DERMALOGY Gold Black Lifting Essence 30ml

Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants and mineral oil or petrolatum.

Full INCI (49): Water, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, Isopentyldiol, C12-14 Alketh-12, Glycereth-26, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Acrylate/acrylic Acid Copolymer, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Corn Starch, Sucrose, Pvm/ma Copolymer, Mannitol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Xanthan Gum, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Disodium Edta, Sodium Hyaluronate, Charcoal Powder, Linalool, Limonene, Iron Oxides, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (bergamot) Fruit Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Aniba Rosaeodora (rosewood) Wood Oil, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Black Sesame Seed Extract, Glycine Soja (black Soybean) Extract, Gold, Rubus Idaeus (raspberry) Extract, Morus Alba Fruit Extract, Oryza Sativa (black Rice) Extract, Cyanocobalamin, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Tin Oxide, Helianthus Annuus (sunflower) Seed Oil, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Tocopherol

Ingredient list read from neogenlab.co.kr on 30 August 2026.

43 of 49 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.

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.

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.

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.

Propanediol humectant

Propanediol is a plant-derived glycol used in place of propylene glycol. It hydrates, carries actives into solution, and gives a lighter, less sticky slip than glycerin at the same strength.

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.

Isopentyldiol solvent

Isopentyldiol is a glycol used as a light solvent and humectant. It thins a formula, keeps extracts dissolved and leaves a dry finish.

C12-14 Alketh-12 emulsifier

C12-14 Alketh-12 is a solubiliser used to keep oils and fragrance dissolved in a water-based formula.

Glycereth-26 humectant

Glycereth-26 is a modified glycerin that hydrates with far less stickiness than glycerin itself. It is a common way to load water into a formula that has to stay light.

Carbomer thickener

Carbomer is a synthetic polymer that only gels once a base neutralises it, which is why arginine or tromethamine sits nearby on the list. It gives the clear, non-stringy gel texture a xanthan formula cannot reach.

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.

Glyceryl Acrylate/acrylic Acid Copolymer film former

This is a polymer that forms a moisture-holding film on the surface, usually supplied with glycerin and propylene glycol as a hydrating complex.

Market

Korean market, the version sold in Korea

Made in

Republic of Korea

Volume

30 ml

Category

Essence

Ships from

California or Korea

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