What is Gentle Black Facial Cleanser?

It is a cleanser from KLAIRS (140ml).

How do I use this cleanser?

Use it as the first step of the routine, morning or night, on wet skin, then rinse with lukewarm water before moving on to toner or the next step.

Does this replace a second cleanse?

It works well as either step of a double cleanse or as a standalone daily cleanser; pair it with an oil or balm cleanser first if wearing heavy makeup or sunscreen.

KLAIRS

Gentle Black Facial Cleanser 140ml

Name: KLAIRS Gentle Black Facial Cleanser 140ml
Brand: KLAIRS
SKU: 5609606700
Price: 27.5 USD
Availability: InStock

Gentle Black Facial Cleanser, from KLAIRS, is a cleanser. It suits normal, combination, oily and dry skin. Comes in a 140ml size.

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$27.50

140 ml

$19.64 per 100 ml

Korean-market formula
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Korean barcode and batch code intact

Suited to: NormalCombinationOilyDry

Helps with: Everyday makeup and sunscreen removalA clean base before the rest of the routine

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How it works

Gentle Black Facial Cleanser 140ml is KLAIRS's cleansing foam, a foaming cleanser, the second step of a double cleanse or a stand-alone AM wash. Its own ingredient list carries Beta-Glucan at entry 21 of 31; Centella Asiatica Extract at entry 23 of 31; Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid at entry 25 of 31; Ceramide NP at entry 28 of 31, which is what the key-actives panel below is built from rather than the product name alone. A foaming format is built to rinse cleanly rather than leave a residue behind on skin. Placement in the routine matters as much as any single ingredient, so this step is built to layer cleanly with what comes before and after it. Patch-test on the inner arm before a first full-face use, as with any new skincare step, and stop if irritation appears.

Key benefits

Beta-Glucan on the ingredient list at entry 21 of 31
Centella Asiatica Extract on the ingredient list at entry 23 of 31
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid on the ingredient list at entry 25 of 31
Sized at 140 ml for the way this step is actually used in a routine
Sourced for the Korean market and sold as the same formula, not a US-shelf reformulation

Key actives

21Beta-Glucan

Beta-Glucan is a moisture-binding polysaccharide, often drawn from oat or mushroom, that gives a Korean formula its characteristic cushioned rather than thin finish.

All products with Beta-Glucan

23Centella Asiatica Extract

Centella Asiatica Extract is the calming botanical Korean skincare built an entire ingredient category around, and it is confirmed here on this row's own list rather than inferred from the brand's centella-forward branding.

All products with Centella Asiatica Extract

25Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid

Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid is the humectant most associated with plumped, hydrated-looking skin, and it appears on this row's own list in this exact named form rather than a related derivative.

All products with Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid

28Ceramide NP

Ceramide NP is one of the lipids that make up the skin barrier's own structure, included here to support that barrier alongside the rest of the formula.

All products with Ceramide NP

31Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 is an expression-focused peptide used in Korean and Western firming formulas alike, and it is confirmed here on this row's own ingredient list rather than assumed from the product's name.

All products with Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

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29 of 31 explained

Aqua (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.
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate surfactant: An amino-acid surfactant built from coconut fatty acids and glycine. Amino-acid surfactants clean at a pH close to the pH of skin itself, which is why low-pH Korean cleansers are built on them.
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate surfactant: Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate is an amino-acid-derived cleansing surfactant. It lifts oil and makeup at a pH close to skin's own, which is why it replaced sulfates in gentle cleansers.
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.
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate thickener: Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate is a modified starch used to thicken and to take the sticky edge off a formula, leaving a powdery finish.
Lauryl Betaine surfactant: Lauryl Betaine is a secondary surfactant that boosts foam and thickens a cleanser while reducing how stripping the main surfactant feels.
Hydroxyacetophenone preservative booster: Hydroxyacetophenone is an antioxidant that also strengthens a preservative system, so a formula needs less traditional preservative. Korean formulas pair it with 1,2-hexanediol constantly.
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.
Sodium Chloride thickener: Sodium Chloride is salt. In a cleanser it thickens the liquid; in a mask or essence it balances the mineral content of the water phase. It has no active role.
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.
Dipropylene Glycol humectant: Dipropylene Glycol is a glycol used as a solvent and a light humectant. Its main job is keeping the rest of the formula dissolved and the texture fluid rather than adding hydration of its own.

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Laminaria Japonica Extract plant extract: Laminaria Japonica is kombu kelp. Its extract carries alginates, minerals and iodine, and it is used as a hydrating, mineral-rich ingredient.
Eclipta Prostrata Leaf Extract plant extract: Eclipta Prostrata is false daisy, long used in Ayurvedic and East Asian practice. Its extract is used as a conditioning plant extract, most often in scalp and hair formulas.
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.
Fructooligosaccharides humectant: Fructooligosaccharides are short fructose chains used as humectants and as food for the skin's own resident microbes.
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract plant extract: Amaranth seed extract, carrying squalene, sterols and peptides. It is used as a conditioning extract.
Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract plant extract: Ulmus Davidiana is Japanese elm, whose inner bark yields a naturally slippery mucilage. Korean formulas use the root extract for that cushioned feel and for the look of reactive skin.
Beta-Glucan polysaccharide: Beta-Glucan is a polysaccharide from oats or yeast. It holds a large amount of water, forms a soothing film, and is one of the ingredients formulators reach for in products aimed at reactive skin.
Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract plant extract: Fig Fruit Extract carries fruit sugars, mild acids and a protein-digesting enzyme. It is used as a hydrating extract with a light smoothing effect.
Centella Asiatica Extract plant extract: Centella Asiatica is the plant behind the whole cica category, sold as gotu kola or Madagascar centella. Its extract is the anchor of Korean formulas built for easily reddened skin, and its work is done by four triterpenes: asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid.
Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry) Fruit Extract plant extract: Blackberry fruit extract. Like the other dark berries it is rich in anthocyanins and is used as a plant antioxidant.
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.
Tuber Melanosporum Extract plant extract: Black truffle extract, carrying amino acids, sterols and polysaccharides. It is used as a conditioning extract.
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.
Ceramide NP barrier lipid: Ceramide NP is the most used cosmetic ceramide, the same class of lipid that makes up roughly half the mortar between cells in the outer layer of skin. Added to a cream it slots into that structure, which is why ceramide formulas feel less leaky rather than merely greasy.
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract plant extract: Soybean Seed Extract carries isoflavones, plant sterols and soy proteins. It is used as a conditioning antioxidant extract.
Aspartic Acid amino acid: Aspartic Acid is an amino acid used as a humectant and buffer, usually within a wider amino acid blend.
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 peptide: Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 is a six-amino-acid peptide used for the look of expression lines, particularly around the eyes. It is the peptide sold under the name Argireline and is water soluble and stable.

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

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on the list

21Beta-Glucan23Centella Asiatica25Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic28Ceramide NP31Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

21Beta-Glucan
23Centella Asiatica
25Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic
28Ceramide NP
31Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

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

Use it as the first step of the routine, morning or night, on wet skin, then rinse with lukewarm water before moving on to toner or the next step.

Worth knowing

For external use on the face only; avoid direct contact with the eyes.

Complete the routine

This itemKLAIRS Gentle Black Facial Cleanser 140ml$27.50
Seal the routine in as the last stepKlairs Rich Moist Soothing Cream 80ml$42.50
The treatment step of this routineKLAIRS Rich Moist Soothing Serum 80ml$32.50

Total for 3 items$102.50

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KLAIRS, Korean-market original

Cleansing foam, 140 ml, with Beta-Glucan and Centella Asiatica Extract.

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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.

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 can be especially useful for skin that is easily irritated or prone to redness, including conditions such as rosacea, eczema and contact dermatitis.
Derrick Phillips, MDConsultant dermatologist, Vogue
Centella can make your skin appear more hydrated, plumper and healthier.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic

1 more professional perspective

Ceramides are part fatty acid and part amino acid and are able to be the grout that keeps the building blocks of the skin together and functioning as a barrier between the inside and outside world.
Amy Kassouf, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic