TONYMOLY
TONYMOLY Houttuynia Cordata Cica Quick Calming Soothing Gel
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-12
What is this product?
TONYMOLY's 어성초시카 퀵 카밍 수딩젤 is a 300ml face-and-body water gel sold on a centella and houttuynia story whose actual differentiator is thermal. Erythritol sits third of 47 printed ingredients and cools by endothermic dissolution, while the centella family it is named for is disclosed at 100 ppb for the three extracts and 1 ppb for the four madecassoside-class actives, and houttuynia extract at 100 ppm. There is no oil phase, no silicone, no alcohol, no declared fragrance and no colorant, but four aromatic essential oils (chamomile, thuja, rosemary, patchouli) sit at positions 23, 24, 27 and 33, which qualifies the brand's 극민감 피부 language. Korea's MFDS functional registration does not apply and the brand states so. Best for warm, oily or combination skin that wants relief without residue; thin for dry skin, which needs an occlusive after it.
What makes it different?
A soothing gel whose felt effect is refrigeration chemistry rather than botany: erythritol at position 3 does the cooling, and the centella the product is named for is printed at parts per billion. Face-and-body labelled at 300ml, which is unusually large for a step sold as facial skincare.
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.
This brand publishes its ingredient list in Korean only. Names below are the matching INCI names from the Korean Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary, except 9 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredient
- Water
- Methylpropanediol
- Erythritol
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Hydroxyacetophenone
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
- Propanediol
- Carbomer
- Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Tromethamine
- Cetearyl Olivate
- Lecithin
- Xanthan Gum
- Sorbitan Olivate
- 부테스-3
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- 소듐벤조트라이아졸릴부틸페놀설포네이트
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract
- Allantoin
- Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract
- Rosa Damascena Flower Water
- Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
- 서양측백나무잎오일
- 복숭아추출물
- 커먼자스민꽃수
- Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil
- 트라이부틸시트레이트
- 비터오렌지꽃추출물
- Cucumis Melo (Melon) Fruit Extract
- Hedera Helix (Ivy) Leaf/Stem Extract
- Glycerin
- Pogostemon Cablin Oil
- Butylene Glycol
- 바실러스발효물
- Centella Asiatica Extract
- Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
- Centella Asiatica Root Extract
- 쓴박하추출물
- Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
- Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract
- Mentha Suaveolens Leaf Extract
- Asiatic Acid
- Asiaticoside
- Madecassic Acid
- Madecassoside
- Disodium EDTA
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
We could not place these in the list above: 캐모마일꽃오일, 서양측백나무잎오일, 로즈마리잎오일, 광곽향오일, 폴리글리세릴-10라우레이트, 세테아릴올리베이트, 솔비탄올리베이트, 레시틴
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked 8 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. 2 of them look likely, though none are proven outright.
likely, not proven2
- 페이스부터 바디까지 진정이 필요할 때 수시로 덧바르는 수딩 젤로, 산뜻한 수분감과 쿨링감을 더해 자극받거나 달아오른 피부를 편안하게 관리할 수 있습니다.
- 사용 즉시 피부 온도가 평균 6.07 °C 감소하는 효과를 확인했다.
partly backed2
- 수분 입자가 피부 결에 산뜻하게 안착하여 겉오는 오일감 없이 속수분만 가득 채워주므로 지성 피부도 쾌적하게 사용할 수 있습니다.
- 서늘한 냉장 보관 후 사용하시면 쿨링 진정 효능이 더욱 극대화되며 제형 변질 없이 신선하게 사용 가능합니다.
overstated ad line3
- 어성초 추출물과 시카 안심 성분이 결합되어 외부 자극으로 화끈거리는 피부 온도를 신속하게 낮춰주고 편안하게 카밍 진정시켜 줍니다.
- 네, 불필요한 인공 향료와 색소를 줄이고 피부 저자극 테스트를 완료하여 예민한 극민감 피부도 안심하고 매일 쓰실 수 있습니다.
- 민트 복합체와 에리스리톨 성분이 피부에 산뜻한 수분 보호막을 만든다.
no evidence1
- 취침 전 평소 양의 2배를 레이어링하여 올려두시면 밤사이 손상된 수분 장벽을 집중 케어해주는 진정 팩 효과를 얻으실 수 있습니다.
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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