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Abib Heartleaf Essence Pad Clear Touch

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 8, 2026

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Softening leads, with 4 of 38 ingredients.

Softening
4
Hydration
3
Moisture seal
3
Skin protection
2

By skin type

  • DryUse with care
  • OilyGood fit
  • CombinationNeutral
  • SensitiveUse with care

Piboo’s rating from user reports.

Worth knowing

  • Has a fungal-acne trigger
  • On pore-clogging lists

Made for

What is this product?

What to expect
It's made for calmer, clearer-looking skin.
Key ingredients
Niacinamide, Houttuynia Cordata Extract 0.71%, Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment
When
Morning and evening

A toner pad well soaked in essence. Wipe with the textured side and rest the other side on the skin. It comes in a 250 ml size.

Who is it for?

Less suited to

  • Skin with a weakened barrier
  • Skin that reacts to niacinamide

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Contains Houttuynia Cordata Extract 0.71%
  • Houttuynia Cordata Extract and Allantoin calm the skin
  • Panthenol adds moisture

Watch-outs

  • If you clog easily: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
  • If you get fungal acne: Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment, Polyglyceryl-10 Isostearate

How do you use it?

Pairs well with
  • A plain humectant serum or a barrier moisturiser applied straight afterwards
  • A separate physical exfoliation step kept on different days
Don't combine with
Same session use of a strong exfoliating acid pad or a retinoid, on skin that is already reacting

What is in it?

The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Tap a name to read about that ingredient.

Key ingredientWorth a closer look

Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.

What the claims add up to

Only partly backed:
calmer skin · clearer-looking skin (amount unknown)
Don't count on:
a smoother skin texture · less shine · better hydration
See each claim, checked (31)

Claims, checked

  • 150ml > 250ml (over 150% increase!)backed by evidence
  • Dual Pad. Dual care with different texture on front and back according to skin condition.backed by evidence
  • Trouble area soothing 15.04%plausible, not tested
  • Blemish trace relief 14.77%plausible, not tested
  • Non Comedogenic. Acne-prone skin suitability test completed.plausible, not tested
  • Sebum level improved by 35.33%plausible, not tested
  • Oil content improved by 33.11%plausible, not tested
  • Heat stimulation 17.21%plausible, not tested
  • Physical stimulation 83.49%plausible, not tested
  • Chemical stimulation 67.04%plausible, not tested
  • Cleansing stimulation 77.8%plausible, not tested
  • UV stimulation 65.23%plausible, not tested
  • Heat-irritated skin temperature decreased -6.3℃plausible, not tested
  • UV-irritated skin soothed 65.23%plausible, not tested
  • Less stress. Sensitive skin irritation test completed.plausible, not tested
  • Capacity UP. Instead of toner, contains 250ml of high-potency trouble essence to provide quick soothing for trouble 1).partly backed
  • Pad size & adhesion UP. Enlarged to 7cm hole-type plain surface for better adhesion, and hook-shaped towel side for better wiping.partly backed
  • Soothing of 5 major external irritantspartly backed
  • Trouble 1) care specialized 3 active ingredients: Succinic acid (Hobaksan) + Bird's-foot trefoil seed extract + Starenol™(Honokiol)partly backed
  • High-efficacy heartleaf 3-kind synergy: Heartleaf Sugarsome × Heartleaf elixir (Heartleaf elixir) × Quercetinpartly backed
  • Completed human efficacy evaluation suitable for acne-prone skin, does not clog pores, so even sensitive skin can use with confidence.overstated
  • Containing succinic acid, excellent for sebum control and dead skin cell care, and bird's-foot trefoil seed extract that lowers heat and helps trouble care, it cares for not only trouble soothing but also traces 2).overstated
  • Skin moisture level improved by 274% after useoverstated
  • Skin dead cells improved by 94.13% after useoverstated
  • Sebum/impurities improved by 85.52% after useoverstated
  • Renewal. More powerful trouble 1) care.no supporting source found
  • The high-efficacy heartleaf 3-kind ingredients soothe the skin faster and help improve trouble 1).no supporting source found
  • Enhanced immediate soothing care. With strong moisture soothing for irritated skin.no supporting source found
  • From early trouble 1) to blemishes, the habit of one sheet, Heartleaf Trace Essence Pad Clear Touchnothing specific to check
  • Try caring with one pad from early trouble 1) soothing to subsequent traces 2).nothing specific to check
  • Even sensitive skin can meet clean and clear skin without worry through daily trouble soothing care.nothing specific to check

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