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Hanyul Pure Artemisia Calming Water Cream

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 10, 2026

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Softening leads, with 6 of 39 ingredients.

Softening
6
Hydration
4
Moisture seal
2
Cleansing
2

Worth knowing

  • Contains fragrance
  • Has a fungal-acne trigger

Made for

What is this product?

What to expect
This cream is made for clearer-looking, calmer skin.
Key ingredients
Artemisia Argyi Leaf Water 3.6%, Artemisia Argyi Leaf Extract, Niacinamide
When
Morning and evening

Who is it for?

Less suited to

  • People avoiding fragrance

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Contains Artemisia Argyi Leaf Water 3.6%

Watch-outs

  • Contains fragrance
  • Artemisia Argyi Leaf Extract, the namesake ingredient, is included in a small amount near the end of the list
  • If you get fungal acne: Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Stearic Acid

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 · clearer-looking skin · better hydration · better barrier support
See each claim, checked (15)

Claims, checked

  • After 30 minutes of use, trouble*** reddened by physical stimulation decreased by -66%plausible, not tested
  • Immediately after use, dry trouble** improved +100 %plausible, not tested
  • After 2 weeks, bumpy irregularities (texture) improved +10 %plausible, not tested
  • From Korean local ingredients, we only included young mugwort around Dano, which has good soothing efficacy among Ganghwa medicinal mugwort.plausible, not tested
  • Without added water, extracted from 100% #DomesticCultivation mugwort, #Denser moisturizing extractplausible, not tested
  • '3 days' after, moisture hydration lasting '3 times' longerplausible, not tested
  • Sensitive oily dehydrated skin, acne-prone skin can also be usedplausible, not tested
  • After 1 hour of use, skin barrier recovery appeared at +113%.plausible, not tested
  • Immediately after use, satisfaction responses were 'spreads smoothly' 100%, 'feels like oil-water balance is right' 93%, 'fresh yet moist finish' 93% (30 adult women, 2022.11.28~12.21, P&K Skin Clinical Research Center).plausible, not tested
  • Soothing effect X4 times stronger than cica, the soothing powerhouseno supporting source found
  • The soothing ingredient Eupatilin found from mugwortno supporting source found
  • Sensitivity panel test completed, dermatology test completed, allergy test completed, acne-prone skin suitability test completedno supporting source found
  • Catches inner dryness and solves trouble* and even soothes with # trouble-ending creamnothing specific to check
  • * Dryness, temporary redness caused by external irritation, sensitivity, pigmentation, bumpy skinnothing specific to check
  • Trouble-soothing special ingredient Ssuk Cica ™nothing specific to check

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