Hanyul
Hanyul Hanyul Bud Balm Pore Tightening Pad
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-22
What is this product?
A chestnut shell centered pore pad whose list leads with niacinamide at the third position and pairs it with a polyhydroxy acid and ferments, suiting oily or combination skin that wants pore care with light hydration. Fragrance is present, so very fragrance sensitive users may want to patch test.
What makes it different?
The chestnut shell extract is disclosed at 1,000 ppm and chestnut shell powder at 1 ppm, which is unusually specific concentration disclosure for a pad. Niacinamide sits third, ahead of most of the formula, and adenosine sits fourteenth. Gluconolactone and capryloyl salicylic acid add gentle exfoliating support alongside two ferments.
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 1 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Butylene Glycol
- Niacinamide
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Propanediol
- Polyglycerin-3
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
- Gluconolactone
- Castanea Crenata (Chestnut) Shell Extract
- Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin)
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Xanthan Gum
- Adenosine
- Glycerin
- Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract
- Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil
- Citric Acid
- Tromethamine
- Lactobacillus Ferment
- Saccharomyces Ferment
- Sodium Phytate
- Fragrance
- Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
- Foeniculum Vulgare (Fennel) Seed Extract
- Crocus Sativus Flower Extract
- Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Extract
- Coriandrum Sativum (Coriander) Extract
- Protease
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
- Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract
- Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Extract
- Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract
- Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
- Cetearyl Glucoside
- 밤껍질가루
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
- Tocopherol
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: Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil