Physiogel Red Soothing Cica Balance AC Foam Cleanser
Ingredients and claims, checked
Last checked September 22, 2026
What is it like at a glance?
What is this product?
- Key ingredients
- Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid
A cleansing foam that you lather with water. It comes in a 120ml size. Salicylic Acid works as an exfoliant (BHA), and soothing ingredients like Madecassoside and Asiaticoside are also in the formula.
Who is it for?
Less suited to
- People avoiding fragrance
- People avoiding essential oils
- Skin that reacts to alcohol
What's good, and what to watch for?
Good points
- Salicylic acid (BHA) smooths away dead skin
Watch-outs
- Contains fragrance
- Contains essential oil (Vetiveria Zizanioides Root Oil, Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Oil)
- Contains drying alcohol (Alcohol Denat.)
- If you clog easily: Myristic Acid, Stearic Acid
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
- Water
- Glycerin
- Myristic Acid
- Stearic Acid
- Lauric Acid
- Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
- Potassium Hydroxide
- Glycol Distearate
- Acrylates Copolymer
- Butylene Glycol
- Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
- Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
- Sodium Chloride
- Alcohol Denat.
- Glyceryl Stearate
- Hydrated Silica
- Salicylic Acid
- Polyquaternium-7
- Polyquaternium-22
- Sodium Gluconate
- Vetiveria Zizanioides Root Oil
- Hexylene Glycol
- Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Oil
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Panthenol
- Serine
- Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
- Dipropylene Glycol
- Carnitine
- Sodium Phosphate
- Propylene Glycol
- Escin
- Madecassoside
- Niacinamide
- Palmitamide MEA
- Sarcosine
- Squalane
- Acetamide MEA
- Cyclodextrin
- Asiaticoside
- Madecassic Acid
- Asiatic Acid
- 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.
What the claims add up to
- Only partly backed:
- clearer-looking skin
See each claim, checked (2)
Claims, checked
Soothing cleanser for troubled skin
plausible, not testedPijiogel Red Soothing Cica Balance mildly alkaline AC foam cleanser 120ml (functional for alleviating acne-prone skin), , Pijiogel official mall, Cica Balance
partly backed
We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.