acwell pH Balancing Bubble Free Cleansing Gel 160ml
ACWELL pH Balancing Bubble Free Cleansing Gel is a 160ml gel cleanser from ACWELL built around Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract.
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- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinSensitive skin
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- Shoppers looking for Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract in a gel cleanserRoutines that want Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract and Sorbitol in one stepFilling the gel cleanser step with a Korean-market formula
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How it works
The pH Balancing Bubble Free Cleansing Gel is a 160ml gel cleanser, used as your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water. The plant extract it is built around is Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, named twenty-sixth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Sorbitol, Sodium Hyaluronate and Hyaluronic Acid, so the plant extract is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the gel cleanser format rather than by the list alone. ACWELL sells this Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract gel cleanser in Korea, and this is that version.
Key benefits
- What it is: pH Balancing Bubble Free Cleansing Gel 160ml from ACWELL, a Korean-market cleanser.
- On the ingredient list: PEG-10 Methyl Ether Dimethicone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, confirmed on this product's own manufacturer ingredient list rather than assumed from the category.
- Fits into the routine: belongs to the first step of a routine, removing makeup, sunscreen and the day's buildup before the rest of a routine.
- ACWELL is a pH-balancing skincare brand built around licorice root extract and low-pH formulation.
- Original Korean Formula: the same version sold on shelves in Korea, not a US-shelf reformulation.
Key actives
Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extractplant extract
Licorice Root Extract carries glabridin and liquiritin. It is one of the classic plant ingredients used for the look of uneven tone and redness, and it appears in almost every brightening formula that avoids synthetic actives. On this gel cleanser's own ingredient list it is named twenty-sixth.
Sorbitolhumectant
Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a humectant. It hydrates like glycerin with a smoother, less sticky finish, and it adds a little body to watery textures. The panel names it fifth on this gel cleanser's list, beside Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract.
Sodium Hyaluronatehumectant
Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt of hyaluronic acid, and it is what most products labelled hyaluronic actually contain. The salt dissolves more readily and the molecule is smaller, so it sits in the outer layer of skin rather than only on top of it. It is named seventeenth on this gel cleanser's list, alongside Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract.
Hyaluronic Acidhumectant
Hyaluronic Acid is a sugar chain the body already makes, and one gram of it can hold several litres of water. In a formula it is a humectant that pulls water to the surface of skin and holds it in a film, which is what makes skin look plumper while it is there. The panel names it eighteenth on this gel cleanser's list, beside Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract.
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acidhumectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid is hyaluronic acid cut into much shorter fragments. The smaller the fragment, the further into the outer layer it can settle, which is why serums stack several sizes together instead of using one. The panel names it nineteenth on this gel cleanser's list, beside Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract.
Where does this gel cleanser go in my routine?
As your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water. Nothing goes under it: this gel cleanser is the step everything else in the routine lands on top of. If you are adding it to a routine you already like, give it a week on its own first, so what you see is the Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract and not three changes at once.
What else is on the list besides Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract?
Sorbitol, Sodium Hyaluronate and Hyaluronic Acid. The order they are printed in on this gel cleanser's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid and Potassium Hyaluronate.
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Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Customs
Duty paid by us before it enters the US - 3California
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We stock the version of a formula that is sold in Korea, not the release a brand prepares for another market under the same name.
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How to use
- Work a small amount into a lather with water, massage over damp skin for under a minute, then rinse thoroughly. Morning and night.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this gel cleanser on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract on the list.
- Introduce this gel cleanser on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract rather than to three changes at once.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula gel cleanser from ACWELL, 160ml formulated with Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract and Sorbitol, held in the United States and shipped domestically.
Verify your unit when it arrives
Verify your unit when it arrives
Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.
Match the batch code on the box against the code printed on the bottle or tube itself; the two are stamped separately and should agree.
On the unit itself
- The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
- The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.
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What professionals say
What professionals say
What skin-care professionals say about the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
It contains liquiritin, an active compound that helps to disperse and remove existing melanin in the skin.
Jennifer Chwalek, MDDermatologist, Byrdie Hyaluronic acid helps bind water to collagen, which traps water in the skin. That helps make the skin more plump and full-looking.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic
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