ilso Sensitive Bubble Relaxing Cleanser 200g
A glucoside and amino-acid surfactant set, Decyl Glucoside, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate and Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, with soybean protein, Squalane and Centella asiatica. 200 g, self-foaming, Korean-market formula.
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- Suited to
- Dry skinCompromised barrierDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Allantoin in a gel cleanserRoutines that want Allantoin and Asiatic Acid in one stepFilling the gel cleanser step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Allantoin gel cleanser sold on Korean shelves
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Key benefits
- Allantoin, the active this gel cleanser is built around
- Asiatic Acid, Asiaticoside, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate and Madecassic Acid on the same list, actives
- Madecassoside and Lactobacillus Ferment further down the same list
- Glutathione and Ceramide NP further down the same list
- Allantoin named sixty-seventh on the manufacturer list printed on this page
- Sourced for the Korean market, not a US-shelf reformulation of this gel cleanser
Key actives
Allantoinactive
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. On this gel cleanser's own ingredient list it is named sixty-seventh.
Asiatic Acidactive
Asiatic Acid is the third of centella's four triterpenes and the aglycone form, meaning it has no attached sugar. It is oil soluble, so it turns up in cica creams and balms more than in watery layers. The panel names it seventieth on this gel cleanser's list, beside Allantoin.
Asiaticosideactive
Asiaticoside is one of the four active triterpenes isolated from centella and the most studied of them. Korean formulas name it separately when they want to show which fraction of the plant they standardised. The panel names it seventy-first on this gel cleanser's list, beside Allantoin.
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizateactive
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate is a water-soluble salt derived from licorice root. It is named seventy-fourth on this gel cleanser's list, alongside Allantoin.
Madecassic Acidactive
Madecassic Acid is the fourth centella triterpene. A list that names all four is telling you the extract was standardised rather than simply pressed, which is the difference between a cica claim and a cica formula. It is named seventy-fifth on this gel cleanser's list, alongside Allantoin.
How to use
- Work into a lather on damp skin, massage over the face, then rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water.
Where does this gel cleanser go in my routine?
As your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water. Nothing goes under it: this gel cleanser is the step everything else in the routine lands on top of. 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 Allantoin and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market gel cleanser or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Allantoin and all. We match this gel cleanser to its Korean barcode before it reaches the shelf, which is the check that tells you which market release you are holding.
What else is on the list besides Allantoin?
Asiatic Acid, Asiaticoside and Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate. The order they are printed in on this gel cleanser's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Allantoin sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Madecassic Acid, Madecassoside and Lactobacillus Ferment.
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Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Customs
Duty paid by us before it enters the US - 3California
Ships domestically, no international leg
We stock the version of a formula that is sold in Korea, not the release a brand prepares for another market under the same name.
Every unit keeps its original barcode and batch code intact, so the unit in your hands can be checked against the brand’s own records.
Import duties are paid by us before the parcel reaches you, so nothing is owed at the door, and returns run for 30 days.
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How it works
The Sensitive Bubble Relaxing Cleanser is a 200g gel cleanser, used as your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water. The active it is built around is Allantoin, named sixty-seventh on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Asiatic Acid, Asiaticoside and Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Allantoin stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the gel cleanser format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the gel cleanser ilso sells in Korea, Allantoin and all.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this gel cleanser on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Allantoin on the list.
- Introduce this gel cleanser on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Allantoin rather than to three changes at once.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula gel cleanser from ilso, 200g formulated with Allantoin and Asiatic Acid, held in the United States and shipped domestically.
Verify your unit when it arrives
Verify your unit when it arrives
Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.
Match the batch code on the box against the code printed on the bottle or tube itself; the two are stamped separately and should agree.
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 professionals say
What skin-care professionals say about the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Allantoin can tone down the dryness of the individual cells. It increases the water content of the skin, which means it helps to hydrate and moisturize.
Wilma Bergfeld, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Centella can make your skin appear more hydrated, plumper and healthier.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic
1 more professional perspective
It contains liquiritin, an active compound that helps to disperse and remove existing melanin in the skin.
Jennifer Chwalek, MDDermatologist, Byrdie
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