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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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- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- 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.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
22
Ingredients declared
#11
Fragrance on the list
15Titanium Dioxide20Panax Ginseng
- 15Titanium Dioxide
- 20Panax Ginseng
Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.
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.
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.
Contains fragrance (parfum)
Not on the ingredient list below: denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants and mineral oil or petrolatum.
Full INCI (22): Water/Aqua/Eau, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Lauric Acid, Palmitic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Fragrance/Parfum, Polyquaternium-22, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Limonene, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Linalool, Sodium Metaphosphate, Eugenol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panax Ginseng Flower Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin
Ingredient list read from us.sulwhasoo.com on 30 August 2026.
20 of 22 explained
- Water/Aqua/Eau 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.
- Myristic Acid fatty acid
- Myristic Acid is a saturated fatty acid used to thicken and, with a base added, to build the foam in a soap-style cleanser.
- 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.
- Lauric Acid fatty acid
- Lauric Acid is the coconut fatty acid that gives soap-style cleansers their dense foam. It is not well suited to blemish-prone skin at high levels.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sodium Hydroxide pH adjuster
- Sodium Hydroxide is a strong base used in traces to bring an acidic formula up to skin-friendly pH. None of it remains as itself once the formula is neutralised.
- Potassium Hydroxide pH adjuster
- Potassium Hydroxide is a strong base used in traces to raise a formula to its target pH. In a soap-style cleanser it also converts fatty acids into the surfactant that does the cleansing.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fragrance/Parfum fragrance
- Fragrance, or Parfum, is a single declaration standing for a whole scent blend, which can be dozens of materials. Regulators allow it as a trade secret, so a list showing only this word does not say what the scent is made of. It is the most common trigger named by people with reactive skin.
- Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax occlusive
- Carnauba wax comes from a Brazilian palm leaf and is the hardest wax in common cosmetic use. A small amount raises the melting point of a stick sharply.
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- Limonene fragrance component
- Limonene is the citrus-peel aromatic. It appears here because EU labelling requires 26 fragrance components to be named individually rather than hidden inside "fragrance", and it is one of them.
- Linalool fragrance component
- Linalool is a floral aromatic found in lavender, bergamot and coriander. It is one of the 26 fragrance components EU labelling requires to be declared by name.
- Sodium Metaphosphate chelator
- A phosphate salt that ties up metal ions in water. It also stops the calcium and magnesium in hard water from flattening a cleanser foam.
- Eugenol fragrance component
- Eugenol is the aromatic molecule clove oil is mostly made of, also present in basil and cinnamon. It is one of the fragrance components EU labelling requires to be named separately.
- 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.
- Panax Ginseng Flower Extract plant extract
- Ginseng flower extract. The flower carries a high concentration of ginsenosides for its weight and is harvested by hand.
- Panax Ginseng Root Extract plant extract
- Ginseng Root Extract is the signature ingredient of Korean traditional skincare, carrying ginsenosides. It is used for the look of tired, dull skin, and brands often ferment it to break the ginsenosides into smaller forms.
- 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.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 3711674162099
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Category
- Cleanser
- Actives
- Ginseng
- 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.
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.
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
15Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)a mineral UV filter
Position 15 of 23 on this product's own ingredient list, a mineral UV filter.
20Panax 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.
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.
Complete the routine
- This itemSulwhasoo Signature Ginseng Facial Soap 120g X 2ea$82.50
- Cleanse first, so the next step meets bare skinSulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Rejuvenating Cleansing Foam 150g$85.00
- The last step of the morning, over everything elseSulwhasoo MEN UV Defense Protector 50ml SPF50+ PA++++$52.50
Total for 3 items$220.00
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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.
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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