MAXCLINIC
MAXCLINIC Time Return Melatonin Cream Toner 200ml
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-22
What is this product?
A two-layer cream toner built around melatonin at a disclosed 1,000 ppm, with niacinamide, adenosine and four peptides backing its brightening and wrinkle-improvement functional claims. It reads emollient-rich rather than watery, so dry or mature skin types fit better than very oily ones.
What makes it different?
Melatonin is the headline active at a disclosed 1,000 ppm, sitting 15th on a 52-item list, while niacinamide sits higher at 6th. Adenosine and copper tripeptide-1, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, acetyl hexapeptide-8 and palmitoyl tripeptide-1 all appear in the later half, alongside ceramide NP near the end. The formula pairs a cream-layer structure (hydrogenated polydecene second, hydrogenated lecithin 11th) with these late-list actives, matching the cream toner concept. Fragrance and chamomile flower oil are present, so very reactive skin should check the full list.
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 5 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Hydrogenated Polydecene
- Glycerin
- Butylene Glycol
- Propanediol
- Niacinamide
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Sodium Chloride
- Hydroxyacetophenone
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
- 셀러리추출물
- 양벚나무열매추출물
- Melatonin
- Panthenol
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
- Adenosine
- Dipropylene Glycol
- Fragrance
- Disodium EDTA
- Zea Mays (Corn) Kernel Extract
- Malt Extract
- Cellulose Gum
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
- Hyaluronic Acid
- 당아욱추출물
- Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract
- 겨우살이추출물
- Plantago Asiatica Extract
- Trehalose
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- Fructan
- Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
- Glucose
- Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
- Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
- Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Flower Extract
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract
- Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract
- 인카르나타시계꽃전초추출물
- Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil
- Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
- Copper Tripeptide-1
- Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
- Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
- Ceramide NP
- Rice Amino Acids
- Ascorbic Acid
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: 캐모마일꽃오일, 폴리글리세릴-10올리에이트, 하이드로제네이티드폴리데센, 올리브오일, 해바라기씨오일, 녹차씨오일
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked the one line this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. All of them hold up.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
backed by evidence1
- Whitening · Wrinkle improvement dual-functional cosmetic
Korean original
미백 · 주름개선 이중기능성 화장품
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.