Where does this essence go in my routine?

After toner and before serum, morning and evening, on damp skin. Anything thinner than an essence 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 Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment and not three changes at once.

Does this essence contain fragrance?

Yes. The ingredient list names Fragrance and Parfum. They sit 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 essence is not the one.

What else is on the list besides Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment?

BHT, Tocopherol and Glycoproteins. The order they are printed in on this essence's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Biosaccharide Gum-1, Glycereth-26 and Mannitol.

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Forest For Men Pore Care All-In-One Essence 100ml

Name: innisfree Forest For Men Pore Care All-In-One Essence 100ml
Brand: innisfree
SKU: 8421456752
Price: 37.0 USD
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innisfree Forest For Men Pore Care All-In-One Essence is a 100ml essence with Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment, used after toner and before serum, morning and evening, on damp skin.

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Suited to: Dehydrated skinSensitive skinSkin that has lost bounceDull, uneven tone

Helps with: Shoppers looking for Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment in an essenceRoutines that want Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment and BHT in one stepFilling the essence step with a Korean-market formula

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The Forest For Men Pore Care All-In-One Essence is a 100ml essence, used after toner and before serum, morning and evening, on damp skin. The ferment it is built around is Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment, named twenty-eighth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries BHT, Tocopherol and Glycoproteins, so the ferment is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the essence format rather than by the list alone. innisfree sells this Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment essence in Korea, and this is that version.

Key benefits

Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment, the ferment this essence is built around
BHT and Tocopherol on the same list, antioxidants
Glycoproteins on the same list, a protein
Biosaccharide Gum-1 on the same list, a polysaccharide
Glycereth-26 and Mannitol further down the same list
Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment named twenty-eighth on the manufacturer list printed on this page

Key actives

23Biosaccharide Gum-1polysaccharide

Biosaccharide Gum-1 is a fermentation-derived sugar polymer that binds to skin and holds a moisture film in place. It gives a silky, non-tacky feel. The panel names it twenty-third on this essence's list, beside Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment.

All products with Biosaccharide Gum-1

27Glycoproteinsprotein

Glycoproteins are proteins carrying sugar chains, usually supplied by a ferment. They hold water and leave a conditioning film. The panel names it twenty-seventh on this essence's list, beside Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment.

All products with Glycoproteins

28Aureobasidium Pullulans Fermentferment

A ferment of the yeast-like fungus that pullulan is made from. It yields water-holding beta-glucans and is used as a conditioning ferment. On this essence's own ingredient list it is named twenty-eighth.

All products with Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment

29BHTantioxidant

BHT is a synthetic antioxidant used in traces to stop the oils in a formula going rancid. It protects the product, not the skin. It is named twenty-ninth on this essence's list, alongside Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment.

All products with BHT

32Tocopherolantioxidant

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 thirty-second on this essence's list, beside Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment.

All products with Tocopherol

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31 of 32 explained

Water/Aqua/Eau 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.
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.
Glycereth-26 humectant: Glycereth-26 is a modified glycerin that hydrates with far less stickiness than glycerin itself. It is a common way to load water into a formula that has to stay light.
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.
Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane silicone: A water-soluble silicone used for a light, silky slip without an oily film. It also helps other ingredients spread evenly.
Mannitol humectant: Mannitol is a sugar alcohol used as a humectant and antioxidant. It hydrates and helps stabilise the rest of the formula against oxidation.
Methyl Trimethicone silicone: Methyl Trimethicone is a light, volatile silicone chosen for a notably dry finish. It thins a formula and disperses powders evenly.
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.
PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24 emulsifier: PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24 is a solubiliser used to hold oils and fragrance in a clear water-based formula.
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer thickener: This is the thickener behind most gel-cream textures. It builds a soft, bouncy gel that collapses to a light fluid as it is rubbed in.
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.

19 more explained

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.
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.
Fragrance/Parfum 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.
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.
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.
Glyceryl Stearate 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Biosaccharide Gum-1 polysaccharide: Biosaccharide Gum-1 is a fermentation-derived sugar polymer that binds to skin and holds a moisture film in place. It gives a silky, non-tacky feel.
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.
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate emulsifier: Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate is a sugar-derived emulsifier known for a light, non-soapy feel. It builds gel-creams that do not read as rich.
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.
Glycoproteins protein: Glycoproteins are proteins carrying sugar chains, usually supplied by a ferment. They hold water and leave a conditioning film.
Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment ferment: A ferment of the yeast-like fungus that pullulan is made from. It yields water-holding beta-glucans and is used as a conditioning ferment.
BHT antioxidant: BHT is a synthetic antioxidant used in traces to stop the oils in a formula going rancid. It protects the product, not the skin.
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.
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.

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

#15

Fragrance on the list

23Biosaccharide Gum-127Glycoproteins29BHT32Tocopherol

23Biosaccharide Gum-1
27Glycoproteins
29BHT
32Tocopherol

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

Pat into clean, slightly damp skin after toner and before serum, morning and/or night, as a lightweight hydrating layer.

Worth knowing

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

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The Original Korean Formula essence from innisfree, 100ml formulated with Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment and BHT, 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 skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.

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
Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic