Does this product contain fragrance?

Yes. The ingredient list names Fragrance. It sits on the panel printed on this page, so you can read the position for yourself before you buy. If fragrance components are something you avoid, this product is not the one.

What else is on the list besides Lactobacillus Ferment?

Tocopherol, Centella Asiatica Extract and Panthenol. The order they are printed in on this product's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Lactobacillus Ferment sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: 2,3-Butanediol.

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Pure Artemisia Watery Calming Fluid 125ml

Name: HANYUL Pure Artemisia Watery Calming Fluid 125ml
Brand: HANYUL
SKU: 4943036245
Price: 35.0 USD
Availability: InStock

HANYUL's Pure Artemisia Watery Calming Fluid is a 125ml fluid with three herbal waters in a row on its list, mugwort leaf water declared at 18,944 ppm, then cnidium and angelica root waters, with panthenol declared at 5,000 ppm and centella behind them. A silicone fluid that finishes dry.

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$35.00

125 ml

$28.00 per 100 ml

Korean-market formula
Ships from California or direct from Korea
Korean barcode and batch code intact

Suited to: Normal skinDry or dehydrated skinCombination skinSensitized or easily reactive skin

Helps with: Everyday hydrationA layered Korean routineDullness or uneven texture

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Key benefits

Lactobacillus Ferment, the ferment this product is built around
Tocopherol on the same list, an antioxidant
Centella Asiatica Extract on the same list, a plant extract
Panthenol and 2,3-Butanediol on the same list, humectants
Lactobacillus Ferment named twenty-sixth on the manufacturer list printed on this page

Key actives

11Panthenolhumectant

Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5: skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It is a humectant that holds water and leaves skin feeling soft and less tight, and it is one of the ingredients formulators reach for when a formula also contains something harsh. The panel names it eleventh on this product's list, beside Lactobacillus Ferment.

All products with Panthenol

222,3-Butanediolhumectant

2,3-Butanediol is a fermentation-derived glycol. It hydrates and, like the other longer glycols, makes a formula harder for microbes to grow in. The panel names it twenty-second on this product's list, beside Lactobacillus Ferment.

All products with 2,3-Butanediol

26Lactobacillus Fermentferment

Lactobacillus Ferment is the liquid left after lactobacillus bacteria have fermented a plant or milk substrate. It carries the small molecules the fermentation produced, including lactic acid and amino acids, and is used for the look of dull, uneven skin. On this product's own ingredient list it is named twenty-sixth.

All products with Lactobacillus Ferment

30Tocopherolantioxidant

Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer. The panel names it thirtieth on this product's list, beside Lactobacillus Ferment.

All products with Tocopherol

Centella Asiatica Extractplant extract

Centella Asiatica is the plant behind the whole cica category, sold as gotu kola or Madagascar centella. Its extract is the anchor of Korean formulas built for easily reddened skin, and its work is done by four triterpenes: asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. It is named twenty-ninth on this product's list, alongside Lactobacillus Ferment.

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

#21

Fragrance on the list

11Panthenol222,3-Butanediol26Lactobacillus Ferment30Tocopherol

11Panthenol
222,3-Butanediol
26Lactobacillus Ferment
30Tocopherol

Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.

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25 of 30 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.
Propanediol humectant: Propanediol is a plant-derived glycol used in place of propylene glycol. It hydrates, carries actives into solution, and gives a lighter, less sticky slip than glycerin at the same strength.
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 Trimethicone silicone: Methyl Trimethicone is a light, volatile silicone chosen for a notably dry finish. It thins a formula and disperses powders evenly.
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.
Pca Dimethicone silicone: A silicone carrying a PCA group, the same humectant skin makes for itself. It gives silicone slip and holds a little water at once.
Silica absorbent: Silica is finely milled mineral, essentially very pure sand. It absorbs oil, stops powders clumping and soft-focuses the look of pores and fine lines.
Panthenol (5,000 Ppm) humectant: Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5: skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It is a humectant that holds water and leaves skin feeling soft and less tight, and it is one of the ingredients formulators reach for when a formula also contains something harsh.
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.
Polymethylsilsesquioxane silicone: Polymethylsilsesquioxane is a silicone resin in fine sphere form. It soft-focuses the look of pores and lines and gives a smooth, powdery finish.
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.
Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate emulsifier: A polyglycerin emulsifier with a short fatty chain, which makes it more water-loving than its longer-chain relatives. It suits cleansing waters and micellar formulas.

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Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate emulsifier: Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate is a mild sugar-derived solubiliser used to dissolve fragrance and oil into watery formulas.
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer thickener: This is a carbomer relative with fatty side chains, so it thickens and stabilises an emulsion at the same time. It gives a light gel-cream body rather than a heavy one.
Tromethamine pH adjuster: Tromethamine neutralises acidic thickeners such as carbomer so they gel, and holds a formula near skin-friendly pH. It is used at a fraction of a percent.
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.
Glyceryl Caprylate emulsifier: Glyceryl Caprylate is a mild emulsifier that also makes a formula less hospitable to microbes, so it is often part of a preservative-free system.
Fragrance fragrance: Fragrance, or Parfum, is a single declaration standing for a whole scent blend, which can be dozens of materials. Regulators allow it as a trade secret, so a list showing only this word does not say what the scent is made of. It is the most common trigger named by people with reactive skin.
2,3-Butanediol humectant: 2,3-Butanediol is a fermentation-derived glycol. It hydrates and, like the other longer glycols, makes a formula harder for microbes to grow in.
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.
Disodium EDTA chelator: EDTA is a chelator: it locks up trace metal ions from water and packaging that would otherwise turn a formula cloudy, off-colour or rancid. It does nothing to skin and appears at a fraction of a percent.
Lecithin emulsifier: Lecithin is a soy or sunflower-derived phospholipid, the same class of molecule cell membranes are built from. It emulsifies oil into water and is the basis of the liposomes formulators use to carry actives.
Lactobacillus Ferment ferment: Lactobacillus Ferment is the liquid left after lactobacillus bacteria have fermented a plant or milk substrate. It carries the small molecules the fermentation produced, including lactic acid and amino acids, and is used for the look of dull, uneven skin.
Inulin Lauryl Carbamate emulsifier: A chicory-sugar polymer with a fatty chain attached. It stabilises an emulsion by forming a film at the oil and water boundary rather than acting as a classic surfactant.
Tocopherol antioxidant: Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer.

How it works

The Pure Artemisia Watery Calming Fluid is a 125ml product. The ferment it is built around is Lactobacillus Ferment, named twenty-sixth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Tocopherol, Centella Asiatica Extract and Panthenol, so the ferment is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Lactobacillus Ferment stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the product format rather than by the list alone. HANYUL sells this Lactobacillus Ferment product in Korea, and this is that version.

How to use

Use this lotion AM and/or PM, as the lightweight moisturizer step, after serum. Pat or smooth it on rather than rubbing, and give it a moment to settle before layering the next step.

Worth knowing

Patch test on the inner arm before applying to the face, as with any new skincare formula.
Introduce a new active gradually into an existing routine rather than adding several new products at once.

Complete the routine

This itemHANYUL Pure Artemisia Watery Calming Fluid 125ml$35.00
The treatment step of this routineHANYUL Ginkgo Leaf Pore Resurfacing Serum 40ml$52.50
An as-needed step, in place of the prep layerHANYUL Pure Aretemisia Watwery Calming Wrapping Mask Sheet 10P$32.50

Total for 3 items$120.00

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HANYUL, Korean-market original

The Original Korean Formula product from HANYUL, 125ml formulated with Lactobacillus Ferment and Tocopherol, shipped from California or direct from Korea.

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Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.

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The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.

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What professionals say

What skin-care professionals say about the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.

Those bacteria are essential to fight infection, protect against environmental damage, regulate pH levels and keep the skin hydrated and healthy.
Shilpi Khetarpal, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
People with dry, flaky skin are more likely to see a benefit from using vitamin E because it enhances moisturization.
Amy Kassouf, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic