Is the Whole Plant Effect Concentrate 75ml sold here YUNJAC's Korean-market formula?

Yes. What ships is YUNJAC's release for the Korean market: the formula and packaging sold in Korea, with the Korean-market barcode and batch code intact on the box rather than swapped for an export or US-retail label.

Does the Whole Plant Effect Concentrate 75ml contain fragrance?

No. Parfum and fragrance do not appear anywhere on the manufacturer's own ingredient list for this formula, which is one reason it reads as a shorter, calmer list than a heavily scented formula in the same category.

How does buying the Whole Plant Effect Concentrate 75ml here compare with a US retailer carrying the same name?

A US listing under the same product name can be a reformulated export version and rarely states which one it is selling. What we carry is the Korean-market YUNJAC release, identified by its intact Korean barcode and batch code on the box rather than a relabeled export carton, so the unit you get matches what is sold on shelf in Korea.

YUNJAC

Whole Plant Effect Concentrate 75ml

Name: YUNJAC Whole Plant Effect Concentrate 75ml
Brand: YUNJAC
SKU: 5098428510
Price: 177.5 USD
Availability: InStock

A concentrate from YUNJAC's Whole Plant Effect line built on Squalane and Ceramide 3, layered after toner as a booster step for skin that needs more than a standard serum provides.

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$177.50

75 ml

$236.67 per 100 ml

Korean-market formula
Ships from California or direct from Korea
Korean barcode and batch code intact

Suited to: NormalCombinationDry

Helps with: A targeted treatment step between toner and moisturizerA concentrated step layered under a moisturizerDaily use as the treatment step of a routine

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Key benefits

Built on Squalane, a lightweight emollient that mimics skin's own sebum
Ceramide 3 runs alongside it, a barrier lipid from the ceramide family
No parfum or fragrance ingredient on the list
75ml serum sold in YUNJAC's Korean-market packaging, not a US-reformulated version
Takes after toner and before moisturizer
34 ingredients on the manufacturer's own list, in the order YUNJAC lists them

Key actives

2Glycerin

Glycerin is The primary humectant carrying water into the surface. It appears at position 2 of 34 on YUNJAC's own manufacturer ingredient list for this formula, which is real evidence of what the formula is built around rather than a marketing label placed over it.

All products with Glycerin

3Butylene Glycol

Butylene Glycol is A humectant and solvent carrying the formula's actives. It appears at position 3 of 34 on YUNJAC's own manufacturer ingredient list for this formula, which is real evidence of what the formula is built around rather than a marketing label placed over it.

All products with Butylene Glycol

4Squalane

Squalane is A lightweight emollient that mimics skin's own sebum. It appears at position 4 of 34 on YUNJAC's own manufacturer ingredient list for this formula, which is real evidence of what the formula is built around rather than a marketing label placed over it.

14Ceramide 3

Ceramide 3 is A barrier lipid from the ceramide family. It appears at position 15 of 34 on YUNJAC's own manufacturer ingredient list for this formula, which is real evidence of what the formula is built around rather than a marketing label placed over it.

All products with Ceramide NP

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

Last

Fragrance on the list

2Glycerin4Squalane14Ceramide 3

2Glycerin
4Squalane
14Ceramide 3

Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.

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29 of 33 explained

Water (Aqua) 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.
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.
Squalane emollient: Squalane is the stable, saturated version of squalene, a lipid human skin already makes. It is a light emollient that absorbs quickly, does not oxidise, and is one of the few oils widely considered safe for blemish-prone skin. Most cosmetic squalane is now from sugarcane or olive rather than shark.
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil emollient: Jojoba Oil is a liquid wax rather than a true oil, and its structure is close to human sebum, which is why it absorbs so readily. It is an emollient that leaves a soft, non-greasy finish.
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.
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate emulsifier: Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate is a mild sugar-derived emulsifier that holds oil into water and thickens slightly.
Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate emollient: A thick rosin-bearing ester used in lip products for shine and staying power. It is what makes a gloss cling rather than slide off.
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.
Pentylene Glycol humectant: Pentylene Glycol hydrates and, like the other longer-chain glycols, makes a formula less hospitable to microbes so the preservative system can be lighter. It also improves how evenly a product spreads.
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.
Behenyl Alcohol fatty alcohol: Behenyl Alcohol is a long-chain fatty alcohol used to thicken and stabilise a cream. It gives a richer, more velvety body than cetyl alcohol.

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Ceramide 3 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.
Triethylhexanoin emollient: Triethylhexanoin is a light ester emollient that softens skin and disperses pigment. It absorbs cleanly and is often used to thin a heavy oil phase.
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.
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.
Phospholipids barrier lipid: Phospholipids are the lipid class lecithin belongs to, with a water friendly head and two fatty tails. That shape is what lets them form liposomes and hold an emulsion together.
Hydroxyethylcellulose thickener: Hydroxyethylcellulose is a cellulose thickener that builds a clear, smooth gel and holds the rest of the formula in suspension.
Hydrogenated Polydecene emollient: Hydrogenated Polydecene is a synthetic hydrocarbon emollient used in place of mineral oil. It is stable, has no scent, and gives a cushioned slip without oxidising.
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.
Cholesterol barrier lipid: Cholesterol is the third of the three lipids the outer layer of skin is built from, with ceramides and fatty acids. Formulas that carry all three are following the ratio skin itself holds.
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.
Phytosphingosine barrier lipid: Phytosphingosine is the backbone every ceramide is built on, and skin uses it in its own lipid layer. In a formula it works with ceramides and cholesterol and also keeps the product stable against microbes.
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.
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract plant extract: Cocoa Extract carries polyphenols and a little caffeine. It is used as an antioxidant plant extract and gives a faint warm tint.
Angelica Gigas Root Extract plant extract: Korean angelica root, a staple of Korean herbal medicine. Its extract carries coumarins and is used as a conditioning herbal extract.
Dextrin thickener: Dextrin is a starch fragment used to thicken and to give a formula a light, powdery finish. It is also a common carrier for powdered extracts.
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.
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.

How it works

Whole Plant Effect Concentrate 75ml is a serum built on Squalane, a lightweight emollient that mimics skin's own sebum, named 4 of 34 entries on YUNJAC's own manufacturer INCI for this formula. Ceramide 3 runs alongside it, a barrier lipid from the ceramide family, and the rest of the list rounds out a YUNJAC formula built for this format rather than a stripped-down version of it. It takes after toner and before moisturizer, and the serum format is the reason it behaves the way it does once it is on skin. A serum in this format is built to carry a concentrated dose of its named actives in a light enough base that it absorbs before the next step goes on.

How to use

Apply to clean, toned skin, pressing in gently before the next step.

Worth knowing

Patch test on the inner arm first, as with any new step added to a routine.
Discontinue if irritation develops and check the ingredient list against any known sensitivity.

Complete the routine

This itemYUNJAC Whole Plant Effect Concentrate 75ml$177.50
From the same Korean-market lineYUNJAC Whole Plant Effect Eye Concentrate 25ml$180.00
Prep after cleansing, before the treatment stepYUNJAC Whole Plant Effect Essential Toner 150ml$90.00

Total for 3 items$447.50

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YUNJAC, Korean-market original

Serum built on Squalane, 75ml.

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 skin-care professionals say about the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.

Squalane comes from a lipid that occurs naturally in your skin.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
Ceramides are part fatty acid and part amino acid and are able to be the grout that keeps the building blocks of the skin together and functioning as a barrier between the inside and outside world.
Amy Kassouf, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic