Bonajour Eggplant BHA Water Cream
Ingredients and claims, checked

Last checked October 2, 2026
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What is it like at a glance?
What is this product?
- What to expect
- It's made for less shine and better hydration.
- Key ingredients
- Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract 0.13%, Eggplant Fruit Extract 0.11%, Lupeol
- When
- Morning and evening
A water cream made with eggplant extract. It leaves a dewy, hydrated feel after you apply it. It comes in a 50 ml size.
Who is it for?
Less suited to
- Sensitive skin
What's good, and what to watch for?
Good points
- Contains Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract 0.13%, Eggplant Fruit Extract 0.11%
Watch-outs
- Pregnancy: check first (Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract)
- Contains drying alcohol
- If you clog easily: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil
- If you get fungal acne: Glyceryl Stearate SE, Glyceryl Dioleate
How do you use it?
- Pairs well with
- A hydrating toner before the cream
- Don't combine with
- Another exfoliating acid or a retinoid in the same session
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 5 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Butylene Glycol
- Glycerin
- Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
- Arachidyl Alcohol
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- 트라이올레인
- Glyceryl Stearate SE
- Behenyl Alcohol
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Propanediol
- 글리세릴다이올리에이트
- Arachidyl Glucoside
- Carbomer
- Arginine
- Tocopherol
- Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil
- Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract
- Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract
- Panthenol
- (-)-alpha-bisabolol
- Caprylhydroxamic Acid
- Allantoin
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Saccharomyces Ferment
- Cryptomeria Japonica Leaf Extract
- Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract
- Punica Granatum Fruit Extract
- Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract
- 뽕나무열매추출물
- 은행추출물
- Alcohol
- 루페올
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
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:
- less shine · better hydration
- Don't count on:
- calmer skin
- Tests passed:
- hypoallergenic · skin irritation
See each claim, checked (35)
Claims, checked
Eggplant extract(HD) PH - SPEC certificate of the origin of Eggplant extract
plausible, not testedIf your skin's oil-water balance is broken? Clogs pores, causes milia·blackheads, interferes with skincare absorption, rough skin texture, dull and dark skin tone
plausible, not testedWith a moist but fresh moisture base, it refines skin texture while filling moisture.
plausible, not testedMain ingredients ✓ Lupeol ✓ BHA ✓Dexpanthenol
partly backedContaining eggplant extract that contains real Lupeol, it helps with troubled skin care and
partly backedNatural BHA ingredient cares for sebum and skin texture without irritation, smoothing the skin texture
partly backedWithout parabens, phenoxyethanol, synthetic colorants, allergy-causing artificial fragrance, animal-derived ingredients, animal testing
partly backedA ‘low-irritation daily skin texture care cream’ containing Lupeol, a natural ingredient of eggplant
partly backedContains eggplant extract that reduces sebum and calms angry skin
partly backedRefer to the research results of the Department of Dermatology at Seoul National University Hospital (apply 2% Lupeol twice a day for 4 weeks)
partly backedEuropean official VEGAN certified cruelty-free product
partly backedFirst Brand Award won for 5 consecutive years (2018-2022 Natural Cosmetics category)
partly backedWith a patented ingredient for troublesome skin, it calms angry skin
partly backedRaises skin moisture to maintain skin balance
partly backedSkin moisture loss improvement Moisture loss reduction -6.51% improvement 7.84 7.33 before use after 4 weeks of use
partly backedWith pH5.5 similar to human skin, you can confirm that litmus paper turns red.
partly backedSkin adverse reaction report 0% Eggplant BHA Moisture Cream human application test subjects 33 all skin irritation reaction level 0% Eggplant BHA Moisture Cream human application test report excerpt
partly backedInstead of plastic vinyl material cushioning, we use 100% recyclable eco-friendly paper cushioning (FSC certified) to safely protect the product and think of the environment.
partly backedYes, it is possible. It is a product that has completed a low-irritation test, and you may use it every morning and evening.
partly backedEggplant BHA Moisture Cream contains a small amount of black willow bark extract ingredient (including natural salicylic acid ingredient), not a large amount of salicylic acid or AHA ingredient, so when used with vitamin products it does not cause a major problem.
partly backedHypoallergenic dead skin & dryness care cream
overstatedA dehydrated oily skin cream that solves concerns of sebum · pores · milia and even rough skin texture
overstatedContains natural BHA ingredient (black willow tree extract) with no worry of irritation even with daily use
overstatedLupeol, the active ingredient of eggplant, dissolves sebum and helps soothe angry skin.
overstatedGood-ingredient vegan cream, made only with healthy ingredients obtained from nature, is a safe product officially vegan-certified by the UK society.
overstatedNaturally derived ingredient content 92%
no supporting source foundRecently, the ingredient called “Lupeol” contained in eggplant drew attention, but looking at eggplant cosmetics actually sold, we could not find the word Lupeol.
no supporting source foundSo we decided to make real eggplant cosmetics containing Lupeol, the key ingredient of eggplant, and developed an eggplant line containing highly concentrated eggplant fruit extract.
no supporting source foundWe blended an appropriate amount of salicylic acid so that it does not irritate or burden the skin even with daily use, increasing the product's safety.
no supporting source found58% Sebum 64% Inflammation
no supporting source foundSmoothly removes skin texture and improves the circulation of the turnover cycle, helping transition to a new skin layer.
no supporting source foundStickiness ZERO Fresh finish From dehydrated oily skin to troubled skin, you can use it without burden
no supporting source foundTogether with experts who have studied only nature-oriented cosmetics for a long time, going through numerous test processes averaging 550 days or more, and
no supporting source foundEven for the same raw material, we use only the highest grade natural raw materials, and
no supporting source foundThrough the highest-level manufacturing facilities in the country, we keep the stubbornness of strictly manufacturing ourselves and researching.
no supporting source found
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