PHYSIOGEL Red Soothing Cica Balance Pore Control Serum
Ingredients and claims, checked
Last checked September 6, 2026
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What is it like at a glance?
What the ingredients do
Moisture seal leads, with 6 of 54 ingredients. It also contains Salicylic Acid.
By skin type
- DryGood fit
- OilyGood fit
- SensitiveUse with care
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What is this product?
- Key ingredients
- Niacinamide, Salicylic Acid, Ascorbyl Glucoside
- When
- Morning and evening
A serum that adds targeted ingredients after toner. It comes in a 50 ml size, with Salicylic Acid as an exfoliant (BHA) and Madecassoside as a soothing ingredient.
Who is it for?
Less suited to
- Sensitive skin
What's good, and what to watch for?
Good points
- Salicylic Acid (BHA) smooths away dead skin
- Madecassoside calms the skin
Watch-outs
- Pregnancy: check first (Salicylic Acid)
- If you clog easily: Cetearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- If you get fungal acne: Linoleic Acid, Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate
How do you use it?
- Where in your routine
- Serum, after cleansing and any water step, before moisturizer
- Pairs well with
- A light gel or oil-free cream over it
- A sunscreen in the morning
- Don't combine with
- Another exfoliating acid or a retinoid in the same application
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
- Dipropylene Glycol
- Glycerin
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Niacinamide
- Panthenol
- C15-19 Alkane
- Serine
- Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
- Triethylhexanoin
- Undecane
- Carnitine
- Tromethamine
- Butylene Glycol
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Ascorbyl Glucoside
- Salicylic Acid
- Sclerotium Gum
- Tridecane
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Linoleic Acid
- Arachidyl Alcohol
- Squalane
- Behenyl Alcohol
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate
- Madecassoside
- Linolenic Acid
- Propanediol
- Trisodium EDTA
- Arachidyl Glucoside
- Arginine
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
- Sarcosine
- Silica
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Acetamide MEA
- Citric Acid
- Beta-Glucan
- Dimethicone
- Ceramide NP
- Cholesterol
- Tocopherol
- Carbomer
- Palmitic Acid
- Stearic Acid
- Xanthan Gum
- Palmitamide MEA
- Asiaticoside
- Madecassic Acid
- Asiatic Acid
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
Claims
See the claim, checked
Claims, checked
Care from pores to blemish marks! Cica Pore Serum acknowledged even by combination skin.
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.
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