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Isntree Yam Root Vegan Milk Cleanser

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 22, 2026

Buy on Olive Young US
Mid-range for cleansing creams
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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Softening leads, with 3 of 27 ingredients. It also contains Glycine Max (Soybean) Seed Extract.

Softening
3
Hydration
2
Moisture seal
1
Exfoliation
1

By skin type

  • DryGood fit
  • OilyUse with care
  • CombinationUse with care

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
This cleanser is made for better hydration.
Key ingredients
Sunflower Seed Oil 30%, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract 0.1%, Arachidyl Glucoside
When
Evening

Who is it for?

Less suited to

  • Dehydrated oily skin

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Contains Sunflower Seed Oil 30%, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract 0.1%

Watch-outs

  • If you clog easily: Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Alcohol
  • If you get fungal acne: Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate

How do you use it?

Pairs well with
  • A low pH hydrating toner straight after, on damp skin
  • Cotton pads as the removal route on days when rinsing is inconvenient
Don't combine with
Following it with a second, soap-based foaming wash on dry or reactive 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, 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

Only partly backed:
better hydration · firmer skin · better barrier support
Tests passed:
skin irritation
See each claim, checked (32)

Claims, checked

  • Seaweed extract, lotus root extract, kelp extract, okra fruit extractbacked by evidence
  • Skin-friendly plant oil sunflower seed oil 30%backed by evidence
  • Plant-derived surfactants coco-glucoside, arachidyl glucosidebacked by evidence
  • Yam cleansing milk that protects the sensitive skin barrierplausible, not tested
  • Clean and moist with cleansing power added to a gentle milk #YamBarrierMilkplausible, not tested
  • Chewy milk texture that softly adheres / Containing Andong yam x phyto mucin, the chewy milk texture softly adheres to the skinplausible, not tested
  • Clean and moist without needing double cleansingpartly backed
  • Andong yam rich in phyto mucin forms a strong moisture barrier, keeping skin moist even after cleansingpartly backed
  • pH 5.5(±1) Mild cleansing | Rich & Creamy texture | Protects skin barrierpartly backed
  • Chewy milk texture with Andong yam and plant mucinpartly backed
  • Effective cleansing power with just one milk, no double cleansing neededpartly backed
  • A moisture barrier that fills skin moist as if applying skincare while cleansingpartly backed
  • A low-irritation, mildly acidic formula that can be used comfortably even on the eye areapartly backed
  • Clean cleansing power with just one yam milk, no double cleansing neededpartly backed
  • Ultrafine dust cleansing power +95%partly backed
  • Inorganic sunscreen cleansing power +93%partly backed
  • Human application test completed for cleansing effect of sunscreen (inorganic) after one use (Inc.) Human Skin Clinical Trial Center | 2026.02.09~2026.02.10 | 23 adult women | individual differences may existpartly backed
  • Human application test completed for ultrafine dust cleansing effect after one use (Inc.) Corederm Skin Science Institute | 2021.12.20~2021.12.21 | 21 adult women | individual differences may existpartly backed
  • Comfortable cleansing for skin with naturally derived cleansing ingredients / Gentle yet powerful cleansing with high-content skin-friendly plant oils and plant-derived surfactants!partly backed
  • A skincare cleanser that stays moist with no chance to dry out after cleansingpartly backed
  • With plant milk complex, a moisture barrier that fills skin moistly as if applying skincare while cleansingpartly backed
  • After 4 weeks of use, skin moisture level improvement 29.29%partly backed
  • After 4 weeks of use, skin barrier improvement 14.77%partly backed
  • Human application test completed for improvement in skin moisture level and transepidermal water loss (TEWL) after 4 weeks of use (Inc.) Maridiem Skin Science Institute | 2026.04.13~2026.05.15 | 20 adult women | individual differences may existpartly backed
  • Mildly acidic formula with pH 5.0 (±0.5), close to healthy skin pH, providing a moist finish without tightnesspartly backed
  • Eye irritation test completed / Sensitive skin irritation test completed (Inc.) Human Skin Clinical Trial Center 2026.02.03~2026.02.05 | 33 adult men and women / Primary skin irritation test completed (Inc.) Corederm Skin Science Institute 2021.12.21~2021.12.24 | 33 adult womenpartly backed
  • VEGAN FORMULA This product has been certified vegan with no animal-derived ingredients used or added.partly backed
  • With yam's moisturizing essence, a comfortable skin barrier with each cleanseoverstated
  • Phyto cleansing that protects the moisture barrier with K-mucin Andong yamno supporting source found
  • 'Isntree Yam Vegan Milk Cleanser' eye irritation alternative evaluation test (HET-CAM Test) completed (Inc.) Maridiem Skin Science Institute | 2021.12.27~2021.12.31 | 30 adult women | individual differences may existno supporting source found
  • A low-irritation mildly acidic milk that is comfortable even on delicate eye areano supporting source found
  • EASY ENTRY to ACTIVE GREEN A high-performance green beauty brand focused on researching skin-safe ingredients.nothing specific to check

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