Anua
8 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser
Anua's 8 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser is a cleanser (150ml), built around Sodium Hyaluronate for a Korean-market formula, positioned as the cleansing step.
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- Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinSkin that has lost bounce
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Sodium Hyaluronate in a foam cleanserRoutines that want Sodium Hyaluronate and Zinc PCA in one stepFilling the foam cleanser step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Sodium Hyaluronate foam cleanser sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The 8 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser is a 150ml foam cleanser, used as your first step, morning and evening, on a face already wet with lukewarm water. The humectant it is built around is Sodium Hyaluronate, named tenth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Zinc PCA, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein and Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, so the humectant is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Sodium Hyaluronate stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the foam cleanser format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the foam cleanser Anua sells in Korea, Sodium Hyaluronate and all.
Key benefits
- Sodium Hyaluronate, the humectant this foam cleanser is built around
- Zinc PCA on the same list, an active
- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein on the same list, a protein
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid and Hyaluronic Acid on the same list, humectants
- Potassium Hyaluronate and Panthenol further down the same list
- Sodium Hyaluronate named tenth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
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 the entry this foam cleanser is named after, and the list carries it.
Zinc PCAactive
Zinc PCA pairs zinc with the humectant PCA. It is used in oily and blemish-prone formulas for the look of shine and visible pores, and it hydrates at the same time. The panel names it eighteenth on this foam cleanser's list, beside Sodium Hyaluronate.
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Proteinprotein
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein is plant protein cut into water-soluble fragments. It forms a light conditioning film that holds water at the surface. It is named eighth on this foam cleanser's list, alongside Sodium Hyaluronate.
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 eleventh on this foam cleanser's list, beside Sodium Hyaluronate.
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 thirteenth on this foam cleanser's list, beside Sodium Hyaluronate.
Anua 8 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser
Where does this foam cleanser go in my routine?
As your first step, morning and evening, on a face already wet with lukewarm water. Nothing goes under it: this foam 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 Sodium Hyaluronate and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market foam cleanser or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Sodium Hyaluronate and all. We match this foam cleanser 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 Sodium Hyaluronate?
Zinc PCA, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein and Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid. The order they are printed in on this foam cleanser's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Sodium Hyaluronate sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Hyaluronic Acid, Potassium Hyaluronate and Panthenol.
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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.
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.
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How to use
- Use the 8 Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser as your first step, morning and evening, on a face already wet with lukewarm water.
- A short pump or a pea of product is enough. Work it into a lather in wet hands for about twenty seconds before it touches the face.
- Rinse with lukewarm water and go straight on to your toner while skin is still damp, because a humectant layer has more to hold on to on a damp face.
- Twice a day is the ceiling. Do not follow it with a second cleanse in the morning, when there is no sunscreen or makeup left on the face to remove.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this foam cleanser on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Sodium Hyaluronate on the list.
- Introduce this foam cleanser on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Sodium Hyaluronate rather than to three changes at once.
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Built around Sodium Hyaluronate, named on this product's own ingredient list, sourced as the authentic Korean-market formula.
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.
Anua uses a holographic QR seal that only the HiddenTag app can read. Install HiddenTag from your phone’s app store and scan the seal on the box. A camera app alone will not resolve it.
Source: Anua packaging, HiddenTag scheme
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 skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
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 Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
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