Calming Barrier Serum (Renew)

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 (33): Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Methylpropanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Methyl Gluceth-20, Butylene Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Sodium Acrylic Acid/MA Copolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Tromethamine, Xanthan Gum, Panthenol, Adenosine, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Sodium Phytate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Malachite Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract, Arginine, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Ceramide NP, Fructooligosaccharides, Glycolipids, Cyperus Rotundus Root Extract, Sodium Chloride

Ingredient list read from incidecoder.com on 30 August 2026.

33 of 33 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.

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water plant extract

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water is green tea distillate used in place of plain water as a base. It is far more dilute than the extract, so it sets the base rather than supplying the antioxidants.

Methylpropanediol humectant

Methylpropanediol is a small glycol used to hydrate and to help water-soluble actives penetrate the outer layer of skin more evenly. It leaves almost no tack, which suits watery textures.

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.

Niacinamide active

Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.

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.

Methyl Gluceth-20 humectant

Methyl Gluceth-20 is a sugar-derived humectant. It holds water in the outer layer of skin and gives a smooth, cushioned slip that plain glycerin does not.

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.

Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer thickener

This is a synthetic thickener that gels quickly and holds an emulsion stable across a wide pH range. It gives a light, non-tacky body.

Sodium Acrylic Acid/MA Copolymer thickener

An acrylic copolymer used to thicken water into a gel and to hold an emulsion stable.

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.

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)

8809968133100

Made in

Republic of Korea

Volume

30ml

Category

Serum & Ampoule / Barrier / soothing serum

Actives

Adenosine, Centella Asiatica, Ceramide NP, Green Tea, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate

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