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numbuzin No.1 Pantothenic B5 Active Soothing Cream

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 7, 2026

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

What the ingredients do

Hydration leads, with 9 of 59 ingredients. It also contains Silica.

Hydration
9
Softening
7
Moisture seal
6
Exfoliation
1

By skin type

  • DryUse with care
  • 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?

Key ingredients
Panthenol, Pantothenic Acid, Niacinamide
When
Morning and evening

A lightweight cream made with panthenol. It leaves a light moisture layer behind. It comes in an 80 ml size.

Who is it for?

Good for

  • Sensitive skin
  • Dehydrated oily skin

Less suited to

  • Very dry skin that needs a heavy, sealing moisturizer

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Panthenol adds moisture

Watch-outs

  • Pantothenic acid, the namesake ingredient, is included in a small amount near the end of the list
  • If you clog easily: Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil
  • If you get fungal acne: Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil

What makes it different?

It's the cream half of a cream-and-serum pair from the same line.

How do you use it?

Pairs well with
  • A heavier occlusive cream or balm layered on top in cold or dry conditions
  • A morning sunscreen applied after it

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:
less visible dark spots
See each claim, checked (3)

Claims, checked

  • MFDS notified functional ingredient: helps whiteningplausible, not tested
  • Additional ingredient functions: astringent soothing, moisture evaporation blocking, skin moisturizing, skin protectionplausible, not tested
  • Clean beauty: kind ingredientsnothing specific to check

We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.

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