fvrts
fvrts Maekkeun Cream
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-07
What is this product?
fvrts's Maekkeun Cream is a ceramide cream that actually earns the label: five ceramides, plus cholesterol, phytosphingosine and two fatty acids, which is all three arms of the barrier lipid model where most ceramide creams carry one. It is also free of fragrance, essential oils and any exfoliating acid across its 52 ingredients, so it suits reactive skin. What is missing is proof, because fvrts publishes no barrier test and no amount for anything, and four of the five ceramides sit in the last quarter of the list.
What makes it different?
The ceramide count is the headline and it is real: NP, NS, AS, AP and EOP together, with EOP being the long chain one usually left out on cost grounds. Cholesterol and phytosphingosine sit alongside them, so this is a lipid replacement cream rather than a moisturiser with a ceramide named on the box. Four ferment entries close the list, two Lactobacillus and two Lactococcus. It carries no fragrance, no declared fragrance allergen, no essential oil and no exfoliating acid across its 52 ingredients, which makes it a quiet formula to layer over actives.
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 ingredient
- Water
- Glycerin
- Butylene Glycol
- Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Niacinamide
- C14-22 Alcohols
- Squalane
- Palmitic Acid
- Stearic Acid
- Panthenol
- Vinyl Dimethicone
- Ceramide NP
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
- Glyceryl Stearate SE
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- Glyceryl Stearate
- Dipropylene Glycol
- Carbomer
- Arginine
- Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
- Dicaprylyl Ether
- Xanthan Gum
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Adenosine
- Disodium EDTA
- Polyglyceryl-10 Dilaurate
- Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine
- Pantolactone
- Malt Extract
- Glyceryl Glucoside
- 2,3-Butanediol
- Betaine
- Beta-Glucan
- Polyglutamic Acid
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Phytosphingosine
- Ceramide NS
- Ceramide AS
- Ceramide AP
- Cholesterol
- Cichorium Intybus (Chicory) Root Extract
- Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
- Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
- Lactobacillus Ferment
- Lactococcus Ferment
- Agave Tequilana Leaf Extract
- Cynara Scolymus (Artichoke) Leaf Extract
- Ceramide EOP
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: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glyceryl Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Polyglyceryl-10 Dilaurate
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked the one line this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. None of them hold up on their own. They are partly right at best.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
partly backed1
- Ceramide cream that gently strengthens the skin barrier without stickiness.
Korean original
끈적임 없이 부드럽게 피부장벽을 강화하는 세라마이드 크림
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.