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Skin Barrier Moisture Deep Cleanser 120ml$27.50Nonco Tea Tree Cleansing Foam 130ml
A true soap-base foam cleanser: palmitic, stearic and lauric acids saponified with potassium hydroxide fill places three to six of this 130 ml A'PIEU list, with tea tree leaf oil sixteenth. Korean-market formula.
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130 ml
$7.69 per 100 ml
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- Dry skinCompromised barrierSensitive skinDull, uneven tone
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate in a foam cleanserRoutines that want Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate and Tocopheryl Acetate in one stepFilling the foam cleanser step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate foam cleanser sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The Nonco Tea Tree Cleansing Foam is a 130ml foam cleanser, used as your first step, morning and evening, on a face already wet with lukewarm water. The active it is built around is Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, named thirty-third on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Tocopheryl Acetate, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract and Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate 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 A'PIEU sells in Korea, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate and all.
Key benefits
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, the active this foam cleanser is built around
- Tocopheryl Acetate on the same list, an antioxidant
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract and Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract on the same list, plant extracts
- Gaultheria Procumbens (Wintergreen) Leaf Extract and Beeswax further down the same list
- Palmitic Acid and Lauric Acid further down the same list
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate named thirty-third on the manufacturer list printed on this page
How to use
- Use it as the second cleanse, AM and PM, after an oil cleanse at night or alone in the morning, giving it a moment to settle before the next step.
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 Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market foam cleanser or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate 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 Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate?
Tocopheryl Acetate, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract and Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract. The order they are printed in on this foam cleanser's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Gaultheria Procumbens (Wintergreen) Leaf Extract and Beeswax.
Contains alcohol denat.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, silicones, parabens, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (35): Water, Glycerin, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Lauric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Myristic Acid, Sodium Myristoyl Glutamate, TEA-Lauryl Sulfate, Polysorbate 20, Beeswax, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Urea, Alcohol Denat, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Arachidic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Flower Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Capric Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Benzoate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Gaultheria Procumbens (Wintergreen) Leaf Extract, Sodium Chloride
Ingredient list read from inkeedecoder.com on 10 September 2026.
30 of 35 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.
- 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.
- Palmitic Acid fatty acid
- Palmitic Acid is a saturated fatty acid present in skin's own lipids. It thickens a formula, stabilises the emulsion and softens skin.
- Stearic Acid fatty acid
- Stearic Acid is a saturated fatty acid from plant fats, and one of the three lipid classes skin's own barrier is built from. In a formula it thickens, stabilises the emulsion and can be turned into a soap-style cleanser by adding a base.
- Lauric Acid fatty acid
- Lauric Acid is the coconut fatty acid that gives soap-style cleansers their dense foam. It is not well suited to blemish-prone skin at high levels.
- Potassium Hydroxide pH adjuster
- Potassium Hydroxide is a strong base used in traces to raise a formula to its target pH. In a soap-style cleanser it also converts fatty acids into the surfactant that does the cleansing.
- Myristic Acid fatty acid
- Myristic Acid is a saturated fatty acid used to thicken and, with a base added, to build the foam in a soap-style cleanser.
- Polysorbate 20 emulsifier
- Polysorbate 20 is a solubiliser: it dissolves small amounts of oil or fragrance into a watery formula so nothing separates or floats.
- Beeswax occlusive
- Beeswax is the wax bees build comb from. In a formula it thickens the oil phase and forms a breathable, water-resisting film, which is what makes a balm hold its shape.
- Glyceryl Stearate emulsifier
- Glyceryl Stearate is glycerin joined to stearic acid, and one of the most used emulsifiers in skincare. It holds oil and water together and thickens the result, and it softens skin at the same time.
- PEG-100 Stearate emulsifier
- PEG-100 Stearate is a water-loving emulsifier almost always paired with glyceryl stearate. Together they form the standard cream base of the last fifty years.
- Urea humectant
- Urea is one of the substances skin makes to hold its own water, part of the natural moisturising factor. At low levels it hydrates; at high levels it also softens hard, thickened skin.
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- Alcohol Denat solvent
- Alcohol Denat. is ethanol with a bitter additive that makes it undrinkable, which is a tax rule rather than a formulation choice. It behaves like alcohol: a fast-evaporating solvent that gives a weightless finish and can feel drying at higher levels.
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil fragrance component
- Tea Tree Leaf Oil is an essential oil from an Australian shrub, carrying terpinen-4-ol. Korean formulas use it in products aimed at blemish-prone skin; it is potent, aromatic, and one of the essential oils most likely to bother reactive skin.
- Arachidic Acid fatty acid
- Arachidic Acid is a long-chain saturated fatty acid used to thicken and stabilise a formula.
- Phenoxyethanol preservative
- Phenoxyethanol is the most widely used cosmetic preservative outside the paraben family. It keeps a water-containing formula from growing bacteria and mould, and is capped at one percent in most markets, so it always sits low on a list.
- Chlorphenesin preservative
- A preservative effective against bacteria, yeast and mould across a wide pH range, which is why it appears where a single milder preservative cannot cover the formula.
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract plant extract
- Lavender extract, the water-soluble fraction rather than the essential oil. It is used as a conditioning extract and carries a light lavender scent.
- Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Extract plant extract
- Peppermint leaf extract, the water-based extract rather than the essential oil, so it carries far less menthol. It is used as a refreshing herbal extract.
- Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract plant extract
- Chamomile Flower Extract is one of the oldest ingredients in skincare, carrying bisabolol and chamazulene. It is used for the look of redness in formulas for reactive skin.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant
- Tocopheryl Acetate is a stable vitamin E ester that skin converts to tocopherol. It is used as an antioxidant and a light emollient and holds up better than plain vitamin E in a formula.
- Butylene Glycol humectant
- Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
- Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose thickener
- Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose is modified plant cellulose. It thickens water, forms a film, and stabilises foam, and it is the same material used to make capsule shells.
- Sodium Benzoate preservative
- Sodium Benzoate is a mild preservative that works only in acidic formulas. It is usually paired with potassium sorbate, and the pair is the standard choice where a brand wants no phenoxyethanol.
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate active
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate is a water-soluble salt derived from licorice root. It is the licorice fraction Korean formulas use for the look of redness, and it is far more stable in water than the whole extract.
- Gaultheria Procumbens (Wintergreen) Leaf Extract plant extract
- Wintergreen leaf extract. The plant naturally carries methyl salicylate, which is where its sharp minty scent comes from.
- Sodium Chloride thickener
- Sodium Chloride is salt. In a cleanser it thickens the liquid; in a mask or essence it balances the mineral content of the water phase. It has no active role.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809581460485
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 130 ml
- Category
- Cleanser
- Actives
- Licorice Root, Tea Tree, Urea
- 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.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
35
Ingredients declared
No fragrance
on the list
Worth knowing
- Patch test this foam cleanser on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate on the list.
- Introduce this foam cleanser on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate rather than to three changes at once.
Complete the routine
- This itemA'PIEU Nonco Tea Tree Cleansing Foam 130ml$10.00
- The last step of the morning, over everything elseA'pieu Pure Block Sun Cream Waterproof Sun Cream SPF50/PA+++ 50ml$12.50
- Cleanse first, so the next step meets bare skinA'pieu Deep Clean Bubble Foam 200ml$10.00
Total for 3 items$32.50
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The Original Korean Formula foam cleanser from A'PIEU, 130ml formulated with Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate and Tocopheryl Acetate, shipped from California or direct from Korea.
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- 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 skin-care professionals say about skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Your skin barrier is basically your outer layer of the skin.
Melissa Piliang, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
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