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LEADERS COSMETICS First Shot Active Essence Age Control

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 7, 2026

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Hydration leads, with 5 of 16 ingredients.

Hydration
5
Softening
1
Moisture seal
1
Skin protection
1

By skin type

  • DryUse with care
  • OilyGood fit
  • CombinationGood fit

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Worth knowing

  • Has a fungal-acne trigger

Made for

What is this product?

Key ingredients
Adenosine, Hyaluronic Acid
When
Morning and evening

A toner that preps skin after cleansing for the next step. It comes in a 30 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's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Sodium Hyaluronate adds moisture

Watch-outs

  • If you get fungal acne: Streptococcus Thermophilus Ferment

How do you use it?

Where in your routine
First leave-on layer immediately after cleansing, ahead of serum and moisturizer
Pairs well with
  • A ceramide or fatty-alcohol cream applied over it
  • A niacinamide serum in the same routine

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.

Worth 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

Don't count on:
better barrier support
See each claim, checked (8)

Claims, checked

  • Supplies abundant nutrition to the skin right after cleansing, helping to achieve a radiant complexion.plausible, not tested
  • Contains 94% of the effective ingredient 'golden' silkworm extract instead of the purified water that fills most toners.partly backed
  • A first-step anti-aging essence used on skin with increased hydrophilicity immediately after cleansing, it boasts a powerful active power that cannot be filled with toner.overstated
  • Also contains Agefinity, an active ingredient that maximizes the efficacy of the essence, and postbiotics beneficial for strengthening the skin barrier.no supporting source found
  • Does not contain 7 harmful ingredients, a safe formula for skin health.no supporting source found
  • Uses 100% biodegradable non-wood sugarcane paper, soy ink printing, and easy-peel label.no supporting source found
  • Powerful from the first step! Unprecedented superpower essence, the golden time of skincare, step 0 Young-aging care that starts immediately after cleansing.nothing specific to check
  • '0-second care', 'superpower' anti-aging essencenothing specific to check

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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