My Hair Recipe Strength Tonic Essence 100ml

Not on the ingredient list below: silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.

Full INCI (25): Water/Aqua/Eau, Alcohol Denat, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Butylene Glycol, Fragrance/Parfum, Caprylyl Glycol, Menthol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Water, Linalool, Arginine, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Citric Acid, Alcohol, Limonene, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propanediol, Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Acorus Calamus Root Extract, Tocopherol, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin

Ingredient list read from incidecoder.com on 10 September 2026.

25 of 25 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.

Alcohol Denat solvent

Alcohol Denat. is ethanol with a bitter additive that makes it undrinkable, which is a tax rule rather than a formulation choice. It behaves like alcohol: a fast-evaporating solvent that gives a weightless finish and can feel drying at higher levels.

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate emulsifier

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate is a sugar-derived emulsifier and solubiliser, mild enough to be a standard choice in Korean essences. It dissolves small amounts of oil into water without any tightening feel.

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.

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.

Caprylyl Glycol preservative booster

Caprylyl Glycol is a glycol that conditions skin and, more importantly, strengthens a preservative system so less of the traditional preservative is needed. It appears in most modern formulas built without parabens.

Menthol active

Menthol is the cooling compound in mint. It acts on the nerve receptor that also answers to cold, which is why skin feels cool without any change in temperature.

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.

Chamaecyparis Obtusa Water plant extract

Hinoki cypress water, the distillate of the Japanese cypress. It is used as a base water and carries a soft woody scent.

Linalool fragrance component

Linalool is a floral aromatic found in lavender, bergamot and coriander. It is one of the 26 fragrance components EU labelling requires to be declared by name.

Arginine amino acid

Arginine is an amino acid that does two jobs here: it holds water in the outer layer of skin, and it neutralises acidic gelling agents, which is why it often stands in for a synthetic pH adjuster.

Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil fragrance component

Tea Tree Leaf Oil is an essential oil from an Australian shrub, carrying terpinen-4-ol. Korean formulas use it in products aimed at blemish-prone skin; it is potent, aromatic, and one of the essential oils most likely to bother reactive skin.

Market

Korean market, the version sold in Korea

EAN (barcode)

8800294990740

Made in

Republic of Korea

Volume

100 ml

Category

Essence

Actives

Ginseng, Green Tea, Tea Tree

Ships from

California or Korea

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