acwell Real Aqua Balancing Cream 50ml
ACWELL Real Aqua Balancing Cream is a 50ml cream with Biosaccharide Gum-1, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum.
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- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Biosaccharide Gum-1 in a creamRoutines that want Biosaccharide Gum-1 and Portulaca Oleracea Extract in one stepFilling the cream step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Biosaccharide Gum-1 cream sold on Korean shelves
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Key benefits
- Biosaccharide Gum-1, the polysaccharide this cream is built around
- Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Sedum Sarmentosum Extract and Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract on the same list, plant extracts
- Hydrogenated Polydecene and Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil further down the same list
- Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil and Hyaluronic Acid further down the same list
- Biosaccharide Gum-1 named fifteenth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
- The Korean-market release of this cream, confirmed against its Korean barcode
Key actives
Biosaccharide Gum-1polysaccharide
Biosaccharide Gum-1 is a fermentation-derived sugar polymer that binds to skin and holds a moisture film in place. It gives a silky, non-tacky feel. On this cream's own ingredient list it is named fifteenth.
Portulaca Oleracea Extractplant extract
Portulaca Oleracea is purslane. Its extract is unusually high in omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants for a plant, and Korean formulas use it for the look of reddened, reactive skin. It is named twenty-fourth on this cream's list, alongside Biosaccharide Gum-1.
Houttuynia Cordata Extractplant extract
Houttuynia Cordata is heartleaf, and it is one of the two or three anchor plants of Korean calming skincare. Its extract carries quercitrin and other flavonoids and is used for the look of redness and blemish-prone skin. It is named twenty-seventh on this cream's list, alongside Biosaccharide Gum-1.
Sedum Sarmentosum Extractplant extract
Stringy stonecrop, the dollnamul eaten as a Korean spring green. It is a succulent, so its extract is watery and hydrating. The panel names it twenty-eighth on this cream's list, beside Biosaccharide Gum-1.
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. The panel names it thirty-sixth on this cream's list, beside Biosaccharide Gum-1.
How to use
- Apply after your serum or essence, morning and night, smoothing a small amount over the face and neck.
Where does this cream go in my routine?
As the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. Anything thinner than a cream goes on before it, and anything richer goes on after. 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 Biosaccharide Gum-1 and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market cream or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Biosaccharide Gum-1 and all. We match this cream to its Korean barcode before it reaches the shelf, which is the check that tells you which market release you are holding.
What else is on the list besides Biosaccharide Gum-1?
Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract and Sedum Sarmentosum Extract. The order they are printed in on this cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Biosaccharide Gum-1 sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Hydrogenated Polydecene and Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil.
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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
Ships domestically, no international leg
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.
Every unit keeps its original barcode and batch code intact, so the unit in your hands can be checked against the brand’s own records.
Import duties are paid by us before the parcel reaches you, so nothing is owed at the door, and returns run for 30 days.
Every claim on this page traces to the unit in the box, the barcode, the batch code and the price you can read for yourself.
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How it works
The Real Aqua Balancing Cream is a 50ml cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The polysaccharide it is built around is Biosaccharide Gum-1, named fifteenth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract and Sedum Sarmentosum Extract, so the polysaccharide is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Biosaccharide Gum-1 stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the cream format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the cream ACWELL sells in Korea, Biosaccharide Gum-1 and all.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this cream on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Biosaccharide Gum-1 on the list.
- Introduce this cream on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Biosaccharide Gum-1 rather than to three changes at once.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula cream from ACWELL, 50ml formulated with Biosaccharide Gum-1 and Portulaca Oleracea Extract, 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.
정품Genuine article, Korean-market stock
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 The aerial parts of this plant in medicine are used to reduce pain and swelling as well as an antiseptic.
Vahid Reza AskariPharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Journal of Pharmacopuncture
1 more professional perspective
Its potential for skincare is promoted because of its anti-inflammatory (think blemishes, rashes, eczema) and hydrating properties.
Michele Koo, MDPlastic surgeon, PureWow
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