Sulwhasoo Signature Ginseng Facial Soap 120g X 2ea
Sulwhasoo Signature Ginseng Facial Soap 120g X 2ea is a facial cleansing bar for anyone who wants a cleanse that does not leave skin tight.
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- Suited to
- All skin typesSensitive skinDry skinNormal skin
- Helps with
- Daily cleansingComfort after cleansingMakeup removal
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How it works
A facial bar is a cleansing step in solid form, and the format is the point: no bottle, no pump and very little packaging. The lather lifts the day's oil and grime off the surface and rinses away with it, and the face should feel clean rather than tight afterwards. Cleansing is subtraction, and the skill in it is taking the day off without taking the surface oils off with it. That is the difference from a body bar, which is built for tougher skin and usually leaves a face feeling stripped. The result you can judge yourself is how your skin feels in the minute after you pat it dry.
Key benefits
- What it is: Signature Ginseng Facial Soap 120g X 2ea from Sulwhasoo, a Korean-market soap.
- On the ingredient list: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Panax Ginseng Flower Extract, confirmed on this product's own manufacturer ingredient list rather than assumed from the category.
- Fits into the routine: belongs to a cleansing step, used on the body or hands.
- Sulwhasoo is a heritage Korean luxury house built around fermented Korean red ginseng and hanbang (traditional herbal) formulation.
- Original Korean Formula: the same version sold on shelves in Korea, not a US-shelf reformulation.
Key actives
Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)a mineral UV filter
Position 15 of 23 on this product's own ingredient list, a mineral UV filter.
Panax Ginseng Flower ExtractKorean ginseng root extract, a traditional hanbang ingredient valued in Korean formulation for its restorative reputation
Position 21 of 23 on this product's own ingredient list, Korean ginseng root extract, a traditional hanbang ingredient valued in Korean formulation for its restorative reputation.
What is Signature Ginseng Facial Soap 120g X 2ea?
It is a facial cleansing bar from Sulwhasoo, made for anyone who wants makeup and the day off without the squeaky tight feeling afterwards. It is the cleansing step, first in the routine, before any leave-on product. The result you can judge yourself is how your skin feels in the minute after you pat it dry.
Where does Signature Ginseng Facial Soap 120g X 2ea go in my routine?
It is the cleansing step, first in the routine, before any leave-on product. In practice: Lather the bar between wet hands, massage the foam over a wet face for about thirty seconds and rinse with lukewarm water. Applying it out of that order is the usual reason a step seems to do nothing.
Is Signature Ginseng Facial Soap 120g X 2ea right for my skin type?
It is aimed at anyone who wants makeup and the day off without the squeaky tight feeling afterwards. The skin types we would put first are all skin types, sensitive skin and dry skin. A cleanser is the step most worth getting right, because everything you apply afterwards lands on whatever it left behind.
How should I store it between uses?
On a dish that drains, out of the shower stream. A bar left standing in water softens, goes through far faster and gets slimy on the surface. Two bars used in rotation, each drying out fully between uses, last noticeably longer than one bar used every day.
Is this Signature Ginseng Facial Soap 120g X 2ea the authentic Korean-market formula?
Yes. We stock the Sulwhasoo Korean-market formula rather than a version reformulated for US shelves. The bar you open is the one sold on Korean shelves, with Korean-primary packaging and an intact barcode you can check yourself.
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Duties are prepaid. Nothing is owed at delivery. Returns are accepted for 30 days, by mail.
Orders ship from our California warehouse, dispatched within 2 business days, and arrive in 3 to 5 days. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more.
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 - 2Customs
Duty paid by us before it enters the US - 3California
Ships domestically, no international leg
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.
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.
Import duties are paid by us before the parcel reaches you, so nothing is owed at the door, and returns run for 30 days.
Every claim on this page traces to the unit in the box, the barcode, the batch code and the price you can read for yourself.
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How to use
- Wet your hands and the bar, then work up a lather between your palms rather than rubbing the bar on your face.
- Massage the lather over a wet face for about thirty seconds, including the jaw and hairline.
- Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water and go straight to your toner while the skin is still damp.
- Do not leave the bar sitting in water, because a bar that never dries out softens and goes to waste.
Worth knowing
- Keep it out of the eyes and rinse with plenty of water if any gets in.
- Patch test on a small area first if your skin reacts easily to new products.
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Korean-market original
A facial cleansing bar for anyone who wants a cleanse that does not leave skin tight. Authentic Sulwhasoo Korean-market formula.
Verify your unit when it arrives
Verify your unit when it arrives
Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.
Match the batch code on the box against the code printed on the bottle or tube itself; the two are stamped separately and should agree.
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 professionals say
What skin-care professionals say about skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Rich in antioxidants, topical ginseng can help to reduce the appearance of various signs of premature aging and repair and protect the skin.
Yunyoung Claire Chang, MDDermatologist, Yahoo Lifestyle 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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