Melanon X Ampoule 30ml

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 (50): Water, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Methyl Gluceth-20, Glycerin, Prunus Mume Fruit Extract, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Propanediol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Carbomer, Caprylyl Glycol, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Tromethamine, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Borago Officinalis Extract, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Alpha-Arbutin, Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Extract, Hyacinthus Orientalis (Hyacinth) Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Water, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Adenosine, Lactobacillus Ferment, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Calcium Pantothenate, Maltodextrin, Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Garcinia Cambogia Fruit Extract, Glutathione, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol, Hydrolyzed Sponge, Artemisia Annua Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate

Ingredient list read from inkeedecoder.com on 10 September 2026.

48 of 50 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.

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.

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.

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter emollient

Shea Butter is the fat pressed from the shea nut, rich in oleic and stearic acids and unsaponifiable plant sterols. It is a heavy emollient and partial occlusive, which is why it sits in balms and night creams rather than in essences.

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.

Methyl Gluceth-20 humectant

Methyl Gluceth-20 is a sugar-derived humectant. It holds water in the outer layer of skin and gives a smooth, cushioned slip that plain glycerin does not.

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.

Prunus Mume Fruit Extract plant extract

Korean plum extract, from the fruit used to make maesil syrup. It is acidic and carries organic acids and polyphenols.

Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract plant extract

Apple fruit extract, carrying malic acid, sugars and polyphenols. It is used as a conditioning extract with a mild acid character.

Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract plant extract

Papaya fruit extract. The fruit is where the enzyme papain comes from, and the extract is used both as a conditioning extract and in gentle enzyme formulas.

Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract plant extract

Grape Fruit Extract carries polyphenols and fruit acids. It is used as an antioxidant plant extract.

Market

Korean market, the version sold in Korea

EAN (barcode)

8809409343266

Made in

Republic of Korea

Volume

30 ml

Category

Serum & Ampoule

Actives

Adenosine, Arbutin, Glutathione, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Sea Buckthorn, Shea Butter, Sodium Hyaluronate

Ships from

California or Korea

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