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TONYMOLY Houttuynia Cordata Cica Quick Calming Soothing Gel

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 12, 2026

Mid-range for gels

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Skin protection leads, with 3 of 47 ingredients.

Skin protection
3
Hydration
2
Moisture seal
2
Tightening
1

By skin type

  • DryUse with care
  • OilyGood fit
  • CombinationGood fit
  • SensitiveNeutral

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Worth knowing

  • Pregnancy: check first
  • Contains essential oil
  • Has a fungal-acne trigger

Made for

What is this product?

Key ingredients
Erythritol, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Allantoin
When
Morning and evening

A hydrating gel you can use on both face and body. It feels cool on contact and isn't sticky. It comes in a 300 ml size.

Who is it for?

Good for

  • Dehydrated oily skin
  • Skin that flushes with heat

Less suited to

  • Sensitive skin
  • People avoiding fragrance

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Allantoin calms the skin
  • Sodium Hyaluronate adds moisture

Watch-outs

  • Pregnancy: check first (Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil)
  • Contains essential oil (Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Thuja Occidentalis Leaf Oil)
  • If you get fungal acne: Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Cetearyl Olivate

What makes it different?

It's made to be used all over the body, not just as a facial step.

How do you use it?

Where in your routine
Final water-gel layer after toner or ampoule, or reapplied on its own during the day
Pairs well with
  • A watery toner with no acid load
  • A mineral sunscreen in the morning
Don't combine with
  • A leave-on acid treatment applied in the same wet layer
  • A silicone primer or a heavy sunscreen patted on immediately 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 6 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.

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

Don't count on:
calmer skin · better hydration · better barrier support
See each claim, checked (8)

Claims, checked

  • From the face to the body, when you need soothing, it is a soothing gel that you can reapply frequently, adding refreshing moisture and a cooling sensation to comfortably manage irritated or heated skin.plausible, not tested
  • It was confirmed that the skin temperature drops by an average of 6.07 °C immediately after use.plausible, not tested
  • Moisture particles settle refreshingly onto the skin texture, filling only inner moisture without an oily feel on the surface, so even oily skin can use it comfortably.partly backed
  • If you use it after storing in a cool refrigerator, the cooling soothing efficacy is further maximized, and you can use it fresh without any change in the formulation.partly backed
  • Houttuynia cordata extract and cica soothing ingredients combine to rapidly lower the temperature of skin that feels hot from external irritation, and comfortably calm and soothe it.overstated
  • Yes, unnecessary artificial fragrances and dyes have been reduced, and low-irritation skin tests have been completed, so even extremely sensitive skin can use it daily with peace of mind.overstated
  • The mint complex and erythritol ingredients create a refreshing moisture protective barrier on the skin.overstated
  • Applying twice your usual amount as a layer before bedtime and leaving it on provides a soothing pack effect that intensively cares for the moisture barrier damaged overnight.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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