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Micellar Cleansing Water Centella Calming Plus 500ml
Micellar Cleansing Water Centella Calming Plus is a 500ml micellar cleansing water from MAXCLINIC, with centella asiatica extract tenth on its own ingredient list at 10,670ppm and all four centella triterpenes further down.
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$14.00 per 100 ml
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- NormalCombinationDryOily
- Helps with
- Removing sunscreen, makeup and sebum with a cotton pad
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How it works
Micellar Cleansing Water Centella Calming Plus is a water-based cleanser: PEG-6 caprylic/capric glycerides and PEG-60 hydrogenated castor oil sit third and fifth on its list, the mild surfactants that lift makeup and sunscreen onto a cotton pad without rinsing. Centella asiatica extract is tenth, at 10,670ppm, with panthenol and sodium hyaluronate after it, then two more centella extracts and madecassoside, madecassic acid, asiaticoside and asiatic acid. This is the Korean-market formula, the version sold on shelves in Korea rather than one reworked for a different market.
Key benefits
- What it is: Micellar Cleansing Water Centella Calming Plus 500ml from MAXCLINIC, a Korean-market cleanser.
- Fits into the routine: the first step of a routine, wiping off makeup, sunscreen and the day's buildup with a cotton pad before the rest of a routine.
- MAXCLINIC is a derma-cosmetic brand built around concentrated ampoule and shot-format treatments.
- Original Korean Formula: the same version sold on shelves in Korea, not a US-shelf reformulation.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
What is Micellar Cleansing Water Centella Calming Plus 500ml?
A 500ml micellar cleansing water from MAXCLINIC, with centella asiatica extract at 10,670ppm, for wiping off makeup and sunscreen with a cotton pad.
How do I use this cleansing water?
Soak a cotton pad and wipe it gently over the whole face. For eye and lip makeup, hold the soaked pad in place for about five seconds before wiping.
Can I use this every day?
A cleanser can typically be used daily; an exfoliating step is usually better limited to a few times a week, so check the pack for its stated frequency.
Not on the ingredient list below: denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (22): Water, Dipropylene Glycol, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, 1,2-Hexanediol, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Madecassoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance
Ingredient list read from maxclinic.co.kr on 2 October 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil emulsifier
- PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is a castor-oil-derived solubiliser. It is what keeps fragrance and oil-soluble ingredients dissolved in a watery formula so it stays clear.
- Sodium Citrate pH adjuster
- Sodium Citrate is the salt of citric acid, used as a buffer: it holds a formula at a steady pH rather than pushing it in one direction. It is also a mild chelator.
- Citric Acid pH adjuster
- Citric Acid is used in tiny amounts to bring a formula to the pH its actives need, not as an exfoliant at that level. It is an AHA, so at much higher concentrations it can also exfoliate.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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- Portulaca Oleracea Extract plant extract
- Portulaca Oleracea is purslane. Its extract is unusually high in omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants for a plant, and Korean formulas use it for the look of reddened, reactive skin.
- 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.
- Madecassic Acid active
- Madecassic Acid is the fourth centella triterpene. A list that names all four is telling you the extract was standardised rather than simply pressed, which is the difference between a cica claim and a cica formula.
- Asiaticoside active
- Asiaticoside is one of the four active triterpenes isolated from centella and the most studied of them. Korean formulas name it separately when they want to show which fraction of the plant they standardised.
- Asiatic Acid active
- Asiatic Acid is the third of centella's four triterpenes and the aglycone form, meaning it has no attached sugar. It is oil soluble, so it turns up in cica creams and balms more than in watery layers.
- Disodium EDTA chelator
- EDTA is a chelator: it locks up trace metal ions from water and packaging that would otherwise turn a formula cloudy, off-colour or rancid. It does nothing to skin and appears at a fraction 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.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809743544268
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 500 ml
- Category
- Cleanser
- Actives
- Centella Asiatica, Madecassoside, Panthenol, 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
- Soak a cotton pad with the cleansing water and wipe it gently over the whole face. For eye and lip makeup, hold the soaked pad in place for about five seconds before wiping.
Worth knowing
- Fragrance is on the ingredient list, so skip it if fragrance bothers your skin.
Complete the routine
- This itemMAXCLINIC Micellar Cleansing Water Centella Calming Plus 500ml$70.00

- Cleanse first, so the next step meets bare skinMAXCLINIC Poreless Deep Cleansing Oil 200ml$42.50

- The treatment step of this routineMAXCLINIC Exosome PDRN Repair Ampoule 40ml$102.50

Total for 3 items$215.00
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- The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.
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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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