He is_
He is_ Aqua-Gen All In One
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-19
What is this product?
A Korean all in one moisturizing fluid from He is_, a men's care brand, sold as a single 110 ml pump bottle. The statutory list runs 76 items. Water and three glycols lead, niacinamide sits sixth and adenosine eighteenth, which is what carries its brightening and wrinkle functional filing. Eight hyaluronic acid family entries, panthenol, betaine, trehalose and allantoin make up the humectant core, and there is almost no lipid phase, so it hydrates without sealing. Retinol sits at position 51 and a fragrance entry at 20. Marketing promises a 24 hour hold, a three part pore mechanism and a single use clinical result, none of them sourced. Best for oily or combination skin that wants one leave on step. Not for pregnancy, active retinoid users, or scent reactive skin.
What makes it different?
Two things set it apart from a plain light moisturizer. It carries a Korean functional filing for both brightening and wrinkle care, with niacinamide and adenosine placed high enough in the order to be plausible rather than decorative. And it folds retinol into a single step product meant for people who own one bottle, which is an unusual amount of active load to hand someone who is not running a routine.
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 2 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Butylene Glycol
- Methylpropanediol
- Dipropylene Glycol
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Niacinamide
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Diethoxyethyl Succinate
- Polyglycerin-3
- Betaine
- Tromethamine
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
- Carbomer
- Trehalose
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Phenyl Trimethicone
- Adenosine
- Xanthan Gum
- Fragrance
- Gellan Gum
- Agar
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
- Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract
- Disodium EDTA
- Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract
- Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
- Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
- Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
- Portulaca Oleracea Extract
- Panthenol
- Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
- Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract
- Allantoin
- Stellaria Media (Chickweed) Extract
- Lactobacillus Ferment
- Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
- Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil
- Aloe Barbadensis Phytoplacenta Extract
- Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Ascorbic Acid
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
- Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract
- Corallina Officinalis Extract
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Biosaccharide Gum-1
- Astaxanthin
- Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
- Retinol
- Undecane
- 호장근추출물
- Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Extract
- Tridecane
- Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Extract
- Potassium Hyaluronate
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract
- Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
- Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
- Hydrolyzed Collagen
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Hyacinthus Orientalis (Hyacinth) Extract
- Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract
- Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
- Borago Officinalis Extract
- Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5
- Pentylene Glycol
- Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
- Castanea Crenata (Chestnut) Shell Extract
- Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
- Tocopherol
- 잇꽃추출물
- Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Root Extract
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: 포도씨오일, 폴리글리세릴-10라우레이트, 레티놀
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked 7 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. One of them holds up. The rest are only partly right or have nothing behind them.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
backed by evidence1
- Helps with skin whitening. Helps with skin wrinkle improvement.
Korean original
피부의 미백에 도움을 준다. 피부의 주름개선에 도움을 준다.
partly backed1
- # 10-fold Hyaluronic Acid Power
Korean original
# 10중 히알루론산 파워
no evidence5
- An all-in-one solution that forms a 24-hour moisture barrier with Blue Exosome capsules
Korean original
블루엑소좀 캡슐으로 24시간 수분장벽을 형성하는 올인원 솔루션
- # 24-hour moisture retention
Korean original
# 24시간 수분 유지
- # 3-fold pore reduction
Korean original
# 3중 모공 축소
- # Blue Exosome Capsule
Korean original
# 블루 엑소좀 캡슐
- Check the improved clinical results with just 1 use
Korean original
단 1번 사용으로 개선 된 임상결과를 확인하세요
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.