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Midnight Blue Clearing Water Cream 50g
A 50g water cream for the sealing step, aimed at oily and blemish prone skin that finds a calming cream too rich.
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$75.00 per 100 g
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- Oily skinCombination skinNormal skinDehydrated skin
- Helps with
- Oily skin that still looks flushedSkin that breaks outA light finishWarm weather routines
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How it works
A gel cream is the moisturising step in a texture built for skin that finds a conventional cream too much. It spreads like water and sets like a light film, disappearing from the fingertips in seconds rather than sitting on the surface. It still goes last among the leave on steps, because even a light gel is the seal over everything thinner than it. What it trades against a rich cream is holding power overnight, and what it gains is a finish you can put makeup over. It is the light counterpart to the calming cream in the same range, so between the two the choice is about texture rather than about what you are working on.
Key benefits
- What it is: gel cream, 50g, used the last leave on step of a routine.
- Texture: a gel that breaks down on contact and settles in seconds.
- Aimed at: oily skin that still looks flushed, skin that breaks out, a light finish.
- Original Korean Formula: the version sold on Korean shelves, not a US reformulation.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
What is the KLAIRS Midnight Blue Clearing Water Cream 50g?
It is a 50g water cream used as the final leave on step of a routine, lighter than the calming cream in the same range. It settles in seconds and sits well under makeup, which suits oily and blemish prone skin. On dry skin a richer cream holds better overnight.
Is the gel cream enough on its own as a moisturiser?
On oily and combination skin, usually yes, and in warm weather it is often the only layer needed. On dry skin it works better in the morning with a richer cream at night, because a light gel does not hold water through eight hours. The honest test is how the skin feels at the mirror when you wake up.
Will it sit well under makeup?
Generally yes, which is the main reason people choose a gel over a cream. Give it half a minute to set rather than going straight in with foundation, and keep the layer thin. Pilling under makeup is almost always a layering speed problem rather than a product problem.
Where does it go in the routine?
Last of the leave on steps, after toner, essence and serum. A gel is still a seal, so anything thinner than it belongs underneath. If you use a face oil or a sleeping mask, those go over the top of it.
Is this the authentic Korean-market formula?
Yes. We stock the version sold on Korean shelves rather than one reworked for US retail, and the 50g arrives with Korean primary packaging and the barcode intact so you can check it against the brand yourself.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (38): Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water, Aqua (Water), Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Carbomer, Arginine, Lauryl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, Allantoin, Glycerin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Myristyl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Guaiazulene, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Madecassoside, Decyl Glucoside, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Mentha Rotundifolia Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Leaf Extract, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, sh-Polypeptide-9, sh-Polypeptide-11, sh-Polypeptide-1, sh-Oligopeptide-2, sh-Oligopeptide-1
Ingredient list read from jolse.com on 10 September 2026.
37 of 38 explained
- Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water plant extract
- Roman chamomile distillate, used in place of plain water as a base. It is much more dilute than an extract, so it sets the base rather than supplying actives.
- 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.
- 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.
- Niacinamide active
- Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.
- 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.
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is the light fraction of coconut oil, with the heavy parts removed. It is the workhorse emollient of modern formulas: it softens skin, dissolves oil-soluble actives and absorbs without the greasy weight of a whole plant oil.
- Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer thickener
- This is a synthetic thickener that gels quickly and holds an emulsion stable across a wide pH range. It gives a light, non-tacky body.
- Carbomer thickener
- Carbomer is a synthetic polymer that only gels once a base neutralises it, which is why arginine or tromethamine sits nearby on the list. It gives the clear, non-stringy gel texture a xanthan formula cannot reach.
- 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.
- Lauryl Glucoside surfactant
- A sugar surfactant made from glucose and a fatty alcohol. Glucosides carry no charge, which is what makes them mild, and they give a soft low foam.
- Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate emulsifier
- Six glycerin units joined to lauric acid. Polyglyceryl esters are the mild, PEG-free way to hold oil and water together.
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- Allantoin active
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Myristyl Glucoside surfactant
- A sugar surfactant with a slightly longer fatty chain than lauryl glucoside, so it feels a little richer. It carries no charge and is mild.
- 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.
- Guaiazulene active
- Guaiazulene is the deep blue compound distilled from chamomile and guaiac wood, and it is what colours a blue formula naturally. It is used for the look of reactive, reddened skin.
- 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.
- Sodium Hyaluronate humectant
- Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt of hyaluronic acid, and it is what most products labelled hyaluronic actually contain. The salt dissolves more readily and the molecule is smaller, so it sits in the outer layer of skin rather than only on top of it.
- Madecassoside active
- Madecassoside is the centella triterpene most associated with the look of redness, and the one brands lead with in cica products. It is water soluble and stable, so it appears in essences as readily as in creams.
- Decyl Glucoside surfactant
- Decyl Glucoside is a sugar and coconut-derived surfactant, one of the mildest cleansers available. It produces a soft, low foam and rinses without stripping.
- 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.
- Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate humectant
- Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate carries a positive charge, and skin carries a slight negative one, so it is attracted to the surface and stays through rinsing. It is the hyaluronic used where a formula gets washed off.
- Mentha Rotundifolia Leaf Extract plant extract
- Apple mint leaf extract, a softer-scented mint than peppermint. It is used as a conditioning extract with a faint cooling character.
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract plant extract
- Camellia Sinensis is the tea plant. Green tea leaf extract carries catechins, among the most studied plant antioxidants, and is used for the look of redness and oily shine.
- Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Leaf Extract plant extract
- Thyme leaf extract, carrying the phenols thymol and carvacrol along with rosmarinic acid. It is used as an antioxidant herbal extract.
- Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate humectant
- Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid modified to be part oil-loving, so it clings to skin instead of rinsing away. Formulators call it the one that stays put.
- 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.
- Hyaluronic Acid humectant
- Hyaluronic Acid is a sugar chain the body already makes, and one gram of it can hold several litres of water. In a formula it is a humectant that pulls water to the surface of skin and holds it in a film, which is what makes skin look plumper while it is there.
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer humectant
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer is hyaluronic acid linked into a mesh. It holds water in a soft gel on the surface rather than sinking in, and it releases that water slowly through the day.
- Potassium Hyaluronate humectant
- Potassium Hyaluronate is another salt of hyaluronic acid, used for the same reason as the sodium form: it dissolves easily and holds a large amount of water in the outer layer of skin.
- sh-Polypeptide-9 peptide
- sh-Polypeptide-9 is another fermentation-produced peptide used for the look of firmness, usually as part of a blend.
- sh-Polypeptide-11 peptide
- sh-Polypeptide-11 is a fermentation-produced peptide. Korean formulas use the sh family in blends built around the look of resilience and recovery.
- sh-Polypeptide-1 peptide
- sh-Polypeptide-1 is a longer fermentation-produced peptide. It is used in formulas built around the look of resilience and recovery.
- sh-Oligopeptide-2 peptide
- sh-Oligopeptide-2 is a second fermentation-produced peptide, used alongside sh-oligopeptide-1 for the look of firmness.
- sh-Oligopeptide-1 peptide
- sh-Oligopeptide-1 is a peptide made by yeast fermentation rather than synthesis, which is what the sh prefix records. It is used for the look of firmness and skin recovery after irritation.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809572893018
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 50 g
- Category
- Moisturizer
- Actives
- Allantoin, Centella Asiatica, Green Tea, Hyaluronic Acid, Madecassoside, Niacinamide, Peptides, Sodium Hyaluronate
- Ships from
- California or Korea
Orders ship from California or direct from Korea with tracked delivery to your door, and both routes carry the same Korean-market release. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more. Returns are accepted for 30 days, by mail.
We split shipments free, so one out-of-stock item never holds up the rest of your order.
Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Barcode
Listed against the Korean barcode on its box - 3California or Korea
Ships to you from either, as the same Korean-market release
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. The barcode in the specification above is the Korean-market one and it is printed on the box you receive.
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.
Every order ships from California or direct from Korea, and returns run for 30 days.
Every claim on this page traces to the unit in the box, the barcode, the batch code and the price you can read for yourself.
How to use
- Apply it after toner, essence and serum, as the final leave on layer of the routine.
- Take a coin sized amount and press it over the face and neck with flat palms.
- Give it half a minute to set before makeup, which is all a gel texture usually needs.
- Do not use it as the only layer on very dry skin overnight, since a light gel will not hold water that long.
Worth knowing
- On very dry skin use a richer cream over it at night rather than relying on the gel alone.
- Let it set for half a minute before makeup so nothing rolls.
Complete the routine
- This itemKLAIRS Midnight Blue Clearing Water Cream 50g$37.50

- 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$112.50
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A 50g water cream for the sealing step of a routine, stocked in the Original Korean Formula.
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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.
Your skin barrier is basically your outer layer of the skin.
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