What is Mint Choco Cleansing Pack Foam used for?

It is a cleanser from Nutseline, a wash-off formula. Nutseline is a Korean nut-and-plant-oil skincare label, formulating its balms and creams around shea, coconut and other seed oils rather than gel humectants alone. It is meant to be used as one step in a routine rather than a stand-alone treatment, and it ships here in the same Korean-market formula sold at retail in Seoul.

How do I use Mint Choco Cleansing Pack Foam?

Massage over dry or damp skin to lift makeup and sunscreen, then rinse or wipe clean, as a first cleanse or a stand-alone wash. Give it a few uses before judging the result, since a single application rarely shows the full effect a cleanser is built to deliver over a routine.

Is this the same formula sold in Korea?

Yes, the formula, packaging, barcode, and batch code all match what Nutseline sells at retail on the Korean market. Nothing about it has been substituted for a version made for a different country's shelf.

How is this different from buying Nutseline on Amazon or a general beauty marketplace?

It is the Korean-market formula rather than a US-shelf reformulation. The barcode and batch coding on the package are the same ones printed on the Korean-market original.

Can I use this with other actives in my routine?

Yes, a cleanser like this is built to sit alongside the rest of a layered routine rather than replace it. Introduce it on its own for the first few uses so that if anything in your routine causes a reaction, this step is easy to rule in or out.

Nutseline

Mint Choco Cleansing Pack Foam 130g

Name: Nutseline Mint Choco Cleansing Pack Foam 130g
Brand: Nutseline
SKU: 12248489141
Price: 42.5 USD
Availability: InStock

Nutseline Mint Choco Cleansing Pack Foam 130g is a cleanser led by Palmitic Acid on its own ingredient panel, sourced as the Korean-market formula.

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130 g

$32.69 per 100 g

Korean-market formula
Ships from California or direct from Korea
Korean barcode and batch code intact

Suited to: NormalCombinationOilyDry

Helps with: A regular step in a layered routineDaily use rather than occasional treatmentMorning and evening use

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Key benefits

Palmitic Acid named on this product's own ingredient panel, near the top of it
Spearmint Extract on the same panel, the formula's plant extract
Centella Asiatica Extract on the same panel, the formula's plant extract
130 g to a unit
Korean-market formula, with its Korean barcode and batch code intact on the box

Key actives

6Palmitic Acid

Palmitic Acid is a saturated fatty acid present in skin's own lipids. It thickens a formula, stabilises the emulsion and softens skin.

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23Spearmint Extract

Spearmint Extract carries aromatic plant compounds and gives a faint cooling sensation. It also scents a formula.

All products with Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Extract

26Centella Asiatica Extract

Centella Asiatica is the plant behind the whole cica category, sold as gotu kola or Madagascar centella. Its extract is the anchor of Korean formulas built for easily reddened skin, and its work is done by four triterpenes: asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid.

All products with Centella Asiatica Extract

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

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on the list

6Palmitic Acid23Spearmint Extract26Centella Asiatica

6Palmitic Acid
23Spearmint Extract
26Centella Asiatica

Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.

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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.
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.
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate surfactant: Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate is a coconut-derived surfactant that gives a dense, creamy foam while staying mild. It is the usual choice in syndet cleansing bars.
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate surfactant: An amino-acid surfactant built from coconut fatty acids and glycine. Amino-acid surfactants clean at a pH close to the pH of skin itself, which is why low-pH Korean cleansers are built on them.
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate surfactant: Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate is a mild coconut-derived surfactant known for a rich, creamy lather that rinses without tightness.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate thickener: Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate is a modified starch used to thicken and to take the sticky edge off a formula, leaving a powdery finish.
Sunflower Seed Oil emollient: Sunflower Seed Oil is high in linoleic acid, the fatty acid dry and blemish-prone skin is often short of. It is a light, non-fragrant emollient and one of the better tolerated plant oils.

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Macadamia Seed Oil emollient: Macadamia Seed Oil is unusually high in palmitoleic acid, a fatty acid that human sebum also contains, which is why it absorbs faster than most nut oils. It is a cushioning emollient for dry skin.
Sweet Almond Oil emollient: Sweet almond oil, one of the oldest cosmetic oils. It is high in oleic acid, which makes it richer and slower to absorb than the linoleic oils.
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.
Sodium Chloride thickener: Sodium Chloride is salt. In a cleanser it thickens the liquid; in a mask or essence it balances the mineral content of the water phase. It has no active role.
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.
Dextrin thickener: Dextrin is a starch fragment used to thicken and to give a formula a light, powdery finish. It is also a common carrier for powdered extracts.
Spearmint Extract plant extract: Spearmint Extract carries aromatic plant compounds and gives a faint cooling sensation. It also scents a formula.
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.
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.
Centella Asiatica Extract plant extract: Centella Asiatica is the plant behind the whole cica category, sold as gotu kola or Madagascar centella. Its extract is the anchor of Korean formulas built for easily reddened skin, and its work is done by four triterpenes: asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid.
Raphanus Sativus Seed Extract plant extract: Radish seed extract. It is used as a conditioning plant extract, and radish-root ferment filtrate from the same plant is a common natural preservative.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract 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.
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.
Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract plant extract: Dioscorea Japonica is Japanese wild yam, whose root is naturally slippery with mucilage. Its extract hydrates and leaves a cushioned feel.
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.
Viola Tricolor Extract plant extract: Heartsease extract, the wild pansy. It carries mucilage and flavonoids, so it hydrates and is used for the look of reddened skin.
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.

How it works

Palmitic Acid leads the ingredient panel on this cleanser. Palmitic Acid is a saturated fatty acid present in skin's own lipids. It thickens a formula, stabilises the emulsion and softens skin. On this panel it sits alongside Spearmint Extract and Centella Asiatica Extract. Spearmint Extract carries aromatic plant compounds and gives a faint cooling sensation. It also scents a formula.

How to use

Massage over dry or damp skin to lift makeup and sunscreen, then rinse or wipe clean, as a first cleanse or a stand-alone wash.

Worth knowing

Patch test on the inner arm before first full-face use if trying this specific formula for the first time.
Introduce one new step at a time when adding it to an existing routine, so any reaction is easy to trace.

Complete the routine

This itemNutseline Mint Choco Cleansing Pack Foam 130g$42.50
From the same Korean-market linenutseline Cica Nut Calming Balm 11ml (MINI)$27.50
Prep after cleansing, before the treatment stepnutseline Soy Nut Protein Milk Toner 300ml$52.50

Total for 3 items$122.50

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Nutseline, Korean-market original

Nutseline Mint Choco Cleansing Pack Foam (130g) is the Korean-market formula sold at Olive Young in Seoul.

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Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.

On the unit itself

The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.

정품Genuine article, Korean-market stock

What professionals say

What skin-care professionals say about skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.

Centella can make your skin appear more hydrated, plumper and healthier.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic
Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic