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SIDMOOL HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA CICA ESSENTIAL

Ingredients and claims, checked

Last checked September 14, 2026

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Skin protection leads, with 3 of 20 ingredients.

Skin protection
3
Hydration
2

By skin type

  • DryUse with care
  • OilyGood fit
  • CombinationGood fit
  • SensitiveGood fit

Piboo’s rating from user reports.

Worth knowing

  • On pore-clogging lists

What is this product?

What to expect
It's made for better hydration and calmer skin.
When
Morning and evening

A hydrating gel made with houttuynia water. It works well as a layer after toner. It comes in a 165 ml size.

Who is it for?

Good for

  • Sensitive skin
  • Dehydrated oily skin

Less suited to

  • Skin that reacts to plant extracts

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Contains Houttuynia Cordata Water 92%, Panthenol 1%
  • Panthenol adds moisture
  • Madecassoside, Madecassic Acid and Asiaticoside calm the skin

Watch-outs

  • If you clog easily: Lecithin

How do you use it?

Where in your routine
Hydrating gel layer after toner, before or instead of a cream
Pairs well with
  • An occlusive cream on top when the skin is dry or the weather is
  • A bare routine, applied to damp skin straight after cleansing

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.

Key ingredientWorth 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

Only partly backed:
better hydration · calmer skin
See each claim, checked (6)

Claims, checked

  • SIDMOOL HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA CICA ESSENTIALbacked by evidence
  • 92% houttuynia water rich in quercitrinpartly backed
  • Hydrating cica soothing care for sensitive and delicate skinpartly backed
  • A cosmetic containing 20 years of history and deep love for houttuyniano supporting source found
  • Even for inner-dry, oily, combination, and teenage skin, comfortable feel!no supporting source found
  • It is a natural functional derma cosmetic to solve skin concerns.no supporting source found

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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