Where does this lotion go in my routine?

As the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. Anything thinner than a lotion 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 Madecassoside and not three changes at once.

Does this lotion 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 lotion is not the one.

What else is on the list besides Madecassoside?

Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol and 7-Dehydrocholesterol. The order they are printed in on this lotion's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Madecassoside sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Panax Ginseng Root Water, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate and Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin).

ILLIYOON

Ultra Repair Lotion 528ml

Name: ILLIYOON Ultra Repair Lotion 528ml
Brand: ILLIYOON
SKU: 4741678948
Price: 30.0 USD
Availability: InStock

ILLIYOON Ultra Repair Lotion is a 528ml lotion with Madecassoside, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum.

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$30.00

528 ml

$5.68 per 100 ml

Korean-market formula
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Suited to: Dry skinCompromised barrierDehydrated skinSensitive skin

Helps with: Shoppers looking for Madecassoside in a lotionRoutines that want Madecassoside and Tocopheryl Acetate in one stepFilling the lotion step with a Korean-market formula

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Key benefits

Madecassoside, the active this lotion is built around
Tocopheryl Acetate and Tocopherol on the same list, antioxidants
7-Dehydrocholesterol on the same list, a barrier lipid
Panax Ginseng Root Water on the same list, a plant extract
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate and Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin) further down the same list
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter and Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 further down the same list

Key actives

20Tocopheryl Acetateantioxidant

Tocopheryl Acetate is a stable vitamin E ester that skin converts to tocopherol. It is used as an antioxidant and a light emollient and holds up better than plain vitamin E in a formula. The panel names it twentieth on this lotion's list, beside Madecassoside.

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23Panax Ginseng Root Waterplant extract

Ginseng root distillate used as a base water. It carries far less of the ginsenosides than the root extract does. It is named twenty-third on this lotion's list, alongside Madecassoside.

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35Madecassosideactive

Madecassoside is the centella triterpene most associated with the look of redness, and the one brands lead with in cica products. It is water soluble and stable, so it appears in essences as readily as in creams. On this lotion's own ingredient list it is named thirty-fifth.

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387-Dehydrocholesterolbarrier lipid

7-Dehydrocholesterol is the sterol skin holds as the precursor to vitamin D. In a formula it behaves as a barrier lipid, closely related to cholesterol. The panel names it thirty-eighth on this lotion's list, beside Madecassoside.

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39Tocopherolantioxidant

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 thirty-ninth on this lotion's list, alongside Madecassoside.

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Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

#13

Fragrance on the list

20Tocopheryl Acetate23Panax Ginseng35Madecassoside387-Dehydrocholesterol

20Tocopheryl Acetate
23Panax Ginseng
35Madecassoside
387-Dehydrocholesterol

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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36 of 39 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.
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.
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.
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate emollient: Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate is a light ester emollient that gives a dry, silky finish and disperses pigment evenly.
Hydrogenated Poly (C6-14 Olefin) emollient: Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin) is a synthetic hydrocarbon emollient. It gives a smooth, silicone-like glide and is completely stable, so it does not go rancid.
Panthenol 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.
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter emollient: Shea Butter is the fat pressed from the shea nut, rich in oleic and stearic acids and unsaponifiable plant sterols. It is a heavy emollient and partial occlusive, which is why it sits in balms and night creams rather than in essences.
C14-22 Alcohols fatty alcohol: C14-22 Alcohols is a declaration for a mixture of long-chain fatty alcohols. They thicken a cream and hold the emulsion together.
Dimethicone silicone: Dimethicone is the most used cosmetic silicone. It forms a breathable film that smooths the surface, slows water leaving skin, and gives the slip that makes a primer or cream feel silky. It is inert and does not penetrate.
Cetearyl Alcohol fatty alcohol: Cetearyl Alcohol is a waxy solid, not the drying kind of alcohol. It is a blend of cetyl and stearyl alcohols used to thicken a cream and keep oil and water from separating, and it softens skin as it does so.
Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 emollient: Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 is a thick synthetic emollient built to mimic the lipids in skin's own surface. It is used in balms for a cushioned, sealing feel.
Glyceryl Stearates emulsifier: Glyceryl Stearate is glycerin joined to stearic acid, and one of the most used emulsifiers in skincare. It holds oil and water together and thickens the result, and it softens skin at the same time.

24 more explained

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.
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside emulsifier: C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside is a sugar-derived emulsifier used in mild, plant-based cream bases.
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.
Stearic Acid fatty acid: Stearic Acid is a saturated fatty acid from plant fats, and one of the three lipid classes skin's own barrier is built from. In a formula it thickens, stabilises the emulsion and can be turned into a soap-style cleanser by adding a base.
Palmitic Acid fatty acid: Palmitic Acid is a saturated fatty acid present in skin's own lipids. It thickens a formula, stabilises the emulsion and softens 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.
Polyacrylate-13 thickener: Polyacrylate-13 is a pre-neutralised thickener that gels instantly and holds an emulsion together, so a formula can be built without heat.
Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant: Tocopheryl Acetate is a stable vitamin E ester that skin converts to tocopherol. It is used as an antioxidant and a light emollient and holds up better than plain vitamin E in a formula.
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.
Panax Ginseng Root Water plant extract: Ginseng root distillate used as a base water. It carries far less of the ginsenosides than the root extract does.
Polyisobutene film former: Polyisobutene is a synthetic polymer that forms a flexible, water-resistant film. It gives gloss and holds a formula in place, which is why it appears in lip products and long-wear textures.
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.
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.
Potassium Hydroxide pH adjuster: Potassium Hydroxide is a strong base used in traces to raise a formula to its target pH. In a soap-style cleanser it also converts fatty acids into the surfactant that does the cleansing.
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil emollient: Jojoba Oil is a liquid wax rather than a true oil, and its structure is close to human sebum, which is why it absorbs so readily. It is an emollient that leaves a soft, non-greasy finish.
Polysorbate 20 emulsifier: Polysorbate 20 is a solubiliser: it dissolves small amounts of oil or fragrance into a watery formula so nothing separates or floats.
Sorbitan Isostearate emulsifier: Sorbitan Isostearate is a mild emulsifier that holds water into oil, the direction a cleansing balm or an oil-based cream needs.
Glucose humectant: Glucose is a simple sugar used as a humectant and as food for the ferment ingredients in the same formula. It hydrates mildly and adds a soft slip.
Madecassoside active: Madecassoside is the centella triterpene most associated with the look of redness, and the one brands lead with in cica products. It is water soluble and stable, so it appears in essences as readily as in creams.
Myristic Acid fatty acid: Myristic Acid is a saturated fatty acid used to thicken and, with a base added, to build the foam in a soap-style cleanser.
Arachidic Acid fatty acid: Arachidic Acid is a long-chain saturated fatty acid used to thicken and stabilise a formula.
7-Dehydrocholesterol barrier lipid: 7-Dehydrocholesterol is the sterol skin holds as the precursor to vitamin D. In a formula it behaves as a barrier lipid, closely related to cholesterol.
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 Ultra Repair Lotion is a 528ml lotion, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The active it is built around is Madecassoside, named thirty-fifth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol and 7-Dehydrocholesterol, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Madecassoside stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the lotion format rather than by the list alone. ILLIYOON sells this Madecassoside lotion in Korea, and this is that version.

How to use

Apply as the last step of the face routine, morning and/or night, smoothing over the whole face and neck.

Worth knowing

Patch test this lotion on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Madecassoside on the list.
This list names Fragrance, so skip it if fragrance components are something you avoid.

Complete the routine

This itemILLIYOON Ultra Repair Lotion 528ml$30.00
From the same Korean-market lineILLIYOON Cica Trouble Clear Body Mist 200ml$35.00
Seal the routine in as the last stepILLIYOON Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream 200ml$27.50

Total for 3 items$92.50

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ILLIYOON, Korean-market original

The Original Korean Formula lotion from ILLIYOON, 528ml formulated with Madecassoside and Tocopheryl Acetate, shipped from California or direct from Korea.

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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.

Centella can make your skin appear more hydrated, plumper and healthier.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, 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

Rich in antioxidants, topical ginseng can help to reduce the appearance of various signs of premature aging and repair and protect the skin.
Yunyoung Claire Chang, MDDermatologist, Yahoo Lifestyle