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innisfree RETINOL GREEN TEA PDRN SKINBOOSTER AMPOULE

Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read

Read on 2026-09-24

What is this product?

A 25 ml retinol ampoule from the Korean brand innisfree, sold on its own storefront and filed as a wrinkle care and brightening dual functional cosmetic. The statutory list of 49 entries leads with a lactobacillus ferment lysate at 56.88 percent, which the brand itself identifies as its green tea PDRN; no sodium DNA entry is printed. Retinol is printed at 1,000 IU per gram with hydroxypinacolone retinoate as a second retinoid, alongside niacinamide, adenosine, squalane, two plant oils and fatty acids in a light emulsion. No fragrance entry, essential oil or drying alcohol is printed. The usage field starts with evening use for a week and asks for SPF30 in the morning. Efficacy and irritation figures are stated without test design in the text collected, and the repair multiple is an in vitro raw material result. No English ingredient list appears on the surfaces collected. No lived use reports were collected.

What makes it different?

Within the brand's retinol line, niacinamide and adenosine recur in the landed cream and pad, and the ferment lysate in the pad, so they are not this ampoule's own ground. What sets it apart on the printed labels is dose and form: retinol at 1,000 IU per gram against 500 in the line cream and 33 in the line pad, a second retinoid entry, and a leave on ampoule format. The trade-offs: a slow start schedule and morning sunscreen by the brand's own instruction, efficacy figures without printed test design, and a PDRN name that refers to a ferment lysate rather than a sodium DNA entry.

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.

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: 해바라기씨오일, 돌콩오일, 글리세릴스테아레이트, 폴리글리세릴-3메틸글루코오스다이스테아레이트, 스테아릭애씨드, 팔미틱애씨드, 미리스틱애씨드, 라우릭애씨드, 레티놀, 하이드록시피나콜론레티노에이트

Did the ad claims hold up?

We checked 25 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

  • Dual functional for wrinkles & whitening.
    Korean original

    주름 & 미백 2중 기능성

likely, not proven5

  • Cares for butterfly zone pores, dull complexion, sagging skin lacking elasticity, and uneven texture.
    Korean original

    나비존 모공, 칙칙한 안색, 탄력없이 처진 피부, 울퉁불퉁 요철을 케어

  • Squalane: Provides moisture and nutrition simultaneously to complete a firm skin finish.
    Korean original

    스쿠알란: 보습과 영양을 동시에 충전하여 탄력 있는 피부 마무리를 완성

  • Primary skin irritation test completed.
    Korean original

    피부 일차 자극 테스트 완료

  • Dermatological test completed (skin irritation response SCORE 0.00).
    Korean original

    피부과 테스트 완료 (피부 자극 반응도 SCORE 0.00)

  • Non-comedogenic test completed on sensitive skin.
    Korean original

    민감피부대상 논코메도제닉 테스트 완료

partly backed10

  • A high-efficiency ampoule that simultaneously manages pore texture and inner glow through the synergy of potent Green Tea PDRN™ and Retinol.
    Korean original

    강력한 그린티 PDRN™과 레티놀의 시너지로 모공결과 속광을 동시에 관리하는 고효능 앰플입니다.

  • As a low-irritation formula with a sensitive skin irritation response of 0.00, it is a dual-functional cosmetic for wrinkle improvement and whitening that smooths rough skin texture and bestows an elastic glow.
    Korean original

    민감 피부 자극 반응도 0.00의 저자극 포뮬러의 주름 개선 및 미백 2중 기능성 화장품으로, 거칠어진 피부결을 정돈하고 탄력 광채를 선사합니다.

  • Confirmed 2.33 times more powerful repair effect of Green Tea PDRN™ compared to commercial salmon PDRN reagent*(*Results of in-vitro test comparing the repair efficacy of Green Tea PDRN™ and salmon PDRN reagent)
    Korean original

    상용 연어 PDRN 시약 대비 그린티 PDRN™의 2.33배 더 강력한 리페어 효과 확인*(*그린티 PDRN™과 연어 PDRN 시약의 리페어 효능 비교 in-vitro 시험 결과)

  • Vegan PDRN sourced from clean Jeju green tea fields, not extracted from animal-derived ingredients.
    Korean original

    깨끗한 제주 녹차밭에서 찾은 동물성 원료에서 추출하지 않은 비건 PDRN

  • Green Tea PDRN™ (lactobacillus ferment lysate derived from lactic acid bacteria obtained from Jeju green tea): Repair / Helps skin repair as vegan PDRN derived from skin-beneficial lactic acid bacteria from green tea.
    Korean original

    그린티 PDRN™ (제주 녹차에서 얻은 유산균 유래 락토바실러스발효용해물): 리페어 / 녹차로부터 유래한 피부 효능 유산균에서 유래된 비건 PDRN으로 피부 리페어에 도움

  • Triple Retinol Complex™ (Pure Retinol 1,000 IU/g + Dual Retinoid 1,150 ppm): Elasticity, antioxidant, moisture / Helps promote skin turnover and smooth skin texture, densely fills elasticity in stretched and enlarged pore areas.
    Korean original

    3중 레티놀 Complex™(순수레티놀 1,000IU/g+2중 레티노이드 1,150ppm): 탄력, 항산화, 보습 / 피부 턴오버 촉진 및 매끈한 피부결에 도움, 늘어지고 커진 모공 부위 피부에 촘촘하게 탄력을 채워줌

  • Through the synergy of Retinol and PDRN, it densely cares for the number, area, depth, and volume of pores to complete a firm skin foundation. In particular, the effect of improving pore concerns was confirmed after 4 weeks, and you can expect the effect of filling the skin with elasticity from within when used.
    Korean original

    레티놀과 PDRN의 시너지로 모공의 개수, 면적, 깊이, 부피까지 촘촘하게 케어하여 탄력 있는 피부 바탕을 완성합니다. 특히 4주 후 모공 고민 개선 효과를 확인하였으며, 사용 시 피부 속부터 탄력을 탄력 있게 채워주는 효과를 기대할 수 있습니다.

  • Green Tea PDRN™ contained in the Retinol PDRN Skin Booster Ampoule was confirmed to have a 2.33 times more powerful repair effect than commercial salmon PDRN reagent, as measured in the control group after 16 hours. This ingredient is a vegan PDRN extracted through microbial culture technology derived from Jeju green tea, and it plays a role in building a strong skin barrier.
    Korean original

    레티놀 PDRN 스킨부스터 앰플에 함유된 그린티 PDRN™은 상용 연어 PDRN 시약 대비 16시간 후 대조군 측정 결과 리페어 효과가 2.33배 더 강력한 것으로 확인되었습니다. 이 성분은 제주 녹차에서 유래한 미생물 배양 기술을 통해 추출된 비건 PDRN으로, 피부 장벽을 탄탄하게 세우는 역할을 합니다.

  • The Retinol PDRN Skin Booster Ampoule has been certified as a dual-functional cosmetic for wrinkle improvement and whitening as notified by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. The retinol ingredient promotes the skin turnover cycle to create a smooth skin texture, and densely fills elasticity in the butterfly zone and nasolabial folds, helping to manage skin that shines both inside and out.
    Korean original

    레티놀 PDRN 스킨부스터 앰플은 식약처 고시 주름 개선 및 미백 2중 기능성 화장품으로 인증받았습니다. 레티놀 성분이 피부 턴오버 주기를 촉진해 피부결을 매끈하게 가꿔주며, 나비존과 팔자 부위의 탄력을 탄탄하게 채워 겉과 속이 모두 빛나는 피부를 관리하는 데 도움을 줍니다.

  • After 4 weeks of use, proved a 26.4% improvement in inner glow and a 39.8% reduction in pore area,
    Korean original

    4주 사용 후 속광 26.4% 개선, 모공 면적 39.8% 감소를 입증했으며

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  • Pore texture & inner glow, improves both outer and inner elasticity of pores to create smooth pore texture and skin that shines both inside and out!
    Korean original

    모공결&속광, 모공의 겉과 속 탄력을 모두 개선하여 매끈한 모공결을 만들어 겉과 속 모두 빛나는 피부로!

  • A low-irritation daily retinol ampoule that recorded a sensitive skin irritation response of 0.00 and can be used daily without irritation.
    Korean original

    민감 피부 자극 반응도 0.00을 기록하여 매일 자극 없이 사용하는 저자극 데일리 레티놀 앰플

  • Yarrow Extract: Excellent for soothing the skin and anti-inflammatory effects, suitable for sensitive skin. Also rich in antioxidants, helps prevent aging.
    Korean original

    서양톱풀추출물: 피부 진정 및 항염 효과가 탁월하여 민감성 피부에 적합. 또한 항산화 성분이 풍부해 노화 방지에 도움

  • The Retinol PDRN Skin Booster Ampoule is a product that received a low-irritation rating with a sensitive skin irritation response of 0.00. Having completed primary skin irritation testing and non-comedogenic testing, it is a low-irritation, high-efficiency formula that can be used daily without burden even on sensitive skin.
    Korean original

    레티놀 PDRN 스킨부스터 앰플은 민감 피부 자극 반응도 0.00으로 저자극 판정을 받은 제품입니다. 피부 일차 자극 테스트, 논코메도제닉 테스트까지 마쳐 민감한 피부도 데일리로 부담 없이 사용할 수 있는 저자극 고효능 포뮬러입니다.

no evidence4

  • With 3.4 times stronger absorption, it densely fills elasticity from deep within the skin,
    Korean original

    3.4배 더 강력한 흡수력으로 피부 속부터 탄력을 촘촘하게 채워주며

  • With a size 1/20,000th of a pore, it delivers absorption of a different dimension, densely reaching deep into the skin.
    Korean original

    모공의 2만분의 1 사이즈로 피부 속까지 촘촘하게 차원이 다른 흡수력 선사

  • Green Tea Ceramide: Soothes skin and cares for the moisture barrier.
    Korean original

    그린티 세라마이드: 피부 진정 및 보습 장벽 케어

  • PDRN: Technology: Liposome method / Strengthens the skin barrier and improves skin condition.
    Korean original

    PDRN: 기술: 리포좀 공법 / 피부 장벽 강화 및 피부 컨디션 개선

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  • A next-generation skin booster born from the meeting of Retinol and PDRN.
    Korean original

    레티놀과 PDRN의 만남으로 탄생한 차세대 스킨부스터

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