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innisfree BIJA CICA BALM EX

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Last checked September 21, 2026

Mid-range for balms

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Softening leads, with 4 of 26 ingredients.

Softening
4
Hydration
3
Skin protection
2
Moisture seal
1

By skin type

  • OilyUse with care
  • CombinationGood fit
  • SensitiveGood fit

Piboo’s rating from user reports.

Worth knowing

  • Has a fungal-acne trigger
  • On pore-clogging lists

Made for

What is this product?

What to expect
It's made for better hydration and calmer skin.
Key ingredients
Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid
When
Morning and evening

A balm that spreads easily. Put it on before your cream. It comes in 40 ml and 70 ml sizes.

Who is it for?

Good for

  • Sensitive skin
  • Skin with a weakened barrier

Less suited to

  • Skin prone to fungal acne
  • People avoiding silicones

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Panthenol adds moisture

Watch-outs

  • If you clog easily: Diisostearyl Malate, Palmitic Acid
  • If you get fungal acne: Polysorbate 60, Torreya Nucifera Seed Oil

How do you use it?

Pairs well with
  • A plain hydrating toner or essence underneath
  • A separate treatment active in its own step
Don't combine with
Layering under a silicone heavy primer or sunscreen on very oily skin

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:
better barrier support (brand's own survey of 30) · clearer-looking skin, 73% self-reported (brand's own survey of 30) · better hydration (amount unknown) · calmer skin, 90% self-reported (brand's own survey of 30)
Free of:
7 listed ingredients
Tests passed:
hypoallergenic · non-comedogenic
See each claim, checked (23)

Claims, checked

  • · The formula containing Bija oil and panthenol provides moisture and soothing to skin fatigued by the external environment.plausible, not tested
  • Centella Asiatica 4X: Active ingredient derived from cica, helps care for damaged skin barriers and problem areas such as dryness.plausible, not tested
  • Madecassoside: skin soothing and skin repair.plausible, not tested
  • Bija Cica Balm EX, when spread evenly and absorbed on the entire face before the cream stage, helps strengthen the moisture barrier and provide moisture calming care. For trouble and problem areas, a method of thinly applying it as spot care and caring intensively is suitable.plausible, not tested
  • Innisfree Bija Cica Balm EX contains Centella Asiatica 4X from cica and Bija oil and panthenol with skin-protective properties, providing care for damaged skin barriers and problem areas all in one. Its lightly spreading concentrated balm texture forms a moist moisturizing film without stickiness, and its low-irritation formula that has completed non-comedogenic testing offers daily spot care for skin fatigued by the external environment.partly backed
  • · Intensively cares for damaged skin barriers and problem areas with Centella Asiatica 4X derived from cica. (ACORN Korea / 2019.04.15～2019.04.29 / women aged 20-35, total 30)partly backed
  • · A low-irritation daily spot care that recorded a 73% satisfaction in perceived effect of problem skin care. (ACORN Korea / 2019.04.15～2019.04.29 / women aged 20-35, total 30)partly backed
  • · A gentle cica balm formula that offers 90% satisfaction in perceived soothing effect on fatigued skin. (ACORN Korea / 2019.04.15～2019.04.29 / women aged 20-35, total 30)partly backed
  • · Excluding 7 ingredients such as animal-derived ingredients, synthetic colors, and mineral oil, it cares comfortably for even sensitive skin.partly backed
  • · A low-irritation cica care product that can be used on acne-prone and sensitive skin and is suitable for daily use.partly backed
  • Panthenol: Provitamin B5 ingredient that provides moisture soothing and healthy care to fatigued skin, strengthens the skin moisture barrier, and soothes and protects sensitive skin.partly backed
  • Squalane: Simultaneously fills moisture and hydration, helping to maintain a moisturized skin condition by filling dry skin with moisture and hydration at the same time.partly backed
  • · Bija seed oil (1,000ppm): Helps alleviate moisture loss by forming a flexible moisturizing film.partly backed
  • · 7-Free: free of animal-derived ingredients, synthetic colors, mineral oil, polyacrylamide, triethanolamine, imidazolidinyl urea, and fragrance.partly backed
  • Hypoallergenic test completedpartly backed
  • Non-comedogenic test completedpartly backed
  • Bija Cica Balm EX is a spot care product that recorded 73% perceived satisfaction in problem skin care (ACORN Korea / 2019.04.15～2019.04.29 / women aged 20～35, total 30). Centella Asiatica 4X helps care for damaged skin barriers and problem areas, and it can be used for daily care by thinly applying it over problem areas.partly backed
  • Bija Cica Balm EX is a cica balm formula centered on Centella Asiatica 4X, Bija oil, Panthenol, and Squalane, tailored for barrier, protection, soothing, and moisture. Centella 4X contributes to care for damaged skin barriers and problem areas, Bija oil and Panthenol contribute to protection and moisture soothing of skin fatigued by the external environment, and Squalane contributes to moisturizing and hydration replenishment.partly backed
  • Bija Cica Balm EX has completed hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic testing, and has a formula that excludes 7 ingredients such as animal-derived ingredients and synthetic colors. It is guided as suitable for daily use even on acne-prone and sensitive skin, and recorded 90% perceived satisfaction in calming fatigued skin (ACORN Korea / 2019.04.15～2019.04.29 / women aged 20～35, total 30).partly backed
  • · Demonstrates 93% satisfaction in skin softness and smooths rough skin texture. (ACORN Korea / 2019.04.15～2019.04.29 / women aged 20-35, total 30)overstated
  • Bija oil: skin protection and soothingno supporting source found
  • · Skin stress soothing care, and targeted low-irritation daily spot care for problem areas, and moisturizing barrier & moisture calming care for fatigued skin, skin condition UP!nothing specific to check
  • Bija Cica Balm EX is particularly suitable for those who want to recover skin condition fatigued by stress, late nights, and childcare, concerns about dryness and barrier damage, and daily spot care. With its lightly spreading concentrated balm formulation, even sensitive skin can use it for low-irritation daily moisturizing and calming care.nothing specific to check

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