Dong-A Pharmaceutical Acne Pro Gel
Ingredients and claims, checked
What is it like at a glance?
What is this product?
- Key ingredients
- Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
A cream that seals in moisture as the last step. It comes in a 30ml size. It contains Salicylic Acid, an exfoliant (BHA), and Glycolic Acid, an exfoliant (AHA).
Who is it for?
Less suited to
- People avoiding fragrance
- People avoiding essential oils
- Skin that reacts to alcohol
What's good, and what to watch for?
Good points
- Salicylic Acid and Glycolic Acid smooth away dead skin
Watch-outs
- Pregnancy: check first (Salicylic Acid)
- Contains essential oil (Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil)
- Contains drying alcohol (Alcohol Denat.)
- If you get fungal acne: Lactobacillus Ferment, Polysorbate 60
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.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Propanediol
- Alcohol Denat.
- Ethoxydiglycol
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
- Salicylic Acid
- Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
- Tromethamine
- Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
- Betaine
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Lactobacillus Ferment
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Disodium EDTA
- Butylene Glycol
- Pentylene Glycol
- Glycolic Acid
- Glycerin
- Disodium Phosphate
- Polysorbate 60
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Sodium Phosphate
- Lauryl Glucoside
- Tocopherol
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract
- Dimethyl Sulfone
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
- Succinic Acid
- Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract
- Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract
- Saururus Chinensis Leaf/Root Extract
- Cinnamomum Cassia 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.
Claims
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Claims, checked
Acne Pro
plausible, not tested
We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.