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NOSCA9 Deep Pore Cleansing Foam$14.11PDRN Barrier Cleanser
VT's cleanser from the PDRN Barrier line. It is the wash step, morning and evening, and in the evening it goes after an oil cleanser.
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200ml
$11.50 per 100 ml
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- NormalCombinationOily
- Helps with
- Removing the day's sunscreen and makeupA comfortable, non-stripping first cleansePrepping skin for the rest of the routine
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Key benefits
- Cleanser, from VT Cosmetics' Korean-market lineup, 200 ml
- Ships with its Korean barcode and batch code intact, not swapped for an export label
Key actives
6Betainesixth on the list, humectant, comfort
Betaine is a humectant and comfort ingredient that also helps a formula feel less tacky as it settles. Listed sixth among the ingredients, it sits where the formula's own INCI order places its real weight in the mix.
30Niacinamide31st on the list, tone and texture
Niacinamide is a tone and texture ingredient that shows up across most of VT's Reedle Shot line, doing brightening and surface-refining work rather than deep hydration. Listed 31st among the ingredients, it sits where the formula's own INCI order places its real weight in the mix.
31Panthenol32nd on the list, soothing, moisture-binding
Panthenol is a soothing, moisture-binding ingredient (provitamin B5) that supports comfort on skin that is dry or freshly exfoliated. Listed 32nd among the ingredients, it sits where the formula's own INCI order places its real weight in the mix.
32Salicylic Acid33rd on the list, pore-focused BHA
Salicylic Acid is a beta hydroxy acid included for its affinity with oil and clogged pores, positioned toward the blemish-focused end of VT's range. Listed 33rd among the ingredients, it sits where the formula's own INCI order places its real weight in the mix.
37Ceramide NP38th on the list, barrier support
Ceramide NP is a barrier lipid that supports the skin's own moisture-retention structure, useful on a formula that otherwise leans toward tone and texture work. Listed 38th among the ingredients, it sits where the formula's own INCI order places its real weight in the mix.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
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Ingredients declared
No fragrance
on the list
6Betaine30Niacinamide37Ceramide NP
- 6Betaine
- 30Niacinamide
- 37Ceramide NP
Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.
VT Cosmetics PDRN Barrier Cleanser
Is the PDRN Barrier Cleanser on this page the Korean-market formula?
Yes. It is the release VT Cosmetics makes for sale inside Korea. The same product name can carry a different ingredient list or a different size in an export version, and we list only the Korean one. The Reedle Shot family is a Korean shelf phenomenon, sold in strengths a US listing usually stocks one rung of at a time.
Where does the PDRN Barrier Cleanser sit in a routine?
It occupies the cleansing step. Build the routine around the step you are replacing rather than the brand you recognise: a cleanser, a hydrating toner, one serum and one moisturizer is a complete routine, and four products chosen carefully tell you more about your skin than ten bought at once.
What size is the PDRN Barrier Cleanser?
200 ml. That is the size VT Cosmetics sells in Korea for this product; we do not substitute an export format or a US size for the Korean one.
How does buying the PDRN Barrier Cleanser here compare with a US retailer?
This is the unit built for the Korean market, with the Korean barcode and batch code intact on the box. A US listing carrying the same product name may be the export version and rarely tells you which one it is sending.
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 (43): Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Lauryl Betaine, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Chloride, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polyquaternium-7, Citric Acid, Trihydroxystearin, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Fruit Extract, Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract, Hedera Helix (Ivy) Leaf/Stem Extract, Rubus Suavissimus (Raspberry) Leaf Extract, Maltodextrin, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Gluconolactone, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Ceramide NP, Ceramide NS, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Ceramide AS, Ceramide AP, Sodium Dna, Ceramide EOP
Ingredient list read from incidecoder.com on 30 August 2026.
43 of 43 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.
- 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.
- 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 Lauroyl Glutamate surfactant
- Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate is an amino-acid-derived cleansing surfactant. It lifts oil and makeup at a pH close to skin's own, which is why it replaced sulfates in gentle cleansers.
- 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.
- Lauryl Betaine surfactant
- Lauryl Betaine is a secondary surfactant that boosts foam and thickens a cleanser while reducing how stripping the main surfactant feels.
- Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate surfactant
- Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate is a coconut-and-glycine surfactant used in low-pH cleansers. It foams well and rinses without the squeaky tightness a soap leaves.
- Glycol Distearate emollient
- A wax-like ester that thickens a cleanser and gives it a pearly opacity. It also leaves a conditioned feel behind after rinsing.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Polyquaternium-7 film former
- Polyquaternium-7 is a positively charged polymer, so it clings to hair and skin, which carry a slight negative charge. It conditions and reduces static.
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- Citric Acid pH adjuster
- Citric Acid is used in tiny amounts to bring a formula to the pH its actives need, not as an exfoliant at that level. It is an AHA, so at much higher concentrations it can also exfoliate.
- Trihydroxystearin thickener
- A castor-derived wax used to thicken oils and stop pigments settling. It builds structure in an anhydrous formula without making it hard.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Coptis Japonica Root Extract plant extract
- Coptis Japonica is a traditional East Asian medicinal root, bright yellow from its berberine content. In skincare its extract is used for the look of congested, oily skin.
- 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.
- Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Fruit Extract plant extract
- Apricot fruit extract, carrying fruit acids, sugars and carotenoids. It is used as a conditioning extract.
- Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract plant extract
- Pear Fruit Extract carries fruit sugars and mild fruit acids. It is used as a hydrating extract with a very light smoothing effect on the surface.
- Hedera Helix (Ivy) Leaf/Stem Extract plant extract
- Ivy Leaf and Stem Extract carries saponins, plant compounds that foam slightly in water. It is used in body and eye formulas for the look of puffiness.
- Rubus Suavissimus (Raspberry) Leaf Extract plant extract
- Sweet leaf raspberry extract, from a Chinese species whose leaves are naturally sweet. It is used as a conditioning plant extract.
- Maltodextrin film former
- Maltodextrin is a starch-derived sugar chain used to carry powdered extracts and to form a light film. It also gives a soft, smoothing feel.
- 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.
- Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Extract plant extract
- Jasmine extract, from the flower. It is used as a conditioning plant extract and contributes its own scent.
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract plant extract
- Willow Bark Extract carries salicin, the plant compound salicylic acid is related to. The two are not interchangeable: willow bark is a mild clarifying extract, not a BHA exfoliant at the levels used in cosmetics.
- Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract plant extract
- Gardenia Fruit Extract is the traditional East Asian yellow dye plant. In skincare it is used as an antioxidant extract, and it can tint a formula.
- Gluconolactone exfoliant
- Gluconolactone is a PHA, the gentlest exfoliant class. Its molecule is too large to penetrate quickly, so it smooths the surface without the sting of an AHA, and it is a humectant at the same time.
- Niacinamide active
- Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.
- Panthenol humectant
- Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5: skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It is a humectant that holds water and leaves skin feeling soft and less tight, and it is one of the ingredients formulators reach for when a formula also contains something harsh.
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid exfoliant
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid is salicylic acid with a fatty tail, sometimes sold as LHA. It stays nearer the surface than salicylic acid and works at a higher pH, so it exfoliates more evenly and more gently.
- Coco-Glucoside surfactant
- Coco-Glucoside is a mild sugar-derived surfactant used in gentle cleansers, usually with a second surfactant to build foam.
- Hydrogenated Lecithin emulsifier
- Hydrogenated Lecithin is lecithin with its unsaturated bonds filled in, which makes it far more stable. It emulsifies and is the standard shell for the liposomes that carry actives into the outer layer of skin.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ceramide NP barrier lipid
- Ceramide NP is the most used cosmetic ceramide, the same class of lipid that makes up roughly half the mortar between cells in the outer layer of skin. Added to a cream it slots into that structure, which is why ceramide formulas feel less leaky rather than merely greasy.
- Ceramide NS barrier lipid
- Ceramide NS is another of the ceramides skin makes for itself. It is used alongside NP and AP so a formula supplies a mixture rather than a single lipid.
- 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.
- Ceramide AS barrier lipid
- Ceramide AS is a further member of the same lipid family. Its presence usually signals a formula built around a full ceramide profile rather than a single headline one.
- Ceramide AP barrier lipid
- Ceramide AP is a second cosmetic ceramide, distinguished by an extra hydroxyl group. Formulas that name several ceramides are copying the mix skin actually holds rather than relying on one.
- Sodium Dna active
- Sodium DNA is the salt of DNA, in Korean skincare almost always salmon derived, and it is the ingredient behind the PDRN category. It is used as a humectant and for the look of tired skin; the fragments themselves are what the name PDRN refers to.
- Ceramide EOP barrier lipid
- Ceramide EOP is the ceramide with the longest tail, and in skin it acts as the rivet holding the lipid layers together. It is the third member of the standard cosmetic ceramide trio.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 200ml
- Category
- Cleanser
- Actives
- Ceramide NP, Ceramides, Ginseng, Niacinamide, Panthenol, PDRN (Sodium DNA), Salicylic Acid
- 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.
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How it works
PDRN Barrier Cleanser is a cleansing step, built to lift the day's product and sebum without following it with a second wash unless makeup or sunscreen calls for one. The ingredient list places Betaine at sixth, Niacinamide at 31st, Panthenol at 32nd, which is the formula's own account of where its real weight sits rather than a headline claim. Hydration-focused ingredients round out the rest of the list, giving the formula a moisture-supporting base under its lead actives. Worked into damp skin and rinsed fully, it is meant to leave skin comfortable rather than tight. VT sells this as the PDRN entry in its Reedle Shot family, and it is meant to open or close a routine rather than sit in the middle of one.
How to use
- Use it morning and evening as the wash step, on a face wet with lukewarm water.
- A short pump worked into a lather in wet hands before it touches the skin.
- Massage for about thirty seconds, rinse, then move on while skin is still damp.
- Do not wash twice in the morning; there is nothing left on the face to take off at that point.
Worth knowing
- Salicylic Acid pairs less well layered directly under a second exfoliating acid on the same night, so space them out if a routine runs both.
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VT Cosmetics cleanser, 200 ml.
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- 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 the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Pantothenol is a common ingredient in skin care and hair products I recommend, particularly for people who are prone to dryness.
Taylor Bullock, MDDermatology resident, Cleveland Clinic BHAs like salicylic acid get really deep into the pores, whereas the water-soluble ones don't go as deep.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic
1 more professional perspective
Niacinamide helps reduce the appearance of pores in a few ways. By strengthening the skin barrier and improving elasticity, pores appear less noticeable and more even.
Ashlyn YankeAesthetician, Cleveland Clinic
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