Tea Tree Control Balancing Cream 100ml

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

Full INCI (36): Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Extract, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Sorbitan Olivate, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Saccharide Isomerate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Stearate, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, 4-Terpineol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Disodium EDTA, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Bellis Perennis (Daisy) Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Agrimonia Eupatoria Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Perilla Frutescens Leaf Extract, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Beta-Glucan

Ingredient list read from inkeedecoder.com on 12 September 2026.

34 of 36 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.

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.

Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Extract plant extract

Tea Tree Leaf Extract is the water-based extract rather than the essential oil, so it is far milder and much less aromatic. It is used in formulas for blemish-prone skin.

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate emollient

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is a synthetic ester used as a dry-feeling emollient. It spreads easily, leaves a silky rather than oily finish, and helps disperse pigments and UV filters evenly.

Cetearyl Glucoside emulsifier

Cetearyl Glucoside is a sugar-derived emulsifier used to hold oil and water together in creams with a light finish.

Sorbitan Olivate emulsifier

Sorbitan Olivate is an olive-derived emulsifier, the oil-loving half of the pair sold as Olivem. It holds oil into water and leaves a light, non-waxy feel.

Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate thickener

Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate is a polymer thickener that holds a gel stable even with a lot of salt or acid in the formula.

Saccharide Isomerate humectant

A plant-sugar complex whose structure resembles the sugars already bound to the skin surface, so it stays through washing. It is used as a long-acting humectant.

Cetearyl Alcohol fatty alcohol

Cetearyl Alcohol is a waxy solid, not the drying kind of alcohol. It is a blend of cetyl and stearyl alcohols used to thicken a cream and keep oil and water from separating, and it softens skin as it does so.

Market

Korean market, the version sold in Korea

Made in

Republic of Korea

Volume

100 ml

Category

Moisturizer

Ships from

California or Korea

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