Heartleaf LHA Moisture Peeling Gel
Anua's Heartleaf LHA Moisture Peeling Gel is an exfoliant (120ml), built around Houttuynia Cordata Extract for a Korean-market formula, positioned as the exfoliating step after cleansing, before the rest of a routine.
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$8.33 per 100 ml
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Houttuynia Cordata Extract in a peeling gelRoutines that want Houttuynia Cordata Extract and Allantoin in one stepFilling the peeling gel step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Houttuynia Cordata Extract peeling gel sold on Korean shelves
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Key benefits
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract, the plant extract this peeling gel is built around
- Allantoin on the same list, an active
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid on the same list, an exfoliant
- Bioflavonoids on the same list, an antioxidant
- Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract and Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract further down the same list
- Aloe Ferox Leaf Extract and Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Extract further down the same list
Key actives
5Houttuynia 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. The name on the box points at it, and it is named fifth on this peeling gel's own ingredient list.
9Allantoinactive
Allantoin is a comfrey-derived compound used to condition skin and soften the outer layer so it feels smoother. It is one of the standard additions to a formula built for easily irritated skin. It is named ninth on this peeling gel's list, alongside Houttuynia Cordata Extract.
10Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Flower Extractplant extract
Safflower Flower Extract is a traditional East Asian dye and skincare plant. It is used as a conditioning antioxidant extract and can tint a formula. The panel names it tenth on this peeling gel's list, beside Houttuynia Cordata Extract.
All products with Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Flower Extract
18Bioflavonoidsantioxidant
Bioflavonoids is a collective declaration for the flavonoid fraction of a plant extract, usually citrus. It names a class of plant antioxidants rather than one compound. The panel names it eighteenth on this peeling gel's list, beside Houttuynia Cordata Extract.
21Capryloyl Salicylic Acidexfoliant
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid is salicylic acid with a fatty tail, sometimes sold as LHA. It stays nearer the surface than salicylic acid and works at a higher pH, so it exfoliates more evenly and more gently. It is named twenty-first on this peeling gel's list, alongside Houttuynia Cordata Extract.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
- 5Houttuynia Cordata
- 9Allantoin
- 18Bioflavonoids
- 21Capryloyl Salicylic
Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.
Anua Heartleaf LHA Moisture Peeling Gel
Where does this peeling gel go in my routine?
Straight after cleansing, and it comes off again before the rest of your routine goes on. 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 Houttuynia Cordata Extract and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market peeling gel or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Houttuynia Cordata Extract and all. We match this peeling gel 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 Houttuynia Cordata Extract?
Allantoin, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and Bioflavonoids. The order they are printed in on this peeling gel's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Houttuynia Cordata Extract sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Flower Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract and Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (23): Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Cellulose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Houttuynia Cordata Extract (10,000ppm), Arginine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Propanediol, Allantoin, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Flower Extract, Dextrin, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Disodium EDTA, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Glycerin, Aloe Ferox Leaf Extract, Bioflavonoids, Sodium Hyaluronate, Caprylyl Glycol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid (1,000ppb), Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin
Ingredient list read from incidecoder.com on 30 August 2026.
23 of 23 explained
- Water solvent
- Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
- Dipropylene Glycol humectant
- Dipropylene Glycol is a glycol used as a solvent and a light humectant. Its main job is keeping the rest of the formula dissolved and the texture fluid rather than adding hydration of its own.
- Cellulose absorbent
- Cellulose is plant fibre. In a formula it thickens, absorbs oil and, in a sheet mask, is often the fabric itself.
- 1,2-Hexanediol humectant
- 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract (10,000ppm) plant 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.
- Arginine amino acid
- Arginine is an amino acid that does two jobs here: it holds water in the outer layer of skin, and it neutralises acidic gelling agents, which is why it often stands in for a synthetic pH adjuster.
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer thickener
- This is a carbomer relative with fatty side chains, so it thickens and stabilises an emulsion at the same time. It gives a light gel-cream body rather than a heavy one.
- Propanediol humectant
- Propanediol is a plant-derived glycol used in place of propylene glycol. It hydrates, carries actives into solution, and gives a lighter, less sticky slip than glycerin at the same strength.
- Allantoin active
- Allantoin is a comfrey-derived compound used to condition skin and soften the outer layer so it feels smoother. It is one of the standard additions to a formula built for easily irritated skin.
- Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Flower Extract plant extract
- Safflower Flower Extract is a traditional East Asian dye and skincare plant. It is used as a conditioning antioxidant extract and can tint a formula.
- Dextrin thickener
- Dextrin is a starch fragment used to thicken and to give a formula a light, powdery finish. It is also a common carrier for powdered extracts.
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate emulsifier
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate is a sugar-derived emulsifier and solubiliser, mild enough to be a standard choice in Korean essences. It dissolves small amounts of oil into water without any tightening feel.
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- Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract plant extract
- Gardenia Fruit Extract is the traditional East Asian yellow dye plant. In skincare it is used as an antioxidant extract, and it can tint a formula.
- Disodium EDTA chelator
- EDTA is a chelator: it locks up trace metal ions from water and packaging that would otherwise turn a formula cloudy, off-colour or rancid. It does nothing to skin and appears at a fraction of a percent.
- Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract plant extract
- Cocoa Extract carries polyphenols and a little caffeine. It is used as an antioxidant plant extract and gives a faint warm tint.
- Glycerin humectant
- Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.
- Aloe Ferox Leaf Extract plant extract
- Cape aloe leaf extract, a different aloe species from aloe vera. It carries the same class of water-holding polysaccharides and is used as a hydrating extract.
- Bioflavonoids antioxidant
- Bioflavonoids is a collective declaration for the flavonoid fraction of a plant extract, usually citrus. It names a class of plant antioxidants rather than one compound.
- Sodium Hyaluronate humectant
- 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.
- Caprylyl Glycol preservative booster
- Caprylyl Glycol is a glycol that conditions skin and, more importantly, strengthens a preservative system so less of the traditional preservative is needed. It appears in most modern formulas built without parabens.
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid (1,000ppb) exfoliant
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid is salicylic acid with a fatty tail, sometimes sold as LHA. It stays nearer the surface than salicylic acid and works at a higher pH, so it exfoliates more evenly and more gently.
- Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Extract plant extract
- Broccoli extract, carrying sulforaphane and vitamin C. It is used as a plant antioxidant.
- Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster
- Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809640735264
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 120ml
- Category
- Exfoliator / Chemical exfoliating gel
- Actives
- Allantoin, Heartleaf (Houttuynia Cordata), Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate
- Ships from
- California or Korea
Orders ship from California or direct from Korea with tracked delivery to your door, and both routes carry the same Korean-market release. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more. Returns are accepted for 30 days, by mail.
We split shipments free, so one out-of-stock item never holds up the rest of your order.
Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Barcode
Listed against the Korean barcode on its box - 3California or Korea
Ships to you from either, as the same Korean-market release
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. The barcode in the specification above is the Korean-market one and it is printed on the box you receive.
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.
Every order ships from California or direct from Korea, 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.
How it works
The Heartleaf LHA Moisture Peeling Gel is a 120ml peeling gel, used after cleansing. The plant extract it is built around is Houttuynia Cordata Extract, named fifth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Allantoin, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and Bioflavonoids, so the plant extract is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Houttuynia Cordata Extract stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the peeling gel format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the peeling gel Anua sells in Korea, Houttuynia Cordata Extract and all.
How to use
- Use the Heartleaf LHA Moisture Peeling Gel after cleansing.
- A thin layer over dry skin, kept clear of the eye area and the corners of the mouth.
- Rinse or roll it off as the pack directs, then follow with a hydrating layer and your moisturizer the same evening.
- Do not pair it with an acid toner or a retinoid in the same routine.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this peeling gel on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Houttuynia Cordata Extract on the list.
- Salicylic Acid on this list makes this peeling gel an exfoliating step, so do not stack it with another one on the same night.
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Built around Houttuynia Cordata Extract, 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.
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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.
Allantoin can tone down the dryness of the individual cells. It increases the water content of the skin, which means it helps to hydrate and moisturize.
Wilma Bergfeld, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic BHAs like salicylic acid get really deep into the pores, whereas the water-soluble ones don't go as deep.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic
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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