# Arencia Black Tea & Yuzu Rice Mochi Cleanser

Arencia Black Tea & Yuzu Rice Mochi Cleanser, an authentic Korean-market cleanser sourced for the Korean market.

- Brand: Arencia
- Product: Black Tea & Yuzu Rice Mochi Cleanser
- Price: $15.29
- Availability: In stock
- Size: 120 g
- Market: Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- Made in: Republic of Korea
- EAN (barcode): 8809562191179
- Category: Cleansers

## Key benefits

- Built around Glycerin and Xanthan Gum
- Carries Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate for supporting texture and feel
- Formulated as a cleanser for its specific place in a layered routine
- Sourced as the authentic Korean-market formula, not a US reformulation
- Intact Korean-market barcode and batch code on every unit

## How it works

The formula is built around Glycerin, which sits high enough on the ingredient list to carry real weight rather than trace amounts. Xanthan Gum works alongside it, and together they are what Arencia is pointing at when the line is marketed for this routine step. Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate rounds out the supporting cast, filling in texture and feel rather than acting as a headline ingredient. As a cleanser, it is meant to sit at its specific point in a layered Korean routine rather than replace the steps around it. Arencia sources this as the same Korean-market formula sold in Korea, not a separate US-facing version.

## How to use

1. Use the Black Tea & Yuzu Rice Mochi Cleanser as your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water.
2. Take an appropriate amount of the cleanser and add water to lather up. Gently massage on skin and rinse off with lukewarm water.
3. Rinse and tone while skin is still damp. Everything after this lands on bare skin, so it decides what the rest of the routine is working with.
4. Twice a day, every day. Do not stretch the massage past a minute or finish with hot water; both leave the surface feeling tight rather than clean.

## Ingredients

Glycerin, Purified Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sweet Almond Seed Cake, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Coconut Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Rice Powder, Fragrance, Kaolin, Sodium Isethionate, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Glyceryl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Chloride, Dextrin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Gardenia Extract, Green Tea Extract, Hyssop Extract

## FAQ

### What does Glycerin do in this formula?

Glycerin is one of the best-studied humectants in cosmetic chemistry, drawing moisture to the skin's surface and helping the formula feel comfortable rather than tight after it sets. It sits toward the front of the ingredient list on this product, which is a reasonable signal of how central it is to the formula. Pairing it with the rest of the ingredient list is what gives this cleanser its particular feel and finish.

### Where does this fit in a routine?

As a cleanser, this is meant to be used at the point in a layered Korean routine where that step normally sits, applied by working it into damp skin and rinsing thoroughly. Using it out of order will not make it harmful, but it may change how well the following step absorbs. Consistency in where it sits in the routine matters more than the exact minute-by-minute order.

### Is this the same formula sold in Korea?

Yes. Arencia products sold through Korean Pharmacy are sourced as the authentic Korean-market formula, the same version stocked on shelf in Korea, rather than a separate US-facing reformulation many US retailers carry instead. Packaging carries the intact Korean-market barcode and batch code as part of that sourcing. This is the specific gap Arencia shoppers in the US have been left with since Korean import channels tightened.

### How long will one unit last?

How long a cleanser lasts depends entirely on how much is used per application and how often it is applied, so there is no single number that fits every routine. A smaller, daily-use amount will stretch the unit further than a heavier, occasional application. Checking the fill amount against your own usual per-use amount is the most reliable way to estimate it for your own routine.

### Can this be layered with other actives?

Glycerin on this ingredient list is not flagged as one that requires special spacing from common actives, so it generally layers into a routine without extra precautions. As with any new product, introducing it on its own for the first few uses is the sensible way to see how your skin responds before adding it alongside other actives. If you use a prescription-strength active elsewhere in your routine, following your own provider's layering guidance takes priority over general routine advice.

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