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Hanyul Chestnut Shell Pore-tight Pads

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 29, 2026

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Hydration and moisture seal lead, with 3 of 39 ingredients each. It also contains Niacinamide.

Hydration
3
Moisture seal
3
Brightening
1
Wrinkle improvement
1

Worth knowing

  • Contains fragrance
  • Has a fungal-acne trigger

Made for

What is this product?

What to expect
It's registered in Korea as a functional cosmetic for brightening and wrinkle improvement.
Key ingredients
Chestnut Shell Extract 0.1%, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
When
Morning and evening

A pad with a smooth, lightweight feel. It sits on a dual-textured sheet that you rest on the spots you want. It comes in 150 ml and 210 ml sizes.

Who is it for?

Less suited to

  • People avoiding fragrance

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Contains Chestnut Shell Extract 0.1%
  • Registered as a brightening and wrinkle-care functional cosmetic

Watch-outs

  • Contains fragrance
  • If you get fungal acne: Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil

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, except 1 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.

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

You can expect:
less visible dark spots · softer-looking fine lines
Only partly backed:
less visible pores · calmer skin · firmer skin · a smoother skin texture
See each claim, checked (27)

Claims, checked

  • *YulpiLHA™=chestnut peel extract + LHA(capryloyl salicylic acid)backed by evidence
  • Wrinkle improvement. Whitening dual functionalitybacked by evidence
  • #ButterflyZoneIntensiveTighteningplausible, not tested
  • Pore-area elasticity ingredient found in chestnut peelplausible, not tested
  • Feels like waste inside pores has been cleanly cleansed 93%plausible, not tested
  • Feels like it can be used even on days when skin has become sensitive 96%plausible, not tested
  • It's not a toner pad! A pore cleansing essence pad containing essence efficacy ingredientsplausible, not tested
  • From fine dead skin cellsplausible, not tested
  • A daily functional pore pad that contains chestnut peel and AHA·PHA·LHA ingredients excellent for pore care and intensively cares for butterfly zone porespartly backed
  • Sebum and dead skin cells clean + pores tightly tightened + soft, smooth texture finish!partly backed
  • 2-digit improvement in just 5 minutes!partly backed
  • Area -50.8%partly backed
  • Volume -53.9%partly backed
  • Just 1 use! With 5 minutes of use, pore volume -53%** half effect!partly backed
  • Skin texture improvement 15.91%partly backed
  • Transparency improvement 1.30%partly backed
  • Dead skin cells. Sebum. Heat sensation. Even elasticity improvement at oncepartly backed
  • Dead skin cells -97.3%partly backed
  • Skin temperature* -7℃partly backed
  • Redness** reduction -9.24%partly backed
  • Skin transparency effect, all subjects improved 100%**overstated
  • Intensive pore cleansing for the butterfly zone where many pores are visible, waste inside pores -96% in just 5 minutesno supporting source found
  • Dermatology test completedno supporting source found
  • A product usable even on acne-prone skin!Non-comedogenic test completedno supporting source found
  • 7 FREEno supporting source found
  • Extracted special effective ingredients from 100% domestically grown chestnuts at Utgol Farm in Buyeo, Chungnamno supporting source found
  • Next-generation pore and dead skin cell care ingredients that add synergynothing specific to check

We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.

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