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Time Revolution Retinol 8000 Shot Intensive Cream 25ml
Time Revolution Retinol 8000 Shot Intensive Cream 25ml is Missha's ampoule, and Retinol sits at position 40 of 79 on its own ingredient list, the formula's clearest headline active.
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- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
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- Helps with
- Concentrated treatment stepTargeted routine layerAM or PM boost
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How it works
Missha is a mainstream Korean drugstore brand with one of the longest-running catalogs in Korean skincare, and Time Revolution Retinol 8000 Shot Intensive Cream 25ml is formulated as an ampoule for the Korean market rather than a US-shelf reformulation. Retinol is a retinoid ingredient with a long clinical record, and Korean formulation typically wraps it in stabilizing bases like this one to keep it usable for a daily routine. It sits at position 40 of 79 ingredients on this row's own list, ahead of most of the formula's supporting agents. niacinamide is one of the most established multi-tasking actives in Korean formulation, valued for supporting an even, calm-looking tone and a smoother surface texture with continued use. Further down the list, Adenosine appears at position 48 of 79, adding a supporting layer rather than the lead role.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
How to use
- AM and PM: use it as the last step of the routine, sealing in what came before.
- Let it absorb fully before layering the next step over it.
- Do not skip the rest of the routine around it; this step alone does not carry the whole result.
What is the Time Revolution Retinol 8000 Shot Intensive Cream 25ml?
It is Missha's ampoule. Retinol is a retinoid ingredient with a long clinical record, and Korean formulation typically wraps it in stabilizing bases like this one to keep it usable for a daily routine. Apply after toner and before moisturizer, pressing a small amount evenly over the face.
What does Retinol do in the Time Revolution Retinol 8000 Shot Intensive Cream 25ml?
Retinol is a retinoid ingredient with a long clinical record, and Korean formulation typically wraps it in stabilizing bases like this one to keep it usable for a daily routine. It sits at position 40 of 79 on this row's own ingredient list.
Who is the Time Revolution Retinol 8000 Shot Intensive Cream 25ml suited for?
It suits normal, dry, combination and sensitive skin looking for concentrated treatment step. Retinol is on this list, so this step is best kept to the evening and paired with daytime sun care.
How do I use the Time Revolution Retinol 8000 Shot Intensive Cream 25ml?
Apply after toner and before moisturizer, pressing a small amount evenly over the face. Give it a few weeks in that slot before judging the result, since an ampoule works cumulatively rather than after one use.
Is the Time Revolution Retinol 8000 Shot Intensive Cream 25ml the authentic Korean-market formula?
Yes. We stock Missha's Korean-market formula rather than a version reformulated for US shelves. What ships is the 25ml unit sold on Korean shelves, with the Korean barcode and batch code intact on the box.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, essential oils, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (78): Purified water, glycerin, hydrogenated polydecene, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dipropylene glycol, cyclohexasiloxane, niacinamide, shea butter, polyglyceryl-3 methyl glucose distearate, cetyl alcohol, 1,2-hexanediol, glyceryl stearate, betaine, behenyl alcohol, kelp extract, dandelion leaf extract, lactobacillus/pomegranate fermented extract, lactobacillus/soybean fermented extract, rice extract, eggplant fruit extract, carrot extract, low sweet blueberry extract, beet root extract, cabbage extract, bergamot oil, palm oil, scented geranium flower oil, sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated lecithin, lavender oil, Orange Peel Oil, Chamomile Flower Oil, Sandalwood Oil, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Pentaerythrityl Distearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Retinol, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyl Lactone Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Methylpropanediol, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Tocopherol, Sorbitan Isostearate, Fructooligosaccharides, Butylene Glycol, Beta-Glucan, Caprylyl Glycol, Ceramide NP, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Lactobacillus Ferment, Lactobacillus/Acerola Cherry Ferment, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Lactococcus Ferment, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Leuconostoc/Radish Ferment Filtrate, Bifida Ferment Filtrate, Xanthan Gum, Phenylpropanol, Cholesterol, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Yeast Ferment, Ethanol, Bacillus Ferment, Hydrolyzed Elastin, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Limonene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool
Ingredient list read from jolse.com on 10 September 2026.
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- Purified 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.
- hydrogenated polydecene emollient
- Hydrogenated Polydecene is a synthetic hydrocarbon emollient used in place of mineral oil. It is stable, has no scent, and gives a cushioned slip without oxidising.
- 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.
- 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.
- cyclohexasiloxane silicone
- Cyclohexasiloxane is a volatile silicone used for a light, fast-spreading feel that leaves nothing behind.
- 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.
- 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.
- cetyl alcohol fatty alcohol
- Cetyl Alcohol is a waxy fatty alcohol from coconut or palm, unrelated to drying ethanol. It thickens creams, stabilises the emulsion and leaves skin feeling softer.
- 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.
- glyceryl stearate emulsifier
- Glyceryl Stearate is glycerin joined to stearic acid, and one of the most used emulsifiers in skincare. It holds oil and water together and thickens the result, and it softens skin at the same time.
- betaine humectant
- Betaine is a sugar-beet-derived humectant that cells use to hold water. In a formula it hydrates and takes the edge off cleansers and acids, which is why it often appears alongside them.
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- behenyl alcohol fatty alcohol
- Behenyl Alcohol is a long-chain fatty alcohol used to thicken and stabilise a cream. It gives a richer, more velvety body than cetyl alcohol.
- eggplant fruit extract plant extract
- Eggplant Fruit Extract carries nasunin, the antioxidant pigment in aubergine skin. It is used as an antioxidant plant extract.
- 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.
- Orange Peel Oil fragrance component
- Sweet Orange Peel Oil is a citrus essential oil carrying limonene. It scents a formula, and limonene is one of the components EU labelling names separately.
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate emulsifier
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate is a sugar-derived emulsifier and solubiliser, mild enough to be a standard choice in Korean essences. It dissolves small amounts of oil into water without any tightening feel.
- Pentaerythrityl Distearate emollient
- Pentaerythrityl Distearate is a firm wax ester. It thickens an oil phase and helps a stick or balm hold its shape.
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer thickener
- This is the thickener behind most gel-cream textures. It builds a soft, bouncy gel that collapses to a light fluid as it is rubbed in.
- Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate antioxidant
- This is a stabiliser that keeps the oils and fragrance in a formula from oxidising. Its job is the shelf life of the product rather than any effect on skin.
- 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.
- Retinol active
- Retinol is the alcohol form of vitamin A and the strongest retinoid available without a prescription. Skin converts it in two steps to retinoic acid, and it is used at night, at low percentages, for the look of fine lines and rough texture. It can leave skin flaking while it acclimatises.
- Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate emulsifier
- Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate is an amino-acid-derived emulsifier. It holds oil and water together and is mild enough for formulas built for reactive skin.
- Glyceryl Caprylate emulsifier
- Glyceryl Caprylate is a mild emulsifier that also makes a formula less hospitable to microbes, so it is often part of a preservative-free system.
- 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.
- Polyvinyl Alcohol film former
- Polyvinyl Alcohol is the polymer behind peel-off masks: it dries into a continuous film that lifts away in one piece.
- Bifida Ferment Lysate ferment
- Bifida Ferment Lysate is a bifidobacteria ferment with the cells broken open. It is the ingredient behind the first-essence category and is used for the look of tired, reactive skin.
- Methylpropanediol humectant
- Methylpropanediol is a small glycol used to hydrate and to help water-soluble actives penetrate the outer layer of skin more evenly. It leaves almost no tack, which suits watery textures.
- Adenosine active
- Adenosine is a nucleoside that Korea's own cosmetic authority recognises as a wrinkle-care functional ingredient, which is why it appears on so many Korean lists at a low level. It is used for the look of fine lines and is stable and well tolerated.
- 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.
- Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine emulsifier
- Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine is the stabilised form of the main lecithin phospholipid. It builds the liposome shells that hold an active together in a formula.
- 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.
- Sorbitan Isostearate emulsifier
- Sorbitan Isostearate is a mild emulsifier that holds water into oil, the direction a cleansing balm or an oil-based cream needs.
- Fructooligosaccharides humectant
- Fructooligosaccharides are short fructose chains used as humectants and as food for the skin's own resident microbes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lactobacillus Ferment ferment
- Lactobacillus Ferment is the liquid left after lactobacillus bacteria have fermented a plant or milk substrate. It carries the small molecules the fermentation produced, including lactic acid and amino acids, and is used for the look of dull, uneven skin.
- Lactobacillus/Acerola Cherry Ferment ferment
- Acerola cherry fermented with lactobacillus. Acerola is one of the richest fruit sources of vitamin C, and the ferment supplies it alongside organic acids and sugars.
- Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate ferment
- Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate is the ferment with the bacterial cells broken open, so their contents are in the formula too. It is a conditioning ferment used in barrier-focused products.
- Lactococcus Ferment ferment
- A ferment of lactococcus, one of the lactic acid bacteria used to make cheese and buttermilk. It supplies peptides and organic acids and is used as a conditioning ferment.
- Lactococcus Ferment Lysate ferment
- Lactococcus Ferment Lysate is a lactic-culture ferment with the bacterial cells broken open, so their contents are in the formula too. It is used as a conditioning ferment in barrier-focused products.
- Bifida Ferment Filtrate ferment
- Bifida Ferment Filtrate is the liquid strained off a bifidobacteria culture, with the cells filtered out. It is the fraction the first-essence category is built on and is used for the look of tired, reactive skin.
- 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.
- Phenylpropanol solvent
- Phenylpropanol is an aromatic alcohol with a faint hyacinth smell. It works as a solvent and strengthens a preservative system, so it appears in formulas built without parabens.
- Cholesterol barrier lipid
- Cholesterol is the third of the three lipids the outer layer of skin is built from, with ceramides and fatty acids. Formulas that carry all three are following the ratio skin itself holds.
- Palmitic Acid fatty acid
- Palmitic Acid is a saturated fatty acid present in skin's own lipids. It thickens a formula, stabilises the emulsion and softens skin.
- Stearic Acid fatty acid
- Stearic Acid is a saturated fatty acid from plant fats, and one of the three lipid classes skin's own barrier is built from. In a formula it thickens, stabilises the emulsion and can be turned into a soap-style cleanser by adding a base.
- Ethanol solvent
- Alcohol here means ethanol. It dissolves ingredients water cannot, evaporates fast so a formula sets quickly and does not feel heavy, and thins texture. In quantity it can leave dry or reactive skin feeling tight, which is why many Korean formulas avoid it and some deliberately use it for a fast, weightless finish.
- Bacillus Ferment ferment
- Bacillus Ferment is a bacterial ferment that yields enzymes and water-holding polysaccharides. Korean formulas use it as a conditioning ferment.
- Hydrolyzed Elastin protein
- Hydrolyzed Elastin is fragments of elastin, the protein that gives skin its snap back. Like collagen it cannot rebuild the real thing from the outside; it holds water and leaves a smooth film.
- Hydrolyzed Collagen protein
- Hydrolyzed Collagen is collagen broken into fragments small enough to dissolve in water. It cannot become collagen in skin; what it does is hold water at the surface and leave a smooth, conditioned film.
- Limonene fragrance component
- Limonene is the citrus-peel aromatic. It appears here because EU labelling requires 26 fragrance components to be named individually rather than hidden inside "fragrance", and it is one of them.
- Citronellol fragrance component
- Citronellol is a rose-geranium aromatic and one of the 26 fragrance components EU labelling names individually.
- Geraniol fragrance component
- Geraniol is a rose-scented aromatic found in geranium and citronella oils. It is one of the 26 declarable fragrance components.
- Linalool fragrance component
- Linalool is a floral aromatic found in lavender, bergamot and coriander. It is one of the 26 fragrance components EU labelling requires to be declared by name.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809747967162
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 25 ml
- Category
- Moisturizer
- Actives
- Adenosine, Beta-Glucan, Ceramide NP, Collagen, Hyaluronic Acid, Niacinamide, Retinol, Shea Butter, 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
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Key benefits
- Retinol closes out the back half of the list at position 40 of 79, a supporting rather than lead role.
- niacinamide appears at position 7 of 79 on the ingredient list, ahead of most of the formula's supporting agents.
- Adenosine closes out the back half of the list at position 48 of 79, a supporting rather than lead role.
- Ceramide NP closes out the back half of the list at position 57 of 79, a supporting rather than lead role.
- sodium hyaluronate appears at position 29 of 79 on the ingredient list, ahead of most of the formula's supporting agents.
- No fragrance or parfum appears on this 79-ingredient list.
Worth knowing
- Retinol is on this list, so this step is best kept to the evening and paired with daytime sun care.
- Introduce it gradually alongside other active steps rather than adding several new products at once.
Complete the routine
- This itemMissha Time Revolution Retinol 8000 Shot Intensive Cream 25ml$80.00

- From the same Korean-market lineMissha M Perfect Cover BB Cream #27 Honey Beige$15.29

- Seal the routine in as the last stepMISSHA CHOGONGJIN SOSAENG JIN EMULSION 120ml$60.00

Total for 3 items$155.29
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Time Revolution Retinol 8000 Shot Intensive Cream 25ml, 25ml, Retinol at position 40 of 79.
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- The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
- 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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