Name: TONYMOLY Ceramide Hydrating Bubble Serum
Brand: TONYMOLY

What is this product?

Buy TONYMOLY's Ceramide Hydrating Bubble Serum for the hyaluronic acid rather than the ceramides on the front of it, because the five ceramides the name leads with total 106.0ppm, about 0.0106 percent, while ten separate hyaluronic acid forms fill the middle of the same 53 ingredient list. TONYMOLY registers it as a dual whitening and wrinkle functional cosmetic and prints niacinamide seventh and adenosine seventeenth, but discloses an amount for neither. No fragrance compound is listed, yet five essential oils are, and limonene, linalool and citral are printed as declared allergens, so reactive skin should read it as a scented product.

What makes it different?

The first ingredient is collagen water, not water, which is printed fourth behind glycerin and polyglycerin-3. TONYMOLY prints a figure for every one of its five ceramides (95.8, 3.4, 3.4, 1.7 and 1.7ppm) where most labels print none, and pairs them with cholesterol and two free fatty acids, so the barrier lipid triad is present in structure even at that scale. The 100ml fill is roughly double the usual serum size. TONYMOLY publishes no pH on its own product page, and while a news report records that a human application test was completed, the brand states no test design, participant count, institution or date on that page.

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.

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.

We could not place these in the list above: Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Juniperus Mexicana Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Stearic Acid, Oleic Acid, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil

Did the ad claims hold up?

We checked 3 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. One of them holds up. The rest are only partly right or have nothing behind them.

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

backed by evidence1

Whitening & wrinkle improvement dual functional cosmetic
Korean original
미백 & 주름개선 2중 기능성화장품

likely, not proven1

Pump an appropriate amount of the contents, gently spread the foam across the entire face along the skin texture, then lightly pat to allow absorption.
Korean original
내용물을 적당량 펌핑하여 거품을 얼굴 전체에 피부 결을 따라 부드럽게 펴 바른 후, 가볍게 두드려 흡수시켜 줍니다.

partly backed1

Ceramide Hydrating Bubble Serum
Korean original
세라마이드 하이드레이팅 버블 세럼

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.

How we read these lines