Ginseng Royal Silk Essence 40ml

Not on the ingredient list below: essential oils, parabens, sulfate surfactants and mineral oil or petrolatum.

Full INCI (48): Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Royal Jelly Extract, Hydrolyzed Ginseng Saponins, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Silk Amino Acids, Dimethicone, PVP, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Panthenol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Lecithin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyquaternium-51, Sodium Polyacrylate, Tromethamine, Adenosine, Ethyl Hexanediol, Ceramide NP, Phosphatidylcholine, Citric Acid, Dextrin, Beta-Glucan, Cyclohexasiloxane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Tin Oxide, Fragrance, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Benzyl Benzoate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Limonene, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, CI 77480, Tartrazine, Sunset Yellow FCF

Ingredient list read from naturerepublic.com on 30 August 2026.

44 of 48 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.

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.

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.

Alcohol Denat solvent

Alcohol Denat. is ethanol with a bitter additive that makes it undrinkable, which is a tax rule rather than a formulation choice. It behaves like alcohol: a fast-evaporating solvent that gives a weightless finish and can feel drying at higher levels.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters emollient

Jojoba Esters are jojoba wax rebuilt into a softer, meltable form. They condition skin and give body to balms without the heaviness of a butter.

Panax Ginseng Root Extract plant extract

Ginseng Root Extract is the signature ingredient of Korean traditional skincare, carrying ginsenosides. It is used for the look of tired, dull skin, and brands often ferment it to break the ginsenosides into smaller forms.

Royal Jelly Extract plant extract

Royal Jelly is the secretion worker bees feed to a queen. It carries proteins, sugars, amino acids and B vitamins, and it is a bee product, so it is worth knowing about if you react to those.

Hydrolyzed Ginseng Saponins plant extract

The ginsenoside fraction of ginseng root broken into smaller pieces, usually with an enzyme acting on red ginseng. Smaller ginsenosides dissolve and spread more easily than the whole extract.

Market

Korean market, the version sold in Korea

EAN (barcode)

8806173487264

Made in

Republic of Korea

Volume

40 ml

Category

Essence

Actives

Adenosine, Beta-Glucan, Ceramide NP, Ginseng, Niacinamide, Panthenol

Ships from

California or Korea

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