Skin conditioning

What is Vigna Radiata (Mung Bean) Seed Extract?

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.

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, 2 put this one on the front.

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Mung Bean 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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See the label check (2 lines)

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

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  • With the skin dry, roll an appropriate amount lightly over the face, then wet with water and roll for about 30 seconds to emulsify it to a milky white. Rinse clean with lukewarm water.
    Korean original

    물기가 없는 상태에서 적당량을 얼굴에 가볍게 롤링한 다음, 물을 묻혀 30초 정도 롤링하여 우윳빛으로 유화시켜줍니다. 미온수로 깨끗하게 헹궈냅니다.

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  • Pore confidence, mung bean
    Korean original

    모공자신감, 녹두

Product photo of Mung Bean Pore Tight-up Soothing Cream

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Mung Bean Pore Tight-up Soothing Cream

We checked 2 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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See the label check (2 lines)

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

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  • For all skin types
    Korean original

    모든피부용

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  • Has completed functional cosmetic review (or reporting) under the Cosmetics Act
    Korean original

    화장품법에 따른 기능성 화장품 심사(또는 보고)를 필함