Beauty of Joseon
Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Eye Cream
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-21
What is this product?
A ginseng plus retinal eye cream for users who want gentle anti-aging care with barrier support, though the retinal concentration is undisclosed and retinoids call for pregnancy caution.
What makes it different?
It pairs Panax Ginseng Root Extract with Retinal at position 28, a late-list placement suggesting a mild amount. Niacinamide sits seventh and Adenosine twentieth, while Ceramide NP and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 near the end round out the barrier and firming story. The formula carries no fragrance, no essential oils, and no drying alcohols.
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 ingredient
- Water
- Glycerin
- Dipropylene Glycol
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- Niacinamide
- Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Cetearyl Olivate
- Sorbitan Olivate
- Butylene Glycol
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Panax Ginseng Root Extract
- Carbomer
- Glyceryl Stearate
- Tromethamine
- Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Adenosine
- Cholesterol
- Dextrin
- Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
- Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract
- Disodium EDTA
- Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols
- Phytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
- Retinal
- Silica
- Aluminum/Magnesium Hydroxide Stearate
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Tocopherol
- Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
- Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
- Ceramide NP
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
We could not place these in the list above: 마카다미아씨오일, 레틴알
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked the one line this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. All of them hold up.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
backed by evidence1
- Ginseng Eye Cream : Ginseng + Retinal, , Joseon Beauty, Cream
Korean original
인삼아이크림 : 인삼 + 레티날, , 조선미녀, 크림
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.