Sulwhasoo Essential Revitalizing Water EX
Ingredients and claims, checked

Last checked October 2, 2026
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What is it like at a glance?
What is this product?
- What to expect
- It's made for better hydration and calmer skin.
- Key ingredients
- Prunus Mume Flower Extract, Carnosine, Glutathione
- When
- Morning and evening
A hydrating toner with a gel texture that spreads easily. It sinks into the skin quickly. It comes in a 150 ml size.
Who is it for?
Good for
- Dry, dehydrated skin
Less suited to
- People avoiding fragrance
- Sensitive skin
What to watch for?
Watch-outs
- Contains fragrance
- Has fragrance allergens (Limonene, LINALOOL)
- If you get fungal acne: SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, Polysorbate 60
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
- WATER / AQUA / EAU
- BUTYLENE GLYCOL
- 1,2-HEXANEDIOL
- BETAINE
- GLYCERIN
- TREHALOSE
- PEG/PPG-17/6 COPOLYMER
- GLYCERETH-26
- PEG-60 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
- ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
- TROMETHAMINE
- ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
- ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA FRUIT EXTRACT
- BIS-PEG-18 METHYL ETHER DIMETHYL SILANE
- CARNOSINE
- SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS ROOT EXTRACT
- PROPANEDIOL
- ALLANTOIN
- FRAGRANCE / PARFUM
- SODIUM METAPHOSPHATE
- LIMONENE
- LYCIUM CHINENSE FRUIT EXTRACT
- HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER
- PUERARIA LOBATA ROOT EXTRACT
- BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-1
- PENTYLENE GLYCOL
- GLUTATHIONE
- MORUS ALBA LEAF EXTRACT
- REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA ROOT EXTRACT
- LINALOOL
- PRUNUS MUME FLOWER EXTRACT
- PAEONIA LACTIFLORA ROOT EXTRACT
- POLYGONATUM ODORATUM RHIZOME EXTRACT
- SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE
- POLYSORBATE 60
- NELUMBO NUCIFERA FLOWER EXTRACT
- LILIUM TIGRINUM BULB EXTRACT
- TOCOPHEROL
- METHOXY PEG-114/POLYEPSILON CAPROLACTONE
- HYDROLYZED SOYBEAN EXTRACT
- BETA-GLUCAN
- PRUNUS MUME FRUIT EXTRACT
- SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) SEED EXTRACT
- PINUS KORAIENSIS SEED EXTRACT
- CHAENOMELES SINENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT
- ROSA MULTIFLORA 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.
What the claims add up to
- Only partly backed:
- better hydration · calmer skin · better barrier support
- Don't count on:
- firmer skin
See each claim, checked (27)
Claims, checked
Skin tired from various lifestyle habits and external environmental stimuli accumulates reactive oxygen species and glycation products, loses its innate vitality, and comes to experience rough and weak skin.
plausible, not testedClear and strong skin through intensive moisturizing and vitality care
partly backed#11YearsInARow NO.1 #TripleMoisturizingCare
partly backedMoisturizing,Vitality
partly backedAntioxidant & vitality effects strengthened by proprietary ingredients
partly backedContains global proprietary ingredient 1 Seolhwatomyeongdan ™ that delivers clear skin
partly backed11 years in a row NO.1 * Jaum Water, an unrivaled steady seller containing Sulwhasoo wisdom
partly backedHowever, skin that becomes clear and transparent in just 7 days: skin texture + 29 % * transparency + 26 % * * self-scoring results
partly backedTriple care with different depths against various external stimuli: moisturizing-soothing-barrier 10 layers *
partly backedInner skin moisturizing + 105 % * physical irritation damage soothing + 81 % * chemical irritation barrier repair * human application test results
partly backedPowerful antioxidant effect evolved to 99.8%* *Seolhwatomyeongdan™ In-vitro test results
partly backedThe Sulwhasoo Heritage & Science Center combined plum blossom extract with carnosine and glutathione through the convergence of the brand's beauty philosophy and modern science and technology to create 'Seolhwatomyeongdan™', which has powerful revitalizing efficacy.
partly backedNew anti-glycation effect strengthened by 1.4 times *
partly backedA water-gel toner that absorbs refreshingly and moistly. It applies coolly and lightly to the skin and absorbs refreshingly and moistly deep into the skin, delivering a full feeling of moisture.
partly backedClear and strong skin felt after 4 weeks of use: feeling that skin became clearer + 90.9 % * feeling that inner dryness was relieved + 93.9 % * feeling that skin became healthier + 90.9 % * * customer satisfaction results
partly backed* Kantar Korea moisturizing skin & lotion market purchase amount, based on June '13 ~ June '24
partly backedBeyond moisturizing, fundamental well-aging care through antioxidant&anti-glycation
overstatedThe completely renewed Jaum Water EX replenishes the skin with ‘潤, meaning moist/glossy’ and delivers ‘活力, vitality’, offering a fundamental solution for well-aging care.
overstatedSkin-friendly comfort formulation 10 FREE formula
no supporting source found1 Holds patents for plum blossom extract in 5 countries
no supporting source foundThe plum blossom extract obtained through an 8-step process over 160 hours concentrates the life force of nature and delivers vitality to tired skin.
no supporting source foundSeolhwatomyeongdan ™ plum blossom extract global patented ingredient 1 carnosine 99% high purity glutathione 98% high purity * Seolhwatomyeongdan ™ In-vitro test results
no supporting source foundSulwhasoo's proprietary ingredient Jaumdan ®* completed by adding 3 types of oriental herbal plant extracts: soothing-moisturizing-barrier triple care * A representative Sulwhasoo ingredient that activates the skin's innate healthy ability by extracting 5 ingredients, Polygonatum, peony, lotus, lily, and Rehmannia, using Sulwhasoo's proprietary processing method.
no supporting source foundDermatologist test completed
no supporting source foundHypoallergenic test completed
no supporting source foundEssential Line & Yoonjo Essence The start of healthy well-aging care. The Essential Line, which completes clear and firmly radiant skin, provides a more complete effect when used with Yoonjo Essence, a skin-based care.
no supporting source foundClear, rising vitality care. Plum blossom extract. In the green plum blossom buds that bloom through the frozen snow of deep winter, powerful antioxidant & anti-glycation energy is condensed.
nothing specific to check
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