Where does this cream go in my routine?

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

Does this cream 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 cream is not the one.

What else is on the list besides Micrococcus Lysate?

Tocopherol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract and Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract. The order they are printed in on this cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Micrococcus Lysate sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract and Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract.

JUNGSAEMMOOL

Aqua Recharging Cream 50ml

Name: JUNGSAEMMOOL Aqua Recharging Cream 50ml
Brand: JUNGSAEMMOOL
SKU: 11175046839
Price: 37.5 USD
Availability: InStock

JUNGSAEMMOOL Aqua Recharging Cream is a 50ml cream whose ingredient list carries Micrococcus Lysate alongside Tocopherol and Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract.

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50 ml

$75.00 per 100 ml

Korean-market formula
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Suited to: Dehydrated skinSensitive skinDull, uneven tone

Helps with: Shoppers looking for Micrococcus Lysate in a creamRoutines that want Micrococcus Lysate and Tocopherol in one stepFilling the cream step with a Korean-market formula

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Key benefits

Micrococcus Lysate, the ferment this cream is built around
Tocopherol on the same list, an antioxidant
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract and Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract on the same list, plant extracts
Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract and Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract further down the same list
Corallina Officinalis Extract and Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract further down the same list
Micrococcus Lysate named thirty-fourth on the manufacturer list printed on this page

Key actives

11Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extractplant extract

Melia Azadirachta is neem. Its leaf and flower extracts are long-standing Ayurvedic ingredients, and Korean formulas use them in products aimed at the look of congested, blemish-prone skin. The panel names it eleventh on this cream's list, beside Micrococcus Lysate.

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13Coccinia Indica Fruit Extractplant extract

Coccinia Indica is ivy gourd. Its fruit extract is used as a conditioning, hydrating plant extract in Korean formulas. The panel names it thirteenth on this cream's list, beside Micrococcus Lysate.

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14Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extractplant extract

Aloe Flower Extract comes from the flower rather than the leaf gel. It is used as a conditioning plant extract. The panel names it fourteenth on this cream's list, beside Micrococcus Lysate.

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31Tocopherolantioxidant

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-first on this cream's list, alongside Micrococcus Lysate.

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34Micrococcus Lysateferment

Micrococcus Lysate is a bacterial culture with the cells broken open. It is used as a conditioning ferment component, most often in formulas aimed at the look of sun-exposed skin. On this cream's own ingredient list it is named thirty-fourth.

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Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

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Fragrance on the list

11Melia Azadirachta13Coccinia Indica31Tocopherol34Micrococcus Lysate

11Melia Azadirachta
13Coccinia Indica
31Tocopherol
34Micrococcus Lysate

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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33 of 36 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.
Dicaprylyl Ether emollient: Dicaprylyl Ether is a very light emollient used to make a formula spread quickly and feel dry rather than oily.
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.
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.
Dicaprylyl Carbonate emollient: Dicaprylyl Carbonate is a light, fast-spreading emollient with a notably dry finish. It is chosen where a formula has to spread thin without leaving a heavy film.
Pentylene Glycol humectant: Pentylene Glycol hydrates and, like the other longer-chain glycols, makes a formula less hospitable to microbes so the preservative system can be lighter. It also improves how evenly a product spreads.
Vinyl Dimethicone silicone: Vinyl Dimethicone is a silicone used as a building block of the crosspolymer gels that give a formula its soft, blurring feel.
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.
Tapioca Starch absorbent: Cassava starch. It absorbs oil and leaves a dry, powdery finish, which is how a cream is made to feel matte.
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract plant extract: Melia Azadirachta is neem. Its leaf and flower extracts are long-standing Ayurvedic ingredients, and Korean formulas use them in products aimed at the look of congested, blemish-prone skin.
Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract plant extract: Coccinia Indica is ivy gourd. Its fruit extract is used as a conditioning, hydrating plant extract in Korean formulas.

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Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract plant extract: Aloe Flower Extract comes from the flower rather than the leaf gel. It is used as a conditioning plant extract.
Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract plant extract: Eggplant Fruit Extract carries nasunin, the antioxidant pigment in aubergine skin. It is used as an antioxidant plant extract.
Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract plant extract: Ocimum Sanctum is holy basil, or tulsi. Its leaf extract carries plant antioxidants and is used in formulas built for the look of stressed, reactive skin.
Corallina Officinalis Extract plant extract: Corallina Officinalis is coral seaweed, which holds calcium and magnesium in its structure. Its extract is used as a mineral-rich conditioning ingredient.
Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract plant extract: Turmeric Root Extract carries curcuminoids, well studied plant antioxidants. It is used for the look of dullness and uneven tone, and it tints a formula faintly yellow.
Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract plant extract: Pear Fruit Extract carries fruit sugars and mild fruit acids. It is used as a hydrating extract with a very light smoothing effect on the surface.
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid humectant: Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid is hyaluronic acid cut into much shorter fragments. The smaller the fragment, the further into the outer layer it can settle, which is why serums stack several sizes together instead of using one.
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.
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.
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.
Aminomethyl Propanediol pH adjuster: An alkaline compound used to raise the pH of a formula, most often so an acrylate thickener will swell into a gel.
Dimethiconol silicone: Dimethiconol is a high-molecular-weight silicone that leaves a longer-lasting smooth film than dimethicone. It is used for lasting slip and shine.
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.
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer film former: This is a polymer that forms a moisture-holding film on the surface, usually supplied with glycerin and propylene glycol as a hydrating complex.
Sodium Phytate chelator: Sodium Phytate is a rice-derived chelator used in place of EDTA. It ties up trace metals so the formula stays stable and its colour and scent hold.
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.
Ectoin humectant: Ectoin is a small molecule that microbes in salt flats and hot springs make to survive extreme conditions. In skincare it holds water tightly around itself, which is why it appears in formulas aimed at reactive, easily dehydrated skin.
Sorbitol humectant: Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a humectant. It hydrates like glycerin with a smoother, less sticky finish, and it adds a little body to watery textures.
Micrococcus Lysate ferment: Micrococcus Lysate is a bacterial culture with the cells broken open. It is used as a conditioning ferment component, most often in formulas aimed at the look of sun-exposed skin.
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.
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.

How it works

The Aqua Recharging Cream is a 50ml cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The ferment it is built around is Micrococcus Lysate, named thirty-fourth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Tocopherol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract and Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, so the ferment is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Micrococcus Lysate stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the cream format rather than by the list alone. JUNGSAEMMOOL sells this Micrococcus Lysate cream in Korea, and this is that version.

How to use

Take an amount about the size of a pea and smooth it evenly over the face and neck as the last step of a routine.

Worth knowing

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

Complete the routine

This itemJUNGSAEMMOOL Aqua Recharging Cream 50ml$37.50
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From the same Korean-market lineJUNGSAEMMOOL Essential Powder Illuminator 10g$55.00

Total for 3 items$157.50

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JUNGSAEMMOOL, Korean-market original

The Original Korean Formula cream from JUNGSAEMMOOL, 50ml formulated with Micrococcus Lysate and Tocopherol, 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.

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The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
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.

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
Aloe can soothe irritated skin and make you feel more comfortable. But it won't undo the effects of UV damage.
Lindsey Moore, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic