Aestura

Aestura Theracne365 Soothing Active Moisturizer

Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read

Read on 2026-09-21

What is this product?

A lightweight acne-prone-skin moisturizer built around niacinamide at fourth position, with salicylic acid, zinc chloride and dipotassium glycyrrhizate in the later half of an 18-item list; it suits oily and blemish-prone skin that wants hydration without heaviness.

What makes it different?

The formula pairs niacinamide, placed fourth of 18, with salicylic acid, zinc chloride and dipotassium glycyrrhizate in the later half, a combination aimed at sebum and texture rather than heavy barrier repair. It is screened free of added fragrance, essential oils and drying alcohols. Clinical numbers are printed with an institution and panel sizes, but the test conditions behind them are not disclosed.

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

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: Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Did the ad claims hold up?

We checked 7 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. 3 of them look likely, though none are proven outright.

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

likely, not proven3

  • Trouble* moisture soothing cream *rough skin texture, sebum, dryness, etc. that controls the oil-moisture balance of acne-prone skin.
    Korean original

    여드름성 피부의 유수분 밸런스를 조절하는 트러블* 수분 수딩크림 *울툴불퉁한 피부결, 피지, 건조 등

  • Suitable for oily and acne-prone skin, and it is a product that has completed acne-prone skin use suitability testing.
    Korean original

    지성 및 여드름성 피부에 적합하며, 여드름성 피부 사용적합 테스트를 완료한 제품입니다.

  • Estra Theracne365 Soothing Active Moisturizer 60ml lightly balances the oil-moisture balance of acne-prone skin and provides a non-sticky moist finish. It is a low-irritation formula containing zinc, potassium glycyrrhizinate, and hyaluronic acid that controls excess sebum and smoothly cares for skin texture.
    Korean original

    에스트라 테라크네365 수딩 액티브 모이스처라이저 60ml은 여드름성 피부의 유수분 밸런스를 가볍게 맞추며 끈적임 없이 촉촉한 마무리를 선사합니다. 징크와 감초산칼륨, 히알루론산을 담아 과잉 피지는 정돈하고 피부결은 매끈하게 케어하는 저자극 포뮬러입니다.

partly backed1

  • Zinc Chloride suppresses excessive sebum and helps soothe, Glycyrrhizin (potassium glycyrrhizinate) activates keratin turnover to smoothly improve skin texture, and BHA (salicylic acid) contributes to keratin·sebum care.
    Korean original

    Zinc Chloride가 과다 피지를 억제하고 진정에 도움을 주며, Glycyrrhizin(감초산칼륨)이 각질 턴오버를 활성화해 피부결을 매끈하게 개선하고, BHA(살리실릭 애씨드)가 각질·피지 케어에 기여합니다.

no evidence3

  • It was confirmed that immediately after one use, moisture content increased by 65.1% and skin texture improved (PNK Skin Clinical Research Center, 31 people, 2022.12.16~12.22).
    Korean original

    1회 사용 직후 수분량이 65.1% 증가하고 피부결이 개선되는 것으로 확인되었습니다(피엔케이피부임상연구센터, 31명, 2022.12.16~12.22).

  • After 4 weeks of use, oil content decreased by 24.6%, and through UV imaging, a decrease in porphyrin and excessive sebum was confirmed, and it was confirmed that it is a non-comedogenic product suitable for acne-prone skin (PNK Skin Clinical Research Center, 20 people, 2022.11.08~12.06).
    Korean original

    4주 사용 후 유분량이 24.6% 감소하고, UV 이미징으로 포르피린과 과다 피지의 감소가 확인되었으며, 모공을 막지 않는 여드름성 피부 적합 제품임을 확인했습니다(피엔케이피부임상연구센터, 20명, 2022.11.08~12.06).

  • It passed a 48-hour patch test at a university hospital dermatology department (32 adults, 2022.10.31~11.03), conducted a 9-time cumulative application allergy test on the same site with 52 adults, and was verified with the participation of 104 people over a total of 73 days.
    Korean original

    대학병원 피부과에서 48시간 패치 테스트를 통과했고(성인 32명, 2022.10.31~11.03), 성인 52명을 대상으로 9회 동일 부위 누적 도포 알러지 테스트를 진행했으며, 총 73일간 104명의 참여로 검증되었습니다.

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.

How we read these lines