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cepoLAB Biogenic Essence 90%

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 12, 2026

Mid-range for serums

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What is it like at a glance?

By skin type

  • DryUse with care
  • OilyGood fit
  • CombinationNeutral
  • SensitiveUse with care

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Made for

What is this product?

It's an essence.

Key ingredients
Ceriporia Lacerata Exosome 92.8%, Hyaluronic Acid
When
Morning and evening

Who is it for?

Good for

  • Dehydrated oily skin
  • People who want a short ingredient list
  • People avoiding fragrance

Less suited to

  • Sensitive skin

What's good?

Good points

  • Contains Ceriporia Lacerata Exosome 92.8%
  • Hyaluronic Acid adds moisture

How do you use it?

Where in your routine
First essence: immediately after cleansing, before toner or other water phase steps
Pairs well with
An occlusive or emollient moisturizer applied directly after

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, except 1 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.

Key ingredient

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 each claim, checked (14)

Claims, checked

  • Total of 5 ingredientsbacked by evidence
  • CELL LAB Biogenic Essence is minimized to 5 ingredients (CLEPS®, butylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium hyaluronate) without using artificial colors or fragrances.backed by evidence
  • Functional cosmetic review by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety: Not applicable.backed by evidence
  • Also, with an overwhelming content of 92.8% CLEPS®, we have included its natural fragrance and color unchanged.plausible, not tested
  • Without artificial additives, 5 ingredients in total! CLEPS® 90% or more, overwhelming content.partly backed
  • #4 ingredients EWG Grade 1partly backed
  • Biogenic Essence is a first essence that makes the most of the raw solution of the new bio substance CLEPS®, delivering optimal active ingredients deep into the skin to build up the skin's resilience so it can become healthy by itself.overstated
  • It is not an ordinary functional cosmetic; it delivers to your skin the power of CLEPS® Original, a new substance created by the living microorganism Ceriporia.overstated
  • Enhances basic skin strengthno supporting source found
  • 14 skin indicators continuously improved over 4 weeks!no supporting source found
  • CLEPS® consists of nanoparticles wrapped in biocompatible materials, so it is not recognized as a foreign substance and delivers bioactive substances.no supporting source found
  • During clinical trials of the blood-sugar-improving new substance Ceriporia lacerata, the fact that subjects' skin improved was discovered! Because Ceriporia's blood sugar improvement effect is based on the principle of promoting cellular metabolism, the FuGenBio research team, through about 10 years of rigorous manufacturing and testing processes, first developed the culture liquid of Ceriporia mycelium (CLEPS®), and developed the new substance CLEPS® into an essence that can be applied directly to the skin, enabling the skin to nurture its inherent strength.no supporting source found
  • The tenacious vitality of microorganisms, new bio substance CLEPS®nothing specific to check
  • CLEPS® is a physiologically active substance that the microorganism Ceriporia lacerata creates on its own; in extreme environments where oxygen is lacking, Ceriporia releases it outside the cell, containing all of its life energy.nothing specific to check

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