Is the Super Aqua Max Fresh Watery Cream 80ml sold here the Korean-market formula, not a US reformulation?

Yes. This listing is the release Nature Republic sells for use inside Korea, the same formula Korean shoppers buy off the shelf there. A product with the same name can carry a different ingredient list or a different size in an export version, and we source and list only the Korean one, with that market's barcode and batch code intact on the unit that ships to you.

What is Betaine doing in this formula?

Betaine is the first ingredient of real substance on this product's own ingredient list, which puts it at the front of what the formula is built around rather than a trace addition. The rest of the list supports the texture and feel around it, in the concentration order the manufacturer itself declares.

Where does the Super Aqua Max Fresh Watery Cream 80ml sit in a routine?

It occupies the moisturizer step. As the last skincare step, morning and evening, ahead of sunscreen in the morning. Build a routine around the step you are replacing rather than the brand you recognize, since a handful of well-chosen steps tells you more about your skin than a shelf of unrelated products.

What size does the Super Aqua Max Fresh Watery Cream 80ml ship in?

It ships at 80ml, the size Nature Republic sells this product at inside Korea. We do not substitute an export format or a US-only size for the Korean one, so what you receive matches what a shopper buys for it in Seoul.

How can I check that my Super Aqua Max Fresh Watery Cream 80ml is genuine?

Nature Republic sells this exact release inside Korea, and the marker to check is the packaging itself: the Korean-market barcode and printed batch code stay intact on your unit rather than being swapped for an export label.

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Super Aqua Max Fresh Watery Cream 80ml

Name: Nature Republic Super Aqua Max Fresh Watery Cream 80ml
Brand: Nature Republic
SKU: 338097655
Price: 30.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Nature Republic's Super Aqua Max Fresh Watery Cream 80ml is a cream led by Betaine and Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice on its own ingredient list, 80ml, sold here as the Korean-market formula Nature Republic carries inside Korea rather than a US-shelf reformulation.

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How it works

This cream opens its ingredient list with Betaine, ahead of the rest of the formula, which is the clearest sign of what it is built around. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice follows further down the list, part of the supporting cast rather than the headline. Chlorella Ferment follows further down the list, part of the supporting cast rather than the headline. That order is why Nature Republic positions Super Aqua Max Fresh Watery Cream 80ml as a cream rather than a general moisturizer or cleanser: the concentration and format are built for the moisturizer step, not for every step in a routine. It belongs in the moisturizer step, as the last skincare step, morning and evening, ahead of sunscreen in the morning.

Key benefits

Size: 80ml, the Korean-market fill Nature Republic sells inside Korea for this product.
Led by Betaine: it sits at the top of this product's own ingredient list, the clearest read of what the formula is built around.
Format: cream, dosed and textured for the moisturizer step rather than a general-purpose step.
Routine slot: as the last skincare step, morning and evening, ahead of sunscreen in the morning.
Sourcing: shipped with the Korean-market barcode and batch code intact.
Also on the list: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, one of the supporting ingredients behind the rest of the formula's texture and feel.

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

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Fragrance on the list

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Contains fragrance (parfum)Contains alcohol denat.

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

Full INCI (80): Aqua, Alcohol Denat, Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Methylpropanediol, Betaine, Sea Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Agarum Cribrosum Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract, Benzophenone-4, Butylene Glycol, Cetearyl Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Chlorella Ferment, Chlorella Minutissima Extract, Citric Acid, Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract, Cnidium Officinale Root Extract, Codium Fragile Extract, Codium Tomentosum Extract, Dimethicone, Disodium EDTA, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Ecklonia Cava Extract, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Euglena Gracilis Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Gelidium Cartilagineum Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Hizikia Fusiforme Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hydrolyzed Enteromorpha Compressa, Hydrolyzed Ulva Lactuca Extract, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Hypnea Musciformis Extract, Jania Rubens Extract, Laminaria Cloustoni Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Macrocystis Pyrifera Protein, Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract, Parfum, Pikea Robusta Extract, Piper Methysticum Leaf/Root/Stem Extract, Plankton Extract, Polysorbate 60, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Porphyra Yezoensis Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Pueraria Thunbergiana Root Extract, Salicornia Herbacea Extract, Sargassum Fulvellum Extract, Sargassum Muticum Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Soluble Collagen, Sorbitan Isostearate, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Squalane, Tocopherol, Tromethamine, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Ulva Lactuca Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Limonene, Linalool, Ci 42090

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

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Aqua 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.
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.
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.
Cyclopentasiloxane silicone: Cyclopentasiloxane is a volatile silicone: it spreads a formula thin and smooth then evaporates, leaving no residue. It is the silicone behind a dry, powdery primer finish.
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.
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.
Sea Water mineral: Sea Water is filtered and desalinated seawater used in place of plain water. It carries magnesium, calcium and potassium, so it brings the mineral balance of the base closer to skin's 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.
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer thickener: This is a carbomer relative with fatty side chains, so it thickens and stabilises an emulsion at the same time. It gives a light gel-cream body rather than a heavy one.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice plant extract: Aloe Leaf Extract is mostly water with polysaccharides, amino acids and mild plant acids. It hydrates and leaves a light, cooling film, which is why it is the default after-sun ingredient.
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract plant extract: Amaranth seed extract, carrying squalene, sterols and peptides. It is used as a conditioning extract.
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.

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Chlorella Ferment ferment: Chlorella, a single celled green algae, put through fermentation. The culture breaks the tough cell wall so the amino acids, sugars and pigments inside are available in the formula.
Chlorella Minutissima Extract plant extract: Extract of a very small single celled green algae. It carries chlorophyll, amino acids and polysaccharides and is used as a conditioning marine extract.
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.
Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract plant extract: Cladosiphon Okamuranus is Okinawan mozuku seaweed, the main commercial source of fucoidan. Its extract is used as a hydrating polysaccharide ingredient.
Cnidium Officinale Root Extract plant extract: Cheongung, a traditional Korean medicinal root from the carrot family. Its extract is used as a conditioning plant extract.
Codium Fragile Extract plant extract: Extract of a green seaweed known as dead man fingers. Like most green algae it carries sulphated polysaccharides and minerals, and it is used as a water holding marine extract.
Dimethicone silicone: Dimethicone is the most used cosmetic silicone. It forms a breathable film that smooths the surface, slows water leaving skin, and gives the slip that makes a primer or cream feel silky. It is inert and does not penetrate.
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.
Dunaliella Salina Extract plant extract: Extract of a salt tolerant microalgae, the richest natural source of beta carotene. The pigment is what gives the extract its orange colour and its antioxidant character.
Ecklonia Cava Extract plant extract: Ecklonia Cava is gamtae, a brown seaweed harvested off Jeju. It carries phlorotannins, an antioxidant group found only in brown algae, and it is used as a marine antioxidant extract.
Enteromorpha Compressa Extract plant extract: Green laver, the parae of Korean cooking. Its extract is a mineral-rich, hydrating seaweed ingredient.
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.
Fucus Vesiculosus Extract plant extract: Bladderwrack extract, a brown seaweed named for the air bladders that float it. It carries fucoidan and alginates and is used as a hydrating marine extract.
Gelidium Cartilagineum Extract plant extract: A red seaweed extract from the genus agar is made from. It thickens and hydrates and leaves a cushioned film.
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract plant extract: Licorice Root Extract carries glabridin and liquiritin. It is one of the classic plant ingredients used for the look of uneven tone and redness, and it appears in almost every brightening formula that avoids synthetic actives.
Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract antioxidant: An algae extract that is the main natural source of astaxanthin, the deep red carotenoid. It is used as a plant antioxidant and colours a formula orange-red.
Hizikia Fusiforme Extract plant extract: Tot, a Korean brown seaweed eaten as a side dish. Its extract is mineral rich and used as a hydrating marine ingredient.
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.
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.
Jania Rubens Extract plant extract: Extract of a red coralline seaweed that builds calcium into its own structure, so the extract is mineral-rich. It is a conditioning marine extract.
Laminaria Cloustoni Extract polysaccharide: Extract of a North Atlantic kelp. Like other brown algae it carries alginate and fucoidan, sugars that hold water and thicken, along with minerals from sea water.
Laminaria Digitata Extract plant extract: Oarweed kelp extract. It carries alginates, minerals and iodine and is used as a hydrating, mineral-rich marine ingredient.
Laminaria Japonica Extract plant extract: Laminaria Japonica is kombu kelp. Its extract carries alginates, minerals and iodine, and it is used as a hydrating, mineral-rich ingredient.
Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract plant extract: Giant kelp extract. It carries alginates, minerals and iodine and is used as a hydrating, mineral-rich marine ingredient.
Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract plant extract: Chinese peony root, one of the oldest ingredients in East Asian herbal practice. Its extract carries paeoniflorin and is used for the look of reddened, uneven skin.
Parfum 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.
Piper Methysticum Leaf/Root/Stem Extract plant extract: Kava extract, from the Pacific pepper plant. It carries kavalactones and is used as a conditioning plant extract.
Plankton Extract plant extract: Extract of marine plankton, usually a cultured microalgae. It carries amino acids, sugars and minerals from sea water and is used as a conditioning marine extract.
Polysorbate 60 emulsifier: Polysorbate 60 is a water-loving emulsifier used with a fatty co-emulsifier to build stable lotions and creams.
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.
Porphyra Yezoensis Extract plant extract: Nori laver, the gim eaten in Korea and Japan. Its extract carries porphyran, a water-holding sugar, along with minerals and amino acids.
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.
Pueraria Thunbergiana Root Extract plant extract: Kudzu root extract. The root is high in the isoflavones puerarin and daidzein, and it also carries starch, so the extract holds a little water.
Salicornia Herbacea Extract plant extract: Glasswort, the hamcho that grows on Korean tidal flats. It concentrates sea minerals as it grows, so its extract is used as a mineral-rich hydrating ingredient.
Sargassum Fulvellum Extract plant extract: Mojaban, a Korean brown seaweed. Its extract carries alginates, minerals and polyphenols and is used as a hydrating marine ingredient.
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.
Soluble Collagen protein: Soluble Collagen is collagen kept in its intact triple-helix form and dissolved rather than cut up. It sits on the surface as a water-holding film.
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.
Spirulina Platensis Extract plant extract: Spirulina is a blue-green microalga, unusually high in protein. Its extract carries amino acids and the blue pigment phycocyanin, which can tint a formula.
Squalane emollient: Squalane is the stable, saturated version of squalene, a lipid human skin already makes. It is a light emollient that absorbs quickly, does not oxidise, and is one of the few oils widely considered safe for blemish-prone skin. Most cosmetic squalane is now from sugarcane or olive rather than shark.
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.
Tromethamine pH adjuster: Tromethamine neutralises acidic thickeners such as carbomer so they gel, and holds a formula near skin-friendly pH. It is used at a fraction of a percent.
Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract plant extract: Ulmus Davidiana is Japanese elm, whose inner bark yields a naturally slippery mucilage. Korean formulas use the root extract for that cushioned feel and for the look of reactive skin.
Ulva Lactuca Extract polysaccharide: Extract of sea lettuce, a green algae. It carries ulvan, a sulphated sugar polymer that holds water, and it is used as a marine conditioning extract.
Undaria Pinnatifida Extract plant extract: Extract of the brown seaweed Korean cooking calls miyeok. It carries fucoidan and alginates, both strong water-holding polysaccharides.
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.
Phenoxyethanol preservative: Phenoxyethanol is the most widely used cosmetic preservative outside the paraben family. It keeps a water-containing formula from growing bacteria and mould, and is capped at one percent in most markets, so it always sits low on a list.
Sodium Benzoate preservative: Sodium Benzoate is a mild preservative that works only in acidic formulas. It is usually paired with potassium sorbate, and the pair is the standard choice where a brand wants no phenoxyethanol.
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone fragrance component: A soft violet and woody aromatic. It is one of the 26 fragrance components EU labelling requires to be named.
Benzyl Salicylate fragrance component: Benzyl Salicylate is a faint floral aromatic that also holds a fragrance on skin longer. It is one of the 26 fragrance components EU labelling requires to be named.
Butylphenyl Methylpropional fragrance component: A synthetic aroma molecule with a soft floral note, once widely known as Lilial. It is one of the fragrance components EU labelling requires to be named separately.
Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde fragrance component: A synthetic aroma molecule with a soft floral note, once widely sold as Lyral. It is one of the fragrance components EU labelling requires to be named separately.
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.
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.

How to use

Apply it last among your leave-on steps, once your toner and serum are on.
Press a thin layer over slightly damp skin with flat hands rather than massaging it in.
Take it down over the neck and chest, which is what a jar this size makes affordable.
Do not add a cream over it in warm weather, because two closing steps means one of them is wasted.

Worth knowing

Patch test on the inner arm before a first full-face application, as with any new skincare product.
Introduce it into a routine one product at a time so any reaction can be traced to the right cause.

Complete the routine

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Betaine-led Korean-market cream from Nature Republic, with the Korean barcode intact.

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