Where does this patch go in my routine?

Apply a patch from it to clean, dry skin at the end of the evening routine. Toner goes on before it, and the rest of the routine goes on after you take the patch off. 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 Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate and not three changes at once.

What else is on the list besides Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate?

Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract and Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract. The order they are printed in on this patch's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract and Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract.

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Natural MILD Clear Nose Patch 5P

Name: ilso Natural MILD Clear Nose Patch 5P
Brand: ilso
SKU: 6420109890
Price: 22.5 USD
Availability: InStock

Five nose patches on a botanical base: burdock root fifth on the list, then chrysanthemum, codonopsis, witch hazel leaf, hovenia, magnolia and willow bark. Pressed onto clean dry skin and left to lift.

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Suited to: NormalCombinationDryMature

Helps with: A weekly or occasional treatment stepAn intensive boost before an eventTired or dull-looking skin

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How it works

The Natural MILD Clear Nose Patch 5P is a patch, used apply a patch from it to clean, dry skin at the end of the evening routine. The active it is built around is Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, named twenty-sixth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract and Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the patch format rather than by the list alone. ilso sells this Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate patch in Korea, and this is that version.

Key benefits

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, the active this patch is built around
Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract and Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract on the same list, plant extracts
Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract and Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract further down the same list
Portulaca Oleracea Extract and Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract further down the same list
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate named twenty-sixth on the manufacturer list printed on this page

Key actives

5Arctium Lappa Root Extractplant extract

Burdock root extract, the ueong eaten in Korea. It carries inulin and polyphenols and is used as a conditioning extract. The panel names it fifth on this patch's list, beside Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate.

All products with Arctium Lappa Root Extract

8Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extractplant extract

Witch hazel leaf extract, taken from the leaf rather than the bark. Like the bark it carries tannins and gives an astringent feel. It is named eighth on this patch's list, alongside Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate.

All products with Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract

11Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extractplant extract

Willow Bark Extract carries salicin, the plant compound salicylic acid is related to. The two are not interchangeable: willow bark is a mild clarifying extract, not a BHA exfoliant at the levels used in cosmetics. It is named eleventh on this patch's list, alongside Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate.

All products with Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract

12Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extractplant extract

Omija, the five-flavour berry of Korean tea and herbal practice. Its extract carries lignans and fruit acids and is used as an antioxidant conditioning extract. The panel names it twelfth on this patch's list, beside Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate.

All products with Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract

26Dipotassium Glycyrrhizateactive

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate is a water-soluble salt derived from licorice root. On this patch's own ingredient list it is named twenty-sixth.

All products with Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

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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.
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.
Ethyl Hexanediol humectant: Ethyl Hexanediol is a glycol that hydrates and makes a formula less hospitable to microbes, the same double role 1,2-hexanediol plays.
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.
Arctium Lappa Root Extract plant extract: Burdock root extract, the ueong eaten in Korea. It carries inulin and polyphenols and is used as a conditioning extract.
Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract plant extract: Witch hazel leaf extract, taken from the leaf rather than the bark. Like the bark it carries tannins and gives an astringent feel.
Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract plant extract: Willow Bark Extract carries salicin, the plant compound salicylic acid is related to. The two are not interchangeable: willow bark is a mild clarifying extract, not a BHA exfoliant at the levels used in cosmetics.
Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract plant extract: Omija, the five-flavour berry of Korean tea and herbal practice. Its extract carries lignans and fruit acids and is used as an antioxidant conditioning extract.
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.
Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract plant extract: Knotted wrack, a brown Atlantic seaweed. Its extract carries alginates and polyphenols and is used as a hydrating marine extract.
Hydrogenated Lecithin emulsifier: Hydrogenated Lecithin is lecithin with its unsaturated bonds filled in, which makes it far more stable. It emulsifies and is the standard shell for the liposomes that carry actives into the outer layer of skin.
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil emulsifier: PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is the most used solubiliser in clear toners and micellar waters. It holds small amounts of oil and fragrance in solution without turning the formula cloudy.

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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.
Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract plant extract: Fireweed extract, taken from the whole plant above ground. It carries oenothein and tannins and is used for the look of reddened skin.
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Extract plant extract: Peppermint leaf extract, the water-based extract rather than the essential oil, so it carries far less menthol. It is used as a refreshing herbal extract.
Phytosterols emollient: Phytosterols are plant sterols, structurally close to the cholesterol in skin's own lipid layer. They soften skin and help the oil phase of a formula hold together.
Portulaca Oleracea Extract plant extract: Portulaca Oleracea is purslane. Its extract is unusually high in omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants for a plant, and Korean formulas use it for the look of reddened, reactive skin.
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil fragrance: Peppermint essential oil. Its menthol content is what produces the cool feeling, and it is a commonly declared fragrance material.
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.
Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract plant extract: Sugarcane Extract carries natural glycolic acid and sugars. In cosmetics it is used as a humectant; the acid content is far too low to work as an exfoliant.
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate active: Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate is a water-soluble salt derived from licorice root. It is the licorice fraction Korean formulas use for the look of redness, and it is far more stable in water than the whole extract.
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower Extract plant extract: Orange blossom extract, from the flower rather than the fruit. It is a conditioning extract and carries its own scent.
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract plant extract: Lemon fruit extract, carrying citric acid, sugars and flavonoids. It is the water-based fruit extract rather than the peel oil, so it brings the fruit acids without the aromatic terpenes.
Phenoxyethanol preservative: Phenoxyethanol is the most widely used cosmetic preservative outside the paraben family. It keeps a water-containing formula from growing bacteria and mould, and is capped at one percent in most markets, so it always sits low on a list.
Betaine humectant: Betaine is a sugar-beet-derived humectant that cells use to hold water. In a formula it hydrates and takes the edge off cleansers and acids, which is why it often appears alongside them.
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.
Illicium Verum (Anise) Fruit Extract plant extract: Star Anise Fruit Extract carries aromatic plant compounds. It is used as a conditioning extract and contributes scent.
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract plant extract: Scutellaria Baicalensis is Chinese skullcap. Its root extract carries baicalin, a well studied plant antioxidant, and it is used for the look of redness.
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract plant extract: Camellia Sinensis is the tea plant. Green tea leaf extract carries catechins, among the most studied plant antioxidants, and is used for the look of redness and oily shine.
Castanea Crenata Shell Extract plant extract: Chestnut Shell Extract carries tannins and is used as an antioxidant plant extract, most often in formulas aimed at visible pores.
Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract plant extract: Cassia cinnamon bark extract, a traditional herbal ingredient carrying cinnamaldehyde and tannins. It is used in warming, antioxidant-rich blends.
Hedera Helix (Ivy) Extract plant extract: Ivy extract with the plant part unstated. Ivy carries saponins, which give it a mild self foaming character, and flavonoids.
Thuja Orientalis Extract plant extract: Oriental arborvitae leaf extract, the cheukbaengyeop of Korean herbal practice. It is used as a conditioning extract, most often in scalp formulas.

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

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on the list

5Arctium Lappa8Hamamelis Virginiana11Salix Alba26Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

5Arctium Lappa
8Hamamelis Virginiana
11Salix Alba
26Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

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

How to use

Wet the nose, press the strip on, smooth it flat, and leave it until it fully dries, then peel off from the edges in.

Worth knowing

New to this formula or to the brand: patch-test on the inner arm and wait a day before applying it to the face.
Discontinue use and rinse the area with water if redness, itching or irritation develops.

Complete the routine

This itemilso Natural MILD Clear Nose Patch 5P$22.50
Prep after cleansing, before the treatment stepilso Cicazulene Calming Toner 300ml$35.00
The treatment step of this routineilso CG Toning Serum 30ml$37.50

Total for 3 items$95.00

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ilso, Korean-market original

The Original Korean Formula patch from ilso, formulated with Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate and Arctium Lappa Root Extract, 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.

On the unit itself

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

정품Genuine article, Korean-market stock

What professionals say

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

It contains liquiritin, an active compound that helps to disperse and remove existing melanin in the skin.
Jennifer Chwalek, MDDermatologist, Byrdie
This is the first demonstration of the potential anti-inflammatory mechanisms of Hamamelis virginiana L. twig and bark extract in the context of acne infection.
Mario Dell'AgliDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Antioxidants (Basel)