Arencia Green Tea + LHA Deep Pore Rice Cake Cleanser
Arencia Green Tea + LHA Deep Pore Rice Cake Cleanser is a 150g gel cleanser with Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, used as your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water.
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- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract in a gel cleanserRoutines that want Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract and Allantoin in one stepFilling the gel cleanser step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract gel cleanser sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The Green Tea + LHA Deep Pore Rice Cake Cleanser is a 150g gel cleanser, used as your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water. The plant extract it is built around is Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, named thirtieth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Allantoin, Bakuchiol and Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, so the plant extract is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the gel cleanser format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the gel cleanser Arencia sells in Korea, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract and all.
Key benefits
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, the plant extract this gel cleanser is built around
- Allantoin and Bakuchiol on the same list, actives
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and Salicylic Acid on the same list, exfoliants
- Gardenia Extract and Panthenol further down the same list
- Coconut Acid further down the same list
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract named thirtieth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extractplant extract
Camellia Sinensis is the tea plant. Green tea leaf extract carries catechins, among the most studied plant antioxidants, and is used for the look of redness and oily shine. The name on the box points at it, and it is named thirtieth on this gel cleanser's own ingredient list.
Allantoinactive
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. The panel names it twentieth on this gel cleanser's list, beside Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract.
Bakuchiolactive
Bakuchiol is a compound from the babchi seed, used as a plant-derived alternative to retinol. It is oil soluble, stable in daylight and does not carry retinol's acclimatisation period, which is why sensitive-skin formulas choose it. The panel names it twenty-sixth on this gel cleanser's list, beside Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract.
Capryloyl 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-second on this gel cleanser's list, alongside Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract.
Salicylic Acidexfoliant
It loosens the dead cells that block pores and is used for the look of congested, oily skin. It is named twenty-fifth on this gel cleanser's list, alongside Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract.
Where does this gel cleanser go in my routine?
As your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water. Nothing goes under it: this gel 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 Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market gel cleanser or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract and all. We match this gel 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 Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract?
Allantoin, Bakuchiol and Capryloyl Salicylic Acid. The order they are printed in on this gel cleanser's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Salicylic Acid, Gardenia Extract and Panthenol.
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Orders ship from our California warehouse, dispatched within 2 business days, and arrive in 3 to 5 days. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more.
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 - 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 to use
- Use the Green Tea + LHA Deep Pore Rice Cake Cleanser as your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water.
- Take an appropriate amount of the cleanser and add water to lather up. Gently massage on skin and rinse off with lukewarm water.
- 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.
- 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.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this gel cleanser on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract on the list.
- Salicylic Acid on this list makes this gel cleanser an exfoliating step, so do not stack it with another one on the same night.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula gel cleanser from Arencia, 150g formulated with Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract and Allantoin, 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.
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 Bakuchiol is often used as a gentler alternative to retinol. It may help your skin look smoother and reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
Shilpi Khetarpal, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
1 more professional perspective
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
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