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AP Beauty Microfine intensive cream-to-foam cleanser

Cleanser

Check against official records

KR South Korea (MFDS)

1 ingredient with Korea limits or conditions.

Tocopherol
EU European Union (CosIng)

No prohibited or restricted ingredients found in EU records.

US United States (FDA)

No prohibited or restricted ingredients found in U.S. records.

#Ingredient (as listed)KR KoreaEU EUUS U.S.
1 WATER / AQUA / EAU ———
2 GLYCERIN ———
3 POTASSIUM COCOYL GLYCINATE ———
4 SODIUM LAUROYL GLUTAMATE ———
5 GLYCERYL STEARATE ———
6 GLYCOL DISTEARATE ———
7 SODIUM COCOYL GLYCINATE ———
8 LAURYL HYDROXYSULTAINE ———
9 CITRIC ACID —Approved preservative · 0,2% · 0,0024% —
10 LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT LYSATE ———
11 COCO-GLUCOSIDE ———
12 HYDROXYPROPYL STARCH PHOSPHATE ———
13 FRAGRANCE / PARFUM ———
14 DECYL GLUCOSIDE ———
15 SODIUM CHLORIDE ———
16 BUTYLENE GLYCOL ———
17 SODIUM METAPHOSPHATE ———
18 GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE ———
19 HYDROXYPROPYL GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE ———
20 SPHINGOMONAS FERMENT EXTRACT ———
21 ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ———
22 DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE ———
23 ALLANTOIN ———
24 1,2-HEXANEDIOL ———
25 HYALURONIC ACID ———
26 MADECASSOSIDE ———
27 ARGININE ———
28 GLYCINE MAX (SOYBEAN) OIL ———
29 PROPANEDIOL ———
30 CERAMIDE NP ———
31 SODIUM HYALURONATE ———
32 PHYTOSPHINGOSINE ———
33 HYDROGENATED LECITHIN ———
34 TOCOPHEROL Restricted · 20% ——
35 HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID ———
36 SODIUM HYALURONATE CROSSPOLYMER ———
37 CANOLA OIL / HUILE DE COLZA ———
38 ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT ———
39 SODIUM ACETYLATED HYALURONATE ———

“—” means no specific record for that ingredient in that jurisdiction's lists — it is not an approval. Restricted ingredients are allowed within limits (concentration, product type, label warnings); a product listing one is not necessarily over the limit. How we check.

Ingredient list from AP Beauty official store, retrieved Oct 17, 2026. Formulas change — check the label on the package you buy.

Storage & heat

Official storage statements

“Keep out of direct sunlight. Keep out of reach of children.” — Common precautions required on all cosmetics in Korea (Cosmetics Act Enforcement Rule, Annex 3)

Our note — heat, light & air

This formula lists ingredients that are known to break down faster in heat, light or air:

Other markets

Ingredients in this formula that are prohibited or limited in other markets, from the overseas regulation database compiled by Korea's MFDS. Limited means allowed within conditions.

MarketProhibitedLimited
CN China None found —
AS ASEAN (10 countries) None found —
JP Japan None found Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
TW Taiwan None found Allantoin, Citric Acid
CA Canada None found Citric Acid, Glycerin
BR Brazil None found Citric Acid
AR Argentina None found Citric Acid

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Information only, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, have a skin condition or allergies, ask a dermatologist or pharmacist before use.

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