Sea kelp Gel Toner Pads 140g/60ea

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 (26): Water, Laminaria Digitata water, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Lactobacillus/Kelp Ferment Filtrate, Sea Water, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Arginine, Allantoin, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Polyacrylate, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Spirulina Maxima Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Maltodextrin, Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract, Jania Rubens Extract, Kjellmaniella Gyrata Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract

Ingredient list read from biodance.com on 10 September 2026.

25 of 26 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.

Laminaria Digitata water plant extract

The water fraction of oarweed kelp, used in place of part of the plain water in a formula. It is far more dilute than a kelp extract.

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.

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.

Lactobacillus/Kelp Ferment Filtrate ferment

This is kelp fermented by lactobacillus and then filtered. Fermentation breaks the seaweed polysaccharides into smaller, more soluble pieces than the plain extract carries.

Sea Water mineral

Sea Water is filtered and desalinated seawater used in place of plain water. It carries magnesium, calcium and potassium, so it brings the mineral balance of the base closer to skin's own.

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate emulsifier

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate is a sugar-derived emulsifier and solubiliser, mild enough to be a standard choice in Korean essences. It dissolves small amounts of oil into water without any tightening feel.

Arginine amino acid

Arginine is an amino acid that does two jobs here: it holds water in the outer layer of skin, and it neutralises acidic gelling agents, which is why it often stands in for a synthetic pH adjuster.

Allantoin active

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.

Carbomer thickener

Carbomer is a synthetic polymer that only gels once a base neutralises it, which is why arginine or tromethamine sits nearby on the list. It gives the clear, non-stringy gel texture a xanthan formula cannot reach.

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.

Xanthan Gum thickener

Xanthan Gum is a polysaccharide made by fermenting sugar. It thickens a watery formula into a gel and holds the whole thing in suspension so nothing separates. Too much of it and a serum turns stringy, which is why it appears in fractions of a percent.

Market

Korean market, the version sold in Korea

EAN (barcode)

8809891183678

Made in

Republic of Korea

Category

Toner

Actives

Allantoin

Ships from

California or Korea

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