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ETUDE 10-Panthensoside™ Cica Balm

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Last checked September 28, 2026

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Softening leads, with 6 of 30 ingredients. It also contains Panthenol.

Softening
6
Hydration
4
Moisture seal
4
Skin protection
3

Worth knowing

  • Has a fungal-acne trigger

Made for

What is this product?

What to expect
It's made for calmer skin and better barrier support.
Key ingredients
Panthenol 10%, Madecassoside
When
Morning and evening

A balm that you layer on dry spots.

Who is it for?

Less suited to

  • Skin that makes a lot of oil

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Contains Panthenol 10%
  • Panthenol at 10% adds moisture

Watch-outs

  • If you get fungal acne: Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate

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

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:
calmer skin (amount unknown) · better barrier support (amount unknown) · better hydration (amount unknown)
Free of:
9 listed ingredients
See each claim, checked (37)

Claims, checked

  • No artificial fragrance addedbacked by evidence
  • Contains Panthensoside™ panthenol, madecassosidebacked by evidence
  • 9無 9FREE 9 ingredients not addedbacked by evidence
  • 9 Free Clean Formula animal-derived ingredients, mineral oil, polyacrylamide, imidazolidinyl urea, triethanolamine, synthetic colorants, fragrance, PEG, parabensbacked by evidence
  • #MoisturizingPowerUpplausible, not tested
  • #IntensiveSoothingplausible, not tested
  • Low-irritation cica balm for intensive skin soothing careplausible, not tested
  • Skin irritation score 0.00 sensitive skin primary irritation test completedplausible, not tested
  • This product was judged not to cause skin hypersensitivity as a result of the hypoallergenic test.plausible, not tested
  • This product was confirmed to show no skin adverse reactions when using the product, as a result of the dermatology test.plausible, not tested
  • Panthenol effect that strengthens the skin barrier, maintains moisture, and soothes dry skinplausible, not tested
  • Korea Vegan Certification Institute certification completedplausible, not tested
  • Animal-derived ingredients not usedplausible, not tested
  • A high-moisturizing balm that spreads on lightlyplausible, not tested
  • A high-moisturizing balm that softly adheres and applies, and finishes moistly without stickinessplausible, not tested
  • A balm(Balm)-type formulation that spreads on lightlyplausible, not tested
  • A low-irritation skin-soothing balm that rolls on softly and absorbs without stickinessplausible, not tested
  • Suitable for this type of skinplausible, not tested
  • A low-irritation cica balm with 10% panthenol that soothes stressed skin and troubled areaspartly backed
  • High-content (10%) panthenol, triple soothing carepartly backed
  • A low-irritation cica balm with high-content (10%) panthenol that soothes stressed skin and troubled areaspartly backed
  • Contains Centella Asiatica (Centella extract)partly backed
  • Sensitive skin care 'Panthensoside panthenol (skin barrier strengthening, dry skin soothing) +madecassoside (irritated skin soothing, skin protection) +Centella Asiatica (skin soothing effect)partly backed
  • Moisturizing power satisfaction 97%partly backed
  • Felt it was gentle 95%partly backed
  • Felt almost no irritation on skin 94%partly backed
  • Reliable verified testing completed 4 tests completedpartly backed
  • Triple intensive soothing care for skin soothing Panthensoside™+ Centella Asiaticapartly backed
  • 'Panthenol' is contained at a high content (10%) to strengthen the skin barrier, and 'madecassoside' and 'Centella Asiatica' are contained to soothe the skin.partly backed
  • Vegan certification, and even the container, clean vegan beauty, SoonJungpartly backed
  • Weakly acidic PH weakly acidic formulano supporting source found
  • Low-irritation weakly acidic formula; a weakly acidic formula for comfortable skin that cares for skin moisture-oil balance without collapse even during seasonal transitionsno supporting source found
  • This product was judged suitable for use on acne-prone skin as a result of the non-comedogenic test.no supporting source found
  • Use of container with excellent recycling gradeno supporting source found
  • Before and after cica balm use, definite soothing moisturizing effectno supporting source found
  • Etude presents a skin solution containing the technology and know-how accumulated through 30 years of sensitive skin research that began with Amorepacific 'SoonJung'.nothing specific to check
  • Sensitive skin solution proposed by SoonJung for sensitized skin and irritated skinnothing specific to check

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