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Eggplant Clearing Ampoule 150ml
Eggplant Clearing Ampoule 150ml is papa recipe's serum, a treatment step for a targeted concern layered after toner and before moisturizer.
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$25.00 per 100 ml
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Helps with
- A routine with room for one more treatment stepSkin that reacts easily and wants a calming treatment layer rather than an active-heavy serum
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How it works
This serum is a treatment-step formula, thin enough to layer under a moisturizer without pilling. Centella Asiatica Extract and Houttuynia Cordata Extract handle the calming, with Beta-Glucan and Trehalose carrying the water-binding underneath the eggplant extract the product is named for.
Key benefits
- Treatment-step serum layered between toner and moisturizer
- Built on Centella Asiatica and Houttuynia Cordata alongside the eggplant extract
- Beta-Glucan and Trehalose for the water-binding
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
Where does this go in a routine?
After toner, before moisturizer. It is a treatment step, not a replacement for either.
What is in it besides the eggplant extract?
Centella Asiatica Extract and Houttuynia Cordata (heartleaf) sit alongside the eggplant fruit extract for calming, with Beta-Glucan and Trehalose carrying the hydration and Lupeol rounding out the blend.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (25): Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Hydroxyethyl Urea, 1,2-Hexanediol, Carbomer, Betaine, C12-14 Pareth-12, Tromethamine, Dimethyl Sulfone, Cellulose Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Betula Alba Juice, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, Beta-Glucan, Trehalose, Lupeol, Crataeva Nurvala Bark/Root/Stem Extract, Hydroxycinnamic Acid, Rutin, Disodium EDTA
Ingredient list read from inkeedecoder.com on 10 September 2026.
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- Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract plant extract
- Eggplant Fruit Extract carries nasunin, the antioxidant pigment in aubergine skin. It is used as an antioxidant plant extract.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hydroxyethyl Urea humectant
- Hydroxyethyl Urea is a humectant that holds a lot of water for its size and stays comfortable at high levels. It is used where a formula needs to feel deeply hydrating without oil.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- C12-14 Pareth-12 emulsifier
- C12-14 Pareth-12 is a solubiliser that keeps oils and fragrance in solution so a clear formula stays clear.
- 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.
- Dimethyl Sulfone solvent
- Dimethyl Sulfone is MSM, an organic sulfur compound that dissolves in water. It is used as a conditioning ingredient and as a carrier for other actives.
- Cellulose Gum thickener
- Cellulose Gum is plant cellulose modified to dissolve in water. It thickens, holds particles in suspension and gives a smooth, slippery body.
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- 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.
- Betula Alba Juice plant extract
- Birch juice is sap tapped from the white birch in spring. It is mostly water with sugars, minerals and amino acids, and Korean formulas use it in place of water as the base.
- Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract plant extract
- Marigold flower extract, one of the oldest plant ingredients used for the look of reddened, easily bothered skin. It carries carotenoids and flavonoids.
- 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.
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract plant extract
- Houttuynia Cordata is heartleaf, and it is one of the two or three anchor plants of Korean calming skincare. Its extract carries quercitrin and other flavonoids and is used for the look of redness and blemish-prone skin.
- Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract plant extract
- Chia seed extract. Chia seed swells into a gel in water, so the extract hydrates and leaves a cushioned feel.
- 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.
- Trehalose humectant
- Trehalose is a sugar that some desert plants use to survive drying out. In skincare it is a humectant that holds water in the outer layer and helps a formula feel comfortable rather than tight.
- Hydroxycinnamic Acid antioxidant
- Hydroxycinnamic Acid is the parent compound of the plant acid family ferulic and caffeic acid belong to. It is used as a plant antioxidant.
- Rutin antioxidant
- Rutin is quercetin with a sugar attached, which makes it far more water-soluble. It is a plant antioxidant from buckwheat and citrus peel.
- 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.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809082375691
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 150 ml
- Category
- Serum & Ampoule
- Actives
- Beta-Glucan, Birch Sap, Centella Asiatica, Heartleaf (Houttuynia Cordata), Trehalose, Urea
- 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
We stock the version of a formula that is sold in Korea, not the release a brand prepares for another market under the same name. The barcode in the specification above is the Korean-market one and it is printed on the box you receive.
Every unit keeps its original barcode and batch code intact, so the unit in your hands can be checked against the brand’s own records.
Every order ships from California or direct from Korea, and returns run for 30 days.
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How to use
- Apply after toner while the surface is damp so the layer spreads across the whole face.
- Pat a generous amount in with your palms rather than rubbing it around.
- Follow with a moisturiser, since a thin ampoule cannot hold water in on its own.
- Do not use it in place of an exfoliant, because a clearing ampoule works on comfort rather than turnover.
Complete the routine
- This itempapa recipe Eggplant Clearing Ampoule 150ml$37.50

- Seal the routine in as the last steppapa recipe Blemish Cream 100ml$47.50

- The treatment step of this routinepapa recipe Noble Rot Lifting Ampoule 30ml$55.00

Total for 3 items$140.00
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Verify your unit when it arrives
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Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.
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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 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.
Melissa Piliang, MDDermatologist, 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
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