Where does this spot powder go in my routine?

At the end of the evening routine, on clean, dry skin. Anything thinner than a spot powder goes on before it, and anything richer goes on after. 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 Ascorbic Acid and not three changes at once.

What else is on the list besides Ascorbic Acid?

Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate and Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid. The order they are printed in on this spot powder's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Ascorbic Acid sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Hyaluronic Acid.

HERA

Soft Finish Loose Powder 15g

Name: HERA Soft Finish Loose Powder 15g
Brand: HERA
SKU: 6918388894
Price: 100.0 USD
Availability: InStock

HERA Soft Finish Loose Powder is HERA's 15g spot powder, formulated with Ascorbic Acid.

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$100.00

15 g

$66.67 per 10 g

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

Suited to: NormalCombinationOilyDry

Helps with: Everyday color and coverageBuilding over a skincare-finished baseTouch-ups through the day

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Key benefits

A finely milled loose powder
a formula built to Korean-market color and finish standards
Intact Korean-market barcode and batch coding on arrival
Full manufacturer size of 15g

Key actives

13Ascorbic Acidantioxidant

Ascorbic Acid is pure vitamin C, the most researched form and also the least stable: it needs a low pH and airtight packaging to stay active. It is an antioxidant used for the look of dullness and uneven tone. On this spot powder's own ingredient list it is named thirteenth.

All products with Ascorbic Acid

21Sodium Hyaluronatehumectant

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. It is named twenty-first on this spot powder's list, alongside Ascorbic Acid.

All products with Sodium Hyaluronate

22Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acidhumectant

Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid is hyaluronic acid cut into much shorter fragments. The smaller the fragment, the further into the outer layer it can settle, which is why serums stack several sizes together instead of using one. The panel names it twenty-second on this spot powder's list, beside Ascorbic Acid.

All products with Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid

23Tocopherolantioxidant

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. It is named twenty-third on this spot powder's list, alongside Ascorbic Acid.

All products with Tocopherol

25Hyaluronic Acidhumectant

Hyaluronic Acid is a sugar chain the body already makes, and one gram of it can hold several litres of water. In a formula it is a humectant that pulls water to the surface of skin and holds it in a film, which is what makes skin look plumper while it is there. The panel names it twenty-fifth on this spot powder's list, beside Ascorbic Acid.

All products with Hyaluronic Acid

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

No fragrance

on the list

13Ascorbic Acid21Sodium Hyaluronate23Tocopherol25Hyaluronic Acid

13Ascorbic Acid
21Sodium Hyaluronate
23Tocopherol
25Hyaluronic Acid

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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21 of 26 explained

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.
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer silicone: A silicone elastomer powder. It changes how light falls on skin so texture looks softer, absorbs a little oil, and leaves a dry velvet finish.
Boron Nitride absorbent: A plate-like mineral powder with a notably slippery feel. It softens how light falls on skin and makes a powder or stick glide rather than drag.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is the light fraction of coconut oil, with the heavy parts removed. It is the workhorse emollient of modern formulas: it softens skin, dissolves oil-soluble actives and absorbs without the greasy weight of a whole plant oil.
Triethoxycaprylylsilane silicone: Triethoxycaprylylsilane is a coating applied to mineral powders so they disperse evenly and resist water rather than clumping.
Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone silicone: Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone is a high-shine silicone used where a formula needs gloss without stickiness.
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.
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite colorant: Synthetic mica, grown rather than mined, which makes it purer and more transparent than the natural mineral. It scatters light and carries pearlescent pigments.
CI 77492 colorant: Iron Oxides are mineral pigments in red, yellow and black, and the three are blended to make every skin-tone shade in a tinted product. They are inert and sit on the surface.
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.
ASCORBIC ACID antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid is pure vitamin C, the most researched form and also the least stable: it needs a low pH and airtight packaging to stay active. It is an antioxidant used for the look of dullness and uneven tone.
Mica colorant: Mica is a mineral ground into fine flakes. It scatters light, so it lightens a shade and gives the soft glow of a tinted or illuminating product.

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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.
Dehydroacetic Acid preservative: A preservative that works best in acidic formulas and is almost always paired with benzyl alcohol. It is one of the standard systems in products built without parabens.
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.
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.
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid humectant: Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid is hyaluronic acid cut into much shorter fragments. The smaller the fragment, the further into the outer layer it can settle, which is why serums stack several sizes together instead of using one.
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.
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer humectant: Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer is hyaluronic acid linked into a mesh. It holds water in a soft gel on the surface rather than sinking in, and it releases that water slowly through the day.
Hyaluronic Acid humectant: Hyaluronic Acid is a sugar chain the body already makes, and one gram of it can hold several litres of water. In a formula it is a humectant that pulls water to the surface of skin and holds it in a film, which is what makes skin look plumper while it is there.
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate humectant: Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid modified to be part oil-loving, so it clings to skin instead of rinsing away. Formulators call it the one that stays put.

How it works

The Soft Finish Loose Powder is a 15g spot powder, used at the end of the evening routine, on clean, dry skin. The antioxidant it is built around is Ascorbic Acid, named thirteenth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate and Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, so the antioxidant is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Ascorbic Acid stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the spot powder format rather than by the list alone. HERA sells this Ascorbic Acid spot powder in Korea, and this is that version.

How to use

Dust lightly over finished base makeup with a puff or brush to set it.

Worth knowing

Patch test on the inner arm before first full-face use if you have not tried this specific formula before.
Remove fully at the end of the day with a proper makeup remover rather than a cleanser alone.

Complete the routine

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HERA, Korean-market original

The Original Korean Formula spot powder from HERA, 15g formulated with Ascorbic Acid 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.

Using topical vitamin C can result in less cell damage and better-looking skin.
Melissa Piliang, 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

1 more professional perspective

Hyaluronic acid helps bind water to collagen, which traps water in the skin. That helps make the skin more plump and full-looking.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic