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BIOME ACTIVATE Multi Balm Stick

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 12, 2026

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Moisture seal leads, with 11 of 53 ingredients. It also contains (-)-alpha-bisabolol.

Moisture seal
11
Hydration
4
Softening
4
Brightening
1

By skin type

  • DryGood fit
  • OilyUse with care
  • CombinationUse with care
  • SensitiveUse with care

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Worth knowing

  • Has fragrance allergens
  • Contains essential oil
  • Has a fungal-acne trigger
  • On pore-clogging lists

Made for

What is this product?

What to expect
It's registered in Korea as a functional cosmetic for brightening and wrinkle improvement.
Key ingredients
Bisabolol, Ascorbic Acid, Bifida Ferment Lysate
When
Morning and evening

A stick balm that's easy to carry around. It isn't sticky and leaves skin glowy.

Who is it for?

Good for

  • Very dry skin that needs a heavy, sealing moisturizer

Less suited to

  • Sensitive skin
  • People avoiding fragrance
  • Skin with an oily T-zone

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Registered as a brightening and wrinkle-care functional cosmetic

Watch-outs

  • Contains essential oil (Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil)
  • Has fragrance allergens (Linalool, Limonene)
  • If you clog easily: Octyldodecanol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
  • If you get fungal acne: Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Behenate/eicosadioate

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, except 4 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.

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

You can expect:
less visible dark spots · softer-looking fine lines · better hydration
See each claim, checked (11)

Claims, checked

  • Wrinkle improvement·whitening dual functional cosmeticbacked by evidence
  • Since this product is a balm formulation with high oil content, for oily·combination skin, use thinly on areas requiring wrinkle improvement, whitening, moisturization, etc.backed by evidence
  • Vegan certification completed by the Korea Vegan Standard Certification Institute.plausible, not tested
  • Skin irritation test completed by the Skin Science Research Institute of Derma Cosmetic Co., Ltd.plausible, not tested
  • Stick container that minimizes residual contentplausible, not tested
  • In a human application test by the Skin Science Research Institute of Derma Cosmetic Co., Ltd., after 4 weeks, skin radiance improved by 31.56%.partly backed
  • Even after 24 hours of use, moisture retention continues at 69.81%.partly backed
  • 5 types of parabens, benzyl alcohol, silicone, benzophenone-3, phenoxyethanol, mineral oil, etc., 10 types.partly backed
  • 24-hour moisture retention · skin radiance improvement · skin whitening and vitality carepartly backed
  • Sunflower seed oil, moringa seed oil, fermented oil, etc., High Shiny Oil Complexno supporting source found
  • Clean Beauty: Good Ingredientsnothing specific to check

We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.

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