SKIN&LAB
SKIN&LAB BARRIERDERM RINGER AMPOULE
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-21
What is this product?
A 70 ml Korean water-gel ampoule from SKIN&LAB, built with no oil, wax, butter or fatty ester anywhere in its 36 printed ingredients. The label prints an INCI column as well as the Korean one, entry for entry in the same order, which is more than the Korean statutory format requires. The humectant load is the formula's whole architecture: three polyols, two hyaluronates and nine sugar-derived entries including a trehalose derivative, a starch hydrolysate and a beta glucan, alongside panthenol, allantoin, a chlorella extract and a lactobacillus ferment lysate. An electrolyte set of sodium, calcium and potassium chlorides with a citrate and bicarbonate buffer sits behind the brand's own ringer naming on the bottle. Brand-cited human application studies from a named domestic institution report stratum corneum moisture, 100 hour retention, texture and barrier-recovery endpoints on a 21 subject panel in early 2024, and an external German testing house certificate photographed on the page grades an epicutaneous tolerance test on 30 subjects at its top level. No fragrance entry, no essential oil and no drying alcohol appear in the printed list, and no pH figure and no disclosed concentration appear on the surfaces read. No lived use reports were collected.
What makes it different?
Publishes a full INCI column next to the Korean one on a Korean domestic listing, which makes every entry checkable without translation guesswork. The build is the other half: 36 entries and not one lipid among them, with nine sugar-derived humectants and an electrolyte set that the bottle itself names as a ringer. That makes it a layerable water step whose tolerance record is a photographed external certificate rather than a badge, and, by the same construction, one that cannot finish a routine alone.
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.
Key ingredient
- Water
- Propanediol
- Glycerin
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
- Panthenol
- Glycosyl Trehalose
- Glucose
- Butylene Glycol
- Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
- Fructooligosaccharides
- Fructose
- Polyquaternium-51
- Glyceryl Glucoside
- Saccharide Isomerate
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Allantoin
- Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
- Tromethamine
- Dextrin
- Sodium Phytate
- Sodium Chloride
- Beta-Glucan
- Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
- Cyanocobalamin
- Citric Acid
- Sodium Citrate
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Calcium Chloride
- Potassium Chloride
- Tocopherol
- Xanthan Gum
- Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked 20 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. 2 of them hold up. The rest are only partly right or have nothing behind them.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
backed by evidence2
- German Derma Test社 EXCELLENT grade for once more peace of mind
Korean original
독일더마테스트社 EXCELLENT 등급으로 한번 더 안심
- We have earned an EXCELLENT grade in the skin human application (irritation) test conducted by the world-renowned skin science research institute, German Derma Test.
Korean original
세계적인 피부과학 연구소 독일 더마테스트의 피부 인체적용(자극) 테스트에서 EXCELLENT 등급을 획득했습니다.
partly backed12
- MOISTURIZING
- SMOOTHING
- CALMING
- Moisture accumulation up to 12 layers* of the stratum corneum
Korean original
각질층 12층*까지 보습 적립
- Skin moisture improvement rate 542.5%
Korean original
피부 수분 개선율 542.5%
- Skin moisture improvement rate 528.61%
Korean original
피부 수분 개선율 528.61%
- 100-hour moisture persistence accumulation
Korean original
100시간 보습 지속 적립
- After 100 hours, 92.81% improvement
Korean original
100시간 후 92.81% 개선
- Rough skin texture suppleness accumulation
Korean original
거친 피부결 유연 적립
- Skin texture 6.59% improvement
Korean original
피부결 6.59% 개선
- Even under physical irritation, firm barrier accumulation
Korean original
물리적 자극에도 탄탄 장벽 적립
- Skin barrier 57.27% improvement
Korean original
피부장벽 57.27% 개선
no evidence1
- 12-layer moisture lock
Korean original
12층 수분 잠금
says nothing5
- Moisture Energy Water Splash Ampoule
Korean original
수분 에너지 물보라 앰플
- If you are experiencing the same symptoms as above
Korean original
위와 같은 증상을 겪고 있다면
- Don't use just any ampoule
Korean original
아무 앰플이나 쓰지 마세요
- What your skin needs is inner moisture, not surface moisture
Korean original
피부에 필요한 건 겉이 아닌 속보습
- Fill your inner moisture to the brim with the water splash ampoule that keeps your skin comfortable
Korean original
피부가 편안한 물보라 앰플로 속보습을 꽉 채우세요
Each line is quoted as the brand published it, and each one was read on its own against the ingredient list and the documents the brand publishes.
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