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PHYSIOGEL Red Soothing Cica Balance Cream

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 6, 2026

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Hydration leads, with 5 of 28 ingredients. It also contains Madecassoside.

Hydration
5
Softening
2
Moisture seal
2
Skin protection
2

By skin type

  • DryUse with care
  • OilyGood fit
  • SensitiveGood fit

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Worth knowing

  • Has a fungal-acne trigger

Made for

What is this product?

What to expect
It's made for clearer-looking skin and less shine.
Key ingredients
Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid
When
Morning and evening

A cream that finishes matte after you apply it. It leaves a light moisture layer. It comes in an 80 ml size.

Who is it for?

Good for

  • Dehydrated oily skin
  • Sensitive skin

Less suited to

  • Very dry skin that needs a heavy, sealing moisturizer

What to watch for?

Watch-outs

  • If you get fungal acne: Sorbitan Isostearate

What makes it different?

It's made without any plant oil or butter.

How do you use it?

Pairs well with
  • A water-phase soothing serum or essence underneath
  • A sunscreen over it in the morning

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:
clearer-looking skin · less shine
Don't count on:
better hydration · less visible dark spots
See each claim, checked (3)

Claims, checked

  • PICK for oily and dehydrated skin that is shiny all year round! Trouble and excessive sebum (oil) carepartly backed
  • Skin that is shiny and oily from excessive sebum and gets trouble 365 days a year, worries end with a non-sticky refreshing Cica Balance Cream!overstated
  • Cream / All skin types / MFDS-notified functional ingredient: whitening help / Additional functions: prevention of moisture evaporation, skin moisturizing, skin protection / Clean Beauty: good ingredientscontradicted by sources

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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