Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Eye Cream
Ingredients and claims, checked
What is it like at a glance?
What the ingredients do
Softening leads, with 5 of 51 ingredients. It also contains Silica.
Worth knowing
- Pregnancy: check first
- Contains fragrance
- Has fragrance allergens
- Has a fungal-acne trigger
- On pore-clogging lists
Made for
What is this product?
- What to expect
- It's made for better hydration and firmer skin.
An eye-area cream made with ginseng water. It sinks in easily. It comes in a 15 ml size.
Who is it for?
Less suited to
- People avoiding fragrance
What to watch for?
Watch-outs
- Pregnancy: check first (Retinol)
- Contains fragrance
- Has fragrance allergens (Linalool, Limonene)
- Panax Ginseng Root Extract, named on the product, is included in a small amount near the end of the list
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 3 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Squalane
- Butylene Glycol
- Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
- Dimethicone
- Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
- Propanediol
- Glyceryl Stearate
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- 피토스테릴이소스테아릴다이머디리놀리에이트
- Behenyl Alcohol
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Glycerin
- 하이드로제네이티드캐스터오일아이소스테아레이트
- Panax Ginseng Root Water
- Polyacrylate-13
- Silica
- Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25Methacrylate Crosspolymer
- Polyisobutene
- Fragrance
- Hydrolyzed Ginseng Saponins
- Glyceryl Caprylate
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- Polymethyl Methacrylate
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Sodium Metaphosphate
- Polysorbate 20
- Thymol Trimethoxycinnamate
- Sorbitan Isostearate
- Dextrin
- Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract
- Linalool
- Retinol
- Mannitol
- Panax Ginseng Root Extract
- Sodium Chloride
- Limonene
- Rehmannia Chinensis Root Extract
- Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract
- 인삼꽃추출물
- Polygonatum Odoratum Rhizome Extract
- Nelumbo Nucifera Extract
- Lilium Tigrinum Bulb Extract
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Tocopherol
- Acetyl Heptapeptide-4
- Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11
- Hexapeptide-9
- Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Acetyl Octapeptide-3
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 (brand's own survey of 31) · firmer skin (brand's own survey of 31)
See each claim, checked (6)
Claims, checked
Immediately after use, eyelid moisture increased by 68.8%, inner eye area elasticity increased by 7.5%, under-eye wrinkles decreased by 7.5%, and after 4 weeks, eye area elasticity improved by 22.8%, eye area density improved by 8.1%, under-eye wrinkles improved by 28.1%, and eye bags improved by 21.3% (human application test: 2023.10.30~2023.11.29, 31 women aged 20~60).
partly backedSulwhasoo Ja-eum-saeng Eye Cream 15ml contains the core of ginseng research, fills firmly from within, and completes high-density eye-area skin. The Jinsenomikseu, Jinsaengpeptaideu, and Jinsaengretinol formula simultaneously cares for elasticity and wrinkles, and despite being rich, it is quickly absorbed without stickiness and finishes comfortably even on sensitive eye areas.
partly backedJinsenomikseu™ helps collagen repair within 48 hours, Jinsaengpeptaideu™ strengthens elasticity factors by 33%, and Jinsaengretinol™ improves skin defense by 69% compared to retinol alone, protecting the skin from the external environment.
no supporting source foundAn eye cream that presents high-density eye-area skin filled with the power of ginseng.
nothing specific to checkIt simultaneously cares for the triple eye zone encompassing the eyelid, eye area, and under-eye.
nothing specific to checkThe high-nutrition texture, full of density, with the latest emulsification technology, quickly absorbs like melting without dragging, refreshingly.
nothing 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.