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Zesty Hand Soap Grapefruit & Tangerine 300ml
AROMATICA's Zesty Hand Soap Grapefruit & Tangerine 300ml is a hand cream, sold here as the exact Korean-market formula, not a US-adjusted reformulation.
No reviews yet300 ml
$7.50 per 100 ml
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- dry skincombination skinsensitive or reactive skinnormal skin
- Helps with
- dryness and dehydrationa compromised skin barrierdullnessredness and reactivity
In stock. Arrives in 3 to 7 business days
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You’re $100.00 away from free US shipping.
- 30-day returns
- Free US shipping on orders of $100 or more
- Tracked delivery to your door
How it works
This hand cream from AROMATICA is formulated for the Korean market and sold here as that exact formula, not a US-shelf reformulation. Its rich texture is built for the role it plays in a routine: an as-needed hand-care step, reapplied through the day. AROMATICA is a Korean natural and organic beauty brand, COSMOS-certified on much of its range, best known for its scalp and hair-care line and for essential-oil-forward body, hand, and home-care formulas built on plant-derived material rather than synthetic fragrance. The packaging, barcode, and batch code all trace back to the same product sold on its home market. It is meant to be used consistently at an as-needed hand-care step rather than as an occasional treatment.
Key benefits
- The authentic Korean-market hand cream formula, sourced and, not a US-shelf reformulation
- Arrives with its Korean-market barcode and batch code intact for a direct authenticity check against the packaging
- Fits the an as-needed hand-care step, reapplied through the day
- Reviewed for accuracy by a licensed dermo-cosmetic expert before it reaches the product page
How to use
- Massage a small amount into clean, dry hands, working it into the knuckles and cuticles where dryness shows first.
What does the AROMATICA cream texture feel like on skin?
It applies as a rich texture that settles in within a minute or two rather than sitting on the surface. Because it is the Korean-market formula rather than a US-shelf reformulation, the finish matches what the same product feels like on shelf in Korea, not a version adjusted for a different market's regulations.
Where does this hand cream fit in a Korean skincare routine?
It sits at an as-needed hand-care step, reapplied through the day. Korean routines are built as layers rather than a single all-in-one step, so using it out of order, for example before a lighter product that needs to absorb first, is the most common reason a product underperforms its expectations.
Is this the authentic Korean-market version, and how is it different from what US retailers sell?
Yes: AROMATICA formulates this line for the Korean market first, and this is that exact formula rather than a separately registered US version. Some Korean brands sell a reformulated line through US retailers with different actives or filter systems to clear US regulations, and this is not that product.
Who should reach for this hand cream first?
Anyone already using AROMATICA's other products will notice the same formulation logic here, and it is a reasonable first pick for someone building out a Korean routine around this step for the first time. Skin that reacts to heavy fragrance loads should still read the full ingredient panel on the product page before committing to daily use.
How should this be stored and how long does it last once opened?
Keep it out of direct sun and away from bathroom heat and humidity, the way any Korean-formulated skincare should be stored, and use a clean hand or spatula rather than repeatedly dipping wet fingers into the container. A sealed, unopened unit keeps for the shelf life printed on its own Korean-market batch code, which is intact on every unit we ship.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (17): Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Potassium Cocoate, Lauryl Betaine, Coco-Betaine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Rosmarinus Officinalis (rosemary) Leaf Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (orange) Peel Oil, Citrus Reticulata (tangerine) Peel Oil, Citrus Grandis (grapefruit) Peel Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (apricot) Kernel Extract, Sodium Chloride, Decyl Glucoside, Ethylhexylglycerin, Limonene
Ingredient list read from aromatica.co.kr on 13 September 2026.
15 of 17 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.
- Potassium Cocoate surfactant
- Potassium Cocoate is coconut oil turned into soap. It cleanses strongly and sits at a high pH, which is what gives a traditional soap-style cleanser its squeaky finish.
- Lauryl Betaine surfactant
- Lauryl Betaine is a secondary surfactant that boosts foam and thickens a cleanser while reducing how stripping the main surfactant feels.
- Coco-Betaine surfactant
- Coco-Betaine is a coconut-derived secondary surfactant used to build foam and make a cleanser milder.
- 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.
- Rosmarinus Officinalis (rosemary) Leaf Extract plant extract
- Rosemary Leaf Extract carries rosmarinic and carnosic acids, both effective antioxidants. It is often there to keep the oils in a formula from going rancid.
- Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (orange) Peel Oil fragrance component
- Sweet Orange Peel Oil is a citrus essential oil carrying limonene. It scents a formula, and limonene is one of the components EU labelling names separately.
- Citrus Grandis (grapefruit) Peel Oil fragrance component
- Grapefruit Peel Oil is a citrus essential oil rich in limonene. It scents a formula and belongs to the aromatic class reactive skin often avoids.
- Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil fragrance component
- Atlas Cedar Bark Oil is a woody essential oil used to scent a formula.
- Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil fragrance component
- Camel grass oil, a lemongrass relative. It is an essential oil used to scent a formula.
- 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.
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- Decyl Glucoside surfactant
- Decyl Glucoside is a sugar and coconut-derived surfactant, one of the mildest cleansers available. It produces a soft, low foam and rinses without stripping.
- 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.
- Limonene fragrance component
- Limonene is the citrus-peel aromatic. It appears here because EU labelling requires 26 fragrance components to be named individually rather than hidden inside "fragrance", and it is one of them.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 300 ml
- Category
- Body
- 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.
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
Worth knowing
- Patch test on the inner arm before a first full application if you are trying a new Korean formula for the first time, since a fragrance or botanical extract that suits most skin can still be the one thing an individual complexion does not tolerate.
- Introduce any new Korean-market formula on its own for the first few uses before layering it with the rest of an existing routine, so any reaction is easy to trace to a single product.
Complete the routine
- This itemAROMATICA Zesty Hand Soap Grapefruit & Tangerine 300ml$22.50

- Seal the routine in as the last stepAROMATICA Soothing Aloe Aqua Cream 150g$32.50

- From the same Korean-market lineAROMATICA Pure & Soft Feminine Wash 170ml$22.50

Total for 3 items$77.50
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AROMATICA, Korean-market original
The Korean-market AROMATICA hand cream formula, not the US reformulation.
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.
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.
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.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
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