Dirt Phobia
Dirt Phobia Effectem D: Toner
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-22
What is this product?
A watery toner led by niacinamide at fourth position and packed with plant extracts, aimed at oily or combination skin wanting pore and sebum care with light hydration. Sensitive skin should note the four essential oils in the mid-list.
What makes it different?
Niacinamide placed fourth gives it a more concentrated sebum and tone care angle than extract-only toners. The formula layers around two dozen plant extracts with five peptides and ceramide NP in the later half, though no concentrations are printed. It is fragranced by four essential oils (positions 34 to 37) rather than added parfum, which suits sebum-care seekers but not fragrance-avoidant users. A dual functional cosmetic notice for brightening and wrinkle improvement is printed on the official page.
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, except 3 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredient
- Water
- Methylpropanediol
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Niacinamide
- Glycerin
- Portulaca Oleracea Extract
- Centella Asiatica Extract
- Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract
- Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract
- Glycine Max (Soybean) Seed Extract
- 두송열매추출물
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract
- Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract
- Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Extract
- Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract
- Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract
- Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
- 로얄젤리추출물
- Malus Domestica Fruit Extract
- 아사이팜열매추출물
- Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit Extract
- Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
- Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
- Undaria Pinnatifida Extract
- Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract
- Panax Ginseng Root Extract
- Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
- Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract
- Nelumbium Speciosum Flower Extract
- Propolis Extract
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Chamaecyparis Obtusa Water
- Pogostemon Cablin Oil
- Juniperus Virginiana Oil
- Artemisia Vulgaris Oil
- Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil
- Octyldodeceth-16
- Sodium Citrate
- Allantoin
- Butylene Glycol
- Adenosine
- Citric Acid
- Disodium EDTA
- Ceramide NP
- Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
- Copper Tripeptide-1
- Tripeptide-1
- Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
- Hexapeptide-9
- Hydroxyacetophenone
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Pentylene Glycol
- Caprylyl Glycol
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: 광곽향오일, 연필향나무오일, 불가리스쑥오일, 콘민트오일, 하이드로제네이티드레시틴
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked the one line this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. None of them hold up on their own. They are partly right at best.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
partly backed1
- 4 Types Problematic Sebum Total Full Care
Korean original
4종 문제성피지 토탈 풀케어
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.