Anua Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
Ingredients and claims, checked
Last checked September 4, 2026
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What is it like at a glance?
What the ingredients do
Moisture seal leads, with 7 of 22 ingredients.
By skin type
- DryNeutral
- OilyGood fit
- CombinationNeutral
- SensitiveUse with care
Piboo’s rating from user reports.
Worth knowing
- Contains fragrance
- Has a fungal-acne trigger
- On pore-clogging lists
Made for
What is this product?
- Key ingredients
- Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate
- When
- Evening
A cleansing oil that melts makeup and sunscreen as a first cleanse.
Who is it for?
Good for
- Blackhead-prone skin
- People who need a first cleanse to take off makeup
Less suited to
- Sensitive skin
- People avoiding fragrance
- Skin prone to fungal acne
What to watch for?
Watch-outs
- Contains fragrance
- If you clog easily: Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
- If you get fungal acne: Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
How do you use it?
- Where in your routine
- First cleanse, oil phase, applied to a dry face with dry hands, massaged, then emulsified and rinsed with lukewarm water before a water based second cleanse
- Pairs well with
- A low irritation water based second cleanse taken immediately after the rinse
- A leave-on step applied while the face is still damp
- Don't combine with
- Using it as the only cleanse of the session on a face that has worn sunscreen or makeup
- A leave-on AHA or BHA exfoliant applied straight onto the unrinsed or half-rinsed face
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.
This brand publishes its ingredient list in Korean only. Names below are the matching INCI names from the Korean Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Ethylhexyl Palmitate
- Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate
- Sorbitan Sesquioleate
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Butyl Avocadate
- Fragrance
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
- Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract
- Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
- Tocopherol
- Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract
- Corallina Officinalis Extract
- Melia Azadirachta Bark Extract
- Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
- Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
Claims
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Claims, checked
※ Because no artificial colourant is used, colour fading may occur depending on how it is stored.
partly backedHeartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
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