comfortable skin without tightness
    Korean original

    피부 pH 밸런스 유지로 당김 없이 편안한 피부 완성

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  • Chewy, abundant fresh cream foam, moist without tightness! All-in-one clean cleansing foam, large size
    Korean original

    쫀득 풍성 생크림 거품이 당김없이 촉촉하게! 올인원 말끔 클렌징 폼 대용량

  • Clean cleansing with chewy, abundant foam
    Korean original

    쫀득하고 풍성한 거품으로 말끔 세정

  • Fresh cream foam cleanly washes everything from makeup to impurities without skin tightness! Ceramide Moisture Cleansing Foam
    Korean original

    생크림 거품으로 피부 당김 없이 메이크업부터 노폐물까지 말끔 세정! 세라마이드 모이스처 클렌징 폼

  • 93% cleansing of makeup* after product use
    Korean original

    제품 사용 후 메이크업* 93% 세정

  • 94% cleansing of sunscreen after product use
    Korean original

    제품 사용 후 자외선 차단제 94% 세정

  • 6.0 before product use, 5.8 after 2 weeks of product use, maintaining weakly acidic skin
    Korean original

    제품 사용 전 6.0, 제품 사용 2주 후 5.8 약산성 피부 유지

  • 56.1 before product use, 63.7 after 2 weeks of product use, 13.4% improvement (moisture measurement (A.U))
    Korean original

    제품 사용 전 56.1, 제품 사용 2주 후 63.7 13.4% 개선 (수분 측정값(A.U))

  • 19.7 before product use, 16.1 after 2 weeks of product use, 13.4% improvement (skin barrier (TEWL) measurement (g/m²h))
    Korean original

    제품 사용 전 19.7, 제품 사용 2주 후 16.1 13.4% 개선 (피부장벽(TEWL) 측정값(g/m²h))

  • Suitable for use on sensitive skin DERMATOLOGISTST TESTED *Human application study on suitability for use on sensitive skin completed
    Korean original

    민감성 피부 사용 적합 DERMATOLOGISTST TESTED *민감성 피부 사용적합 인체적용시험 완료

  • Skin irritation test completed DERMATOLOLOGIST TESTED **Skin irritation test completed
    Korean original

    피부 자극 테스트 완료 DERMATOLOLOGIST TESTED **피부자극테스트 완료

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  • Moist hydrating cleansing foam, 100% satisfaction
    Korean original

    수분 촉촉 클렌징 폼 만족도 100%

  • 100% cleansing power
    Korean original

    100% 세정력

  • 100% oil and moisture balance
    Korean original

    100% 유수분 밸런스

  • 100% moistness
    Korean original

    100% 촉촉함

  • 99% cleansing of fine dust after product use
    Korean original

    제품 사용 후 미세먼지 99% 세정

  • 99% cleansing of impurities inside pores after product use
    Korean original

    제품 사용 후 모공 속 노폐물 99% 세정

  • It contains 11 kinds of hyaluronic acid in different sizes, from ultra-low molecular weight to high molecular weight, so it finishes moist without tightness even after washing.
    Korean original

    초저분자부터 고분자까지 각기 다른 사이즈의 11가지 히알루론산을 함유하여 세안 후에도 당김 없이 촉촉하게 마무리됩니다.

  • It adds three skin barrier component ingredients to care for a skin barrier weakened by external irritation and keeps the skin moist for a long time.
    Korean original

    피부장벽 구성 성분 3가지를 더해 외부 자극으로 약해진 피부장벽을 케어하고 피부를 오랫동안 촉촉하게 유지시켜 줍니다.

  • For all skin types
    Korean original

    모든피부용

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  • Mild deep cleansing ingredients, applying plant-derived ingredients to cleanse gently yet thoroughly.
    Korean original

    마일드한 딥 클렌징 성분 식물 유래 성분을 적용하여 순하면서도 꼼꼼하게 세정해줘요.

What is it usually paired with?

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