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Arencia Fresh Blue Hyssop Cleanser

Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read

Read on 2026-09-27

What is this product?

A 120g kneaded cleansing paste from Korean brand Arencia, the blue hyssop variant of its rice cake cleanser line, usable as a daily wash or as a one to two minute rinse-off pack. Glycerin leads, followed by acyl isethionate, glycinate and taurate detergents, ground sweet almond seed, rice powder and kaolin. Fragrance is listed tenth. There is no exfoliating acid; the only acid-named entry is a coconut fatty acid. Gardenia, green tea and hyssop extracts close the list, the hyssop printed at 1.05 ppm. The brand's sebum chart does not match its own labels, and its test footnotes do not name the product tested.

What makes it different?

Within its own line the brand sets this jar for oily to combination skin with a light finish; unlike the rosehip jar it carries kaolin, and unlike the green jar it stops at three plant extracts. Its hyssop is a trace entry at 1.05 ppm, and one detail panel names a centella extract that the legal list does not carry.

What is in it?

The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Each name links to what we know 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

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

Did the ad claims hold up?

We checked 18 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. Here is how they read: backed by evidence: 1 · likely, not proven: 1 · partly backed: 7 · overstated ad line: 4 · no source confirms it: 3 · says nothing: 2.

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

backed by evidence1

  • A soft texture containing hyssop extract and rice powder
    Korean original

    히솝추출물과 쌀가루가 함유된 부드러운 제형

likely, not proven1

  • Kaolin gently removes excess sebum and dead skin cells from the skin, tending it smooth and clean, while rice powder gently tidies dead skin cells, leaving a refreshing feeling.
    Korean original

    카올린이 피부의 과도한 피지와 각질을 부드럽게 제거해 피부를 매끈하고 깨끗하게 가꿔주며, 쌀가루가 부드럽게 각질을 정돈해 상쾌한 느낌을 남깁니다.

partly backed7

  • A change you feel with just one wash, sebum and dead skin cells emptied away, and skin left fresh
    Korean original

    단 한번의 세안으로 느껴지는 변화 피지와 각질은 비우고, 피부는 산뜻하게

  • 86.09% improvement in dead skin cells
    Korean original

    각질 86.09% 개선

  • It soothes sensitized skin, and moisturizing ingredients keep skin moist even after washing.
    Korean original

    민감해진 피부를 진정시키고, 보습 성분이 세안 후에도 피부를 촉촉하게 유지해 줍니다.

  • I think even sensitive or trouble-prone skin can use it with confidence 90.9%
    Korean original

    민감하거나 트러블성 피부도 안심하고 사용할 수 있을 것 같다 90.9%

  • Skin felt moisturized 95.5%
    Korean original

    피부가 촉촉하게 느껴졌다 95.5%

  • Skin safety human application test completed, primary skin irritation test completed
    Korean original

    피부 안전성 인체적용시험완료 일차 피부 자극 테스트 완료

  • Improvement of smooth skin texture
    Korean original

    매끄러운 피부결 개선

overstated ad line4

  • A texture chewy like rice cake that cleanses away impurities completely! Gentle yet powerful cleansing with naturally derived ingredients
    Korean original

    떡처럼 쫀득한 제형이 노폐물을 말끔하게! 자연유래 성분으로 순하고 강력한 클렌징

  • Arencia's signature Rice Cake Soap, carefully cooked with more than 20 fresh natural ingredients. We reveal the secret of the Rice Cake Soap with its amazingly chewy, sticky texture.
    Korean original

    20가지가 넘는 신선한 자연 원료로 정성껏 요리된 아렌시아의 시그니처 떡솝 놀랍도록 쫀쫀한 찰기를 가진 떡솝의 비밀을 공개합니다.

  • Soothing and moisturizing for sensitive skin, care with ingredients from nature
    Korean original

    민감한 피부를 위한 진정과 보습 자연에서 온 성분으로 케어

  • A worry-free formula for safe use with no concern of irritation
    Korean original

    자극 걱정 없는 안심 사용 포뮬라

no source confirms it3

  • A fresh formula completed through a 170-hour process and more than 1,000 kneadings
    Korean original

    170시간의 공정, 1,000번 넘게 치대어 완성한 프레시 포뮬라

  • 61.12% improvement in sebum amount
    Korean original

    피지량 61.12% 개선

  • Centella asiatica extract, green tea extract * Limited to the characteristics of the raw material
    Korean original

    병풀추출물 녹차추출물 * 원료적 특성에 한함

says nothing2

  • Chewy cleansing your skin remembers, Arencia Rice Cake Soap
    Korean original

    피부가 기억하는 쫀득한 클렌징, 아렌시아 떡솝

  • A fresh and refreshing finish
    Korean original

    산뜻하고 청량한 마무리감

Each line is quoted as the brand published it, and each one was read on its own against the ingredient list and the documents the brand publishes.

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