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Vegan Blackberry Complex Cream Essence 140ml
Vegan Blackberry Complex Cream Essence 140ml is Mary & May's essence, a Korean-market formula built around centella asiatica extract named on its own manufacturer ingredient list.
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$26.79 per 100 ml
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- Sensitive skinNormal skinDry skin
- Helps with
- A formula built around Centella Asiatica ExtractA hydrating essence stepA layered Korean routine
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How it works
Mary & May is a Korean skincare label built around vegan, ingredient-forward formulas positioned as everyday, budget-conscious routine staples, and Vegan Blackberry Complex Cream Essence 140ml is one of its essence entries. Centella Asiatica Extract sits within the first ten ingredients, the calming plant extract behind Korea's whole centella category. Sodium Hyaluronate sits further down the ingredient list, one of this formula's moisture-binding hyaluronate forms. Ceramide Np sits further down the ingredient list, a skin-identical lipid included to support the surface rather than strip it. Tocopherol sits further down the ingredient list, the antioxidant vitamin E form supporting the rest of the formula against oxidation. As a essence, it functions as a hydrating step between toner and serum in a layered Korean routine. It comes in a 140ml format.
Key benefits
- Mary & May's Vegan Blackberry Complex Cream Essence 140ml, sourced for the Korean market rather than reformulated for US shelves
- Formulated around Centella Asiatica Extract, named on the manufacturer's own ingredient list
- Formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate, named on the manufacturer's own ingredient list
- Formulated around Ceramide Np, named on the manufacturer's own ingredient list
- Functions as a hydrating step between toner and serum
How to use
- Pat a small amount into cleansed skin with the palms before the next step.
What does Centella Asiatica Extract do in this essence?
Centella Asiatica Extract sits within the first ten ingredients, the calming plant extract behind Korea's whole centella category.
Is Sodium Hyaluronate also in this formula?
Sodium Hyaluronate sits further down the ingredient list, one of this formula's moisture-binding hyaluronate forms. It sits alongside Centella Asiatica Extract on Mary & May's ingredient list for this product.
How is this essence used in a routine?
Pat a small amount into cleansed skin with the palms before the next step. It works as a hydrating step between toner and serum.
Who is this essence suited for?
Sensitive skin, Normal skin are the best fit for this essence. Patch test on the inner arm before first full use, as with any new skincare product.
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 (22): Water, Nymphaea Caerulea Flower Water, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry) Fruit Extract, 1,2-hexanediol, Methlypropanediol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Trilaureth-4 Phoshate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Cyanocobalamin, Ceramide Np, Maltodextrin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol
Ingredient list read from jolse.com on 10 September 2026.
19 of 22 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.
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil emollient
- Jojoba Oil is a liquid wax rather than a true oil, and its structure is close to human sebum, which is why it absorbs so readily. It is an emollient that leaves a soft, non-greasy finish.
- Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin) emollient
- Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin) is a synthetic hydrocarbon emollient. It gives a smooth, silicone-like glide and is completely stable, so it does not go rancid.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract plant extract
- Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract is gardenia extract broken into smaller fragments so a water-based formula can carry it evenly.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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- Sodium Polyacrylate thickener
- Sodium Polyacrylate is a polymer that absorbs many times its weight in water. It thickens a formula and holds water in a gel against the skin.
- Pvm/Ma Copolymer film former
- PVM/MA Copolymer is a film-forming polymer used to hold a formula in place and, in a mask, to give the peel-off film its strength.
- Cyanocobalamin vitamin
- Cyanocobalamin is vitamin B12, and it is a deep pink-red, which is why a formula carrying it often has a colour nobody added on purpose. It is used as a conditioning vitamin.
- 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.
- Maltodextrin film former
- Maltodextrin is a starch-derived sugar chain used to carry powdered extracts and to form a light film. It also gives a soft, smoothing feel.
- 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.
- 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.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809670681692
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 140 ml
- Category
- Essence
- Actives
- Centella Asiatica, Ceramide NP, Jojoba Seed Oil, 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.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
Worth knowing
- Patch test on the inner arm before first full use, as with any new skincare product.
Complete the routine
- This itemMary & May Vegan Blackberry Complex Cream Essence 140ml$37.50

- Seal the routine in as the last stepMary & May Sensitive Soothing Gel Cream 100g$30.00

- The treatment step of this routineMary & May Centella Asiatica Serum 30ml$20.00

Total for 3 items$87.50
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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 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.
Melissa Piliang, 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
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