Abib
Abib Heartleaf Essence Pad Clear Touch 250ml
Calm, on a day your skin cannot take acid.
Heartleaf fifth, caffeine twelfth, and nothing exfoliating anywhere on the list.
Hooked side to sweep, smooth side to press.
What this pad does
A 250 ml pad, 70 to a tub, built on Houttuynia cordata with Niacinamide, Aureobasidium ferment and three sprout extracts, formulated for breakout-prone skin and the marks left behind.
Calming without exfoliating
Most pads sold for breakouts carry an acid. This one does not — no salicylic, no lactic, no glycolic, no PHA. What it has instead is heartleaf, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Allantoin and Honokiol from magnolia, with Quercetin at the end. That makes it a pad you can use on skin that is already sore, which is the usual state of skin during a breakout.
Key ingredients
Ingredient · What it is, and what it is used for
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract
- Heartleaf extract. Used to calm the look of redness.
- Niacinamide
- Vitamin B3. Studied for evening out the look of tone, for the look of pores, and for breakout-prone skin — which is why it turns up in so much of this catalogue.
- Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment
- Ferment of Aureobasidium pullulans.
- Panthenol
- Provitamin B5. Used to calm irritation, and pulls water into the surface and holds it there.
- Allantoin
- Heterocyclic diureide. Used to calm irritation.
- Caffeine
- Methylxanthine alkaloid.
- Honokiol
- Biphenol from magnolia bark. Slows oxidation, in the formula and on skin.
- Quercetin
- Flavonoid. Slows oxidation, in the formula and on skin.
- Phaseolus Radiatus Sprout Extract
- Extract of mung bean sprout.
- Brassica Oleracea Italica Sprout Extract
- Extract of broccoli sprout.
- Vincetoxicum Atratum Extract
- Extract of Vincetoxicum atratum.
- Squalane
- Saturated hydrocarbon, hydrogenated squalene. A material skin already contains, so it reads as its own; used to soften by filling the gaps between surface cells.
How the formula works together
The calming set is unusually deep for a pad — heartleaf, Panthenol, Allantoin, Honokiol, Quercetin, three sprouts. Niacinamide is the one material here with a functional-cosmetic history for tone, and Caffeine sits between them as a conditioning agent.
Squalane and a small ester phase keep the finish from being bare, and the whole thing is thickened with cellulose rather than a heavy polymer. The pad itself is two-textured: a plain 7 cm side that sits flat against skin, and a hooked towel side for wiping.
Who it is for
Labelled for acne-prone and sensitive skin, non-comedogenic. No acids, no fragrance and no essential oil on the list.
How to use it
- After cleansing, wipe with the hooked side to lift residue.
- Turn the pad over and press the plain side onto areas that are sore.
- Use morning and night; follow with the rest of the routine.
Details
- Size
- 250 ml, 70 pads
- Made in
- Korea
- Skin type
- Acne-prone, sensitive
- Ingredients
- 38, published in full below
Full ingredient list
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Panthenol, Propanediol, Allantoin, Caffeine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Polyglyceryl-10 Isostearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Squalane, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Phaseolus Radiatus Sprout Extract, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Sprout Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Sprout Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Disodium EDTA, Cellulose, Succinic Acid, Vincetoxicum Atratum Extract, Cellulose Gum, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Honokiol, Tocopherol, Lotus Corniculatus Seed Extract, Sorbitol, Quercetin
In label order, unedited.
Ships from Korea.
