Motomont
Motomont Before Makeup Caffeine Serum
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-07
What is this product?
Reach for this if you want a watery serum that will not slide under foundation; skip it if fragrance sets your skin off. Motomont's Before Makeup Caffeine Serum (30ml) is a humectant serum with no oil phase, and its distinguishing feature is a set of four film-forming polymers that give the makeup step something to grip. Caffeine is disclosed at one percent, the only concentration printed in the 49-entry statement, and niacinamide sits fourth. The label calls it suitable for all skin types while the same statement declares a fragrance plus limonene and linalool, so that line is overstated. No pH, no container form, no test result and no review population were established.
What makes it different?
The polymer set is the real separator. Four film-forming or conditioning polymers in one watery, oil-free serum is unusual for the category and is what makes the before-makeup positioning readable in the statement rather than only on the box. Second separator: caffeine carries a disclosed one percent, which is rare enough that it doubles as a reading anchor for the rest of the list. The cost of that construction is the declared fragrance with two named allergens, which is what pulls the all-skin-types line down to overstated.
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.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Dipropylene Glycol
- Isopentyldiol
- Niacinamide
- Propanediol
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Diethoxyethyl Succinate
- Glycerin
- Methylpropanediol
- Xylitol
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Sphingomonas Ferment Extract
- Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract
- Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob) Gum
- Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract
- Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Licorice) Root Extract
- Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
- Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract
- Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
- Betaine
- Panthenol
- Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
- Trehalose
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
- Polyurethane-15
- Tromethamine
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Allantoin
- Polyquaternium-51
- Sodium Carrageenan
- Dextrin
- Ceramide NP
- Sucrose
- Polyglutamic Acid
- Tocopherol
- Silica
- Butylene Glycol
- Capryloyl Glycine
- Hexylene Glycol
- Sarcosine
- Caffeine
- Carbomer
- Disodium EDTA
- Fragrance
- Limonene
- Linalool
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked 3 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
- Caffeine
Korean original
카페인
likely, not proven1
- Before makeup
Korean original
비포 메이크업
overstated ad line1
- All skin types
Korean original
모든 피부 타입
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.
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