PHYSIOGEL
PHYSIOGEL Red Soothing AI Repair Essence
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-06
What is this product?
Physiogel's Red Soothing AI Repair Essence is the gentle water step for reactive, easily reddened skin: 29 entries, no fragrance, no dye, no essential oil, no drying alcohol and no botanical extract except aloe, with troxerutin, sarcosine, acetamide MEA and palmitamide MEA doing the soothing work and niacinamide eighth. Do not expect it to moisturise on its own, because the oil phase does not start until position 26 and this is built to go under a cream. The brand's page promises skin that will not break down under any irritation and reassurance for the most sensitive skin, and publishes no study, figure, institution or endpoint behind any of it.
What makes it different?
The soothing work here is done by fatty acid amides and troxerutin, a vasoprotective flavonoid derivative aimed specifically at redness, rather than by the centella or panthenol that the category defaults to. In a 200ml product sold to the most reactive skin, that is a targeted formula rather than a generic calming one. The one tension worth knowing before buying: niacinamide sits eighth at an undisclosed amount, and niacinamide flushing is one of the more commonly reported reactions in exactly the population this product is sold to. Physiogel publishes no pH and no amount for any ingredient here.
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
- Dipropylene Glycol
- Pentylene Glycol
- Propanediol
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- Niacinamide
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Betaine
- Panthenol
- Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
- Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
- Troxerutin
- Xanthan Gum
- Adenosine
- Acetamide MEA
- Citric Acid
- Sodium Citrate
- Trisodium EDTA
- Tromethamine
- Sarcosine
- Beta-Glucan
- Palmitamide MEA
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Polysaccharides
- Squalane
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Ceramide NP
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
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: Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked 3 lines 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
- Calming essence, the first step of specialized calming technology for sensitive skin.
Korean original
민감피부를 위한 진정 특화기술 첫단계 진정에센스
no evidence2
- A worry-free repair that doesn't easily break down under any irritation! From improving the damaged barrier to improving the skin's natural defense! Build up your skin's basic strength so even extremely sensitive skin can rest easy.
Korean original
어떠한 자극에도 쉽게 무너지지 않는 안심 리페어! 손상 장벽 개선부터 피부 본연의 방어력 개선까지! 피부 기초 체력을 키워 극민감 피부도 안심.
- Go directly to the official mall of Physiogel, Germany's No.1 moisturizing cream brand in dermatology for more than 175 years.
Korean original
175년 이상의 독일 피부과학 No.1 보습 크림 브랜드 피지오겔 공식몰 바로가기
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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