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PHYSIOGEL PHYSIOGEL CicaBalance For Men Calming Fluid
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-21
What is this product?
A lightweight men's calming lotion built around four cica actives with printed concentrations, niacinamide and panthenol sitting high in the list, and ceramide NP plus squalane for barrier support. The printed cica levels are very low, so it reads as a gentle daily hydrator rather than a concentrated treatment.
What makes it different?
The formula prints exact concentrations for all four cica-derived actives, which is rare transparency, though the amounts (245 ppm madecassoside being the highest) are modest. Niacinamide and panthenol sit eighth and ninth, giving the soothing and hydrating angle more weight than the cica content alone. No fragrance and no drying alcohols appear in the list, which suits sensitive or post-shave use. Ceramide NP, palmitamide MEA and hydrogenated lecithin add a barrier-support layer near the later half of the list.
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
- Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
- Butylene Glycol
- Dipropylene Glycol
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Glycerin
- Hydrogenated Polydecene
- Niacinamide
- Panthenol
- Trehalose
- Polymethylsilsesquioxane
- Squalane
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Salicylic Acid
- Beta-Glucan
- Asiatic Acid
- Madecassoside
- Asiaticoside
- Madecassic Acid
- Tocopherol
- Carnitine
- Sarcosine
- Acetamide MEA
- Palmitamide MEA
- Ceramide NP
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
- Sorbitan Isostearate
- Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
- Tromethamine
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: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Sorbitan Isostearate